Arrange Beginning, Change, and Result
A storyboard uses ordered panels to make an action legible.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and a pencil for three story panels. You can also type the three events in order.
- Read this example: An original three-panel storyboard shows ['seed planted', 'shoot appears', 'plant grows leaves']. Which order preserves the supplied event sequence? Supplied candidates: (A) plant grows leaves → shoot appears → seed planted (B) seed planted → plant grows leaves → shoot appears (C) seed planted → shoot appears → plant grows leaves (D) shoot appears → seed planted → plant grows leaves.
- Try this question: An original three-panel storyboard shows ['rain begins', 'umbrella opens', 'walker continues dry']. Which order preserves the supplied event sequence? Supplied candidates: (A) rain begins → umbrella opens → walker continues dry (B) rain begins → walker continues dry → umbrella opens (C) umbrella opens → rain begins → walker continues dry (D) walker continues dry → umbrella opens → rain begins.
Learn the idea
A storyboard tells a story with ordered pictures called panels. For this task, show the beginning, the change and the result so the action is easy to follow.
Reason through the supplied case: The supplied beginning is seed planted, the change is shoot appears, and the result is plant grows leaves. That order makes the described action readable. The panels are fictional examples, not historical records or proof that every real case follows the same process.
This is one practical storytelling structure for the given brief. Other narratives can use another order when the maker provides the information needed to understand it.
- Read the seed story. Find its beginning, change and result.
- Explain why seed planted, shoot appears and plant grows leaves follows the given order.
- Try the question and all three practice questions before checking their answers.
- Create three panels showing a closed box, the box opening and its contents being shown.
- Check your work: The three distinct states occur in the stated order and the result is visible in the final panel.
See the method in action
An original three-panel storyboard shows ['seed planted', 'shoot appears', 'plant grows leaves']. Which order preserves the supplied event sequence? Supplied candidates: (A) plant grows leaves → shoot appears → seed planted (B) seed planted → plant grows leaves → shoot appears (C) seed planted → shoot appears → plant grows leaves (D) shoot appears → seed planted → plant grows leaves. Model decision: seed planted → shoot appears → plant grows leaves. The supplied beginning is seed planted, the change is shoot appears, and the result is plant grows leaves. That order makes the described action readable. The panels are fictional examples, not historical records or proof that every real case follows the same process.
Check your reasoning
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Helpful tips
- A storyboard uses ordered panels to make an action legible.
- This is one practical storytelling structure for the given brief.
See the answer and explanation
rain begins → umbrella opens → walker continues dry
The supplied beginning is rain begins, the change is umbrella opens, and the result is walker continues dry. That order makes the described action readable. The panels are fictional examples, not historical records or proof that every real case follows the same process.
Take it further
Try one more question: An original three-panel storyboard shows ['book closed', 'book opens', 'reader points at page']. Which order preserves the supplied event sequence? Supplied candidates: (A) book closed → book opens → reader points at page (B) book closed → reader points at page → book opens (C) book opens → book closed → reader points at page (D) reader points at page → book opens → book closed. Answer: book closed → book opens → reader points at page. The supplied beginning is book closed, the change is book opens, and the result is reader points at page. That order makes the described action readable. The panels are fictional examples, not historical records or proof that every real case follows the same process. Now make your own work: Create three panels showing a closed box, the box opening and its contents being shown. Check your work: The three distinct states occur in the stated order and the result is visible in the final panel.
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Check the subject sources
- Getty Museum: Principles of Design
- Getty Museum: Understanding Formal Analysis
- Metropolitan Museum of Art: Every Picture Tells a Story
- National Core Arts Standards: framework and artistic processes
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