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Start-Up Activity:
Ask your students if they know any great campfire stories or ghost stories. Have volunteers tell their tales to the class. After a few such stories, lead a discussion:
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What makes those stories fun to listen to?
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Why do we like to hear and tell stories?
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What emotion do you like to feel when you listen to a story: surprise, excitement, fear, sadness, elation? Why?
Tell your students that stories are one of the oldest ways that humans have entertained and taught each other, and that the love of stories runs deep in us. Then let them know they will be writing creative stories of their own to share.
Think About It
“The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.”
—Muriel Rukeyser
Start-Up Activity:
Ask your students if they know any great campfire stories or ghost stories. Have volunteers tell their tales to the class. After a few such stories, lead a discussion:
-
What makes those stories fun to listen to?
-
Why do we like to hear and tell stories?
-
What emotion do you like to feel when you listen to a story: surprise, excitement, fear, sadness, elation? Why?
Tell your students that stories are one of the oldest ways that humans have entertained and taught each other, and that the love of stories runs deep in us. Then let them know they will be writing creative stories of their own to share.
Think About It
“The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.”
—Muriel Rukeyser