Making Memories
Making stories of our collective memories
Session 1
What we're making + Sharing stories
What are we making?
Digital or physical stories about a memory from 2 or more perspectives
MJ Digital Birth Story
MJ Written Odes
You could imagine making stories about...
A food that means a lot to you.
An historical event
An album that changed you [and your friends]
You could imagine making a gift…
You could imagine doing a birth story…
What's the arc?
Week 1: Look at great examples, tell some stories
Week 2: Choose project and start working on it
Week 3: Finish Project
Can be stories of memories that you had with:
- Family
- Certain friends
- People who share a particular interest (e.g. other bball fans, magic card players, etc.)
- Anime, manga
Collective Memories Shareouts...
A time you got hurt / a scar story.
A funny time you got in trouble in class — that other folks will remember too.
Each write 1 stories of a time when you cooked something.
E.g. The time I —
- ...tried to learn how to cook
- ...burnt the toast
- ...Ate something gross that someone else cooked.
- ...made my mom breakfast in bed
- ...baked amazing cookies
- ...forgot to add yeast to a cake
Share!
Session 2
Stories & Collective Memory
3 people share cooking stories
Examples of well-told stories…
Ms. Divine (watch 2x)
write down specific things that you think makes it great
Karen Juday
write down specific things that you think makes it great
Anecdote
Brainstorm: What makes a great telling of a story? Do you know a great storyteller? Share.
Go-to Stories
- E.D. Share Out — learning to tell a good story + study abroad story
Brainstorm story you want to tell well with person sitting next to you and then share in 1 sentence what the story is to group.
- Share with someone: What is a story that you've heard many times about yourself?
- Practice that story back-and-forth 3 times and give each other feedback
- Shareout with group
Shareout
Session 3
Memory Collage
Rule: Only Tape
- Rule: Can only tape down stories
- Once you've written and taped down at least 3-5 stories, look at other people's collages. Use post-its to write and add yourstories about their topics to their collage.
Examples of pictures
Share out
Session 4
Brainstorming Projects + Mock Ups
Goal for today is to brainstorm 3 projects and make mock up for one
Example of brainstorming 2 projects:
- Poem birth stories from two perspectives
- Digital birth story from two perspectives
What do we mean from multiple perspectives?
Ms. Divine
Regina George
Mock Ups
Final octopus code-sketch
Example Mock Up — Someone have a project idea?
What you're working on today:
- Finish poster from yesterday
- Add story to another person's poster
- Write down 3 project ideas in notebook
- Draw at least 1 mockup for a project idea
- If you're done early, check out multiple-perspective stories
Session 5
Brainstorming Projects +
Getting to work
Brainstorming Partners
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Jonathan and Akeem
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Natalie and Lissy
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Michaela and Ellie
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Geo and Jaiden
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Sasha and Marven
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Chandler and Jillian
Brainstorming Partners
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Helena and Leeann
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Mohamed and Yessica
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Sheila and Ryann
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Kayala and Loert
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Andre and Mohammed
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Stefano and Cristian
Brainstorming Partners
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Reeves and Cindy
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Phoebe and Thanimul
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Nyemma and Isabella
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Rafael and Bryan
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David and Alex
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Jose and RJ
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Ben and Karma
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Syon and Sarah
Goal for today
- Choose story or subject
(e.g. brother, A boogie, the time I got in a fight etc.)
- Choose perspectives
(e.g. birth story from mom and dad perspective)
- Choose form
(e.g. animation, children's book)
(e.g. brother, A boogie, the time I got in a fight etc.)
(e.g. birth story from mom and dad perspective)
(e.g. animation, children's book)
Project Idea 1
- Story: When my friend Allie and I egged a house and got in trouble.
- Form: animation using speech bubbles
- Perspectives: me, Allie, my mom
Project Idea 2
- Story: When I found a lost dog.
- Form: scrapbook style childrens story with 1 sentence per page and picture.
- Perspectives: me, dog
Project Idea 3
- Form: Stick figure animation
- Story: the time my mom got in a fight when I was learning to drive.
- Perspectives: me, my mom
E.g. A more fleshed out memory
