Act 1: Exposition
Act 2: Crisis
Act 3: Resolution
Act 1: Exposition
- Who is our protagonist? What should we know about them?
- What does "normal" look like for our protagonist?
- Where are they headed? What would their life be like if there was no story?
- Something is about to change. Where might that change come from?
Pass your paper to a partner.
Something is changing. We hinted at it before. The seeds are there.
What happens? Introduce the change; do not say what the protagonist does next.
Pass the paper back to the original writer.
Act 2: Crisis
- Something has happened. Our protagonist cannot continue as before.
- What is the conflict that drives this change?
- What are the forces pulling on the protagonist? - How far will our protagonist go?
Act 3: Resolution
- How does our protagonist return to a normal?
- What changes within them as a result of this crisis?
- What changes in the world or in their situation as a result of this crisis?
- What does "normal" look like now? Where are they headed now?
Pass your paper back to the person who introduced your change. Share and chat about your stories!