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47 Telling Stories

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236
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Write Away

Telling Stories Opening Page

Start-Up Activity

Tell your students one of your favorite folktales or fairy tales.

Afterward, ask students to name their favorite stories, fairy tales, or tall tales. Then have students turn to their neighbors to discuss their favorite stories.

Let your class know that this chapter will help them tell great stories to entertain their friends.

Think About It

“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”

― Philip Pullman

State Standards Covered in This Chapter

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.4

LAFS Covered in This Chapter

LAFS.2.RL.1.1

LAFS.2.RL.1.2

LAFS.2.RL.2.5

LAFS.2.SL.1.2

LAFS.2.SL.2.4

TEKS Covered in This Chapter

110.4.b.6.B

110.4.b.8

110.4.b.9.A

110.4.b.8.C

TEKS Covered in This Chapter

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Sample Story

Gather your students in a reading circle. Then read aloud "Three Billy Goats Gruff" from pages 237–238.

Afterward, tell the story (instead of reading it word for word). Paraphrase it, looking out at students, connecting with them, and making the story dramatic by changing your voice, facial expressions, gestures, and postures.

Ask students how telling a story is different from just reading it. Ask them to list some of the ways you brought the story to life in your telling.

Let them know that when they tell their own stories, they will not be reading them word for word from a script. Instead, they will be using their own words, making them dramatic with tone, expressions, gestures, and body language.

State Standard Reference:
LAFS Standard:
LAFS.2.RL.1.1
TEKS Standard:
110.4.b.6.B, 110.4.b.8
NE ELA Standard:
LA 2.1.6.i

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Level:
Grade 2
Form:
StoryTall Tale
21st Century Skills:
Reading
English Language Arts:
Reading

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Storytelling Tips

After reviewing the tips on this page, have students choose a story to tell in front of the class. Recommend they pick a story that is not too long and not too short. Encourage them to turn to the following places to find a favorite story, folktale, tall tale, or fairy tale:

  • a reading textbook
  • the kid's section at the library
  • a favorite book from home
  • something told often by a parent or grandparent

 

State Standard Reference:
LAFS Standard:
LAFS.2.SL.2.4
NE ELA Standard:
LA 2.3.1, LA 2.3.1.a

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Level:
Grade 2
Form:
StoryTall Tale
21st Century Skills:
Performing Project