Time Schedule:
Margaret R. Macdonald
LIS 561
Seattle Campus
Storytelling, past and present, noting its development as an art form. Analyzing storytellers materials (folk literature and literary forms) throughout historical periods. Essential techniques necessary to this artistic skill. Planning storytelling programs for various ages, interest groups, and situations, utilizing folk, classic, and contemporary literature.
Class description
How to tell stories. Lots of hands-on practice. How to select stories for performance, how to shape them, retelling for your own audiences. Applications for storytelling in your library or classroom. Background about the folkloric origins of tales we share. Knowledge of many good resources for future storytelling. The empowerment to go out and tell!
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Demonstration and hands-on story work in opening full day class. One on one advice via email. Forum discussions. Required storytelling with audiences of your own selection.
Recommended preparation
Become aware of storytelling in the world around you. Read Ruth Sawyer, Way of the Storyteller. (her comments only, not the stories)
Class assignments and grading
Performances followed by journaling. Creation of personally useful bibliographies.
Serious endeavor to try and try again at this art form. Submission of all required journals, bibliographies. Participation in online forum disussions.
