Story School

Assignments and Coursework FAQs

Writing Versus Talking

Being Comfortable Being Uncomfortable and Our Class Framework

Warming up

Community Standards

Brainstorming

Gving feedback

Receiving Feedback

Activity: Life Story in a Minute (Part 1)

Activity: Life Story in a Minute (Part 2)

Activity: Life Minute Story in a Minute (Debrief)

Activity: Portkey Ideation (Exercise)

Activity: Portkey Ideation (Debrief)

Module 1, Assignment 1: Develop your first 5 minute story

Module 1, Assignment 2: Review and provide feedback on 3 stories

Storytelling Objectives Overview and First/Last/Best/Worst (Activity)

What Makes Something a Story?

Kenn Adams' Story Spine (Activity)

Activity: Line at a Time Story (Exercise)

Activity: Line at a Time Story (Discussion)

Adding Details or "Color" to Stories

Activity: Color and Advance (Exercise)

Module 2, Assignment 1: Develop your second 5 minute story

Module 2, Assignment 2: Review and provide feedback on 3 other people's "Second" stories

Introduction to Advanced Story Structures

Activity: High-Five Story Swap

Other Story Structures: The Flashback

Other Story Structures: Bookending

Other Story Structures: Petal Structure

Other Story Structure: Spiral Structure

Other Story Structures: Sparklines

Module 3, Assignment 1: REVISE your first 5 minute story

Module 3, Assignment 2: Review and provide feedback on 3 other "V2" stories

Practicing Your Story

Activity: The Hype Game

S.U.C.C.E.S.S. in Storytelling

Activity: Moth Story Principles

Activity: Memory Techniques

Module 4, Assignment 1: REVISE your second 5 minute story

Module 4, Assignment 2: Review and provide feedback on 3 other "V2" stories