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AT 225 - The Art of Storytelling for Teachers

Credits: 3

Storytelling is perhaps the most primal of human teaching modalities. In this course, the power and uses of storytelling as an art form, as a communication tool and as a persuasive medium are explored and studied. Students develop dramatic performance and public speaking skills in the preparation and telling of stories for an audience. Students also learn how to incorporate storytelling into the elementary level curriculum as an expressive and versatile teaching tool.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following:

  • Develop public speaking skills in voice and movement through repeated practice of storytelling performance.
  • Reconstruct a story for performance without rote memorization.
  • Analyze common story patterns and structures found in tales throughout the world.
  • Create and perform original personal narratives and other’s stories with dramatic engagement for an audience.
  • Research folktales, myths and legends for use on the stage or in the classroom.
  • Apply stories from other cultures to lessons that broaden the cultural experience of a classroom.
  • Leverage the unique power of storytelling for teaching lessons in academic disciplines within the elementary curriculum.



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