GETTING STARTED
Narrate an interesting anecdote about a person you know. Or it could be something that happened to you. Give it a beginning, middle and end. Briefly describe the setting and the characters. Use dialogue to take the story forward. Give it a memorable end.
Objective: To use anecdotal material as a seed for a story
Check: Ask yourself What is the point of this story? For instance, is it to illustrate the kindness of a stranger?
Describe a person you admire – a teacher, doctor, banker, shopkeeper. Identify what makes the person unique. Present the character in four different ways. First make a summary of what the character is like; then show him through his looks; through speech in a scene, and through his action.
Objective: To present the same person in different ways, because that is what you need to do in a story.
Check: Does the character appear consistent in each description?
Describe somebody’s character by shape, posture and gait of his body. Don’t describe his face, don’t say he is lazy or happy. Show these traits through body language.
Objective: To look for evidence of character in the whole body not just the face
Check: Do we see enough of the body’s shape and motion? For instance, if you are describing a an anxious father-to-be in the hospital, did you mention how he kept looking up every so often at the light above the OT door?
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