Plot Diagram

• Beginning of the story
• Settings and backgrounds
• Introductions of the main characters
• Find out the main conflict

Ex: In the movie Shrek, we found out that fairy tale creatures on being placed on Shrek's swamp by Lord Farquaad. Donkey and Shrek goes to his castle to put an end to Farquaad's doing.

• More conflict starts to develop
• Character goes out to solve problem for the first time but normally fails

Ex: Shrek and Donkey goes on a quest to Lord Farquaad's castle to make him stop sending Fairy tale creatures to his swamp. However Lord farquaad makes him go out and rescue Princess Fiona in return, he will leave Shrek and his swamp alone.

• The turning point in the story ( everything starts to change)
• Most suspenseful part of the story

Ex: Shrek and Donkey rescue Princess Fiona from the dragon guarded castle. Princess Fiona and Shrek do not like each other when they first met, many problems arose between the two.

• The part of the story where the problems/conflict are starting to be solved

Ex: Shrek and Princess Fiona start to fall for each other but are too scared to tell each other.

• End of the story
• All the problems are solved

Ex: Shrek and Princess Fiona confess their love for each other and get married.