DDD Creative Writing

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Storytelling

DDD: Story telling 

The Plan:

• Why a story?
• Significant object.
• You choose a trinket. (junk / rubbish).
• You make up a story about it.
• You write an advertisement.
• Grand finale: Read your story for the whole group.

"We are born to love stories.

Stories spark interest, empathy, emotion, and intrigue."

(Chris Anderson)

A good story is an effective way to convey our message.

When you think about the best advertisement you've ever seen, what do you remember? Maybe not even the product, but always the story. You can see this in the following commercials as well: the story takes center stage.

These commercials show that stories are easy to remember. Stories stick with us. Whether a story is tragic, funny, or captivating, a well-told story grabs you and doesn’t let go.

• Grab your keys.
• No keys? Find something else—something from your pencil case? A watch? A piece of jewelry?

Warming Up Exercise

• Stand in an inner and outer circle.
• Inner circle: tell the person across from you about your keys (or other object).
• For example: How did you get them? What doors do they open? Have you ever lost them? Do they have a keychain?
• Outer circle: listen carefully. You're going to retell this story!

• Inner circle: Give your keys/object to the person in the outer circle.
• Outer circle: You are now going to tell this story to the person in the inner circle.
• But now, tell it from the perspective of the object!
• For example: "I am Karel's keychain. I am very important to him, but he sometimes forgets me..."

• "Inner circle moves two places forward.
• Outer circle: tell about the shoes you are wearing now.
• Inner circle: pay close attention! ;-)."

Trinkets bought for 197 dollars.

Copywriters came up with a story for each one.

Sold on eBay for 8000 dollars.

Stories evoke emotions.

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How did you get it?

What is it?

Who made it?

Where does it come from?

Why is it important to you?

Why is it valuable?

Brainstorm together... 

Share your ideas with a classmate.

Maybe you can complement each other’s ideas?

Write your story!

The next step: 

Circle writing

Choose 4 story sticks (four colours)

Write for 5 minutes. 

Then give to the person next to you.

Only show the final sentence!