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Better Critical Thinking and Writing Through Oral Storytelling 9 - 14 Years

Completed by 16 learners
Ages 8-12
Live Group Class
Develop better reading/writing skills through organized oral storytelling—telling a story based on your favorite book.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(450 reviews)
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Live video meetings
1x per week, 2 weeks
3-8 learners per class
55 min

What's included

2 live meetings
1 hrs 50 mins in-class hours
Homework
1-2 hours per week. For Unit 2, students will prepare to tell a story based on one of their favorite books. The story will be five to ten minutes in length. Students will be provided an organizational outline Students should expect to spend between 1 and 2 hours preparing their story.
Assessment
Assessment will be in the response and discussion after they tell their story in Unit 2.

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 6
In this two-day class learn how to organize your thoughts, gather your words, and build your confidence to successfully tell stories orally. The process is much the same as preparing to write the five paragraph essay. In addition, the student gains public speaking skills.

In Unit One I will teach storytelling preparation with the use of thesis and outline. I will show examples and tell them a story based on one of my favorite books. We will examine the usefulness of the thesis and outline of details from the story I tell. The students will be assigned to prepare a story using these techniques for the next unit.

In Unit Two the students will take the spotlight and tell a story based on one of their favorite books with the goal of being organized, engaging, making the points they want to make, and having fun. Finally, we will discuss their storytelling preparations and storytelling experience.

Learning Goals

Students will learn organizational skills needed for clear thinking, speaking, and writing.
Students will gain confidence speaking at length in front of others

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Stories are expected to be based upon books appropriate for the audience age group.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I am a published author of many short stories, three young adult novels, and three memoirs. I have had the pleasure of orally telling stories to groups of children for over two decades. Stories are what the universe is made of.

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