| A | B |
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| Event #1 (Exposition) | A memo about the morning announcemnts tells students to stand at "respectful, silent attention for the playing of our national anthem" |
| Event #2 (Rising Action) | Coach Jamison tells Philip he can't try out for the track team because he isn't passing English |
| Event #3 (Rising Action) | Philip is sent out of class for humming and gets suspended for two days |
| Event #4 (Rising action) | An article about Philip being suspended for singing "the Star Spangled Banner" is published across the country |
| Event #5 (Climax) | Philip returns to school after his suspension and is teased and rejected by his peers |
| Event #6 (Falling Action) | The school budget is defeated and Ted Griffin is elected to the school board |
| Event #7 (Falling Action) | Philip transfers to a new school and Miss Narwin is asked to take a sabbatical |
| Event #8 (Resolution) | Philip breaks down crying because he doesn't know the words to the National Anthem |
