This is a simple tool for explaining different essay structures to students. The five-paragraph essay structure is the most basic skeleton teachers tend to teach to students, which translates well to argumentative and/or informative essays. Narrative essays, (or any kind of story writing), is a little more free-form. It tends to follow a plot diagram structure where a lot of the paragraphs might be dedicated to the rising action. This is a handy little tool for students to reference or keep in an ELA binder.