6. Which plot stage might these fit in? ☐ death marriage making a new friend buying a new house car accident description depression losing one's job having a baby divorce 7. Write a 300-word story about an important event in your life. It would be useful to do a story chart first, but you don't have to. Build your plot carefully, also giving attention to setting, point of view, and most importantly, write with a theme in mind. You may want to begin like this: "Few experiences have marked me as this particular one I'm about to share with you. I was..."​