Plotting the Story

The purpose of a plot in a story is to engage the audience and drive the narrative forward.

A plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.

The three main parts of a plot are the beginning, middle, and end.

<p>The protagonist is the main character in a plot and drives the story forward.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plot structures in storytelling generally remain the same with a beginning, middle, and end.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plot is important in storytelling because it engages the audience and gives the characters something to do.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Equilibrium, Disequilibrium, Causality, Climax, Resolution/Denouement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The 3-act structure consists of the 'boy meets girl' (equilibrium), 'boy loses girl' (disequilibrium), and 'boy gets girl back' (resolution/new equilibrium) stages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sandy leaves the car in tears after Danny makes an inappropriate pass.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Danny tries to go from a bad boy greaser to a jock.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Danny and Sandy confess their love to each other in song and reunite with a kiss in front of the whole school.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The third pig builds his house out of bricks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plot is the sequence of events in a story that cause one event to lead to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A non-traditional plot is a plot structure where the events are not told in a straight (linear) line.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The three components of a plot structure are the beginning, the middle, and the end.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose of plot is to show how the sequences of events in a story affect each other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Yes, some plots, like in the movie Pulp Fiction, can be told out of order.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Spectators can put the pieces of a non-linear plot together in order themselves to make sense of the narrative.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plot is responsible for resolving conflicts and creating a new equilibrium in a story.</p> Signup and view all the answers