A Creativity Challenge to make a story jar based on the tale of how Mrs Ellis created the Mere at Ellesmere.
The Story of an old lady from Shifnal and her encounter with an owl. A video telling with information on how to use archives to inform stories.
The Story of “whipper-in” Tom Moody and how his ghost haunts Apley Woods in Wellington. A video telling with information on how to use archives to inform stories.
How to work with local folktales. With ideas for half day, whole day or longer projects. There are downloadable Welsh and English language versions of the stories used and lots of videos to watch.
Everything you need to make and use story creation games in easy to use downloadable pdfs.
Everything you need to make and use a Story Sash and other objects to tell circular and there and back tales in easy to use downloadable pdfs.
Everything you need to make and use a Kamishibai in easy to use downloadable pdfs.
Everything you need to make and use nested boxes in easy to use downloadable pdfs.
Everything you need to make and use story cubes in easy to use downloadable pdfs.
A family creativity challenge to make a ‘stained-glass’ window depicting a story of St. Milburga of Much Wenlock.
Taking the Stage; using the stage to help your audience visualize the story, and a recap of the basic skills of storytelling.
Engaging the Audience; how to involve your audience and let it help you shape the tale.
Timing; the role of timing in storytelling, with group exercises to experiment with its impact.
Composition; the function of description, narrative and speech in composing a story, introducing ‘firework’ moments and a pictorial way to show the developing patterns.
Structure; stories have different ‘shapes’ (circular, there-and-back, nested, envelope, linear), group exercises to help identify these and use the shape so you tell the tale your own way.
Characterization; Whole and small group exercises to develop your characters and help your listeners distinguish between them.
Repetition and Sequences; why these are an important part of oral storytelling, and opportunities to practice creating phrases help your audience listen and understand.
Speech; group exercises to develop conversations between characters to add interest to your stories.
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