STORYTELLING: USING STORIES TO REACH YOUR STUDENTS.

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STORYTELLING: USING STORIES TO REACH YOUR STUDENTS

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1. NAME2. FAVORITE CLASS TO TEACH3. ANSWER A “WOULD YOU RATHER” QUESTION – AND JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWER- LOSE SENSE OF TASTE OR SMELL?- BE RICH AND HATED OR POOR AND LOVED?- GO ON A DATE WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS BAD

BREATH OR BODY ODOR?

Table of Contents

I. Definition and Identification

A. History

B. Formats

D. Activity #1

II. Breaking Down the Process

A. New, Improved Formats

B. Copyright Issues

C. From Scratch or From an Existing Source?

D. Activity #2

III. Bring On the TEKS

A. Key Words/Phrases/Places

B. Activity #3

IV. Conclusion

Storytelling History

STORYTELLING An oral art form preserving and transmitting ideas, images, motives and emotions with which everyone can identify. TEKS principles, theories, and relating them to our reality emotionally

Why Has Storytelling Survived?

Learn about the past Learn about other cultures Encourages good listening

VocabularyMemory

Acquaint/reacquaint us with emotion

Why Has Storytelling Survived? Offers creative outlet

Background Perception Experience Taste Expectations Mood Feelings

Why Would a Teacher Use It? Share an experience

First time you filled out a credit card application Energize the room

Motion will wake them up (Re)discover something in the lesson

Recall a relatable story You become more involved in the lesson

Studying the lesson keeps you more focused

Why Would a Teacher Use It? Provide overview of lesson

Good change of topic, introduce vocabulary Reveal similarities within classroom

Hearing a story may strike a cord within the audience

Question for discussion: are there classes in which you don’t feel storytelling would be beneficial? Which ones, and why?

Effective Storytelling begins with a good story and ends with a good performance.

Gere, Jeff, Kozlovich, Beth-Ann and Kelin II, Daniel A. By Word of Mouth: A Storytelling Guide for the Classroom. Retrieved from http://prel.org/

What formats are available?

Tall TaleFairy Tale

FableParableBallad

PoetryGhost Stories

Animal StoriesHistoricals

MythsFantasy

Legends

Religious StoriesCurrent Events

Shaggy Dog Stories Humor

Group Discussion

My Top Three Formats:1.

Why?2.

Why?3.

Put it into Practice

Will you be teaching on the most recent stock market crash? Why not begin by telling an historical story about the 1929 Stock Market Crash to form the basis for a compare/contrast opportunity?

1929 Stock Market Crash

Activity #1

What next?

What next?1. Go to the text or a vocabulary list2. Begin talking about the recent crash3. Ask if they know of any other crashes4. Go to resources for a gradeResources:http://www.money-zine.com/Investing/Stocks/Stock-Market-Crash-of-2008/

http://www.online-stock-trading-guide.com/stock-market-crash.html

http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/oct2008/pi2008109_360708.htm

http://www.stockexchangesecrets.com/us-stock-market-crash.html

“Stories organize our memories, enable us to relate to people, to understand complex concepts.

They’re a unique survival tool for showing rather than telling us how

the world works.”

Radoff, J. The Chief Storytelling Officer. Retrieved December 14, 2011, from http://radoff.com/blog/2008/09/23/the-chief-storytelling-officer/

1. Who Am I?

2. Why I’m Here

3. Teaching Stories

The Process

4. Vision Stories

5. Values in Action

6. I Know What You’re Thinking

Copyright

Fair Use Public Domain Stories Public Domain Short Stories Public Domain Poems

A Good Story…

Has a single theme, clearly defined A well-developed plot Style: vivid word pictures, pleasing

sounds and rhythm Characterization Faithful to source Dramatic appeal Appropriateness to listeners

Starting From Scratch

A SituationA Problem

A Resolution

“…a return to what some might calla primitive form ofcommunicationalmost seemsout-of-place.”

Basic Elements

MOVEMENT

FULFILLMENT

Basic Elements

DRAMA – addresses our human needs to be loved- to overcome obstacles- to grow and heal from life’s

wounds- to make sense of the events of life- to experience life in a deeper,

newer way- to grasp new concepts

Basic Elements

MOVEMENT – overall direction in which the story moves- overcoming- confronting- battling fear- coming to a new

understanding

Basic Elements

FULFILLMENT – what concretely and visibly manifests the resolution to the story

…and finally…

To recap, when starting a story from scratch: Know your character(s) Decide on a plot that creates drama and

movement Let your characters move to fulfilling the

promise of the story

Adaptation

“Although some stories are sacred, there is still room, even in them, to adapt the story to make sure the audience understands the true meaning.”Bellingham, Daryll. The Art of Storytelling – Adapting Stories for Performance.

Retrieved January 5, 2012, from http://storytell.com.au/artnsadapt.html

Adaptation

SimplifyCut secondary plotsCut down on descriptionRetain repetitive words or phrasesMake it specific and contemporaryClear sequence of eventsChange point of view if needed

In the Details

TIMING is everything Length of story What time during the

day? At what point during

the class? At what point in the

Unit or Chapter? ….and Everything

else…

Activity #2

Plot Character(s) Describe each character in 2-3

sentences Five sentences to summarize the story

Drama Movement Fulfillment

~BREAK~

“I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a

folk tradition.”Bruce Springsteen

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/brucesprin371134.html

Putting It Into Practice

“Describe” “Define” Soft Skills

“Participate” “Problem-solving” “Team Roles” “Time Management” “Critical Thinking” “Decisions” “Verbal” and “Nonverbal”

From Principles of Business, Marketing and Finance 130.112.11 Cash, credit, debit, EFT

Find a story about using credit

From Principles of Business, Marketing and Finance 130.112.12 Personal Financial Management

A 1st paycheck story

From Architecture & Construction 130.43.6 Housing needs throughout the life cycle

From perspective of the house buyer

From Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications 130.86.2 Professional communication strategies

A reverse story to determine what went wrong

From Government and Public Administration 130.182.2.E Process for amendments to the United

States Constitution Historical story

From Health Sciences 130.203.1 Medical terminology

Find a poem or shaggy dog story

From Information Technology 130.272.12.D

Intellectual Property

Activity #3

“Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.”

Author Unknownhttp://www.quotegarden.com/writing.html

Conclusion

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