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Create a story arc for your audience

When you want to persuade an audience you first have to think through the story you wish to tell .
Drawing upon the tips on the previous page , follow this story arc template to sketch out your own story below .
Orientation
Introduce the setting and characters
Rising Action Build tension through problems or conflicts
Climax Tension reaches its peak : a solution may arise
Falling Action
Apply solutions to problems or conflicts
Resolution
Resolve any problems or conflicts
Adapted from teachstarter . com
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