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Start-Up Activity
Ask students what funny things have happened recently to them, friends, and family. To get the ball rolling, tell about a funny event from your own life (preferably something a little self-deprecating). Your example will embolden students to tell stories about themselves. Encourage storytellers, and lead the class in laughter.
After a few students have shared, tell them, "Before phones and computers and TVs, this is what we used to do. We'd sit around a campfire and tell these stories and entertain each other. But it's not just entertainment. It's also how we remember important events and the people we care about. It's how we make sense of our lives. Narratives are powerful tools for entertainment but also for making meaning. A narrative can be a story about getting your shoe stuck on fresh bubble gum on a sidewalk, or it can be Romeo and Juliet, or anything in between." This chapter will help students tell their own stories, from sticky bubble gum to life-changing events.
Think About It
“The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.”
—Neil Gaiman
Start-Up Activity
Ask students what funny things have happened recently to them, friends, and family. To get the ball rolling, tell about a funny event from your own life (preferably something a little self-deprecating). Your example will embolden students to tell stories about themselves. Encourage storytellers, and lead the class in laughter.
After a few students have shared, tell them, "Before phones and computers and TVs, this is what we used to do. We'd sit around a campfire and tell these stories and entertain each other. But it's not just entertainment. It's also how we remember important events and the people we care about. It's how we make sense of our lives. Narratives are powerful tools for entertainment but also for making meaning. A narrative can be a story about getting your shoe stuck on fresh bubble gum on a sidewalk, or it can be Romeo and Juliet, or anything in between." This chapter will help students tell their own stories, from sticky bubble gum to life-changing events.
Think About It
“The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.”
—Neil Gaiman
