WHAT IS A FLANNEL GRAPH. This teaching tool is called by different names: Visual Board Frick Board Slap Board Felt Board Choreograph Videograph The tool consists of only two Parts - a board covered with flannel and objects having fluzzy and napped backing. The principle involved is the interlooking of fibres of two rough or hairy surfaces‚ so that the pieces pressed on to a background which is hard and vertical will stay. It can be illustrated on a larger scale by pressing two
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The Brain Science of Storytelling The New Oxford American Dictionary defines ‘Story’ as “an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.” Lisa Cron offers a more robust definition which reflects more on what should be at the heart of a compelling story : “A story is how ‘what happens’ (plot) affects ‘someone’ (protagonist) who is trying to achieve what turns out to be a difficult ‘goal’ (story question)‚ and ‘how he or she changes’ (story arc) as a result” (11). As stories
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Storytelling gives us the ability to take a step into a different time and place for a moment and see the world through another person’s eyes. Stories from the past are significant for newer generations; they help people grow and connect with their elders. Without these stories‚ there would be little knowledge about the past’s people‚ their passions‚ wisdom and lifestyle. Particularly‚ authors‚ Momaday‚ Fixico and Wallace‚ transport us into a different world through their stories and they explain
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Stories have been used for a long time to entertain‚ teach‚ and even help some learn lessons about life. A long time ago there were people known as story tellers who specialized in communicating these stories. These story tellers even in ancient times were highly regarded and trusted. They were able to not only entertain the ones listening but also teach a lesson. Fables are another form of this story telling‚ they also entertain‚ and give a fun explanation to things that may never be explained‚
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Storytelling Ω Advait Dange 11a Storytelling is an art that consists of conveying messages‚ truths‚ information‚ knowledge‚ or wisdom to an audience in an entertaining manner. Music‚ art or props can be used to make the audience enjoy or understand more the message being conveyed (Dudley). There are many types of stories such as fairytales‚ fables‚ tall tales‚ folklore‚ epic stories‚ hero tales‚ ghost tales‚ trickster tales‚ legends and myths (“History of Storytelling.”). Storytelling has
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The Arabian Nights: Saving Lives through Stories Hurriya Hassan Topic 2‚ Paper 1 Dr. R. Amatulli Global Literature I‚ Winter Session 12th January‚ 2015 Storytelling is a great teaching tool that has been used since the beginning of time. Oral tradition has been constantly used in many cultures and society in order to tell a story that consists of a moral that helps an individual learn about certain life lessons. These stories are passed down to them so they can be retold to their future
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a magical realism novel in which elements of Salman Rushdie’s imagination are put together to demonstrate the importance and significance of storytelling. Through the story‚ Rushdie conveys to the reader what his notion of good story elements are. One of these elements is a story’s ability to possess antithetical relationships. Haroun and the Sea of Stories contains many symbols alluding to the value of complementary elements of a story; these symbols also being
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bundles of other stories." p. 233 In this quote Leslie Silko describes the value of storytelling in Pueblo people everyday life‚ she equals storytelling to collective memory of the people. I find it very interesting because just the other day I heard Dr. Richard Leo Enos from TCU proclaim that the Iliad was written as a means of mnemonics‚ a mere technique of information retention. I find it amazing that storytelling can be viewed at the same time as both collective memory‚ the memory of a group of
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Teacher Resource: What is Traditional Literature? Traditional literature is a genre that deals specifically with stories that were passed down through oral storytelling from generation to generation. Traditional literature consists of songs‚ stories‚ poems and riddles from anonymous sources. There are many forms of traditional literature (myths‚ fables‚ epics‚ ballads‚ legends‚ folk rhymes‚ folktales) and many of the categories do overlap. Folktales are a major form of traditional literature
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Years ago‚ when I started niche blogging‚ I used to keep my storytelling skills confined to the ’creative writing’ label and I used nothing but cold‚ objective‚ descriptive words in my first articles. The mere thought of writing for a niche gave me shivers. It made me anxious. I didn’t like that ice-cold sensation writing descriptive paragraphs gave me. The storyteller in me itched to take the lead and turn that boring piece of copy into joyful writing that would make my readers smile‚ laugh‚ frown
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