Power of Story, The: Teaching Through Storytelling

by Collins, Rives; Cooper, Pamela J.

• ISBN13: 9780137767090
• ISBN10: 0137767099
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

Previously titled Look What Happened to Frog, this text helps students become storytellers and use storytelling as a teaching technique across the curriculum. It encourages readers to find their own style of storytelling through exploring several different storytelling styles, and helps readers encourage storytelling by children as a learning experience for the children.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Storytelling Is...	1	(10)
Meet the storyteller	8	(2)
Caitlin Collins
Meet the storyteller	10	(1)
Jamie Hoel
This Is Why I Tell It: The Value of Telling Stories	11	(12)
Meet the storyteller	19	(4)
Anne Shimojima
We All Have Stories: Discovering Personal Narratives	23	(16)
Meet the storyteller	34	(5)
Nancy Donoval
Going to The Well: Choosing Stories for Telling	39	(10)
Meet the storyteller	45	(4)
Syd Lieberman
Taming Stories for Telling: How to Prepare a Story	49	(14)
Meet the storyteller	60	(3)
Donna Washington
The Story Is In the Telling: Finding Your Own Voice	63	(18)
Meet the storyteller	78	(3)
Betty Weeks
Bringing a Story To Life: Story Dramatization With Listeners	81	(12)
Meet the storyteller	88	(5)
Ernie Love
Happily Ever After: Exploring Storytelling Through Activities	93	(79)
Meet the storyteller	168	(4)
Kathy Phipps
Epilogue	172	(1)
References and Resources	173	(7)
Appendix A Short Lists of Essentials for Good Stories and Storytellers	180	(1)
Appendix B Storytelling Resources on the Internet	181