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Plot Structure Notes

Plot Structure Notes. Theatre Crafts. Today’s Schedule. Discuss viewing requirement Recommendation: Present Laughter Intro to upcoming project Plot structure notes We will talk Finding Nemo ! Select stories Create plot structure on your Grimm fable. SLHS Presents the Play

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Plot Structure Notes

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  1. Plot Structure Notes Theatre Crafts

  2. Today’s Schedule • Discuss viewing requirement • Recommendation: Present Laughter • Intro to upcoming project • Plot structure notes • We will talk Finding Nemo! • Select stories • Create plot structure on your Grimm fable SLHSPresents the Play Present Laughter

  3. The Upcoming Project • Select a Grimm fairytale/fable to turn into a play • Groups of 2-4 • Cinderella • Little Red Cap (aka Little Red Riding Hood) • The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats (yup… not pigs) • Sleeping Beauty • In your groups, you will create the following • A plot structure • A script (with blocking) • Blocking = character movement • A set design • Costume design

  4. A plot structure pyramid

  5. Exposition • Set the scene • Introduce characters • Establish point of view • There is no story… yet

  6. Exposition in Finding Nemo • Marlin’s cautious nature is shown when he goes in and out of the home indefinitely • Nemo’s‘lucky fin’ is revealed, showing that he was physically affected by the barracuda attack. • We also see that Nemo is a regular kid, annoyed by his father’s worrying. • Marlin is socially awkward, revealed through his terribly unfunny joke.

  7. Inciting incident • The story starts where the trouble starts • Create conflict • Complicate your protagonist’s life • Protagonist = main character

  8. Inciting incident in Finding Nemo • When does the conflict truly begin? • Nemo is taken by the divers • It is the origin of the next act, the rising action

  9. Rising action • The story builds • Key characters are in focus • Characters are in trouble • Many small challenges leading to the bigger goal

  10. Rising action in Finding Nemo • Dorie! • Marlin encounters the sharks. • Marlin goes through the jellyfish. • Meets Crush • Nemogains the friendship of the aquarium fish. • Nemoattempts to escape the aquarium.

  11. Climax • The moment of greatest tension • The point to which all events have led • Characters act

  12. Climax in Finding Nemo • The search for Nemo intersects with Nemo’s own adventures in the dentist’s office. • The climax continues into the ocean, reaching its peak when Nemo rescues the fish trapped in a net.

  13. Falling action • Events are a result of the climax • The story nears its end • What is the fallout from the climax?

  14. Falling action in Finding Nemo • Nemo saves Dorie after she is knocked unconscious

  15. Resolution • The protagonist solves the problem • Characters change because of the journey

  16. Resolution in Finding Nemo • Marlin finally tells his whole joke. • Marlin is no longer over protective of his son. • Nemo is confident and happy.

  17. Your objective • Create a plot structure for the Grimm fable of your choice • Cinderella • Little Red Cap (aka Little Red Riding Hood) • The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats (yup… not pigs) • Sleeping Beauty

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