Telling stories - elements of storytelling
Listening to stories being told is enjoyable but what about when it comes to telling stories to others? Many of us find speaking in front of an audience a bit challenging but if you practise you can ease your anxiety and hopefully make the experience less stressful and more fun.
Open the link below to read about telling stories.
Open the link www.meetmeatthecorner.org and then follow the instructions below to watch a storyteller in action. He will explain a little about stories.
1. In the Search Videos box type 'jehann clements'.
2. Open the search result titled 'Storytelling in Central Park'. This is an interview with Jehann Clements at the Hans Christian Anderson Statue.
Go to the link www.ocls.info and follow the instructions below to watch and listen to some storytellers.
1. Open the 'Virtual Library' link in the menu on the left-hand side.
2. Find and select the link 'OCLS Videos'.
3. Open the 'Storytelling' link.
4. Watch and listen to 'The Biggest Lie' and complete the overview at the link below. Think about how the story is told. Focus on how the teller uses her body AND voice.
Storytelling overview
5. Open the link below to complete the PMI (plus, minus, interesting) on this storytelling performance.
Explore this site by listening to a few more of the stories. As you watch and listen think about how the storytellers tell their stories. Complete a PMI in your journal for each of the stories you listen to.
Open the link www.aesopfable.com. Select a couple of the fables which have audio.
Each of the fables presented in audio form has been read by a young person, rather than told. How can you tell that these are readings and not 'tellings'?
Select one of the fables. Use the fishbone at the link below to prepare a skeleton outline of the fable's narrative elements.
Fishbone - skeleton outline of a story
Use your completed fishbone to practise retelling the fable. Add extra details such as descriptions to flesh out the story as you tell the fable using only your fishbone as a reference.
1. Record your retelling.
2. Listen to your storytelling.
3. Make some notes in your journal about how you might do this differently next time.
4. Share your recording with others and discuss each other's storytelling skills.
