Russell Academy Beat Sheet

Russell Academy Beat Sheet

Act One- Carl begins his first day at Russell Academy and encounters some problems in his first class.

Inciting Incident- During Carl’s first class, he struggles to actually figure out how to teach his class.  A student gives him a hard time.

End of the Beginning- Carl winds up searching, “history lesson” on YouTube and clicks the first video he sees and shows the video to the class.

Act Two- Carl begins to interact with the other faculty members and tries to figure out how to get through his classes.

Pinch Point- At lunch, Carl sits down with the other faculty members at lunchtime.  After an awkward introduction with the staff, Carl finally meets Charles Preston who he finds quite annoying.

Midpoint- During his break, Carl decides to watch Coach Pat O’ Reilly’s gym class to try and see how he teaches his class.  Finds out that he is probably not the best person to be taking notes from.

Pinch Point 2- The Head mistress talks to Carl about how his first day is going.

Crisis- Charles Preston sits in and watch Carl teach one of his classes.  Carl’s class is a complete disaster.

Act 3- Charles and Carl get into a heated argument with one another after Charles sit-in with the class.

Cilmax- Charles is assigned as Carl’s TA.