E-Learning Instructional Design
Create characters that your audience will root for!”
Characters are the lifeblood of your stories and the vehicle through which stories are told. But they have to be carefully crafted so they are believable, interesting, and we care about their situation.
Two key areas of character are:
Scenes add energy and interest to your stories.”
We all love stories. From the camp fire to the silver screen, storytelling has been used for education and enjoyment for eons. Scenes are mini-stories that when stitched together, tell the overall story of your main character striving towards a goal.
The elements of a scene include:
A framework to write a compelling narrative that appeals to a wide range of people.”
Created by Joseph Campbell in his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces, the Hero’s Journey or ‘Monomyth’ is a framework used to create a compelling narrative based on myths and stories from a broad range of cultures.
The Monomyth definition is a story with a protagonist starting out in their ordinary world, travelling into the special world, dealing with tests and ordeals (obstacles) before being rewarded (goal) and ultimately returning to the ordinary world in a changed state.
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