For step 1 of your chapter book critique, describe your book's story arc.

Make a story arc chart for the entire book by answering these questions:

Act 1 SET-UP
What happens to the main character that causes him a PROBLEM?
(This is the inciting incident.)

Act 2 CONFLICT
What is the MAIN ACTION of EACH chapter in the book?
(Describe it in a sentence.)

1
2
3
4
5
(6)

Act 3 RESOLUTION
What does the main character finally have to do to solve his problem?