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Plot rules

Each episode of Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High and Degrassi: The Next Generation follows a plot formula as well as a set of plot rules that was created by the writers. In Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High, the plot formula consists of three plots, Plot A, B and C. Plot A takes place within one week and comes to a resolution at the end of the episode. Plot A is often the most serious or focal plotline and the episode always begins and ends with Plot A. Plot B often has a connection to Plot A. Plot C often finishes or sets up an on-going storyline or is used for comic relief. One rule that was always enforced except for on two occasions is that no adult can appear in a scene without a Degrassi kid present.

Degrassi: The Next Generation operates on a similar plot formula. There are usually three plots, the Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary. The Primary opens and closes an episode, and is the most focal, usually driven by one character. The Secondary is usually a separate plotline, sometimes slightly intertwined with the other plots. The Tertiary (or last plotline) is usually more comedic or less impacting, and is used to move the other plotlines forward, typically the Primary. Like Degrassi Classic, the show ends and begins with the Primary however, the problem and issues presented in it are not always resolved at the end of each episode.

Most of the titles from Degrassi: The Next Generation are taken from 80's Songs like Karma Chameleon, Eye of the Tiger, and When Doves Cry. However, there are some that are music-related but not actual song titles, like High Fidelity, referencing the Nick Hornby novel and later feature film that focuses on the protagonist's love of music.