Actantial Model Course
This course equips you with the Actantial Model for decoding and crafting compelling narratives. You'll master role identification, close reading techniques, and plotting tools designed for humanities experts seeking enhanced story analysis and focused creative ideas. Perfect for professionals aiming to sharpen narrative skills efficiently.

4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical skills in the Actantial Model to identify key roles like subject, object, sender, receiver, helpers, and opponents. Apply this analysis to craft concise 2-3 paragraph narratives, practice close reading, manage ambiguous roles, create visual and bullet-point models, link structure to theme, and develop original story concepts with polished, submission-ready writing.
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Develop skills
- Map actantial roles swiftly by assigning subject, object, helper, and opponent.
- Analyze short stories using actantial grids to reveal themes and ideologies quickly.
- Design compelling story ideas with balanced plots, helpers, opponents, and high stakes.
- Handle role ambiguity and unreliable narrators confidently.
- Transform actantial analysis into clear scenes, outlines, and narrative writing.
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