Lesson overview
Introduction
Story - Narrative
Young adult and up
contrast
juxtaposition
vivid description
emotional effects
- If goals and motivations are the engines of story, then contrast is the law of thermodynamics. Contrast creates interest, attention, clarity, emotion, and conflict. We begin this lesson by using images to study tonal contrast, juxtaposition, and resonance. Students then write variations to explore how juxtaposition helps us see the world more clearly, creates emotional effects, and sets the conditions for conflict. Throughout the lesson, students are asked to follow a single theme. At the end, their snippets are combined into a checkpoint piece to create a rich portrait of a dynamic world, created purely through contrast.