Problem:

What problem could the character have in this setting?

Is that an interesting or exciting problem?
Will your audience want to know more about the problem?
Setting:
Where does your story take
place?
When does your story take
place?
Research: What is it like to live
there during that time period?
What does it look like?
What would it feel like, sound
like, or smell like there?
Solution:
How can the problem be solved?
Starting:
How does the story start?
Characters:
Whats the characters name?
What does the character looks like? Why he or she wears
this kind of clothing?
How old is the character?
What does the character like to do best? What are his or her
hobbies?
What does the character not like to do?
What is the character feeling?
What do others say/think about the character?
Is there anything else special about the character?
What happens before the problem, leading up to the problem?
1.
2.
3.
How does i t end?
Scenario or DocuDrama Storyboard
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These prompts were inspired by Bernajean Porter's Digital Storytelling Across the Curriculum
Create a tall tale sharing and
exaggerating your personal
strengths in a way that would
be shared wi th people in your
future (e.g., family members,
friends, coaches, teachers,
pastors, or future employers).
Create a
legend,
tall tale,
folk tale, or
fable of a language and grammar concept;
a mathematical concept; a literary
character; a scientific principle; or a
historical event.
Create a legend of
your own life or a
family members
life, for future
generations to pass
down from one
generation to the
next.
Share about
an author and
how his or her
books impact
your life
today.
You are a survivor who lived
in Pearl Harbor on December
7, 1941. Share the facts and
emotions of D-Day and the
impact it has on you.
Create a digital story of the journey of
a caterpillars life span. Share facts
and the emotions from the
beginning of your
life to the end.
Be a plant and convince
others to not pollute the
water, air, and to take care
of the soil through a
personal story of what
happens when the
environment is polluted.
Be the desk in
the Oval
Office. Share
an important
document
signed or a
decision made
by a President
while behind
closed doors.
Convince others to be safe
and respectful digital
citizens through a defining
moment when a decision is
being made that can impact
other peoples lives forever.
Describe the
natural
resources and
what you
realize about
recycling,
reusing, and
conserving.
Take a current
event and create
a tall tale, a
legend, or a
myth.
Tell about a mathematical concept and why it
matters or the impact it makes on everyday life.
P r o m p t s
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Setting:
Where does your story take place?
What does it look like?
Characters:
Whats the characters name?
What does the character looks like?
How old is the character?
What does the character like to do best? What are his or her hobbies?
Is there anything else special about the character?
Scenario Storyboard
Solution:
How can the problem be solved?
What happens before the problem, leading up to the problem?
1.
2.
3.
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Starting:
How does the story start?
How does i t end?
Problem:
What interesting problem would occur in this setting with this character?
Storyboard
2. Before the problem: What happens right
before the problem?
1. Neat Stuff: Whats interesting about your
point of view, character, or setting?
What interesting facts or rich vocabulary/
word choice can you add?
5. Conclusion: Repeat something from the
beginning to give the story closure.
4. Resolution: What happens right after
the problem?
3. The problem: Describe the problem and
how you feel.
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