1. What is storytelling?

2. Origins of storytelling

3. Telling Your Story

GLOSSARY

1. Storytelling Glossary

2. Dialect Glossary

PRE AND POST PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
(to be used pre/post program at instructor discretion)

1. Octavia Sexton Pre and Post Activities

a. Elementary

b. Middle School

c. High School

2. Games for Teaching Storytelling (P-12)

3. Storytelling and Cultural Heritage: Activities to Tell Our Stories (P-12)

4. Folk Sayings: Cultural Aphorisms (4-12)

5. The Jenny Wiley Story: (7-12)

6. Story Pyramid: (P-12)

SUGGESTED READING (some activity related)

1. Appalachian Storytelling

2. Native American Traditions

II.  SUGGESTED READING (some activity related)

Revolutionary Theater Workshops (weeklong, intermediate/MS) : Children will create, perform and respond within the drama content. Students will engage in basic theater techniques for creating a character through movement and voice. They will be introduced to guidelines for audience and performer, and will become familiar with terminology and conventions used in the art of storytelling/acting. Students will also be introduced to the process of scripting a story (from the Page to the Stage) by adapting a specific period of the American Revolutionary War to perform as a drama.

III.  SUGGESTED READING (some activity related)

Substance Abuse Prevention/Red Ribbon Week (can be weeklong, intermediate – HS): Adolescent health is an important issue, and Octavia brings her storytelling background to bear upon issues like self-esteem, refusal skills, personal responsibility and decision-making, and positive peer support. Using role-play and critical thinking skills, Octavia helps students to create their own stories (with happy endings!) while exploring the decision-making and scripts necessary to making the right choices in their own lives. A great way to cover arts content and teach some important values in the process.