Attention Grabber

Improved Essays
Attention grabber: (Make someone WANT to know what happened.)
I will never forget the day when I was on top of my house. Basic Situation: (Who? When? Where? This is usually where you find out about the conflict, or problem.) It happen two months ago. It happen when i was 11 years old on top of my house. This was my first time ever on top of my house.

MIDDLE
Rising Action #1: First, time I have ever been on top of my house was a real death experience. When I was on top of my house there was a smell of nice medel smell.

Rising Action #2: The Next, thing that happened was I told my mom I didn’t know how to stay balanced on top of the house. I said to myself I hope I don’t fall.

Rising Action #3: Finally, I was unwrapping the box of christmas light. I finally got them out. When I was putting them on around the house I noticed they was not balanced rite.
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I was standing at the edge of the house with my hands full of christmas lights In the spooky dark. I was screaming and saying HELPPP!!!! Over and over. Climax: (The most emotional part of the story – when the music in the theater is the loudest!) Suddenly, everything got quiet all at once. I couldn’t get nobody to come get me off of top the roof. I seen my dad coming toward the house but soon as he came something had happen.

Falling Action #1 It actually happened, all of the sudden all my bones cracked when I hit the ground. I got a concussion and my hip broke.

Falling Action #2 (Optional) When I finally recovered I was in the hospital with that good yummy smell in the hospital. Everybody was glad I was okay.

END
Resolution: (Where the loose ends of the plot are tied up and the story is closed.) I’m never getting on top of the roof again without somebody up there with me. I have learned my

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