PR 4 1 Assignment: Sequencing Thoughts for Storytelling

This assignment presents a text about a young actress, Monte Gagne, and her journey to success. The core task involves reordering 23 fragmented pieces of the story, which include voice-overs and quotes, into a coherent and logical sequence. The goal is to demonstrate understanding of logical progression, story structure, and the effective use of transitions. This exercise highlights the importance of narrative flow, and the ability to economically convey a life story through selected key moments. The assignment emphasizes the value of transitions and the careful selection of details in constructing a compelling narrative. The student assignment focuses on the structure of the story and the techniques used to convey the actress's journey.

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Monte was born 27 years ago in Saskatoon. Being an artistic child, she was determined to cover
the artistic floor with her amazing talent. She is an 18-year-old girl who is shy. She has a large
fantasy life. She does not have many friends. She is overweight. She is intelligent. She’s
Sensitive and lives in a home with a mother who is extremely dysfunctional. Gagne studied
theatre at the University of Saskatchewan for two years and then moved on to Ontario’s Sheridan
College, which further convinced her to pursue acting as a career. Armed with a degree, talent
and drive, Monte Gagne returned home to Saskatoon after spending time in Toronto and
Vancouver. However, the only work she found was waiting tables and that began to take its toll.
I think people realized I was not happy and I expressed doubts and said maybe I should go back
to school. I wonder what else I could do. In addition, people would say you know you would
make a great teacher. Why you did not think of going into education? I wanted to be a performer.
I wanted to be a dancer. I wanted to be an actor. I was constantly dressing up and putting on
makeup. It was beautiful. I had an excellent class and I felt that the training was really broad. We
did everything from Shakespeare to improvisation to classical singing. And she plans to keep
feeding that addiction. Monte Gagne is currently preparing for a stage play, she is looking
forward to seeing the finished cut of Falling Angels…and she hopes her performance will open
new doors in a career that is just beginning to blossom. Then, at just the right moment, she met
her agent, Celia Goode. Celia said, As soon as I saw her, I knew just the way she carried herself
that
She would be perfect. Goode submitted Gagne to the film’s casting director and after several
Auditions Gagne got the job. She carefully plotted her audition down to buying just the right
outfit to make her look like the awkward character of Norma in the late 1960s It is fantastic. I

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feel extremely lucky and fortunate and that it is well deserved. I’ve worked very hard and waited
a long time and gone through times of insecurity, which I’m sure will come again, but it’s really
A big boost and a fantastic opportunity. No one can predict what playing a character like Norma
can do for an acting career. Less than glamorous roles take courage as well as talent. But for
Gagne, being a movie star is not as important as being a serious actor. Still, being in movies does
have its benefits. Having chosen acting as a career, Gagne knows all about insecurity something
she was able to bring to the character of Norma Field. I am sure there were some fears but I do
not think the fears were about the performing aspect. It was more like…will I get along with the
people, will anyone talk to me. As it turned out, everyone was extremely
Open and I made good friends doing it. The mother is played by internationally renowned actress
Miranda Richardson. Working alongside accomplished performers can be daunting.
But what makes it even more exceptional is that Monte Gagne had never acted in film before.
They are scenes of alienation, tension and family dysfunction—images from the new feature film
Falling Angels. However, while the Saskatchewan produced movie deals with themes of loss and
failure, it is spelling nothing but success for one of the province’s new actors, Monte Gagne. It’s
a dream come true for Gagne, who one week before starting on the film was working the classic
actor’s job—waiting tables at a Saskatoon café. One time I said to Brian who was doing my
makeup—he was using a brush on my face—and I said Brian, I really like the way that feels
when you use that brush on my face and Miranda was sitting in the other chair and she said…oh,
she’s addicted. The next time I go to an audition for a TV show or a movie I now have one thing
on my résumé, a big thing that can say ok, and this girl knows her way around a set, she knows
the etiquette, what it is like having a camera in her face. In addition, I think that will make a

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difference. The reporter asked her, I am noticing an interesting sweater here. What is the
significance?
Of that, Monte said, I wore this sweater to the audition. I went to Value Village
In addition, picked out something I thought Norma would have worn in 1969. The next question
the reporter asked- Did you walk around pinching yourself asking is this really happening?
Monte replied, no. I walked around saying it is about time.