Reading 8.4.3 Exploring Story Structure

Today, you will read chapters 25 and 26 from The Pet War.

As you read, look for details that will help you answer the following questions:

• Who do you predict will win the pet war?

You have learned that the word “structure” refers to how story events flow from beginning to end. A well-structured story will be engaging and easy for readers to understand.

There are various structures an author can follow depending on the type of writing.

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​Story Structure

The author of The Pet War writes the story in chronological order. This means that the story is written in the order in which the events occur.

​Each chapter tells about a different day in Otto's journey to earn money for a pet dog.

Within each chapter, an author must make sure the story is organized and makes sense. Even though each chapter in The Pet War takes place on one day, sometimes Otto experiences many different events or goes to multiple settings.

​Chapter Structure