CREATED BY: SYDNEY STAFFORD
{PLOT}
EXPOSITION:
CHARACTERS - Emily Windsnap, Mary P. Windsnap {mom}, Shona Silkfin, and Mr. Beeston.
SETTING - Harbor in a beach town, boat dock and under the sea {in the ocean}.
DRAMATIC SITUATION - During a swim lesson Emily gets a weird feeling in her legs.
CONFLICT THAT MOTIVATES - Emily keeps thinking about the feeling in her legs so she sneaks into the water and discovers she is a mermaid.
OBSTICALES - She has to keep being a mermaid away from everyone the only person who knows is a mermaid she met Shona Silkfin.
RISING ACTION:
COMPLICATIONS - As she learned more about mermaids and their past she started getting interested in her own family and where her mermaid roots came from. After looking into her long-lost father when she asks her mom about it she can't remember and gets emotional, and Mr. Beeston keeps getting weirder and difficult by the minute.
CHANGES OF MOTIVATION - As Mr. Beeston heard about Emily's mom getting emotional he decided he would tell Emily about her father he told Emily a false story, Emily knew that because using her previous knowledge it did not match up with what Mr. Beeston told her.
OBSTACLES - She can't go to the adults closes to her for help she has to realy on her friend and recourses to find out more on her father.
CLIMAX:
CLIMAX - Emily had to find out the truth of all of this madness, she had to see her father in person. Emily found out that her dad was in prison for an illegal marriage for marying Emily's mom, because she is a human, Emily and Shona set off to see him, his prison is where the sun sets they were really far and half way through they decided to give up. After days went by Emily couldn't stand it any more she took her house boat to go see her dad, she was inches away from the prison Shona showed up by the boat then Emily turned around her mom and Mr. Beeston were in a smaller boat unhappy, Emily simply said, " it's for the best mom " and she dove into the sea. There was a big barrier Emily and Shona who was now her best friend started scraping at the wall they made a hole Emily went through it and after she got lost she found the person she was looking for, her father.
FALLING ACTION:
EVENTS - Emily learned that her father is a poet and jewelry maker
EVENTS - Emily got caught by Mr. Beeston who works for Neptune the king of the ocean
EVENTS - Emily had to leave her dad because it was feeding time and she would get in trouble
EVENTS - Emily try's to convince Neptune to letting this rule slide for her and her family
RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION - After Emily tried to convince Neptune to let this illegal marriage slide for her and her family. He needed some time to think about it before he made his decision to either let them go or keep them in prison for life......................... wondering what happens next? you'll have to read the book to find out