5 COMPLETE EPISODE STAGE
Braidy Analysis Form MAIN CHARACTER: Who is your story about?
a young scientist boy ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________
SETTING: Where does your story take place?
unclear- seems like it might be a lab? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________
INITIATING EVENT: What happened to the character to cause him/her to do something?
the boy notices an unidentified gift-wrapped box ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________
INTERNAL RESPONSE (response to the kick-off): What are the character’s feelings about what happened? (emotions, goals, desires, intentions or thoughts)
he feels excited and wonders what is in the box, so... ____________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ PLAN: What does the character WANT to do? Think about the kick-off and the
internal response. _____________________________________________________________________________ He decides to open the box!
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ATTEMPT: How does the character solve the problem?
He______________________________________________________ tries to open it- it remains shut ATTEMPT: __________________________________________ He hits it with an ax, but
the ax breaks ______________________________________________________
ATTEMPT: __________________________________________ He uses his laser tool
______________________________________________________ which only opens his pajamas!
ATTEMPT: __________________________________________ He attacks it with
Feeling Words
curious ____________________
____________________ frustrated ____________________ angry ____________________ unconscious Planning Words ____________________ notices
______________________________________________________ dynamite, but that knocks him out! ____________________ decides
ATTEMPT: __________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
DIRECT CONSEQUENCE: What happened as a result of the action? Is there a complication in the plan? ______________________________________________________ He falls backward and opens the ______________________________________________________ box, which has a crown in it?
RESOLUTION: How does the character feel about the consequence? ______________________________________________________ unknown/inferred- will he like ______________________________________________________
____________________ Cohesive Ties
____________________ and
____________________ but ____________________ so ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
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______________________________________________________ the crown?
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