create a narrative

Worksheet

This workshop’s activities take about 30 to 50 minutes to complete

1. Warm-up activity ‘share five stories’ (2 minutes)

2. Information about scholarly writing “science writing needs a story” (2 minutes)

3. Writing activity: ‘8 in 8’ ideation tool to find main messages for your manuscript (5 to 10 minutes)

4. Information about a writing technique: message box (2 minutes)

5. Writing activity: establish context for your story using the ‘Message Box’ tool (5 to 10 min)

6. Writing group activity: find the hook for your story by speed dating stories (15 to 20 min)

7. Editing technique: nouns and verbs help center your research in your writing (5 min, homework)

8. Reflection: what I can do right away (3 to 5 minutes)