Category Archives: Storytelling in School

Storytelling thoughts that deal with using storytelling in an educational setting.

Do tell

Posted on January 2, 2008 by hdh

One of the important things to consider as a storyteller, is, “Why am I doing this?” Storytelling is an art. And as any artist, one uses their genre for self-expression; A way of sharing that which they enjoy. Unlike most … Continue reading →

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Tales for 2

Posted on November 19, 2007 by hdh

Telling stories on my own requires a lot of work. I have to find the story I like, decide for what audience it will fit, learn the text of the story and then craft it to become a telling tale. … Continue reading →

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What will you remember 20 years from now?

Posted on February 16, 2007 by hdh

One of the scenarios that I put interviewing teacher candidates in when I was on interviewing committees was, “Pretend that we hired you, and you’ve now been teaching here for 20 years. You run into one of your ex-students from … Continue reading →

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Elements of Story

Posted on January 17, 2007 by hdh

One of the writing/storytelling activities that I did as a teacher was entitled, “Elements of Story”. The premise of the lesson involved a discussion with the class of elements necessary to make good fictional stories. The elements that we developed … Continue reading →

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The Power of Telling

Posted on January 11, 2007 by hdh

I began my storytelling career in 1981.The Shoreham-Wading River Middle School cast me as Hans Christian Anderson in the musical play by the same name. Up until that point in my life (all 30 years of it) I had never … Continue reading →

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