ACT 1

Question 1

In the first act structure what is the first structure?

Answer 1

The HOOK.

Question 2

What are the ELEMENTS found in the first structure called the HOOK?

Answer 2

That which unexpected, unusual, a question, the conflict.

Question 3

what is the second structure in the first act timeline?

Answer 3

The SET-UP.

Question 4

What are the elements in the second structure called the set-up?

Answer 4

Where readers learn about the CHARACTERS, their GOALS, and the STAKES.

Question 5

What is the third structure in the first act timeline?

Answer 5

The INCITING EVENT.

Question 6

What are the elements found in the third structure in the first act timeline?

Answer 6

The CALL TO ADVENTURE. The moment the normal world is first rocked by the conflict.

Question 7

What is the fourth structure in the first act timeline?

Answer 7

The BUILD-UP.

Question 8

What elements are found in the build-up structure?

Answer 8

You’ll find the final pieces for the main conflict while there’s an increase of tension.

Question 9

What is the final structure in the first act timeline?

Answer 9

The FIRST PLOT POINT.

Question 10

What are the elements found in the last structure called the first plot point?

Answer 10

The doorway between the end of the First Act and the beginning of the Second. Also likely to be the KEY EVENT.