English Literature

Lesson 1
Army Public School & College Fort Road
Rawalpindi
How does it work?
The Story Pyramid shows the structure of your
story in one view. The Pyramid has 8 steps in
three categories. The main categories are the
start, the middle and the end of the story. In
each step, you write down the essence of that
step.
The beginning
At the beginning of the story, you introduce the
characters. You explain the situation they are in
and what conflict they need to overcome.
The middle
In the middle part, you describe the ‘rising
action’. This is what happens in the lead up to
the climax.
The end
In the last part of the story, you describe the
‘falling point’. This is what happens after the
climax and how your character takes action on
the situation he or she is in. You then describe
the resolution and you end with the new
(successful) situation.
Once you have written down the essence, you
can start writing the details of the story.
The Lost World is a science
fiction novel by British writer Arthur
Conan Doyle, published in 1912,
concerning an expedition to a plateau in
the Amazon basin of South America
where prehistoric animals still survive. ...
The novel also describes a war between
indigenous people and a vicious tribe of
ape-like creatures.
Summary of Chapter 1
 It's London, 1907. Journalist Edward Malone,
rejected by the woman he loves because he is
too prosaic, decides to go in search of
adventure and fame to prove himself worthy
of her. Soon after, he meets Professor George
Challenger, a scientist who claims to have
discovered a 'lost world' populated by
pterodactyls and other prehistoric monsters.