Freytag’s Pyramid : How to Analyze a Story

An Example Of Freytag’s Pyramid

To show you an example of Freytag’s pyramid, read this short story and the following analysis.

Mr. Morton and the Students at Ericson

Mr. Morton loves teaching English at Ericson School. The school has so many great students, and they have such good parents and caretakers. All the teachers love working at Ericson, but Mr. Morton loves teaching there the most. One day, the President passes a piece of legislation called “The No Child Left Behind Act.” Now, the teachers and students at Ericson have to get their test scores up, otherwise the school might get shut down.

Mr. Morton tries to teach English to all of the students. He gives his best lessons. However, some students don’t want to learn English. These students say that English is boring and stupid, and they ruin Mr. Morton’s lessons with their poor behavior. Mr. Morton goes home upset. He doesn’t know what to do. He can’t seem to teach his lessons. The students will never know the correct answers to the tests if Mr. Morton can’t teach the students how to find them. He almost quits his job and goes on unemployment, but he decides to call his mother to talk about his problems.
While calling his mother for help, Mr. Morton has a great idea. He starts calling the misbehaving student’s parents and caretakers. Once Mr. Morton starts calling the parents and caretakers at their jobs, the parents and caretakers go home and make sure that their students don’t misbehave in Mr. Morton’s classroom. All of a sudden, everything Mr. Morton says can be heard. Now all of the students have the opportunity to learn in the classroom. Mr. Morton teaches one successful lesson after the next.
On the day of the test everyone is concerned, but the students know almost all of the answers. The results come back and the students scored excellently. Ericson is now one of the best schools in the city and continues to serve the community to this day.