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A good story enhances your speech and makes it memorable. This manual offers instruction in telling folk tales, personal stories, stories with morals, emotional stories and stories about historical events or people. |
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| 1. The Folk Tale |
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7-9 minutes |
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To tell a folk tale that is entertaining and enjoyable for a specific |
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age group. |
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To use vivid imagery and voice to enhance the tale. |
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| 2. Let's Get Personal |
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6-8 minutes |
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To learn the elements of a good story. |
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To create and tell an original story based on a personal |
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experience. |
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| 3. The Moral of the Story |
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4-6 minutes |
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To understand that a story can be entertaining yet display moral |
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values. |
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To create a new story that offers a lesson or moral. |
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To tell the story, using the skills developed in the previous two |
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projects. |
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| 4. The Touching Story |
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6-8 minutes |
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To understand the techniques available to arouse emotion. |
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To become skilled in arousing emotions while telling a story. |
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| 5. Bringing History to Life |
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7-9 minutes |
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To understand the purpose of stories about historical events or |
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people. |
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To use the storytelling skills developed in the preceding projects to |
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tell a story about a historical event or person. |
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Note: Some presentations may require additional time for question-and-answer periods. |
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