Google Search Stories

Have you ever had to write a summary of a story?  You know, "who...wants what...but...so...then?" Or maybe you use the 5 W's to frame your thinking.  Whatever the case, you need to think about the most important ideas from a story and write it succinctly.  It can be tricky, especially if you are trying to summarize a story with multiple plot lines and complex characters.

Well, check out this summary of Freak the Mighty:

Pretty cool, huh?  Google came up with this storytelling technique when they first launched a superbowl ad in 2010 that told a great story.  Here it is:





Et voila.  In a matter of seconds, a beautiful story (or book summary) is told.  Want to try it out yourself?  Just go to the following link, and fill in the search boxes and search items.  (You do need a youtube account to publish it.)  If not, let me know what you think of this storytelling technique.