Storytelling

Week 3, Day 1

Today's class started with a discussion of what makes a story good.  Professor Moss picked me to come up to the board and, with the help of my classmates, write down the elements of a good story.  We came up with about 30 terms:  Beginning, Middle, End, Characters (Protagonist and Antagonist), Setting, Plot, Mood, Conflict, Theme, Humor, Fantasy, Romance, Tragedy, Suspense, Interaction, Relationships, Moral, Climax, Narrative, Rising Action, etc.

We spent the remainder of the class period by watching two more TED videos:  Amy Tan and Elizabeth Gilbert.  Unfortunately, after sleeping for only an hour this morning, I wasn't able to follow the videos since my mind was drifting in and out of consciousness.  I'm going to have to watch both of these videos again before I can write anything else.

To be continued...