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3 act structure - Coggle Diagram
3 act structure
Act 1
Exposition
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Establishes Characters
Bullies: Garry, Jeff, Billy
Teachers: Mr Hook, Miss White, Mrs Johnson
Populars: Gina, Jonah, Steph
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Inciting Incident
Patrick accidentally walks in to one of the bullies "Billy". Billy starts being really aggressive with him
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First plot point
Patrick doesn't know what to do in this situation, he is really scared
Gina, (one of the popular girls) goes up to the scene and tells billy to pick on someone his own size and billy feels like he has to do whatever Gina says because she is a popular girl and whatever she says goes
Billy threatens patrick and says don't let it happen again or he'l regret it, he won't always have people to fight his battles for him.
Act 2
Rising Action
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He tries to toughen up by wearing similar clothes to them, stop wearing glasses, get a good skin care routine
Midpoint
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The bullies stop picking on him but no one will talk to him now he is just seen as that wannabe kid that's till a bit nerdy and weird
The popular kids start hanging around with him and start becoming fake friends, but Patricks starts believing they have real friends, but the popular kids just take the mick out of him
Second Plot point
Patrick eventually finds out what the populars are really like and the populars start humiliating him in front of the whole school, he doesn't know what to do so just runs
Act 3
Prelimax
Patrick is lower than ever, doesn't know what to do, it seems like nobody likes him.
He just sits on his own in the library and studies, but he can feel looking at him and laughing about rumours spread about him from the populars who everyone listens to.
Climax
Patrick starts wondering the halls and comes across a group of teachers who caught Billy and the other bullys bullying another kid and they are getting suspended. Patrick gets reminded of what the bully threatened him saying, he is scared.
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Denouement
Patrick has discovered that he likes the way he is and doesn't need to chance for other people, and the whole social status theory isn't important, he doesn't want to be popular, just to be the way that he is, he isn't as anxious anymore and has more confidence.
The popular kids start having more respect for Patrick as he becomes more confident and himself, not trying to be someone else.