A common use for Storyboard That is to help students create a plot diagram of the events from a story. Not only is this a great way to teach the parts of the plot, but it reinforces major events and help students develop greater understanding of literary structures.
Students can create a storyboard capturing the narrative arc in a work with a six-cell storyboard containing the major parts of the plot diagram. For each cell, have students create a scene that follows the book in sequence using: Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.
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Student Instructions
Create a visual plot diagram of A Christmas Carol.
Start by describing how a narrative arc functions as a kind of story map. Similar to how we require a map to follow when traveling, stories have a framework that leads us from the start to the finish. Teachers can also break down the parts and explain them individually.
Give students instances of well-known tales they are likely to be familiar with. Describe the narrative arc that these stories adhere to. Mention how, in "A Christmas Carol," the rising action includes Scrooge visiting the past and the present, the climax is when he sees his own grave, the falling action deals with Scrooge doing his wrongs right, and the resolution depicts the characters living a better life.
Describe how the story's arc contributes to the reader's feelings. We are intrigued and unsure of what will happen next as the suspense builds. We get an emotional high at the climax, and the satisfying conclusion makes us feel as though the story is over.
Pick a brief scene or even a basic story to help students understand the many components of the narrative arc. They are able to observe the notion in action thanks to the practical application.
Encourage the students to develop their own story arcs through creative exercises. Discussing characters, locations, conflicts, and resolutions might be part of this exercise to teach children how to organize their own imaginative stories.
The story's turning point is the climax. When Scrooge encounters the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and sees his own headstone in "A Christmas Carol," the story's climax takes place. He is forced to face his gloomy destiny by this horrific vision. This is when he realizes that he needs to change his ways and help others.
Following the climax, the subsequent action centers on Scrooge's response to what he has witnessed. Realizing the consequences of his actions on other people, he feels profound sorrow and remorse. He starts making atonement and changing his ways.
Scrooge's total change is seen in the resolution. On Christmas morning, he awakens with a fresh sense of love and charity. As a result of making apologies to people he mistreated, especially Bob Cratchit and his family, he gains the respect of the neighborhood.