1. The Born Storytellers Prendiville Catholic College 2015

2. The Born Storytellers Conflict

3. Conflict arises from an opposition of wills

4. Protagonist + Desires + Antagonism = Conflict

5. Sameer wants control over her life, and to get her education in her virtual world The protagonist and her goal

6. Her father wants her to go to school and get her education in the traditional way The source of the antagonism

7. Sameer’s pursuit of her education in her own way is proving to be effective in respect of academic achievement But...

8. In the virtual world she has risen to the top and will graduate high school with a world ranking in the top 2%

9. Her pursuit of an education in the virtual world defies the state’s laws of truancy and her father is being pursued by the authorities over her lack of attendance However...

10. Dad puts out an assassination contract on Sameer’s virtual identity, which is awarded Zhang So...

11. Zhang attacks Sameer’s virtual identity and fails. He turns to the real world and sets out to complete the contract in the real world. A new antagonism emerges

12. Conflict leads to struggle, which develops character.

13. Obstacles force Sameer to re-evaluate

14. In the virtual world, Uncle Neville prevents her from taking a wrong turn. He trains her in what she needs to know about the terrain so she can deal with the shadowy threat of Zhang and his virtual thugs

15. Uncle Neville supports Sameer’s pursuit of her virtual accreditation. He is in opposition to Dad.

16. To survive the attack on her life, which is driven by a motivation to have freedom over her life; freedom to live as she sees fit What is the protagonist’s goal?

17. Sameer is immature and unable to communicate effectively with her father. His often and repeated absences inflame the problem Why does she not have that freedom now?

18. The reward: $100,000 What does the Antagonist want?

19. A struggle for Sameer’s life. When the attempt to assassinate her virtual identity fails, she faces a real world attempt. The central conflict of the story

20. Hidden and Contradictory attributes

21. Physical She can’t swim She speaks several Asian languages Her femininity Sociological Her network of parkor friends Political aspirations Home life Psychological Virtual academic achievements Need to connect with her mum Fear of water

22. Hidden and Contradictory attributes Physical She is beautiful but she seems not to acknowledge it. Sociological She loves her dad, but punishes him for his values Psychological She is highly gifted but frequently acts dumb

23. The virtual world takes place in a game called Dryopus, it is a political game divided between a society of Utopians and a society of Dystopians. The connection of story world and conflict

24. In the real world, the crossing into the mythological woods occurs when Dad announces he is going to Dubai for two weeks, and tells Sameer she is to board at school. But she chooses to escape before Dad leaves. The Portal

25. School, the law, state truancy laws... Father, Uncle Neville, Det. Darcy, Zhang... Institutions and individuals causing conflict

26. Dad’s away for two weeks. Sameer’s virtual academic assessment is due in that time; Zhang must complete his mission before dad returns. Is it real? How does time affect progress

27. Dad’s away for two weeks. Sameer’s virtual academic assessment is due in that time; Zhang must complete his mission before dad returns. Is it real? How does time affect progress