Tell a story of significance to your family. Tell it in scene.
For Miami Stories Event:
Theme — Tell us your story:
“My first time in Miami. . .”
Give us a scene that you remember from when you first arrived to Miami. If you settled in Miami, describe where you (and/or your family) settled: address, physical description of the place where you lived, neighbors, landscape, streets. Give sounds, colors, names of places and people. How old were you? What was the year? The season? The weather? Give us a specific account of one moment in your life then and your impressions of the place. Include dialogue, setting, gestures.
or
“What it’s like to live in Miami. . .”
Give us a scene about living in Miami now. Give sounds, colors, names of place and people. Give us the year, the season, the weather. Include dialogue, setting, gestures
The story you tell could be one that you witnessed or one that was told to you. Do not state the story’s significance. It must emerge from the details or actions narrated.
Tell the story as it comes to you, but tell it in scene, moment to moment. It could be a memory or a story of when you were a child or a story told about a relative or sibling or a parent.
Be sure to have:
setting/ location
time of day,
year,
season,
gestures (people sit, stand, move),
dialogue (one line per speaker, tags ‘he/she said’)
Incorporate figurative language (See descriptive power-point for examples)
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Tell a family story that means something to you. Tell the story in a scenario.
Theme for the Miami Stories Event — Tell us about yourself:
“This is my first visit to Miami…”
Give us an example of a scene from your first visit to Miami. Describe where you (and/or your family) settled if you moved to Miami: address, physical description of the place where you resided, neighbors, landscape, and streets. Give examples of noises, colors, and location and person names. How old were you at the time? What year was it? What time of year is it? What about the weather? Give us a detailed narrative of a specific event in your life at the time, as well as your impressions of the location. Include speech, setting, and gestures in your script.
“What it’s like to live in Miami…” or “What it’s like to live in Miami…”
Give us a sense of what it’s like to live in Miami right now. Make noises
