![]() ![]() A boy is suspended for getting into a fistfight at school after another student insults his mother. A smoker quits after his father is diagnosed with lung cancer. Another boy lives with relatives because his mother falls in and out of using drugs. The main character's father is an alcoholic who has gone through a rehabilitation program in the past and is asked to leave the home on a few occasions due to his behavior. Addiction (substance use disorder and compulsive gambling) is a major theme. Parents need to know that Playing the Cards You're Dealt, by Varian Johnson ( The Parker Inheritance, a 2019 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book) is about how Anthony ("Ant"), an African American fifth grader, copes with his father's alcoholism and gambling addiction, and pressure to live up to his family legacy as a champion in the card game spades. A smoker quits after his father is diagnosed with lung cancer.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. ![]() He's asked to leave the home on a few occasions due to his addiction. The main character's father is an alcoholic who's gone through a rehabilitation program in the past. ![]()
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The Symposium (Ancient Greek: Συμπόσιον) is a philosophical text by Plato dated c. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This structure helps screenplay writers organize the script and helps the audience understand the movie and stay engaged. ![]() Keep in mind that this is not a rule or a formula! Save The Cat Beat Sheet Template The Blake Snyder (Save The Cat) Beat Sheet Snyder even numbers the pages in a script that each beat should land on. So, he came up with an outline from 15 specific beats or story points that every good screenplay should have. What is a “Save The Cat” Script Beat?Ī script beat is an event that changes the character or the story.īlake Snyder studied many successful movies and he noticed that almost all these movies have the same narrative structure. We will list and explain them in this article. Mainly, the script can be divided into 15 beats or turning points. You may know it as the 3 act structure, the 5 plot point structure, or the 15 beat structure. So how can we use this structure to understand movies or write better scripts? This narrative structure is also known as the Blake Snyder 15 beat sheet.īlake Snyder is the author who wrote about this script formula in his book: Save The Cat. In this post, we will be discussing the beats in a script and the Save The Cat structure. They follow what’s called the Save The Cat beat sheet template. Almost all movies have a similar narrative structure. ![]() ![]() Humans have made many changes in the past 200 years that have upset the ecological balance in the region. Add to that the large number of jobs and the possibilities for recreation, there are millions of people that rely on the Great Lakes for their livelihood and their leisure as well as for their water supply.įor thousands of years, the Great Lakes were separated from the Atlantic Ocean. This fact alone makes what happens to the Great Lakes of critical importance. The Great Lakes contain 20% of the world’s supply of surface fresh water. ![]() From the early changes that humans have made to this extensive ecosystem beginning in the 1800s to the ongoing threats they face, Egan tells the story of one our most important natural resources in a way that both educates readers and inspires them to do what they can to preserve them for future generations. He knows his stuff and he’s able to present it in a very interesting and readable way. It’s The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan.Īuthor Dan Egan has been writing about the Great Lakes for more than 10 years. ![]() ![]() One of the best conservation books I’ve read in a long time is the one that was our “assigned reading” for the GCA Conservation Study Trip to Lake Erie in September 2017. ![]() ![]() ![]() Because this time, Kate will be taking on family. ![]() This foe may be too much even for Kate and Curran, the Lord of the Beasts, to handle. 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