Plot Diagram
Day 1: Complete the visual plot diagram
Open the visual Plot Diagram. Select Make a copy, rename it with your name, and fill in the five sections. Keep the visual diagram; do not replace it with a paragraph in Canvas.
- Exposition: Show the setting and what looks normal at first.
- Rising action: Show the problem that forces the hero to make a choice.
- Climax: Show the single visible action that proves the promise.
- Falling action: Show what changes immediately after the action.
- Resolution: Show how the audience knows the action mattered. If you plan a loop, note how the ending can return to the opening.
Before you submit
- Every section of the visual diagram is complete.
- The scene has one setting and one main problem.
- The climax is an action the audience can see.
- The scene fits the standard target or your teacher-approved support target.
Turn it in: In the Drawing, select File > Download > PDF Document. Upload that PDF here. If your teacher connected Google Assignments, use its Turn in button instead.
Sentence stems: We first see... The problem begins when... My hero chooses to... Right after... In the end...
Word bank: exposition · rising action · climax · falling action · resolution · setting · choice · result · loop