The basic game is to pick two yellow cards to create a main character, and a blue card for a situation. I love that this teaches kids about character arcs. The cards come in themes — forest, animal village, volcano island, and fairytale — and show characters, actions, settings, and objects.
Our favorite way to play with the cards is to randomly pick five and use them to narrate a story. My growing writers also like to choose one card from each story element to inspire a fictional tale.
Small enough for on-the-go, roll nine six-sided story dice to prompt individual stories or create a group-shared story. The black and white images leave room for interpretation, which is a great way to develop out-of-the-box thinking.
And of course, you can change the title according to your imagination—Airplane, Castle, Prison, Fairground, etc. In this improv activity, one person creates an instant monologue, telling a story about an experience either based upon real-life or pure imagination.
The person begins the story in a positive way, focusing on terrific events and circumstances. Then, someone rings a bell. Once the bell sounds, the storyteller continues the story, but now only negative things occur in the plot. Each time the bell rings, the storyteller shifts the narrative back and forth, from the best events to the worst ones.
As the story progresses, the bell should ring more quickly. Make that storyteller work for it! There are many improv games that involve slips of papers with random words, phrases, or quotes written on them. Usually, these phrases have been invented by audience members. Audience members or the moderators write nouns on a slip of paper.
Proper nouns are acceptable. In fact, the stranger the noun, the more entertaining this improv will be. Once all of the nouns have been collected into a hat or some other container , a scene begins between two improv performers. About every 30 seconds or so, as they establish their storyline, the performers will reach a point in their dialogue when they are about to say an important noun.
That's when they reach into the hat and grab a noun. The word is then incorporated into the scene, and the results can be wonderfully silly.
For example:. This is an improv storytelling game more suited for older participants. It helps students develop an awareness of the importance of multiple points of view. Praise should always come from a third party, not from a spokesman of a company.
Each medium can be used to tell and share a story. Examples include blogs, videos, social channels, multimedia, and prints. Each medium evokes a different response from the audience, because it functions differently. The key to success for a medium is knowing what story must be placed on what medium. Telling stories is a language art.
Just like all forms of art, stories require creativity. And practice. Painters and other artists all follow their own creative process in designing something new. The same is true of companies that tell stories. Who profits from this story? And who will respond quickest? Whether the story comprises a single page or 20, it must contain a key message.
Just like the foundations of a house, this core must be recorded for moving on to the story. Consider the example of the playground equipment manufacturer that made a donation to the community centre.
What is the point of this story? Why is it important that children can play? Try to summarise the whole story in a few sentences. Think about what exactly you want the reader to do after reading.
Should they also donate money? Take a course? Or record amazing sports activities with a sports camera? Call to action. As previously discussed, stories can occur in many forms.
Some stories are written and read, whereas others are told and heard. The medium you choose depends on the type of story, and the availability of resources such as time and money. Written stories are much simpler to share than a video story, for instance.
Although digital stories can also be effectively shared on media such as YouTube. Get Toolshero updates on new methods, models and theories! Different cultures and situations create different expectations for the exact roles of storyteller and listener — who speaks how often and when, for example — and therefore create different forms of interaction.
The interactive nature of storytelling partially accounts for its immediacy and impact. At its best, storytelling can directly and tightly connect the teller and audience.
Storytelling uses language, whether it be a spoken language or a manual language such as American Sign Language. The use of language distinguishes storytelling from most forms of dance and mime. These actions are the parts of spoken or manual language other than words. Their use distinguishes storytelling from writing and text-based computer interactions.
Not all nonverbal language behaviors need to be present in storytelling. Some storytellers use body movement extensively, for example, whereas others use little or none. Storytelling always involves the presentation of a story—a narrative.
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