Background
Progressive Stories are a fun way to get children interested and excited about story-telling. It is an effective ice-breaker, even in adult situations.
For our game, you have been assigned to a team/group of three classmates Each team has the same story starter posted on a discussion board in Canvas.
To begin your story, look at the questions posed below. Then the first member of each team (as listed) continues the story by adding a segment. Responses may be text-based, or created using any one of an assortment of media types, such as audio, a short video clip you create or a flash video, a picture, or animation. When the second person is done the story is passed along to the next person, and so on.
The passing of the emerging story should be done in a linear fashion, each taking his or her turn. Follow the rotation schedule as posted below and on the What’s New page in Canvas. The process should be repeated twice. By the end of the cycle the story should have nine segments added (each team member needs to take three turns).
There are a few variations that can make this game fun. The first person could start, for example, with the word “unfortunately” for their part of the story. Their job is to think up a complication in the story. The next person could then start with the word “fortunately,” with the idea that they add a way to solve the problem. The idea is to keep the story going, adding twists and turns each time.
Instructions
This is a COLLABORATIVE/GROUP assignment.
Here is your story starter. I have posted it in each group’s Discussion Board in Canvas.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY (OF LIES)
MY NAME IS: John
I COME FROM: Eden Prairie
ALL DAY LONG I: Work as a lumberjack
AT NIGHT I: am a secret agent
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- We are doing a progressive story using the instructions that I posted in Canvas. The story starter will get you going.
- Each group (except for group six) has three members.
- The first person in line clicks the edit link.
- Follow the rotation schedule posted on the Home Page in Canvas.