

What happened when I…? OR What’s the story of.? OR How did I…?

First person, past tense is often the strongest way to word it. Example: I once nearly blew my brother up.įLIP the statement to a QUESTION. PICK ONE THING.Īnd so on until you have a list of details that tell your specific, SMALL MOMENT story. Make your list about the ONE THING from the previous FUNNEL. Make a list about the ONE THING from your first list. Start with your general topic and make a list of what comes to mind. The Topic Funnel takes a list of ideas ~ as broad or narrow as it starts, from “things I love to do” to “kinds of WWII bombers” and gets to a narrow slice of the topic before the writer begins.īig FUNNEL. This idea comes from Julie Bogart, Founder of Brave Writer, author of The Writer’s Jungle 2014-2015 Monday Literacy Inquiry and Empathy FocusĢ014-1015 Tuesday Writing Focus and Inquiry with DebĢ014-2015 Wednesday Writing Focus and Inquiry with DebĢ014-2015 Monday Math Focus and Inquiry with DebĢ014-2015 Tuesday Math Focus and Inquiry with DebĢ014-2015 Wednesday Math Focus and Inquiry with Deb
