Read the excerpt from Spencer’s narrative. Student Work I could not have been more stunned. "He” was a "she”! Our new football coach was a female. My mind drifted to that day last week. We had all been waiting in the locker room to meet our new coach, secretly wondering what he would be like. Would he be tough but fair? Would he be demanding but understanding? Would he motivate us before each game with a rousing speech the way Coach Jackson always had? These thoughts were abruptly interrupted when our new coach entered the locker room, stood before us, and commanded our attention. Spencer decided to structure his narrative to start at the end. How did this affect his arrangement of the plot?
Answer
A
Spencer had to provide detailed background information about his new football coach.
B
Spencer had to include the most exciting and engaging parts of the narrative.
C
Spencer had to go back and recount the events that led to that moment.
D
Spencer had to include a conclusion since the reader already knew what happened.
Explanation
Spencer opens with the surprising moment when he realizes the new coach is a woman, then shifts back to the week before. Starting near the end of the story means he has to recount the events that led up to that moment, so the reader can understand how it happened. Choice C describes this arrangement.
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