What skills do storytellers employ to bring to life the characters and events in their tales? After listening to a recording of a Haitian folk tale, class members consider how tone of voice, pace, and gestures can be used to enliven a presentation. 

Concepts

oral reading, oral tradition, interpretation, dramatizations, tone, volume, gestures

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Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Schedule the lesson prior to Halloween and have class members prepare an oral presentation of an original or a classic ghost story

Classroom Considerations

• Requires copies of "The Alligator and the Eagle," 
• While designed for theatre arts classes, the exercise may be used to prepare language arts students for oral presentations

Pros

• The seven-page packet includes detailed plans for each of the three tales, worksheets, and follow-up activities

Cons

• No link is provided to the recording of "The Little Boy and the Ayayay"

Common Core

SL.9-10.6 SL.11-12.6