SOAN 4210 - Indigenous-Settler Relations in Canadian Society

1. Identify your story

• What does it mean?
  • Identify the tension of your story to create a hook and draw the audience in  
  • What’s unique? What is your perspective?
• Strategies/Resources
  • Research your topic
  1. Listen/Watch examples

2. Determine the plot points

• What does it mean?
  • Beginning, middle and end/resolution
  • Points have a logical order and flow that build.
  • Target the plot points to audience
• Strategies/Resources
  • Script and storyboard planning
  • Background research

3. Organize and structure with intention

• What does it mean?
  • Organize your piece so that it is presented in a way that’s understandable and effective
  • Technical aspects of writing – intro, conclusion, how to start paragraphs
  • How you present the visuals and audio that is beneficial for the audience
• Strategies/Resources
  • Scripting and editing
  • Present it to someone who doesn’t know – does it make sense? Not just compelling.
  • Pacing, practice, and storyboard

4. Words should flow

• What does it mean?
  • Tone + vocabulary (conversational vs academic) 
  • Consistent theme
  • Do you stumble over certain phrases? Does it sound awkward or strange?  
  • What is the pacing like?
• Strategies/Resources
  • Practice reading aloud or record it a listen to yourself
  • Make note in the script as cues to yourself

5. Feedback is best practice

• What does it mean?
  • Other people can share their experience.
  • Easier to change before its recorded
  • Is it engaging? Does it make sense?
• Strategies/Resources
  • Read it aloud to a friend (or get them to read it to you!)
  • Give them things to look for
  • Ask questions

6. Create a world for your audience

• What does it mean? 
  • Script + sound + visuals work together to create a specific experience  
  • Audience can connect with and understand the experience you are trying to create
• Strategies/Resources
  • Tone and voice
  • Use of detail and specifics in script
  • Sensory experience
  • Add ambience with sound effects and music