Crafting a Short Story
Learning Objective
I can write a short story with a clear plot and engaging characters.
Key Concepts
The "one truth and four questions" approach involves observing someone doing something and writing it down as a story seed.
The universal truth to all stories is that they are about people and their reaction to change.
The four questions to ask are: Why are they doing that? What does that say about them? What's the best or worst thing that could happen to them? And where else could this happen?
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 12 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. According to the video, what is the universal truth to all stories?
2. What does the video suggest you do when observing someone behaving in a way you find annoying?
3. The video describes an approach to finding story ideas called 'One Truth and Four Questions.' What is the 'one truth'?
...and 9 more questions
Educational Video
How to Come Up with ORIGINAL Story Ideas [Brainstorming Method]
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