Storytelling


 * Storytelling**

Storytelling is the art of telling a story rather than reading it aloud. Storytellers use gesture, voice techniques, rhythm, pitch, and other nuances of language to create dramatic effects and clarify meaning. Storytelling builds a repertoire of story language and literary experiences, enhances and extends the meaning of literary selections for students, and helps them to connect ideas and themes across cultures. Storytelling often makes information easier to remember. Telling stories is an entertaining and powerful form of communication that provides insight into history and cultures and reveals the hopes, fears, values, and accomplishments of individuals and society.
 * Description**

The teacher:
 * Method**
 * selects stories that are more appropriately told than read;
 * develops and practises the techniques to be used to create effect;
 * animates the key points of the story with sound and hand or body movements;
 * invites students into the story through their participation in refrains, repeated phrases, story actions, or sound effects;
 * helps students develop storytelling techniques;
 * uses storytelling to develop ideas and experiences, and to enrich language;
 * provides opportunities for students to tell stories;
 * invites storytellers to perform before the class or uses media and technology to provide storytelling performances.

Storytelling:
 * Considerations**
 * requires preparation and practice to develop critical elements;
 * may exclude some students who may feel uncomfortable performing;
 * requires careful story selection so that the richness of language, plot, and concept sustain the purpose and interest of the students.


 * Illustrations From The Mathematics Classroom**

The teacher invites a Native storyteller to class to share stories and discuss the importance of storytelling to his or her culture. More to come.
 * Elementary**

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 * Secondary**