Plot Intro

• the sequence of events in a story

• (We are going to use Iron Man as an example)

Part 1: Exposition

• Characters: the individuals in the story

• Setting: the time and place where the story occurs.

• Main Conflict: the main problem in the story

• Characters: Tony Stark/Pepper Pots/ Obadiah Stane/ Terrorists

• Setting: California/ The Middle East

• Main Conflict: Weapons being sold illegally to terrorists

• (Yes Tony is kidnapped and all BUT it's the weapons that drives the movie, otherwise the movie would have ended when he blew up the kidnappers in the Mark I suit.)

Part 2: Rising Action

• The problems or complications that arise because of the conflict in the Exposition.

• This is where we see Cause & Effect (Cause is the reason something happens. Effect is the result of the action.)

Tony returns to his house and begins debating making weapons anymore. He builds and tests various Iron Man suits. He finds out that Obediah is the villain.

Part 3: Climax

• The most exciting part

• High School Definition- the TURNING point (when the plot turns so the main conflict can be resolved)

The fight with Iron Monger (Obadiah) is exciting and turns the story to its resolution.

Part 4: Falling Actions

• The small conflicts start to get fixed.

• Note: Falling Actions are not ALWAYS present in a story or movie.

• Falling Actions can occur after the Resolution

• The SHIELD guy (Agent Coulson) FINALLY gets to talk to Tony

• Tony's identity crisis is solved when he tells everyone he is Iron Man

Part 5: Resolution

• The MAIN conflict in the story come to a close.

• Theme (the lesson the story is teaching us) becomes clear

After Tony defeats Obadiah, as the Iron Monger, the threat for selling illegal weapons comes to a close. This solves our MAIN conflict.

• The event that starts the problem or conflict

• First thing to go wrong

• ONE event (one sentence or paragraph in a book)