Actantial Model Course
Master the actantial model to decode and design powerful stories. Gain skills in clear role mapping, close reading, and practical plotting tools. Ideal for Humanities professionals seeking sharper narrative analysis and focused story ideas. This course teaches identifying actants like subject, object, sender, receiver, helpers, and opponents, turning analysis into concise narratives with visual models and original plots.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Learn to identify actants—subject, object, sender, receiver, helpers, opponents—and craft 2–3 paragraph narrative explanations. Practice close reading, manage ambiguous roles, create visual and bullet-point models, link structure to theme, and develop original story ideas with submission-ready writing.
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Develop skills
- Map actantial roles quickly by assigning subject, object, helper, and opponent.
- Analyze short stories using actantial grids to reveal theme and ideology fast.
- Design story ideas with tight plots balancing helpers, opponents, and stakes.
- Handle ambiguity by resolving shifting roles and unreliable narrators confidently.
- Convert actantial models into clear scenes and outlines for writing.
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