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During unit 5, students will learn and participate in the art of strong storytelling and narrative speaking. Day 1 - What makes a strong story? (Sample story: Ernesto Quiñonez Spanish Harlem, 7th grade) Day 2 - Storytelling to the Senses (Sample story: Mishka Shuvali Hour 504, Segment 2) Day 3 - The Building Blocks of a good story (Talk by Ira Glass) Day 4 - Storytelling Brainstorming / Choosing a storytelling topic Prompts: Bryan Regan on “family stuff”, “little league”, “spelling bee”, “kids’ games”,“science fair project” Brainstorm: Family Brainstorm: Elementary Memories Day 5 - How to START a good story Option #1: Start in the middle of the action Option #2: Start with an overarching idea/theme (for an example of both options, click HERE and listen to “Moth Radio Hour 504 BILLBOARD”- it’s a 1 minute promo that gives the first lines of two stories) One Sentence Stories KP's Sample Storytelling Speech Day 6 - How to craft/encode the REST of the story well (word choice, etc.) Option #1: Bring audience THERE through first hand feelings and character voices, etc. (Sample Story: Jim Krehn - Church Latin (start @ 7:51 or 10:19; a 9-year old alter boy must say the Latin prayer at mass - and he hasn’t rehearsed) Option #2: Craft similes/metaphors that create a VISUAL for your audience Day 7 - Writing Day (active vs. passive voice; sentence structures & verbs) (strong word choice / avoiding vague descriptions - Watch “A Case Against Good & Bad”) Day 8 - Writing Day (starting your story well) Day 9 - Writing Day (ending your story well) Additional radio stories: click here http://www.prx.org/pieces/67465-the-moth-radio-hour-504http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loxJ3FtCJJA&feature=relmfuhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=e4lGldoXP6Ahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXLUncbZKbs&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1cYS6aGstUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKid2c4JcXwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUDWcF9nkZc&feature=relatedUnit_3_-_Storytelling_files/Storytelling%20%28brainstorm1%20-%20family%29.pdfUnit_3_-_Storytelling_files/Storytelling%20%28brainstorm2%20-%20elementary%29.pdfhttp://www.prx.org/pieces/67465-the-moth-radio-hour-504http://www.onesentence.org/Unit_3_-_Storytelling_files/KP%27s%20Speech%20Class%20-%20Storytelling%20Speech%20%28Sample%29.m4vhttp://www.flumecast.com/watch/jim-krenn-church-latin-181.htmlhttp://www.flumecast.com/watch/jim-krenn-church-latin-181.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5zDkW1thls&feature=g-all-uhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5zDkW1thls&feature=g-all-uhttp://www.prx.org/themoth/shapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7shapeimage_2_link_8shapeimage_2_link_9shapeimage_2_link_10shapeimage_2_link_11shapeimage_2_link_12shapeimage_2_link_13shapeimage_2_link_14shapeimage_2_link_15shapeimage_2_link_16
Youtube videos:
Speech - unit 3 storytelling speeches
Unit question: what makes a story last?