STORY STRUCTURE

A businessman helps a rural fisherman become a more successful person - or does he? Click READ NOW button to read the story.

What makes a good story? To begin, let's start by studying the basic building blocks of storytelling - the Three Act Structure. Click the VIEW NOW to review lecture material on the subject.

Click the DOWNLOAD button to view a layout of the Three Act Structure outlining the five narrative points.

Select a film you know well and click the START NOW button below to identify the Five Points of the Three Act Structure.

In his book, Writing A Novel, Nigel Watts outlines his narrative story formula - The Eight-Point Arc. Click READ NOW button to review.

Professor Sam Avery provides examples of the Eight-Point Arc in this Virtual Lection on Storytelling Structure. Click WATCH NOW button to view the lesson.

One day in South Africa, animals gather at a watering hole... Then, something happens. Watch this epic wildlife battle unfold and attempt to indentify the eight points of storytelling on the footage. Click WATCH NOW button to check it out.

Pick a favorite film or episode that you know well and identify the 8 points of Watt's 8-Point Arc within the narrative of the story. Click the START NOW button to complete this assignment.

Now, using the Eight-Point Arc as a storytelling guide, click the START NOW button to tell a story about a burglar...