You may want to have students read the play outside of class. Story and plot are two distinct concepts. The story is the sequence of all events that take place; the plot is the way that those events are revealed. Before the opening scene in Romeo and Juliet, for example, several things have happened: something (we don't know what) has started a feud between the Montagues and the Capulets, and Romeo has been smitten with a girl named Rosaline. But the play itself is plotted in such a way that we, the audience, learn of these events after they have taken place. On the other hand, stories can sometimes be plotted in ways that enable the audience to learn of key events while characters remain ignorant of them. We know, for example, that Juliet has taken a potion so that she can feign death, but Romeo never learns of this. Students may find it interesting to review their daily lives in terms of plot, but they may not be open to revealing their observations. Consider inviting students to write, on small pieces of paper, one-word titles for their daily-life main plot and for one or two subplots. These can be drawn out of a hat and read out loud to spur discussion. The class discussion portion of Phase 1 will occupy one class session or part of one session.