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So what is plot anyways?
Plot is what happens in a story It consists of a series of related episodes,
one growing out of another
Every plot has five parts…
Exposition: the start of the story, the situation before the action begins
Rising Action: the events coming out of the problem or conflict in the story that leads to the climax
Climax: the turning point, the most intense moment in the story
Falling Action: all of the action events which follow the climax
Resolution: the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads. The solution to the problem!
Exposition
The first part of a plot tells us about a story’s basic situation Who are the characters and what do they
want? This is also where we usually find out about
the conflict in a story
Conflict
Conflict is the struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot.
Types of Conflict
Character vs. Another person Character vs. Force of nature Character vs. Group of people
External Conflict
Internal Conflict
The character is struggling with something inside.
Plot Diagram
Exposition: the start of the story, the situation before the action begins
Rising Action: the events coming out of the problem or conflict in the story that leads to the climax
Rising Action
In the second part of a plot, one or more of the characters act to resolve the conflict (or problem).
The actions these characters take are called the “rising action” of a plot.
There are usually quite a few rising action events that lead to a climax. ALL of these are considered rising action.
Climax
The climax can be hard to find in a story It is the turning point of any story - the
point of no return that changes everything after that point for the characters
This is where the conflict is decided one way or another You’ll begin to know who is going to win or
what the outcome is going to be
What the climax is NOT
A climax is NOT always: Just the most exciting moment in a story The most emotional moment The most suspenseful moment
Plot Diagram
Exposition: the start of the story, the situation before the action begins
Rising Action: the events coming out of the problem or conflict in the story that leads to the climax
Climax: the turning point, the most intense moment in the story
Falling Action: all of the action events which follow the climax
Falling Action
The falling action is similar to the rising action of a plot.
Instead of being the events that lead up to a climax, the falling action events lead to the resolution.
It is called the falling action because after the climax, the story’s excitement winds down.
Plot Diagram
Exposition: the start of the story, the situation before the action begins
Rising Action: the events coming out of the problem or conflict in the story that leads to the climax
Climax: the turning point, the most intense moment in the story
Falling Action: all of the action events which follow the climax
Resolution: the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads. The solution to the problem!
Resolution
The resolution is simply the ending of the story.
This is the part of the story where all the loose ends are tied up and the story is closed.
An important thing to remember… When you are determining the exposition,
climax, and resolution of a plot, you need to make sure they are all interconnected and related to each other. The climax needs to be affected by the conflict and
needs to affect the resolution. The resolution needs to be related to the conflict and
the climax. The exposition needs to cause the climax and the
resulting resolution.
Principles of graphic design
Hierarchy Is it clear what you want to viewer to look at
first, second, third, etc? Scale
Have you used dramatic scale changes? Efficiency
Is there too much information to communicate your idea?
Principles of graphic design Visual Impact
Is your design compelling? Does it draw the viewer in? Does it make them say, “wow” “cool” “gee whiz” “super-mega dope”?
Intellectual curiosity• Does your design promote interest and good
questions by the viewer? “hmmmm what is this about…”
The design process1. Address the issue:
know what ideas you want to get across, before you start designing. “Troy was trapped in the past.” “Hamlet was a moron.” “Hamlet was about the idiocy of revenge”
2. Ideas Incubation
• Brainstorm• sketch• get messy
The design process
3. Share ideas review sketches with others: If they say,
“Huh?” it might be time to get back to the drawing board
let them ask questions
4. Choose the best solution Review design principles Choose materials
Your Assignment:
You will create one large poster. This poster will be divided into two parts. On one half will be
1. your two poems. Use an interesting font. 2. An image that represents your character 3. a quote from the book.
The other half of your poster will be a Book Cover Poster
Must include a significant quote must include a visual that encapsulates
one of the story’s themes or something major about a character
Must follow the principles of design Must include author and title Must include an image of a fence