Nothing but the truth by Avi?

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Nothing but the truth by Avi?

I need to know the Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution by Monday... I NEED HELP!! PLEASE... IDK WHAT THAT STUFF MEANS.. help me please!!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Subtitled, "A Documentary Novel," this book is almost guaranteed to provoke discussion, certainly the incident around which it revolves did so. We follow the plot through a series of documents: memos, journal-entries, newspaper and talk show stories and written conversations as a simple incident grows. The truth, as I see it, is that a ninth grade student, annoyed by a teacher's perceived inflexibility, decides to annoy her in turn by humming the National Anthem when it is played over the loud speaker during opening exercises even though the rule states that students should "stand at respectful silent attention." The teacher, a sincere and dedicated woman, rises to the bait, and throws the kid out of her class. From then on things just grow bigger and more and more out of focus: a man running for school board grabs it as an election cause; the story is picked up by the national press; a talk show personality gets people even more roused; there are telegrams and letters to all concerned. Has free speech been violated? Whose? The results are calamitous for both teacher and student. Who's wrong?

Exposition – Describe the setting, main characters, and conflict at the beginning of the book.
Rising Action – Describe major events from the middle of the story where events build suspense and lead to the climax.
Climax – Describe the scene in the story where the conflict is the strongest.
Falling Action – Describe major events that occur after the climax.
Resolution – Describe how the story ends. This one is done for you :
Resolution: The real truth about the humming incident is never revealed. The two main characters are forced into unfortunate situations by careless, uncaring people and by events that spin rapidly out of control. No longer comfortable at Harrison High, Philip transfers unhappily to a private school, and Margaret Narwin resigns from her position.

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