Maricopa Community Colleges  EDU292AC   19962-20002 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  11/23/99  
EDU292AC     19962-20002 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Storytelling: Integration and Application in the Classroom
Assist in the integration and application of storytelling to the learning environment in the classroom. Brief review of the cultural context of storytelling and the delivery techniques and styles of storytelling. Prerequisites: EDU292AA and EDU292AB
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
EDU292AC   19962-20002 Storytelling: Integration and Application in the Classroom
1. Identify three cultural stories that exist today that derive from the storytelling tradition. (I)
2. Identify three delivery techniques to add color and interest to telling a story. (II)
3. Explain how to research stories for classroom use. (III)
4. Define four ways that stories can be used to impart a lesson, a value, and/or knowledge. (IV)
5. Define lesson objectives for your teaching unit and identify two stories to meet those objectives. (IV)
6. Create a classroom lesson or activity and show where story can be told. (IV)
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EDU292AC   19962-20002 Storytelling: Integration and Application in the Classroom
    I. Cultural Stories (1)
        A. Locate African American folk tale, fairy tale, myth, legend, or story
        B. Locate Native American folk tale, fairy tale, legend, myth, or story
        C. Locate Hispanic folk tale, fairy tale, legend, myth, or story
        D. Locate your ethnic heritage folk tale, fairy tale, legend, myth, or story
      II. Delivery Techniques To Add Color and Interest To Telling a Story (2)
          A. Application of Voice
            1. Different voices for different characters in the story
            2. Using accents to match the location of story
          B. Application of Point of View
            1. First person
            2. Third Person
            3. A Combination
            4. Point of view of one of the characters in the story
          C. Application of Sound Effects
            1. Nature's elements like wind, rain, thunderstorm, etc.
            2. Animal sounds
            3. House sounds like creaking of doors, floors, etc.
          D. Application of Music
            1. Incorporating songs
            2. Incorporating instruments
          E. Application of Visual Imagery
            1. Choosing descriptive words
            2. Creating the picture in your mind and the minds of those listening
          F. Application of the Body
            1. Facial expressions to convey emotions
            2. Gestures from hands, arms, legs, head, etc. to emphasize a point
        III. Research Stories for Classroom Use (3)
            A. Local Libraries
            B. Local Storytelling Associations-Tellers of Tales in Phoenix and Tucson
            C. Bibliography on Stories
            D. National Association for the Perpetuation of Stories
            E. Tell Net on the Internet
          IV. Using Stories in the Classroom (4, 5, 6)
              A. Expanding Cultural Awareness
              B. Recognition of Self and Acceptance of Others
              C. Building Community
              D. Sharing Universal Wisdom and Unspoken Truth
              E. Improve Speaking Skills
                1. More vivid spoken imagery
                2. Develop confidence in public speaking
              F. Enhance Listening Skills
              G. Application of Use of Imagination
              H. Enhance Language Skills
                1. Building and augmenting vocabulary
                2. Sequencing skills
                3. More vivid written imagery
                4. Greater exposure to many literary forms
              I. Increase Interest in Reading and Developing Reading Skills
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