{"id":287,"date":"2025-03-16T18:33:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T18:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mdj\/story-for-picture\/?page_id=287"},"modified":"2025-03-16T21:47:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T21:47:28","slug":"draft-scenario-ideas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mdj\/story-for-picture\/screenplay-analyses\/draft-scenario-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft Scenario Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>10% | 100 points<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>DUE:<\/strong> March 24, 2025<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-292 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mdj\/story-for-picture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/M0LbOc3YG_n9vYRzzh7pU5qrtMt7ub_IpPs0lyu0V14.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1094\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mdj\/story-for-picture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/M0LbOc3YG_n9vYRzzh7pU5qrtMt7ub_IpPs0lyu0V14.webp 1094w, https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mdj\/story-for-picture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/M0LbOc3YG_n9vYRzzh7pU5qrtMt7ub_IpPs0lyu0V14-300x216.webp 300w, https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mdj\/story-for-picture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/M0LbOc3YG_n9vYRzzh7pU5qrtMt7ub_IpPs0lyu0V14-1024x738.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mdj\/story-for-picture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/M0LbOc3YG_n9vYRzzh7pU5qrtMt7ub_IpPs0lyu0V14-768x553.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1094px) 100vw, 1094px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Scenario is a description of a possible, imagined, and projected sequence of events. Both the above and below diagrams are here to help inspire you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECTIONS:<\/strong> You are proposing a story for a three-act screenplay. You are writing roughly two pages, roughly 600 words, total. Provide one of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Option #1:<\/strong> Write <strong>two<\/strong> very detailed scenario ideas. Each idea should provide the following:\n<ul>\n<li>What is the overall story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiobinder.com\/blog\/what-is-a-story-arc-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arc<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Act I\n<ul>\n<li>The Beginning: introduces the setting, characters, . . . (the ordinary world).<\/li>\n<li>The Inciting Incident: sets the story in motion (some sort of conflict), poses a dramatic question (call to adventure).<\/li>\n<li>Plot Point #1: a twist in the action, the beginning of the actual character quest (refusal of the call to adventure and then meeting the mentor).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Act II\n<ul>\n<li>Pinch #1: concentration of the story toward the next plot point (crossing the first threshhold, tests, the formation of allies, the appearance of enemies).<\/li>\n<li>The Midpoint (plot point): the center of Act II, often changes the direction of the story through reversal or a revelation, some sort of new twist of events.<\/li>\n<li>Pinch #2: concentration of the story toward the next plot point (crossing another threshold, more tests, a change in allies, a change in enemies, or a change in the overall situation).<\/li>\n<li>Plot Point #2: main crisis where it appears that all hope is lost, for example (the midst of the ordeal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Act III\n<ul>\n<li>The Climax: the dramatic question is answered, tensions of the story are brought to their most intense point (the turning point of a fight, the gaining of a reward).<\/li>\n<li>The Ending: the resolution to the climax (the road back, or the resurrection of the ordinary world, the return to &#8220;normal&#8221; life).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Option #2:<\/strong> Write <strong>five<\/strong> more detailed scenario ideas. Each idea should provide the following:\n<ul>\n<li>What is the overall story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiobinder.com\/blog\/what-is-a-story-arc-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arc<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Act I\n<ul>\n<li>The Beginning: introduces the setting, characters, . . .<\/li>\n<li>The Inciting Incident: sets the story in motion (some sort of conflict), poses a dramatic question<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Act II\n<ul>\n<li>The Midpoint (plot point): the center of Act II, often changes the direction of the story through reversal or a revelation, some sort of new twist of events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Act III\n<ul>\n<li>The Climax: the dramatic question is answered, tensions of the story are brought to their most intense point<\/li>\n<li>The Ending: the resolution to the climax<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Option #3:<\/strong> Write <strong>ten<\/strong> very brief scenario ideas. Each idea should provide the following:\n<ul>\n<li>What is the overall story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiobinder.com\/blog\/what-is-a-story-arc-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arc<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Act I: The Inciting Incident: sets the story in motion (some sort of conflict), poses a dramatic question.<\/li>\n<li>Act II: A change in the direction of the story through reversal or a revelation, some sort of new twist of events.<\/li>\n<li>Act III: The Climax: the dramatic question is answered, tensions of the story are brought to their most intense point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-303 \" src=\"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mdj\/story-for-picture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/circ_orig-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"573\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mdj\/story-for-picture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/circ_orig-1.png 704w, https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mdj\/story-for-picture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/circ_orig-1-300x254.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>How to Submit Your Work<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You may submit this assignment in one of the following ways:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>As a PDF, attached to an email sent to me (clrobins@kent.edu).<\/li>\n<li>As part of an email message sent to me (clrobins@kent.edu).<\/li>\n<li>As a KSU Google Document shared with me (clrobins@kent.edu).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>DO NOT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Send me a MS Word document. (Points will be deducted, if you do.)<\/li>\n<li>Submit your work to me via Canvas. (Points will be deducted, if you do.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>How this Assignment will be evaluated:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">A Level assignment: <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This f<\/span>ollows the directions completely. It provides enough detail that the reader can get a clear sense of the particulars. Each scenario is unique, different from the other proposed scenarios.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">B Level assignment:<\/span><\/strong> This follows the directions completely. It provides enough detail that the reader can mostly get a clear sense of the particulars. If writing 5 or 10 scenarios: most of the scenarios are unique, different from the other proposed scenarios. If writing 2 scenarios: there are some small similarities, but each scenario is mostly unique.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">C Level assignment:<\/span><\/strong> This follows the directions completely. It provides enough detail that the reader can get a general sense of the particulars, but there&#8217;s a lot of vagueness. If writing 5 or 10 scenarios: some of the scenarios are unique, different from the other proposed scenarios, but many are quite similar. If writing 2 scenarios: there are several similarities, but each scenario has a certain level of\u00a0 uniqueness.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">D Level assignment:<\/span><\/strong> This does not follow the directions completely. It provides some detail that the reader can some sense of the particulars, but not much. If writing 5 or 10 scenarios: some of the scenarios are unique, different from the other proposed scenarios, but most are quite similar. If writing 2 scenarios: there are numerous similarities, but each scenario has a certain level of\u00a0 uniqueness.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">F Level assignment:<\/span><\/strong> This does not follow the directions completely. It does not provide enough detail that the reader can get a clear sense of the particulars. Each scenario is not\u00a0 unique from the other(s).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10% | 100 points DUE: March 24, 2025 A Scenario is a description of a possible, imagined, and projected sequence of events. Both the above and below diagrams are here to help inspire you. 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