Mostly About Something That Happened

Story Brief #11

Some stories are mostly about one event, something that happened.

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What you'll learn · 1 of 3

Some stories are mostly about one event, something that happened. Listen: 'Thunder boomed. Rain poured down.

What you'll learn · 2 of 3

The lights flickered. We hugged and read with a flashlight until it stopped. ' What is it mostly about? A storm!

What you'll learn · 3 of 3

The flashlight is a detail, but the storm is what the whole story is about. Ask: what big thing happened?

Key points

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Thunder, rain, flickering lights. What happened?

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Balloons, cake, singing, presents. What happened?

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In the storm story, the flashlight is a...

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