Identifying Narratives: Yours Mine and Ours Chapter 23 Dramatism of Kenneth Burke and Chapter 24 Narrative Paradigm of Walter Fischer By Amber Dyson and Sadzid Grahic

Personal Outcomes for Workshop Sadzid Introduce activities better so that they are easily understandable. Balance of communicating with partner so that there is a more fluid rhythm when presenting/speaking. Amber Make sure the PowerPoint is readable and easy to see for the audience. Make sure that partner and I both equally share the presentation

Activity 1 Welcome Everyone, please put away all electronics. We would like you to remain silent during this activity, and listen attentively. Please close your eyes, and listen to the audio.

Lets Discuss… Identify the name of the narrative that you heard? Did you recognize the story right away, and What elements within the story did you recognize? Give an example of when

Coherence and Fidelity: Why is the Creation Narrative relevant to our topic Identification The common ground between speaker and audience Coherence Consistency Does the story flow together Fidelity Audience identifies the humane values the story embodies Sparks something within audience member

Narratives are everywhere… Dramatism theory and Narrative Paradigm Burke and Fischer Dramatism Theory “Life isn’t a drama; life is a drama” Narratives are performed and purposeful Dramatistic pentad tool for analyzing narratives Narrative paradigm “people are story telling animals” we use compelling story telling to deliver messages to people We judge those stories by their Coherence and Fidelity

Burke’s Pentad of Dramatism: Assessing the motives of the speaker and Identification More common ground between audience and speaker equals a story that will hold substance to the audience

Sharing Narratives “We are narrative beings who “experience and comprehend life as a series of ongoing narratives as conflicts, characters, beginnings, middles, and ends” (pg.303)

The Mines: Z’s Narrative Video made for digital narratives class Directions Watch the video, and think about these questions Is the narrative successful in its purpose What elements make it successful? Do you connect with the narrative?

Pentad Elements Act  To show how a love can be lost, but will never be forgotten. Scene  Germany, Bosnia and Bosnian & Serbian War. Agent  Sadzid Grahic a.k.a “Z”, my mothers son, Mama’s Boy. Agency  Music, pictures of father, mother and I and my narration. Purpose  To show appreciation for my mom and everything that she has done and to show that I understand that she has lost way more than I have.

Mines: Amber’s Narrative Speech Given at Window’s on Stritch Telling my story to help raise scholarship money for other students Directions Read the speech, and think about these questions Is the narrative successful in its purpose What elements make it successful? Do you connect with the narrative?

Pentad Elements Act   Scene Agent Agency Purpose

Activity 2: Identifying Narratives

Yours… story tellers among us Directions You will be analyzing two different narratives. Once you have read and listened to each narrative, you should identify the parts of the pentad that are present in each narrative. Act Who Scene Where and When? Agent What Agency What did they use and how? Purpose Why

Small Group Discussion Share the 5 elements you found within the narrative? Share what you thought about the coherence of the story? Did it “hang together”? Share what resonated with you and why?