Almost all communication is built on the chassis of story. Your upcoming personal essay will be a kind of story, of course. But even the more formal, academic-type essays you’ll write in your college career can be considered stories, stories of your thinking about a topic.<\/p>\n
The more you understand about storytelling, the more interesting and powerful communicator you will be in every area of your life. So watch these short videos featuring Ira Glass. On one level, he’s talking about broadcast storytelling, but on another, deeper level, he’s talking about learning, writing, and storytelling.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=loxJ3FtCJJA<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KW6x7lOIsPE&feature=relmfu<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BI23U7U2aUY&feature=relmfu<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=baCJFAGEuJM&feature=relmf<\/a><\/p>\n Mudpit for Sig Event Essay: Description<\/em><\/p>\n Use what you’ve learned in the “Description” reading to put flesh on the bones of your story.<\/p>\n Sense impressions<\/em>: we experience the world through our senses. Sense impressions allow a reader to experience the world of your story. Write out as many sense impressions as you can remember in relation to your event.<\/p>\n Specific details<\/em>: details are the currency of writing. Remember what Natalie Goldberg said about “telling the truth, and telling it in detail,” and write out as many specific, concrete details as you can remember in relation to your event.<\/p>\n If any of these details launches you into storytelling, that’s a good thing. In fact, because you’re shooting for 750+ words with these exercises, that’s the hope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Almost all communication is built on the chassis of story. Your upcoming personal essay will be a kind of story, of course. But even the more formal, academic-type essays you’ll write in your college career can be considered stories, stories … Continue reading