ROLLER COASTER CENTRAL THE PLOTLINE LADIES AND GENTLEMENTHIS

ROLLER COASTER CENTRAL THE PLOTLINE

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN…THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING… • Are you prepared for the ride of your life? ! • https: //vimeo. com/121338080

WELCOME TO THE PLOTLINE! • The PLOTLINE is the world’s #1 roller coaster, and it’s here for you today…FREE OF CHARGE. • Be warned! The PLOTLINE is not for the faint of heart…

BEFORE OUR JOURNEY OF AWESOMENESS BEGINS… • Some safety issues you should be aware of… • The PLOTLINE consists of 5 separate stages: 1. Exposition 2. Rising Action 3. Climax 4. Falling Action 5. Resolution

STAGE 1: EXPOSITION • You are currently experiencing stage 1: Exposition • Exposition is the portion of the story that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation. • On the PLOTLINE, you should think of the warnings and safety instructions before the ride begins as part of the Exposition. • When you hear the word EXPOSITION, I want you to pull down your safety harness

EXPOSITION EXAMPLES • Star Wars • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Wqeyk. Ht. KUbk • Tangled • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=0 UGtcim. JDQ 0 • Can you think of any other examples of EXPOSITION?

STAGE 2: RISING ACTION • What would any roller coaster be without the tell-tale click-ing of the climb to the first drop? • This…is Rising Action. • When you hear the words RISING ACTION, I want your to hold on to your harness, lean back in your seats, and click to the top. • In stories, RISING ACTION is the events in the plot that introduce the conflict (think struggle).

THE LONG CLIMB • Rising action in a plot is a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension in a story. • In literary works, a rising action includes all decisions, character flaws, and background circumstances that work together to create turns and twists leading to a climax.

CONFLICT • Conflict is a struggle between opposing forces in a story. • The conflict can be internal and/or external. • An internal conflict is a conflict within the central character • In Inside Out, Joy struggles with letting Rylie experience any emotion other than Joy. • An external conflict occurs when the central character struggles against another person/force • Simba’s final battle against Scar in “The Lion King” is an example of external conflict.

EXAMPLES OF RISING ACTION • Beauty and the Beast • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=rh 98 Kscctw 4 • Shrek • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=YA 24 UBg. WCAw • What other examples of RISING ACTION can you think of?

STAGE 3: CLIMAX • We have now reached the top of the first hill on the PLOTLINE. We call this point the Climax. • At this time, please raise your hands in the air and prepare to scream in delight • The CLIMAX is the point of highest interest or suspense in a story • Climax is also referred to as a turning point • CLIMAX is the point at which a conflict or crisis reaches its peak that calls for a resolution

HOW MANY HILLS DO ROLLER COASTERS HAVE? ? ? • Like any good roller coaster, the PLOTLINE has more than one climax. • Since characters experience multiple conflicts/struggles during the story, a single story can have more than one climax. • CLIMAX can occur at any point in the story, but the Main conflict usually reaches its CLIMAX near the end.

EXAMPLES OF CLIMAX • Hunger Games • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Ce 6 nf-xo. S 5 M • The Little Mermaid • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=o 642 q. BLvf. QM • What other examples of CLIMAX can you think of?

STAGE 4: FALLING ACTION • Once you climb to the CLIMAX, you have to fall back down to experience the full ride on the PLOTLINE • When you hear the words FALLING ACTION, I want you to lean forward like you’re going down in a roller coaster • FALLING ACTION usually takes the form of the action and dialogue following the climax that leads the reader into the story's end. • The hero has reached his/her goal, whatever his/her goal may have been. He climbed the mountain, he won the heart of the girl of his dreams, he won the big game or he found the buried treasure. But the story isn't over yet. • The falling action occurs right after the climax. It is what happens after the main problem of the story has been solved.

EXAMPLES OF FALLING ACTION • Harry Potter • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=GLxt 9 w. H 1 Og. Q • Big Hero 6 • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=jw. U 8 i 4 Mi. Im 0 • What examples of FALLING ACTION can you think of?

STAGE 5: RESOLUTION • Stage 2, 3, and 4 can be experienced multiple times on the PLOTLINE • But like EXPOSITION, RESOLUTION only happens once… • When the car returns to the docking station, I want you to jolt like you’ve come to a sudden stop

RESOLUTION • The RESOLUTION is the final part of a story in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved • All conflicts are resolved, the ride is over. . . • Please keep arms and legs in the car while we dock back in the station

AND NOW, YOU ARE READY TO RIDE. . . THE PLOTLINE • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=0 xfhspq. Jz. ZQ

REVIEW • Stage 1 • Exposition • Stage 2 • Rising Action • Stage 3 • Climax • Stage 4 • Falling Action • Stage 5 • Resolution