COM 161 FINAL EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
6 things to learn from this class
Answer:
1. Tell A Story. Think like a dramatist.
2. Quality Writing is Quality Writing no matter the medium-Clear, Correct,
Concise, Complete
3. Structural Considerations-Unity, Variety, Pace, Climax
4. Revise, Rewrite, Repeat...
5. When in doubt check the AP Stylebook out
6. What would your boss say?
Question:
Convergence
Answer:
Media Across all platforms. Printed media, Aural media, Visual Media, all
come together in a modern technological age
Question:
Think like a dramatist
Answer:
Protagonist has a Will/Want that contains the Dramatic Question which leads
them to a Realization. They encounter progressively more difficult
Complications on their way to the Climax, which is the part of the story with
the most tension, and then where the tension is released. They then have a
Resolution and a new status quo. It may be the same and it may be different,
but it is a return to "normalcy"
Question:
Protagonist
Answer:
main character who has a goal, they take actions to advance the plot
Question:
Will/Want
Answer:
what the Protagonist desires to achieve and their will and potential ability to
make such a thing occur. This leads to the Dramatic Question
Question:
Dramatic Question
Answer:
will they achieve their goal?
Question:
Realization
, Answer:
The point where the main character realizes what they have to do
Question:
Complications
Answer:
Roadblocks to achieving the Will/Want
Question:
Resolution
Answer:
The point at which things go back to stasis, albeit sometimes changed
Question:
when telling a story re-member that ______ and _____ are different
Answer:
bias, POV
Question:
Bias
Answer:
opinion about a piece, what agenda are you trying to push
Question:
POV
Answer:
The Protagonists viewpoint in the story. A story about baseball could be told
from the POV of the player, coach, someone in the stands, concession worker,
etc...
Question:
Structural Considerations
Answer:
unity, variety, pace, climax
Question:
Unity
Answer:
whether or not everything is related. Do things connect to each other.
Question:
Variety
Answer:
Change or alteration in a story or program elements ex: Change of scenery,
Change of characters, Change of shots
Question:
Pace
Answer:
Speed at which plot moves along. Is the story moving fast or slowly enough to
convey the correct message
Question:
Climax
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
6 things to learn from this class
Answer:
1. Tell A Story. Think like a dramatist.
2. Quality Writing is Quality Writing no matter the medium-Clear, Correct,
Concise, Complete
3. Structural Considerations-Unity, Variety, Pace, Climax
4. Revise, Rewrite, Repeat...
5. When in doubt check the AP Stylebook out
6. What would your boss say?
Question:
Convergence
Answer:
Media Across all platforms. Printed media, Aural media, Visual Media, all
come together in a modern technological age
Question:
Think like a dramatist
Answer:
Protagonist has a Will/Want that contains the Dramatic Question which leads
them to a Realization. They encounter progressively more difficult
Complications on their way to the Climax, which is the part of the story with
the most tension, and then where the tension is released. They then have a
Resolution and a new status quo. It may be the same and it may be different,
but it is a return to "normalcy"
Question:
Protagonist
Answer:
main character who has a goal, they take actions to advance the plot
Question:
Will/Want
Answer:
what the Protagonist desires to achieve and their will and potential ability to
make such a thing occur. This leads to the Dramatic Question
Question:
Dramatic Question
Answer:
will they achieve their goal?
Question:
Realization
, Answer:
The point where the main character realizes what they have to do
Question:
Complications
Answer:
Roadblocks to achieving the Will/Want
Question:
Resolution
Answer:
The point at which things go back to stasis, albeit sometimes changed
Question:
when telling a story re-member that ______ and _____ are different
Answer:
bias, POV
Question:
Bias
Answer:
opinion about a piece, what agenda are you trying to push
Question:
POV
Answer:
The Protagonists viewpoint in the story. A story about baseball could be told
from the POV of the player, coach, someone in the stands, concession worker,
etc...
Question:
Structural Considerations
Answer:
unity, variety, pace, climax
Question:
Unity
Answer:
whether or not everything is related. Do things connect to each other.
Question:
Variety
Answer:
Change or alteration in a story or program elements ex: Change of scenery,
Change of characters, Change of shots
Question:
Pace
Answer:
Speed at which plot moves along. Is the story moving fast or slowly enough to
convey the correct message
Question:
Climax
