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As teachers, we are accustomed to learning through trial and error before introducing a new concept to our students. Hence, once you have gone through the process of developing your own script and digital story, you will have a better understanding of to how guide students in planning, revising, creating a storyboard, and editing to get to the finished product. ======

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Although script writing sounds like a complicated process, if students, as well as the teacher begin to see script writing as telling a story about something which one is passionate about, then it will be easy for one to create a story. In creating the script, focus on topics which allow students to talk about someone who has inspired them to succeed, a hero from real life or places which they have traveled with their family. Whatever you do, allow the student to pick their own topic of interest. Let them know that the script should consist of know more than 250 words double spaced, in order to produce a digital story that is 2-3 minutes in length. Just keep in mind, the longer the script, the longer the digital story will be. Hence, it is recommended that students develop a tightly woven script with a specific focus to tell their story. There are several ways to develop the script. They can begin by finding the images they will use first and then write the script from the images or they can develop the script based on a theme or idea and then look for the photographs, images, hand-drawn illustrations, scanned-in images, music and/or videos to use for creating the digital story. The story should include conflict, transformation, and closure to help the audience identify with the overall message in the story. ======

Other techniques which can be used to create a script inclue using "story circles" where each student or participant gives and receive feedback on their script. Joe Lambert, the mastermind behind the Storytelling Cookbook states that "Storytelling is meant to be a collaborative activity. It is much more realisitic this way, and much more fun."



When writing your story, write using observations as opposed to inferences as effective storytelling should create vivid pictures with words.