Story Structure

Every story should have a  beginning, middle and end.
The most basic story structure:

Setup.......Conflict.......Resolution
According to the Greeks, there were only 3 kinds of story conflict:

Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Himself

But expanding on these
​we might have:

MAN vs. TECHNOLOGY
MAN vs. SOCIETY
MAN vs. SUPERNATURAL
MAN vs. FATE
Create a central question:
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For example...will the hero win? Will she find true love? Will the lost be found? Can disaster be avoided? Will escape occur?
Develop a Story Structure.

​Here's Pixar's Story Structure:

"Once upon a time there was _______________.
Every day ______________________________.
One day _______________________________.
Because of that _________________________.
Because of that _________________________.
Until finally _____________________________."
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See if you can identify the conflict, central question, and story structure in each of these examples:

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