
Plot with Pixar
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9th - 12th Grade
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Tea Garner
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7 Slides • 15 Questions
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Plot With Pixar
Learning plot structure through animated shorts.
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We will watch exciting animated short films and figure out how they work their storytelling magic. We will uncover plot secrets like the beginning, action buildup, climax, and resolution and how they create suspense and emotions. We'll compare different shorts to find unique plot styles and remember, every story has a message, and the plot is the key.
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Multiple Choice
What is the falling action?
The teacher has to step in and save the human.
The teacher steps in and saves the human, fixes the house, and allows the student to fly the ship.
Student flies the ship and crashes.
The students is now confident and the human falls through the ship.
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Multiple Choice
What is the rising action?
The student struggles to get the human out of the house.
The teacher steps in and saves the human, fixes the house, and allows the student to fly the ship.
The student struggles getting the human out of the house, grows frustrated and hits all of the buttons. He finally gets the human out.
The student is learning how to operate the spaceship.
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Multiple Choice
What is the climax?
The students is now overly confident and the human falls through the ship.
The student struggles getting the human out of the house, grows frustrated and hits all of the buttons. He finally gets the human out.
The student needs help to operate the spaceship.
The teacher is not impressed with the student.
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Multiple Choice
In the animated short, For the Birds, which character is the protagonist?
The tall, loud Bird
The small, round bird
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Open Ended
What is the conflict in "For the Birds"?
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Multiple Choice
In the animated short, Snack Attack, whose perspective does this story follow?
The young man with headphones
The old woman
The ticket man on the train.
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Multiple Choice
What happens in the falling action of Snack Attack?
The woman realizes she was eating his cookies the whole time.
The woman yells at the young man.
The woman tries to buy cookies, but she can't reach them.
The young man is mean.
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Open Ended
In "Snack Attack," the old lady initially believes the young man is stealing her cookies. How does the age difference contribute to this misunderstanding?
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Multiple Choice
What is the underlying theme of the Pixar short film 'Purl'?
The importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace
The art of knitting
The process of making animated films
The journey of a woman striving to be a part of Pixar
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Multiple Choice
What is the main character 'Purl' symbolic of in the short film 'Purl'?
A ball of yarn
A woman in a male-dominated workplace
A knitting enthusiast
An animated character
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Open Ended
In "Purl," how does the workplace culture initially clash with Purl's personality and contribute to her feelings of isolation?
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Multiple Choice
What was revealed at the end of the short film?
The boy was deaf
The boy was missing part of his leg
The boy was missing part of his arm
The boy was actually an adult
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Open Ended
Did your opinion of the boy's character change throughout the film? How? Describe in 1-2 sentences.
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Poll
How would you rate this presentation?
I rather watch paint dry
I can take this in spurts
As long as we don't have to do silly stuff like read and write
Love this! Bring it on!
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Poll
Would you like more lessons like this?
Nah
Whatever
Depends
Yeah!!!
Plot With Pixar
Learning plot structure through animated shorts.
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