Q2 Find Your Story: Brainstorm and Research
Brainstorm and Online Research
At the heart of most memorable stories is something the creator is passionate about. You might find it helpful to consider your life in three places: school, home, and the world. What or who has impacted your life at school, home, and in the world?
Steps
- As you brainstorm topic ideas, keep in mind the four types of stories introduced in Quest 1 that are listed in the following section.
Review the Four Types of Stories
Educational Narrative -An educational narrative is a story designed to teach or inform viewers about a specific topic or concept, often using visuals and interactive elements. It might be about something in science such as a hurricane or earthquake, the migration of the monarch butterfly, or a historical event that explores something in the past.
Fictional Narrative - Fiction stories are typically focused on relatable characters facing challenges, often with elements of adventure, mystery, sci-fi, or fantasy that maintain a sense of reality. It is a made-up tale, created from the author's imagination, that tells a sequence of events with characters, a setting, and a plot, where everything is not based on real life but is meant to entertain and engage the reader.
Human Interest Narrative - A Human Interest Narrative is a story that focuses on the experiences and emotions of a real person, highlighting their unique journey, challenges, and triumphs in a way that is relatable and engaging for young readers. It aims to not only inform but also evoke empathy and understanding by showing the human side of a situation.
- Personal Narrative - A personal narrative tells the true story of something that happened to the author. Because personal narratives tell a true story from an author's life, they are rich with emotional content. A good writer puts the reader in the midst of the action so they can live through the events of the story as they are unfolding.
2. Open the 18.Q2 Brainstorm and Online Research Process Document.
- This activity can be done alone or with one or two classmates. Check with your teacher if you want to work with others. Each of you will complete your own Brainstorm and Research document.
Brainstorming with other classmates can be a great way to generate more ideas. Write all the ideas you have think of, then go back and select the best ones.
3. Complete the steps to find your story idea.
4. When done, continue to the completing page and Quest 3 to Craft Your Story.
If you feel stuck, consider the following resources:
Competencies & Standards
MITECS Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and
3. Knowledge Constructor
a. Plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits
4. Innovative Designer
a. Know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems
6. Creative Communicator
a. Choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication
b. Create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations
c. Communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations
d. Publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences