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Author:   Judy Sima ,  Kevin D. Cordi
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Libraries Unlimited Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 27.30cm
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9781563089190

ISBN 10:   156308919
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   30 April 2003
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

ContentsList of ReproduciblesixAcknowledgmentsxiStoryteller###8217;s PledgexiiiIntroductionxvSection I:Getting StartedChapter 1:Initial Preparations3Defining Your Goals and Objectives3Finding a Time and Place to Meet6Recruiting Students7Organizing the Space11Gathering Supplies12Chapter 2:Let the Meetings Begin15Creating a Safe Environment15Establishing Rules16Structuring the Meetings17Choosing a Name for Your Group20Establishing a Schedule21First Meeting Agenda21Meeting Formats25Section II:Growing Your Storytelling GroupChapter 3a:Teaching Storytelling Skills: Getting Ready to Tell Stories33Storytellers###8217; Bingo33Storytelling Scavenger Hunt42Hello Bingo45Meet My Friend48I Am, I Can, I Like, I Hope50Academy Awards Acceptance Speech51###8220;Me###8221; Story Bags52Partner Storytelling54Hot Seat57Toy Stories59Magic Key61Chain or Circle Storytelling61Chapter 3b:Teaching Storytelling Skills: The Story Learning Process65Step 1. Choose It: Choosing a Story to Tell68Step 2. Read It: Reading the Story Aloud70Step 3. Picture It: Drawing, Outlining, or Mapping the Story71Step 4. Imagine It: Visualizing or Imagining the Story75Step 5. Practice It: Rehearsing the Story76Step 6. Tell It: Telling the Story to an Audience77vvi ContentsChapter 4a:Strengthening Storytelling Skills: Advanced Activities83Rotation Station83Virginia Reel85Exaggeration Station87All Hands Down88Emotions Circle89Pass the Mask91Excuses, Excuses92Tall Tale93Good News-Bad News94To Get or ###8220;Mother May I###8230;###8221;95Drawing from a Description96Chapter 4b:Strengthening Storytelling Skills: Activities for Adapting and Creating Stories101Crafting Adapted and Original Stories for Performance102Bare Bones Fables103Five Times Three: Audience Participation106Telling Your Own Story111Personal Encounter with an Animal113Point of View114Crazy Mixed-Up Fairy Tales116A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words117Chapter 5:Coaching: Guiding the Youth Storyteller121What Is Coaching?121What Coaching Is Not122The Rules of Coaching123The Atmosphere of Coaching124Three Styles of Coaching125Developing Your Coaching Skills126Chapter 6:Nurturing the Group129Keeping Students Motivated129Levels of Achievement130Finding Role Models and Coaches133Dealing with Problem Situations134Section III:Performing and BeyondChapter 7:Telling the Tales141Are We Ready?141Using a Microphone142Field Trip/Performance Checklist142Rules of the Road148Silent Signals149Then Let###8217;s Get Set151Dressing the Part151Choosing Stories151Group Chant152Contents viiPuppets, Props, and Instruments154Warm-Up Exercises155Master of Ceremonies (or Maestro)156And Off We Go!157Public Performances157Places to Tell160Gift of Reading161Youth Storytelling Exchange162Family Storytelling Festival164National Storytelling Youth Olympics165Home Again166Evaluating the Performance166Thank You Letters167Wrapping Things Up168Planning For The Future170National Youth Storytelling Pegasus Awards171Chapter 8:Creating a Traveling Troupe173Creating a Troupe Identity174Initiation into the Troupe175Scheduling Separate Meetings175Assigning Leadership Roles175Provide Storytelling Opportunities176Troupe and Leadership176Chapter 9:Raising Funds While Telling Stories179Establishing Rates181Taking the Show on the Road182Telling for Civic Service Groups182Schools and Day-Care Centers182Country Fairs or Special Community Events182Conferences and Conventions183The Public Library183Retirement Homes and Senior Centers183Camps and Outdoor Programs183Bringing the Audience to You184Tellabration and Youth Tellabration184Special Programs to Promote Literacy184Storytelling Festival184Renaissance Dinner185Ghost Story Program in a Haunted House185Ethnic or Cultural Festival185Additional Programs to Provide Funding185Mime-a-Thon185Book and Story Drive185Story Delivery Service or ###8220;Story-A-Gram###8221;186Personal Story Program186viii ContentsSection IV:Storytelling ResourcesBuilding a Storytelling Collection187Bibliography188Categories189Storytelling Theory, Practice, and How-To Guides189Storytelling Collections193Single Stories206Sources for Puppets, Props, and Instruments214Audio and Videocassettes215Storytelling Web Sites216Storytelling Organizations217Publishers and Distributors Specializing in Storytelling Books and Tapes219Appendix:Youthful Voices221Index233About the Authors241

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Starred Review Master storytellers Sima and Cordi offer a step-by-step approach to setting up and working with school age storytelling groups....This is an excellent resource for a teacher or library media specialist working with any age group of storytellers. The reproductive forms, checklists, sample letters and the extensive bibliography or recommended books alone make this a worthwhile purchase. Highly Recommended. -Library Media Connection steeped in the confidence of two expert storytelling organizers. You can do it. Sima and Cordi will help you. -Story Bag How I wish I had had this book when I was doing extended Oklahoma Arts Council residencies in the schools!...I recommend this book highly to storytelling groups of ALL ages! -Territorial Tattler A unique and reliable blueprint for beginning and sustaining a successful group or troupe of storytellers from grades 4 to 12....Raising Voices is the complete, and essential, handbook for this special group of storytellers. -School Library Journal For those teachers and librarians who believe in story and the value of storytelling with youth, this book is a must-purchase.... Sima offers a highly recommended purchase worth every penny for those seeking fun ways to program and facilitate skill-development.... -VOYA ?steeped in the confidence of two expert storytelling organizers. You can do it. Sima and Cordi will help you.?-Story Bag ?How I wish I had had this book when I was doing extended Oklahoma Arts Council residencies in the schools!...I recommend this book highly to storytelling groups of ALL ages!?-Territorial Tattler ?A unique and reliable blueprint for beginning and sustaining a successful group or troupe of storytellers from grades 4 to 12....Raising Voices is the complete, and essential, handbook for this special group of storytellers.?-School Library Journal ?For those teachers and librarians who believe in story and the value of storytelling with youth, this book is a must-purchase.... Sima offers a highly recommended purchase worth every penny for those seeking fun ways to program and facilitate skill-development....?-VOYA ?Raising Voices shows how storytelling gives youth the opportunity to find and develop their own special voice that otherwise may never be heard....[h]as relevance and utility for Texas Speech Communication Association and Texas Forensic Association and that the field of communication needs such a venue as storytelling.?-Texas Speech Communication Journal ?Starred Review Master storytellers Sima and Cordi offer a step-by-step approach to setting up and working with school age storytelling groups....This is an excellent resource for a teacher or library media specialist working with any age group of storytellers. The reproductive forms, checklists, sample letters and the extensive bibliography or recommended books alone make this a worthwhile purchase. Highly Recommended.?-Library Media Connection Raising Voices shows how storytelling gives youth the opportunity to find and develop their own special voice that otherwise may never be heard....[h]as relevance and utility for Texas Speech Communication Association and Texas Forensic Association and that the field of communication needs such a venue as storytelling. -Texas Speech Communication Journal

Starred Review Master storytellers Sima and Cordi offer a step-by-step approach to setting up and working with school age storytelling groups....This is an excellent resource for a teacher or library media specialist working with any age group of storytellers. The reproductive forms, checklists, sample letters and the extensive bibliography or recommended books alone make this a worthwhile purchase. Highly Recommended. -Library Media Connection How I wish I had had this book when I was doing extended Oklahoma Arts Council residencies in the schools!...I recommend this book highly to storytelling groups of ALL ages! -Territorial Tattler A unique and reliable blueprint for beginning and sustaining a successful group or troupe of storytellers from grades 4 to 12....Raising Voices is the complete, and essential, handbook for this special group of storytellers. -School Library Journal For those teachers and librarians who believe in story and the value of storytelling with youth, this book is a must-purchase.... Sima offers a highly recommended purchase worth every penny for those seeking fun ways to program and facilitate skill-development.... -VOYA steeped in the confidence of two expert storytelling organizers. You can do it. Sima and Cordi will help you. -Story Bag ?How I wish I had had this book when I was doing extended Oklahoma Arts Council residencies in the schools!...I recommend this book highly to storytelling groups of ALL ages!?-Territorial Tattler ?For those teachers and librarians who believe in story and the value of storytelling with youth, this book is a must-purchase.... Sima offers a highly recommended purchase worth every penny for those seeking fun ways to program and facilitate skill-development....?-VOYA ?Starred Review Master storytellers Sima and Cordi offer a step-by-step approach to setting up and working with school age storytelling groups....This is an excellent resource for a teacher or library media specialist working with any age group of storytellers. The reproductive forms, checklists, sample letters and the extensive bibliography or recommended books alone make this a worthwhile purchase. Highly Recommended.?-Library Media Connection ?steeped in the confidence of two expert storytelling organizers. You can do it. Sima and Cordi will help you.?-Story Bag ?A unique and reliable blueprint for beginning and sustaining a successful group or troupe of storytellers from grades 4 to 12....Raising Voices is the complete, and essential, handbook for this special group of storytellers.?-School Library Journal ?Raising Voices shows how storytelling gives youth the opportunity to find and develop their own special voice that otherwise may never be heard....[h]as relevance and utility for Texas Speech Communication Association and Texas Forensic Association and that the field of communication needs such a venue as storytelling.?-Texas Speech Communication Journal Raising Voices shows how storytelling gives youth the opportunity to find and develop their own special voice that otherwise may never be heard....[h]as relevance and utility for Texas Speech Communication Association and Texas Forensic Association and that the field of communication needs such a venue as storytelling. -Texas Speech Communication Journal

Raising Voices shows how storytelling gives youth the opportunity to find and develop their own special voice that otherwise may never be heard....[h]as relevance and utility for Texas Speech Communication Association and Texas Forensic Association and that the field of communication needs such a venue as storytelling. -Texas Speech Communication Journal

Author Information

JUDY SIMA, Media Specialist for more than 30 years, is the Michigan State Liaison to the National Storytelling Network. KEVIN CORDI, the first full-time high school storytelling teacher in the country, is co-chair of the National Storytelling Networks Youth Storytelling Special Interest Group. His program has received the National Service Award from the National Storytelling Network.

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