Story Beats

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about story beats. Story beats are the main parts in a story. We were learning this to help our structure for writing narratives. Story beats are set up like this. Once upon a time, everyday, until one day, because of this, because of that, because of that, until finally, ever since that and the moral of the story. You have to include a problem solution and most importantly characters. For example: Once upon a time… There was a fish named Marlin who loved to son Nemo more than anything. Every day… Marlin tried to protect Nemo from the ocean which he feared. Until one day… Nemo was taken away by a scuba diver. Because of this… Marlin had to leave the safety of his home reef in order to find his son. Because of that… Marlin ran into sharks, jellyfish and other dangers. Because of that… Marlin was forced to take a leap of faith. Until finally… Marlin learned to let go of his fear and trust that Nemo had what it takes to free dory from the fishing net. And ever since then… Marlin gave his son Nemo the space he needed to learn on his own. The moral of the story is… Parents need to let go in order for their kids to grow up.