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Storytelling
Designed
by:
Caren L. Hazelwood
,
Hand
Middle School
1)
CORE CURRICULUM OBJECTIVE(S):
Speak for a variety of purposes (tell
stories, share experiences, give directions,
participate in discussion, read literature
aloud, make announcements, make introductions,
give reports and speeches, conduct
interviews).
(7-SK-1)
(6-SK-1),
(8-SK-1)
[PACT III.A]
RESTATEMENT:
Students will retell stories to peers and then
to whole class.
GRADE
LEVEL: 7
SUBJECT:
Reading/Language Arts (speaking)
2)
OVERVIEW:
Students will retell short stories to peers
and then to whole class.
3)
FOCUS/ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
Can you retell a story to the class?
4)
TIME FRAME:
The lesson consists of a 50-minute period to
seek out and copy a short story from the
computer. The time limit for memorization will
depend on the level of student ability.
One 50-minute period is needed to
practice storytelling. Presentations could
take two 50-minute periods depending on class
size.
5)
RESOURCES:
Short
story books (398.2 in the library)
Story
Arts web sites - http://www.storyarts.org/library/nutshell/index.html
(concise folktales) and http://www.storyarts.org/library/aesops/index.html
(Aesop's Fables).
Notebooks
6)
ASSESSMENT:
A rubric follows the lesson.
Students could assist in developing a
new weighting system for the rubric if
desired.
7)
INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES:
ACTIVITY
ONE
Each
student should research short stories and
select a short story that can be retold.
The stories will be rewritten in the
student's own words (the copy is turned in at
grading time).
The stories will be presented orally
and should last between five and seven minutes
(see rubric requirement for time limit).
After selecting the story, students
should begin memorizing their stories. (The time limit for memorization will depend on the level of
student ability.)
ACTIVITY
TWO
Students
will pair up and practice telling their
stories to each other.
Students will give their partner input
concerning the presentation.
Students can choose another student to
practice again if time allows.
The teacher can determine if more
practice is necessary. (Group size can be
adjusted to three students instead of two.)
ACTIVITY
THREE
Students
will present their story to the entire class.
(Optional Activity: The presentations
could be video taped as a gift for an
elementary school or a day care center.
As with Authors' Celebrations, you can
celebrate the story telling with a special
day.) The
presentations could also be linked to various
Visual Literacy contests.
Story
Telling Event
Name______________________________________
Can
you retell a story to the class?
Sure
you can!
And you will!
First you need to find a short story
for enjoy.
You are looking for a story that can be
retold in only five to seven minutes.
Books of short story can be found at
398.2 in the library/media center.
Story Arts web sites to visit are
listed below.
For
concise folktales - http://www.storyarts.org/library/nutshell/index.html
For
Aesop's Fables
-
http://www.storyarts.org/library/aesops/index.html
After
finding your story, write the story using your
own words.
Begin memorizing the story.
You will practice the story telling
with another student on _______.
Our final story telling celebration
will be on _______.
Storytelling
Grading Rubric
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5 |
4 |
3 |
2
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0 |
WEIGHT |
| PRESENTATION |
Presenter
seems highly prepared and practiced. |
Presenter
seems adequately prepared and
practiced. |
The
presenter seems prepared and
practiced. |
The
presenter seems somewhat prepared and
practiced. |
The
presenter lacks obvious preparation. |
6
x___=_____ |
| DELIVERY |
Presenter's
voice is clear and distinct.
Presenter makes eye contact
with the audience and maintains
composure throughout entire
presentation. |
Presenter's
voice is clear and distinct.
Presenter makes eye contact
with the audience and maintains
composure. |
Presenter's
voice is somewhat clear and distinct.
There is little eye contact
with audience, but the presenter
maintains composure. |
Presenter's
voice is somewhat clear.
There is little eye contact
with audience, and the presenter fails
to maintain composure. |
Presenter's
voice is not clear or distinct.
There is no eye contact and/or
the presenter fails to maintain
composure. |
4
x ___=____ |
| FLOW |
Story's
flow is continuous with no repeating. |
Story's
flow is choppy with no repeating. |
Story's
flow is interrupted with one repeat. |
Story's
flow is interrupted with two repeats. |
Story's
flow is interrupted with too many
repeats. |
4
x ___=____ |
| TIME |
The
story lasts 5 to 7 minutes. |
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The
story is between 4 to 8 minutes. |
|
The
story is over 9 minutes OR under 4
minutes. |
2
x ___=____ |
| PARTICIPATION |
Student
participates throughout the
storytelling process. |
|
Student
occasionally lacks participation
throughout the storytelling process. |
|
Student
lacks participation throughout the
storytelling process. |
2
x ___=____ |
| COPY
OF STORY |
Student
turns in copy of story. |
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No
copy turned in. |
2
x ___=____ |
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FINAL
GRADE |
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