Emily and the Dragon
Emily was tired of watching wimpy princes trying to get rid of the local dragon, so she decided to have a go herself. Soon she came upon the dragon who was singeing the top of a freckle-faced boy's head.
Being a resourceful princess, Emily set a trap for the dragon and then tricked him into following her..
"You're just a silly girl, and even though it's hardly worth it, i'm going to toast you to a crisp and have you for pudding' boomed the dragon. Just then, the branches he was standing on gave way, and he fell down a very deep well, his fire put out once and for all.
Emily returned to the boy.
'What's your name?' she asked.
'Prince Mathew' said the boy.
'That'll do nicely,' said Emily. 'Where do you live?'
'In Happy-Ever-After,' he replied.
'That'll do nicely too,' said Emily.
And with that, she and Matthew rode off together to Happy-Ever-After.
Todorov’s Stages
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Todorov applied to 'Emily and the Dragon.'
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1. Equilibrium
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We meet key character Emily and find out that she wants to kill the dragon
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2. Disruption
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Emily met the dragon
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3. Recognition of disruption
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Emily was approached by the dragon
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4. Attempt to repair disruption
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Emily talked to matthew
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5. Reinstatement of equilibrium
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She rode off with the boy to happy ever after land
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2. In pairs or small groups, identify each of the stages in a film you know well.
Name of film: Shaun of the dead
Todorov’s Stages
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Applied to one of the films
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1. Equilibrium
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They are in their flat watching TV
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2. Disruption
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They find out everyone has turned into zombies
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3. Recognition of disruption
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The zombies try to kill them
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4. Attempt to repair disruption
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They try to kill as many zombies as they survive as long as possible
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5. Reinstatement of equilibrium
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They get saved by the police
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3. Think of your own simple narrative featuring a small girl or boy. Write a 50 word story
that follows Todorov's narrative structure.
The Grannynapper
Once upon a time there was a small village in the mountains of grannyland where grannies romed. one dark night a five granny went missing the next day everyone was wondering where they went they then say the footprints that were left in the mud so they followed them until they found them and they held the napper prisoner.
Todorov’s Stages
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Applied to your story
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1. Equilibrium
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The grannies were knitting in their homes
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2. Disruption
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Some of the grannies went missing
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3. Recognition of disruption
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They follow the footprints to find the grannies
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4. Attempt to repair disruption
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By saving the grannies
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5. Reinstatement of equilibrium
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By keeping the grannynapper prisoner
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