Short Story Radio The Warehouse Madrid Advanced Course

Do you read or listen to short stories? Paul Harvey – The Rest of the Story

What makes a story? Beginning Middle End Something that sets the story – premise Character or narrator Somebody else comes in and the situation gets complicated – development Whatever makes the story more interesting– complication Something gets sorted out - resolution Beginning Middle End Something that sets the story – premise Character or narrator Somebody else comes in and the situation gets complicated – development Whatever makes the story more interesting– complication Something gets sorted out - resolution

Types of Stories Types of stories Joke Narrative Someone telling something that happened to them anything Types of stories Joke Narrative Someone telling something that happened to them anything

Radio Story Has to hook the reader Catch their attention Maintain interest Build attention Reader is ready for the story to come to an end Happy/sad/laugh Has to hook the reader Catch their attention Maintain interest Build attention Reader is ready for the story to come to an end Happy/sad/laugh

First Part of the Story Genre? – Love story How is it organized? – Along the same lines as explained earlier: beginning, middle end with premise, development, complication, resolution What is the premise? – The narrator and his friends are on holiday What is the development so far? – Meeting Kirsti in the nightclub Genre? – Love story How is it organized? – Along the same lines as explained earlier: beginning, middle end with premise, development, complication, resolution What is the premise? – The narrator and his friends are on holiday What is the development so far? – Meeting Kirsti in the nightclub

Vocabulary Beckon to someone Cringe Recall Mouthed Nodded Somersault Gloat Hanging on my every word Blissful Plucking up the courage A bite to eat Pouted burly A man “eyed” me

Second Part of the Story Be cool about Chauffeuring me to a date Time share presentation She cajoled (persuaded) I think I can make a withdrawal She snorted I raised an eyebrow My heart thumping A thing of the past Be cool about Chauffeuring me to a date Time share presentation She cajoled (persuaded) I think I can make a withdrawal She snorted I raised an eyebrow My heart thumping A thing of the past

New Verbs 1.Kirsti tried to cajole James into staying for the presentation. 2.James stormed out of the room when he realized it was a time-share presentation. 3.James leapt up in alarm as Kirsti came up to their table. 4.Kirsti hissed to James that they were going to the bank. 5.Kirsti grabbed James so that she could give him a kiss. 6.Kirst dragged James out of the club to get the money. 7.Mike nudged James to warn him that Kirsti was coming.

#7 1.Pauses, rhythm and stress 2.Range of lively words (e.g. adverbs, verbs, adjectives 3.Vary the pace and the stress 4.Build up the tension (perhaps make it more scary or hold something back) 5.Tone of voice as you tell the story 6.Give it a flow to make sure the listener enjoys it 1.Pauses, rhythm and stress 2.Range of lively words (e.g. adverbs, verbs, adjectives 3.Vary the pace and the stress 4.Build up the tension (perhaps make it more scary or hold something back) 5.Tone of voice as you tell the story 6.Give it a flow to make sure the listener enjoys it

#8 The year was I was 13 years old and I’d been “dating” a boy in my class at my new school for 8 months. Well, calling it dating is a bit of a stretch. The most we’d ever done was hold hands. As his father didn’t let him receive phone calls from girls at his house, I’d only managed to call him after school twice, always asking to speak to his sister. Dating a boy who lived in a “macho world” protected by an intimidating father wears on a girl. By the end of the year, I realized I didn’t want to be “Dan’s girlfriend” anymore, especially when he couldn’t go to the parties and dances everyone else went to. The year was I was 13 years old and I’d been “dating” a boy in my class at my new school for 8 months. Well, calling it dating is a bit of a stretch. The most we’d ever done was hold hands. As his father didn’t let him receive phone calls from girls at his house, I’d only managed to call him after school twice, always asking to speak to his sister. Dating a boy who lived in a “macho world” protected by an intimidating father wears on a girl. By the end of the year, I realized I didn’t want to be “Dan’s girlfriend” anymore, especially when he couldn’t go to the parties and dances everyone else went to.

As we didn’t have the best relationship in the first place, I decided to write him a letter. I wrote the letter on lined notebook paper. It took up almost a whole page. I gave my typical 13 year- old reasons for not wanting to be together anymore and I thought “that’s that” as we really had only held hands in the library a couple of times. What a relief. My best friend was the “chosen one”, the one who would give him the letter. I wanted it done after school so I wouldn’t have to see him for the rest of the day. As we didn’t have the best relationship in the first place, I decided to write him a letter. I wrote the letter on lined notebook paper. It took up almost a whole page. I gave my typical 13 year- old reasons for not wanting to be together anymore and I thought “that’s that” as we really had only held hands in the library a couple of times. What a relief. My best friend was the “chosen one”, the one who would give him the letter. I wanted it done after school so I wouldn’t have to see him for the rest of the day.

Little did I know that that night the boys soccer team had an important match in the season tournament. My boyfriend, Dan, was the goalie. Turned out that he was so devastated by my letter that he cried before the match and then let two goals escape before the game was over, causing the boys to lose the game and the tournament that year. Of course, I was blamed for the tournament by the entire team. They got over it though, and so did I. My next boyfriend didn’t play sports at school. He was on a club hockey team. Little did I know that that night the boys soccer team had an important match in the season tournament. My boyfriend, Dan, was the goalie. Turned out that he was so devastated by my letter that he cried before the match and then let two goals escape before the game was over, causing the boys to lose the game and the tournament that year. Of course, I was blamed for the tournament by the entire team. They got over it though, and so did I. My next boyfriend didn’t play sports at school. He was on a club hockey team.