welcome storytellers!
We all enjoy a good story. Right?
Of course we do! Stories are everywhere--books, plays, poems, commercials, even Twitter. Some of the best storytellers are people we know--our friends and family. Let's face it, we are natural storytellers. Like Shekhar Kapur said, "we are the stories we tell ourselves." And we have been telling stories for thousands of years ...
Of course we do! Stories are everywhere--books, plays, poems, commercials, even Twitter. Some of the best storytellers are people we know--our friends and family. Let's face it, we are natural storytellers. Like Shekhar Kapur said, "we are the stories we tell ourselves." And we have been telling stories for thousands of years ...
“In 6,000 years of storytelling, [people have] gone from depicting hunting on cave walls to depicting Shakespeare on Facebook walls.” — Joe Sabia
According to scientists, evolution has wired our brains for storytelling. In fact, "personal stories and gossip make up 65% of our conversations. Whenever we hear a story, we want to relate it to our own experiences" (Widrich, 2012).
Perhaps Isak Dinesen understands our need for storytelling the best when she said, "to be a person is to have a story to tell."
If this is true, what story will you tell?
Perhaps Isak Dinesen understands our need for storytelling the best when she said, "to be a person is to have a story to tell."
If this is true, what story will you tell?
NB: This project-based learning (PBL) unit is designed for grade 10 students enrolled in an English-Language Arts course. The students will explore what it means to be human by investigating heroes and the art of storytelling, and by creating their own unique story. Through this process they will learn essential twenty-first century skills.