Here’s your assignment sheet for the critique, which we will begin Tues. 2/28 and Wed. 2/29.
Fairy Tales & Fables – Analytical paper
Click below for the full rubric – and be sure to keep it in mind as you put the finishing touches on your papers.
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Final Pan’s Labyrinth Responses
Storytelling Rubric
As you mull over your stories, consider the rubric, too – make sure you both fulfill requirements and consider all components of your performance.
You will be grading and commenting on each other’s stories (anonymously) as well.
Thinking About Your Stories
We’ll listen to examples in class, but for those of you who are apprehensive about our storytelling unit (and I know some of you are!), I’d like to provide you with some examples of oral storytelling. The Moth is our primary source for themes and examples; the following are just a few of the many available online***. Feel free to search out your own examples, too! Remember – no notes or reading from a script as you tell your story.
Examples of “A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power” (The Moth)
Aimee Mullins: A Work in Progress
Charlene Strong: It Wasn’t Enough
Another excellent story that doesn’t fit under any of our blanket topics, but worth hearing:
Andrew Solomon: A Time of Hope
The following “This American Life” episode takes a bit more time, but raises some serious social issues through the lens of storytelling. Mike Daisey is a professional storyteller and comedian, and his style could be instructive as you consider your own.
***These links allow you to stream the audio online. However, if you want to take them on-the-go for vacation, search them in the Itunes store. The podcast downloads are free, and you can get individual episodes without subscribing. Warning, though – if you’re on public transportation or something, Charlene Strong’s story is the ONLY podcast to ever make me cry (and I’m made of some seriously tough stuff). Really, bawling like a baby in my car. Could get awkward, if you have a similar reaction…
Pan’s Labyrinth – 2/14-2/16
Here’s the note sheet to accompany Pan’s Labyrinth, which we’ll view this week. Be sure to take detailed notes so that you have them to reference for future writing!
Retell A Fairy Tale
The time has come – get creative! Retell a fairy tale of your own, using a traditional tale as your inspiration. Click below to view the full assignment.
***Remember to see me if you want to read the original Grimm or Hans Christian Andersen version of a tale not included in your packets. I can photocopy it for you to take home.
REMEMBER TO DOUBLE SPACE FINAL DRAFTS! : )
Connelly & Grimm – Hansel and Gretel
I do not have digital copies of the reading – both the retelling and the original tale are photocopied from “The Book of Lost Things,” which is in the center of your folders. The following document contains the individual writing prompts for this reading (from 2/7); since we went over #1 together before completing the other two questions, feel free to converse with me about your chart if you’d like some feedback before moving on.
Hansel and Gretel – Compare/contrast
Radiolab Audio
For our discussion of “The Ugly Duckling” on Friday, 2/3, we’ll listen to & discuss an excerpt from the following Radiolab episode. The overarching topic of this episode is “Games” and the role they play in our society, and this last portion that we will study questions our seemingly unflagging support for the “underdog” – no matter the situation.
Those who are absent Friday should download and listen to the audio clip on their own. The whole episode is a good one, so feel free to enjoy the whole thing – but you are only required to be familiar with 43:46-57:29.
“The Mouse and the Snake”
Writing questions for “The Mouse and the Snake,” completed 2/1 (F block) and 2/2 (G block).
1) Identify the following fable elements in this story:
-Character flaw that causes the conflict
-Moral/lesson to be learned from the conflict
2) Explain how this moral/lesson applies to real-life situations. (Give some examples.)
Stories and Storytelling 