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This workshop:

Preparing you for your storytelling assessment task by:

• Revision of effective storytelling techniques.

• Practice of effective storytelling techniques.

• Ideas for teaching stories and storytelling.

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By Cathy Molitoris

Illustrated by

Sarah McConnell

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BUT DO IT

ANYWAY!

mime / actions

sound effects

facial expressions

voice

position

props

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Sights

Sounds

Smells

Tastes

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Memorize ... only

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Mime

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Facial Expression

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Children need to

learn about

emotions,

and how to deal

with them

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Voice Projection

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No need to shout!

But speak loudly

enough

And use clear diction

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Use Sound Effects

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And encourage the children to try copying them.

Words

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Props:

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things you can use to make your story come to life (even more).

Character Voices, Faces, Placement

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Walking

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character

emotion

setting

plot

Shows:

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Demonstrate the talking and walking of a character.

Know what your number is.

Stand up quickly.

Classroom Management

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Story Lesson Plan Young learners in particular need a very active classroom and variety throughout the lesson. Ten minutes is probably the maximum length of time you can expect students of this age to focus their attention before you need to change gears. The following approach is one that works very well: • Sing. Students sing, recite, or read a passage from the

story in teams. • Listen. Students listen to the story from beginning to end. • Dance. Students get out of their chairs for some physical

activity. Often, this can be acting out the actions from the story, but there are unlimited possibilities.

• Draw. Students sit back down and illustrate new vocabulary.

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Get them to join in with the story

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Get them to retell stories

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Get them to tell their

own stories too

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Paired Talks

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Help them beat their shyness

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Play Dough Characters

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Ingredients: 2 cups flour 1 cup salt 1 tabsp oil 1 tabsp cream of tartar

Mix together

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Stir until smooth

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Heat (and stir) – beginning to thicken.

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Almost done

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Knead the dough

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Add drops of colour

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Knead the colour in

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More kneading needed

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Red and blue play dough

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• Group of 4 • 4 colours • Make

characters for a particular story

• Tell your story to another group