Pixar Short "Hair" - Plot Elements Study

Pixar Short "Hair" - Plot Elements Study

A mini study on identify plot elements in media.

But first...

a quick review on what we went over yesterday.

Multiple Choice

How is "plot" defined?

• a specific point in a story when the climax happens

• the sequence of events that take place in a story

• a term used for a character trying to commit a crime

• plot is not a literary term

Multiple Choice

The plot diagram was invented by...

• Einstein

• Hamlet

• Franklin

• Freytag

Multiple Choice

How many elements of plot structure are there?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Multiple Choice

This part of the plot leads up to the climax of a story.

• exposition

• conflict

• rising action

• falling action

Multiple Choice

This part of plot structure reveals the setting, time, place, characters, and conflict.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

Multiple Choice

This is the most exciting part of the story and usually a major change takes place.

• exposition

• climax

• rising action

• conflict

Media study instructions

• Pay careful attention to the short film as it plays through.

• As you are watching, look for examples of plot structure being revealed.

• Hint: The exposition takes longer to build in media than in actual text form, so pay careful attention to transitions.

• Hint: There are usually minor conflicts that lead up to the overall conflict of the story - watch for all types.

Poll

Do you think you could label the different parts of plot structure for this short film?

• Most definitley!

• I think so, but might need a hint.

• Some, but definitely not all.

• Plot structure confuses me still.

Running it back

let's watch this one more time through, it's always good to take a second look at a text.

Were you paying attention?

Let's see with a viewing check! What you score is what goes in the gradebook.

Multiple Choice

In the exposition of the short film, we learn that the little girl most likely is

• getting ready for school

• getting ready for bed

• getting ready for an important event

• getting ready for herself

Multiple Choice

The conflict of the short film is:

• the little girl can't style her hair correctly

• the little girl's mother died

• the little girl doesn't know how to ask for help

• the little girl's father is frustrated

Multiple Choice

True or False: In the first attempt to do her hair, the little girl's father succeeds.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In the rising action, the father tries to fix the hair problem by

• throwing the girl's hair in a ponytail

• putting a beanie on the girl

• putting a baseball cap on the girl

• cutting the girl's hair

Multiple Choice

In the rising action, we find out that the woman in the video is the girl's

• Aunt

• Sister

• Cousin

• Mother

Multiple Choice

The climax of the story is when we find out:

• the little girl's mother has died

• the father accomplishes styling the girl's hair

• the little girl's mother has Cancer

• the father can't style the girl's hair

Multiple Select

Check all that support the falling action of the story:

• the little girl shows off her styled hair

• the little girl gets upset seeing her mom without hair

• the little girl tells her mom that dad styled her hair

• the little girl shows her mom how bald is also beautiful