We humans are born storytellers. It’s the main way we communicate.

When we talk to someone a lot, we always tell stories at some point.

Let’s tell a fantasy story.

The hero of the story will be a boy or girl.  We will pretend you are that person.  You will be “I.”

Two Parts of a Story

A story has a main character and a troublemaker. Both can be a human, an alien, an animal, or an object. A troublemaker can also be an event, such as a storm or volcanic eruption.

We will make our main character a human. 

Task 2.1.1 – Individual

Draw a barbell on a piece of paper.   Use something round, like the lid of a jar, to make each barbell end.  Put I on the right circle and troublemaker on the right. 

What we have is like the ends of a barbell.  We can call this the “Barbell of Communication.”

Task 2.1.2 – Individual

Next, we will put the barbell shape into a box shape. Notice that the top row has the Barbell of Communication plus two more boxes: because and Why. Ignore those for now.