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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students read and discuss an article about Olga Loya, a modern storyteller. They watch a videotaped performance of a story and then create a storytelling experience for a story of their choice to share with the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 8th
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Students discuss how Washington Irving is considered an important 19th century-American storyteller. They create their own version of a passage from 'The Legend' after listening to the story. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students research an individual from American History and chose a significant experience from that person's life. They write about the experience and are trained by a professional storyteller on how to present the material. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the Aboriginal storytelling tradition through the spoken word and through visual culture as they listen to stories of the "Dreamtime" told by the Aboriginal people and examine contemporary dot paintings. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 9th
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Students explore the elements of oral tradition and storytelling by interviewing three people from different generations. Students create a multimedia presentation of their interview. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students examine the specific form and function of tall tales and toasts. They discover the importance of performance in the telling of a story and the importance of rhythm in the telling of toasts. They create stories of their own, in the form of one of the styles of storytelling that they had heard in class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students explore cultures that use clay figures in the art of storytelling. They discover the importance of cultural history being passed through generations. Students form their own storyteller from a clay figure. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 6th
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Students create an autobiography and a family hisstory using an outline and interviews. Students present their family history and autobiography to the class. Students design and produce a symbolic representation of their family storyteller to be displayed in class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 8th
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Students explore the art of storytelling and stories from various cultures. Students experience Japanese and Chinese culture as well as Greek mythology. Students create and present their own Greek mythology topic to the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore Aboriginal storytelling traditions through the spoken word and through visual culture. They listen to stories of the Dreamtime told by the Aboriginal people and investigate Aboriginal storytelling in contemporary dot paintings. Full Review »
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