Grade 1 · Reading · Lesson 11

Beginning, Middle, and End

Every story — no matter how short or long — is built in three parts: a beginning, a middle, and an end. When you can find these three parts, you understand the whole shape of the story.

What this lesson teaches

1Identify the beginning of a story — where characters and setting are introduced
2Identify the middle of a story — where the main problem or event happens
3Identify the end of a story — where the problem is solved or the story wraps up

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