Student Handout — Story Structure, Characters, Setting, & Conflict
Course 2: Game Design & Development Principles / Unit 5: Game Design Storytelling & Nonlinear Narratives / Lesson 1: Story Structure, Characters, Setting, & Conflict
Narrative Arc & Character Archetype Worksheet.
Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________
Explore and practice
Hero’s Journey presentation, character archetype creation, and setting analysis lab. CainOnGames video: Setting, Story and Systems in That Order (discussion and analysis).
Record your work
Describe what you tried, show your work or attach your artifact, and explain what your evidence demonstrates.
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Use the vocabulary
Hero's Journey, Character Archetype, Narrative Arc, Conflict, Environmental Storytelling, Worldbuilding, Exposition, Dialogue, Lore, Protagonist
Use relevant terms above to explain one part of your work.
Check and reflect
- I completed the assigned activity and recorded my work.
- I used lesson vocabulary accurately.
- I can explain one thing I learned and one question I still have.
Resources
Setting, Story and Systems in That Order
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