answered: As we discussed in class, your next assignment will put you

  

As we discussed in class, your next assignment will put you into the role of “TOUR GUIDE AND STORYTELLER.”
AS THE TOUR GUIDE, YOU ARE OFFERING A GLIMPSE INTO A PIECE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR STORY BY WAY OF THIS PERSONALIZED TOUR. THIS IS A REAL STORY FROM YOUR LIFE. THE MEMORY AND THE PLACE AND ALL OF THE DETAILS ARE YOURS.
BEFORE YOU CAN TELL THE STORY, YOU WILL NEED TO SPEND SOME TIME CREATIVELY AND ARTISTICALLY CRAFTING THE STORY. THIS WILL REQUIRE SOME THOUGHT AND THEN SOME SPONTANEOUS WRITING…DON’T THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT THE STORY AT FIRST. WRITE THE DETAILS THAT YOU REMEMBER USING DYNAMIC LANGUAGE THAT WILL EXCITE AND ENGAGE YOUR AUDIENCE. MAKE US FEEL SOMETHING.
IN ORDER TO GET STARTED YOU WILL NEED TO CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR 5 MINUTE STORY.
-DESCRIBE YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S KITCHEN/WHAT IT FELT TO VISIT HER/WHO WAS SHE?
-DESCRIBE YOUR FIRST MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE/WHAT YOU WORE/HOW YOU FELT
-DESCRIBE YOUR 14 YEAR OLD ROOM/POSTERS, CLOTHING/STUFFED ANIMALS/TOYS etc.
-PROVIDE A VIVID TOUR OF YOUR BRAIN/HOW DOES IT WORK FOR YOU?
-SHARE THE DETAILS OF YOUR VERY FIRST CONCERT/WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? WHY?
-LET US EXPERIENCE YOUR KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM/WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER MOST? COLORS, YOUR TEACHER, SMELLS, NAP TIME, SNACK TIME?
-DESCRIBE YOUR CHILDHOOD TOY CHEST/CLOSE YOUR EYES AND OPEN IT
-THE ROAD MAP OF THE SCARS YOU HAVE COLLECTED IN YOUR LIFE
-SHARE THE HISTORY OF YOUR HAIR/CHILDHOOD STYLES, CUTS, BAD DYE JOBS/CURLS, PERMS, ETC.
-FOLLOW YOUR ROAD MAP OF TATTOOS
-DESCRIBE YOUR VERY FIRST PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
-WRITE ABOUT THE SHOES YOU OWN AND WHERE THEY HAVE TAKEN YOU IN LIFE
-TALK ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES OVER THE YEARS
-YOUR SUMMER COTTAGE/WHO IS THERE? FOOD/FAMILY/SAND/MEANING
MAKE SURE THAT USE ALL OF YOUR SENSES WHILE UNLOCKING THE DETAILS OF YOUR STORY. MEMORIES ARE STRONGLY RELATED TO THE SIGHTS, SOUNDS, SMELLS, TASTES AND TOUCHES FROM A STORED EVENT, PLACE OR PERSON. BE SURE TO PUT YOURSELF INTO THE STORY…WE SHOULD FEEL WHAT THIS PLACE OR EVENT HAS MEANT TO YOU AND THE IMPORTANCE IT HAS HELD IN YOUR DEVELOPMENT AS THE PERSON YOU ARE TODAY.
LET YOUR STORY HAVE A DYNAMIC OPENING…STRONG DETAILS…AND AN ENDING THAT PROVIDES A SENSE OF CLOSURE.