Vocabulary Words
This expression means a sudden or unusual event.
Inciting incident
This act introduces the main character.
Act 1
This act usually contains the most challenges for the character.
Act 2
This act contains the most exciting moment of the story.
Act 3
A serious disagreement between people or groups.
Conflict
This word describes a difficult choice between two bad options.
Dilemma
This event sets the story's main action in motion.
The inciting incident
In Act 2, characters often face these problems that block their progress.
Obstacles
The most exciting moment of the story is also known as this.
Climax
A person's position of respect in a group.
Status
This is a weakness or fault in someone's character.
Flaw
In Act 1, the main character and their world are ______.
Introduced, presented.
This is the turning point of the story, often found in Act 2.
Crisis
In Act 3, the main character usually undergoes this.
Change, transformation
Something that stops you from going somewhere or getting something.
Obstacle
This is the message or lesson you learn from a story.
Moral
What should a main character be in Act 1 to keep the audience interested?
Interesting
Act 2 is also known as the act of ______.
Confrontation
Act 3 provides the ______ to the conflict.
Resolution
The most exciting moment of a story.
Climax
This verb means to defeat a challenge or problem.
Overcome
What is the main purpose of Act 1 in relation to the rest of the story?
To set up the story.
What is the purpose of the obstacles in act 2?
Create conflict and tension
What is the purpose of the character's change in act 3?
To show the character has learned and grown.
A story structure that contains a setup, confrontation, and resolution.
The three-act structure of stories.