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?
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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
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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
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Why Has Storytelling Survived?
Learn about the past Learn about other cultures Encourages good listening
VocabularyMemory
Acquaint/reacquaint us with emotion
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Why Has Storytelling Survived? Offers creative outlet
Background Perception Experience Taste Expectations Mood Feelings
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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
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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?
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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/
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What formats are available?
Tall TaleFairy Tale
FableParableBallad
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What formats are available?
PoetryGhost Stories
Animal StoriesHistoricals
MythsFantasy
Legends
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What formats are available?
Religious StoriesCurrent Events
Shaggy Dog Stories Humor
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Group Discussion
My Top Three Formats:1.
Why?2.
Why?3.
Why?
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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
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Put it into Practice
What next?
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Put it into Practice
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
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“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/
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1. Who Am I?
2. Why I’m Here
3. Teaching Stories
The Process
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The Process
4. Vision Stories
5. Values in Action
6. I Know What You’re Thinking
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Copyright
Fair Use Public Domain Stories Public Domain Short Stories Public Domain Poems
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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
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Starting From Scratch
A SituationA Problem
A Resolution
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“…a return to what some might calla primitive form ofcommunicationalmost seemsout-of-place.”
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Basic Elements
DRAMA
MOVEMENT
FULFILLMENT
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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
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Basic Elements
MOVEMENT – overall direction in which the story moves- overcoming- confronting- battling fear- coming to a new
understanding
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Basic Elements
FULFILLMENT – what concretely and visibly manifests the resolution to the story
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…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
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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
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Adaptation
SimplifyCut secondary plotsCut down on descriptionRetain repetitive words or phrasesMake it specific and contemporaryClear sequence of eventsChange point of view if needed
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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…
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Activity #2
Plot Character(s) Describe each character in 2-3
sentences Five sentences to summarize the story
Drama Movement Fulfillment
~BREAK~
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“I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a
folk tradition.”Bruce Springsteen
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/brucesprin371134.html
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Putting It Into Practice
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Putting It Into Practice
“Describe” “Define” Soft Skills
“Participate” “Problem-solving” “Team Roles” “Time Management” “Critical Thinking” “Decisions” “Verbal” and “Nonverbal”
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Putting It Into Practice
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
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Putting It Into Practice
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
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Putting It Into Practice
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
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Putting It Into Practice
From Information Technology 130.272.12.D
Intellectual Property
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Activity #3
“Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.”
Author Unknownhttp://www.quotegarden.com/writing.html
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Conclusion
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