1. Plot and Narrative

2. Characters in Thor
Odin

3. Characters in Thor
Thor

4. Characters in Thor
The Frost Giants

5. Characters in Thor
Jane Foster

6. Characters in Thor
Erik

7. Characters in Thor
Darcy

8. Complete the table as you watch
Event
Order in the film
Order in time
Thor fights the Frost Giants
Jane, Erik and Darcy drive through the desert
The Frost Giants try to steal something
The Frost Giants attack Earth
Thor is thrown out of Asgard
Jane, Erik and Darcy hit Thor with their van
Thor persuades his friends to fight with him
Thor kills a huge monster
Odin stops Thor from fighting
Jane asks “where did he come from?”

9. Answers 7 4 1 =7 5 2 10 8 6 3 9 Thor fights the Frost Giants
Event
Order in the film
Order in time
Thor fights the Frost Giants 7 4
Jane, Erik and Darcy drive through the desert 1 =7
The Frost Giants try to steal something 5 2
The Frost Giants attack Earth
Thor is thrown out of Asgard 10
Jane, Erik and Darcy hit Thor with their van 8
Thor persuades his friends to fight with him 6 3
Thor kills a huge monster
Odin stops Thor from fighting 9
Jane asks “where did he come from?”

10. The important point: Although you see this first…
…it happens after this.

11. Narrative
The first column is the narrative; the order of events in a story e.g.:
We see Thor arrive on Earth
We see Thor fight the Frost Giants
We see Odin send Thor to Earth

12. Plot / Chronological order
This is the “real” order of events; knowing the plot helps us understand why characters behave in certain ways, e.g.:
Thor fights the Frost Giants
Odin sends him to Earth (because he’s angry)
Thor arrives on Earth

13. DSE In the reading exam, you might be asked a question like this:
“Put the following events in order”
They usually want you to work out the plot of what you have read.

14. Why did the director of the film want us to see Thor on Earth before we saw anything else?