Story Generator This skill generates complete graphic novel narratives about key contributors to various subjects for intelligent textbooks built with MkDocs Material markdown. The stories are designed to be inspirational, engaging and educational for high school students, with a focus on historical accuracy and compelling storytelling. Each story includes detailed image prompts for AI image generation of each panel, ensuring a visually rich experience that complements the narrative. Each panel image is followed by a short 3-4 sentence narrative that provides context and emotional depth to the scene depicted, making the story accessible and engaging for high school students. When to Use This Skill Use this skill when: The user requests a new graphic novel story about a scientist or physicist Adding a story to a Physics History Graphic Novels section Creating educational narrative content with image prompts for AI image generation The user mentions "story", "graphic novel", or "narrative" about a historical scientist Story Structure Each story follows a consistent structure designed to engage high school students: Required Components YAML Frontmatter - Title, description, social media image paths Cover Image - With detailed generation prompt in
< details
< summary
Narrative Prompt </ summary
[Background context and style guide for the entire story] </ details
Prologue –
<
details
< summary
Image Prompt </ summary
Please generate a 16:9 image in [period style] depicting the the first panel. The scene should include [specific characters], set in [specific setting including period in time and location], with a color palette of [color palette]. The emotional tone should be [emotional tone]. [Detailed image prompt for prologue scene with a minimum of 6 specific details to guide the AI image generation.] </ details
Panel N –
<
details
< summary
Image Prompt </ summary
Please generate a 16:9 image in [period style] depicting the panel N. The scene should include [specific characters], set in [specific setting including period in time and location], with a color palette of [color palette]. The emotional tone should be [emotional tone]. [Detailed image prompt for prologue scene with a minimum of 6 specific details to guide the AI image generation.] </ details
[Panel narrative text which is 3-4 sentences long. This is the text that will appear in the graphic novel panel. It should be engaging and move the story forward, while also being historically accurate and appropriate for high school students. The narrative should be written in a way that complements the image, providing context and emotional depth to the scene depicted. Use active voice and vivid descriptions to bring the story to life, while also ensuring that the language is accessible to the target audience.] [Continue for 12-14 chapters...]
Epilogue – What Made
Responded | Lesson for Today | |
|
|
| | ... | ... | ... |
Call to Action [Inspiring message connecting to readers]
* "Quote from scientist" * — < Scientist Name
References
1.
Title
- Description
[Continue with 4-6 references]
Important:
Always use
.png
extension for image references (not
.jpg
).
Step 4: Add to Navigation
Edit
mkdocs.yml
to add the story in
chronological order by birth year
:
-
Stories
:
-
Overview
:
stories/index.md
-
/index.md Reference chronological order: Archimedes (287 BC) Galileo (1564) Newton (1643) Faraday (1791) Tesla (1856) Marie Curie (1867) Rutherford (1871) Lise Meitner (1878) Einstein (1879) Chien-Shiung Wu (1912) Vera Rubin (1928) Step 5: Add Grid Card to Stories Index Edit docs/stories/index.md to add a card using MkDocs Material grid format: - **
** <2-4 sentence compelling description emphasizing the story's theme> Writing Guidelines Target Audience High school students (grades 9-12) Age 14-18 Introductory physics background Reading level: accessible but not dumbed down Narrative Style Use active voice and vivid descriptions Include dialogue when historically appropriate Balance drama with educational accuracy Emphasize the human story behind discoveries Show struggles, failures, and persistence Connect historical events to modern technology Theme Development Choose a central theme that resonates with teenagers: Overcoming doubters and skeptics Persistence through failure Self-education and curiosity Fighting against discrimination Seeing what others couldn't see Staying humble despite success Historical Accuracy Research key dates, events, and relationships Use historically accurate details in image prompts Note any creative liberties in the narrative prompt Include verifiable quotes when possible Art Style Reference by Era Era Suggested Art Style Ancient (before 500 AD) Classical Mediterranean, mosaic-inspired Renaissance (1400-1600) Italian Renaissance, warm lighting Enlightenment (1600-1800) Baroque, Dutch Golden Age Victorian (1800-1900) Pre-Raphaelite, industrial Gilded Age (1870-1900) Art Nouveau, American industrial Early Modern (1900-1950) Art Deco, Modernist Mid-Century (1950-1980) Atomic Age, clean lines Contemporary Photorealistic with period elements Checklist After completing a story, verify: Story directory created: docs/stories/
/ index.md has full narrative and all image prompts All image references use .png extension YAML frontmatter has title, description, and image paths Added to mkdocs.yml navigation in chronological order Grid card added to docs/stories/index.md 12-14 chapters with consistent structure Epilogue includes lessons table References section present (placeholders OK initially) Image prompts specify 16:9 format and period style
<2-4 sentence compelling description emphasizing the story's theme>
Writing Guidelines
Target Audience
High school students (grades 9-12)
Age 14-18
Introductory physics background
Reading level: accessible but not dumbed down
Narrative Style
Use active voice and vivid descriptions
Include dialogue when historically appropriate
Balance drama with educational accuracy
Emphasize the human story behind discoveries
Show struggles, failures, and persistence
Connect historical events to modern technology
Theme Development
Choose a central theme that resonates with teenagers:
Overcoming doubters and skeptics
Persistence through failure
Self-education and curiosity
Fighting against discrimination
Seeing what others couldn't see
Staying humble despite success
Historical Accuracy
Research key dates, events, and relationships
Use historically accurate details in image prompts
Note any creative liberties in the narrative prompt
Include verifiable quotes when possible
Art Style Reference by Era
Era
Suggested Art Style
Ancient (before 500 AD)
Classical Mediterranean, mosaic-inspired
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Italian Renaissance, warm lighting
Enlightenment (1600-1800)
Baroque, Dutch Golden Age
Victorian (1800-1900)
Pre-Raphaelite, industrial
Gilded Age (1870-1900)
Art Nouveau, American industrial
Early Modern (1900-1950)
Art Deco, Modernist
Mid-Century (1950-1980)
Atomic Age, clean lines
Contemporary
Photorealistic with period elements
Checklist
After completing a story, verify:
Story directory created:
docs/stories/