8 Ingredients In Storytelling

by Rhett Smith on April 25, 2008

Drew Sams has written a great post at Collection of Crumbs.

The Power of Story in Youth Ministry (2 of 5)

Drew talks about the following 8 ingredients:

Ingredient #1 – Point of View
Ingredient #2 – Setting
Ingredient #3 – Characters
Ingredient #4 – Protagonists
Ingredient #5 – Antagonists
Ingredient #6 – Conflict
Ingredient #7 – Climax (Turning Point)
Ingredient #8 – Denoument (Resolution)

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Dannah April 25, 2008 at 3:19 pm

Thanks I’m trying to put together a “plot” for a true life story book. There is a real life plot, but I have to make it flow better. Although I’m not sure there is a resolution to this story..

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Dannah April 25, 2008 at 3:19 pm

Thanks I’m trying to put together a “plot” for a true life story book. There is a real life plot, but I have to make it flow better. Although I’m not sure there is a resolution to this story..

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SolShine7 April 27, 2008 at 11:21 am

Those are all good points but I’d like to add the power of connection. Without a story that really connects with people it’s flawed.

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jeremy z April 30, 2008 at 12:31 am

have you heard of the book:Homiletical Plot?
Eugene L. Lowry argues that in a plot there are five essential stages: 1) opps, 2) ugh 3) aha 4) Whee and 5) yea

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