STORYTELLING UNIT

 

                Storytelling is an art as old as mankind. Through every age, people have told stories. Stories have always been told and for lots of reasons: to entertain, to tell history, to pass cultural knowledge from one generation to another, or to illustrate ideas.

                You have already done the research for the story when you interviewed your elders over Christmas vacation. Use the information you gathered to create a story dealing with an event, a person or a situation which you learned about from your elder. If you need more information, please re-interview your elder to fill in the gaps. Once you have filled in all the gaps, sit down and think about what you wish to write a story about. You  may use any source you need to write your story BUT the story must fulfill the basic requirements listed below.

 

                1. The subject of your story must deal with some event, heirloom, person or situation which you learned about through your interview with your elder.

 

                2. The story should appeal to an age group of 6-12 year olds. Use vocabulary, structure and wordage appropriate to that age group.

 

                3. The story should be rich in character development, plot (beginning, middle and end—include the 3 C’s: conflict, climax and conclusion) and setting description. SEE THE CHART ON MY WEB SITE. THIS CHART SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTRED ON THE DUE DATE GIVEN BEFORE YOU WRITE YOUR STORY.

 

                4. Story length, word processed, should be 2-3 pages, double spaced, with a correct heading and a creative title.

 

                5. You will eventually be presenting this story to a group of peers. While writing your story, make it your own. Develop a setting, characters and a plot that you like and are comfortable in presenting. Get to know your characters and the story line as you write it for this will help you prepare for when you begin to rehearse your presentation.

 

                6. The written story will be worth 100 points and the presentations will also be worth 100 points.

 

                7. This story will not be conferenced.