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Plot Structure

Plot Structure. An Introduction to Analyzing Plot Elements. Writer’s Notebook Prompt. Plot Structure Pyramid. I am going to describe each of these stages of plot structure using Monsters Inc. ! . Exposition. Sets the scene Introduces characters Establishes point of view

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Plot Structure

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  1. Plot Structure An Introduction to Analyzing Plot Elements

  2. Writer’s Notebook Prompt

  3. Plot Structure Pyramid I am going to describe each of these stages of plot structure using Monsters Inc.!

  4. Exposition • Sets the scene • Introduces characters • Establishes point of view • There is no story. . .yet

  5. Exposition in Monsters Inc. • We meet Mike and Sulley, the two main characters of the film • We learn a little bit about Monstropolis, the town that they live in • We also get an idea of a regular work day for them; they scare kids and use screams to provide energy for the city

  6. Inciting Incident • The story really starts when problems arise • The point where the conflict is introduced • Something that complicates the protagonist’s (main character’s) life

  7. Inciting Incident in Monsters Inc. • The conflict begins when Sulley accidentally brings a two-year-old girl, “Boo,” into Monstropolis • This is marks the beginning of all of their problems and this is therefore the inciting incident

  8. Rising Action • The story builds • Main characters are the focus • Characters get deeper into trouble • Many small challenges leading to the bigger goal

  9. Rising Action in Monsters Inc. • Randall, the villain is introduced • Mike and Sulley work together to try and find Boo’s door so that they can send her home without having her noticed • They dress her up in a cute, little monster costume and take her into where they work! • Sulley starts to get really attached to Boo

  10. Climax • The moment of greatest tension • The point to which all events have led- “the show stopper”

  11. Climax in Monsters Inc. • Mike and Sulley find out that Randall is not only a mean monster, but is conspiring to hurt children as well • Mike and Sulley learn that Randall and the boss of the company have developed a way to get more energy per kid using a harmful machine • When Mike and Sulley find out, they are banished to the North Pole by the boss of the company • Mike gets mad at Sulley

  12. Falling Action • Events that are the result of the climax • The story nears its end • Answers the question: What happens after the climax?

  13. Falling Action in Monsters Inc. • Mike and Sulley become friends again • They meet the Abominable Snowman and find out how to get back to Monstropolis to help save Boo

  14. Resolution • The protagonist solves the problem • Characters usually change because of what has happened previously

  15. Resolution in Monsters Inc. • Mike and Sulley find Boo and defeat Randall • Mike and Sulley also trick their boss into admitting that he was behind this conspiracy in front of the whole company • Boo gets sent home • Mike and Sulley make the discovery that children’s laughter is more powerful than their screams, which resolves the energy issue

  16. Now it’s your turn! • You may work with a partner if you want (NO groups of three) • Choose one of your favorite books or movies (cannot be Monsters Inc.) • You will be creating a storyboard, identifying each of the elements of plot structure that we have discussed • Along with a rough sketch, you must provide a description of each plot point

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