Oral storytelling

actor, Martin Bonger is narrating a story to the audience. It is a dramatic production, there is a set, music, the performer has a costume and yet it also clearly storytelling. This reading will explore the signs that might define where this performance is storytelling and where it is acting or a blend of both. Although the word “storytelling” has many uses and meanings in this reading it is being understood in the…

Introduction Movies are entertainment and they tell stories about characters going through experiences. But what exactly is the content of the film? To find richer meaning in film, a variety of theories are developed to analyze films in order to understand how they created responses in viewers and just what they might mean. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000) is presented by its non-linear narrative structure. It provides the viewer with the ‘clues’ necessary to decode the film and help them to…

powerful and important storytelling is, is able to do so because it provides vivid examples of what the people of Huitzitzilin suffered with the Spanish conquerors. Some strengths of the book include the depth of the examples that the author was able to contribute with, as well as the way the book was presented to the reader. It was in a storytelling format that engages the reader and the reader is able to easily follow. Limón was successful in organizing the book in storytelling format because…

Through story telling, story analysis, and different points of view; Tim O’Brien gives the reader the open question of “How does fiction impact the perception of reality?” and allows the audience to form their own opinion. The main purpose of Storytelling is to reflect on a theme; however a well written story will also give the reader several differing opinions on it. “The Things They Carried” exemplifies this idea through several short stories. In one tale, Tim O’Brien,…

Course Reflection 1. After taking the course Speech 301 during spring semester of 2017, I have learned that before any speech is presented it first needs to go through a process of constructing it, which takes time and effort. But that’s not all, it takes research, creativity, and practice to prepare and deliver a good speech. You need to get the audience attention before even telling then what your speech is about. After you start delivering the speech it is also important to keep the audiences…

modern R&B music off of Ocean’s debut album, Channel Orange. The nearly ten minute epic can be cleanly split into two distinct parts, due to a drastic and total shift in tempo, timbre and texture at around the 4:27 mark in the piece, but Ocean’s storytelling allows the two pieces to coexist perfectly, forcing the listener to remain attentive throughout the entire piece despite its intimidating length. Ocean leaves his artistic presence all over this piece with his smooth, power vocals and his…

Christian Story and Our Story: Narrative Pedagogy in Congregational Life” by Benjamin Espinoza, Christian educators have known the importance of storytelling “to illustrate the theological truths” of the Bible’s stories. In his article, Espinoza tried to inform and persuade the reader of the importance of narrative pedagogy in the practice of storytelling in the Christian environment. Additionally, he wants the reader to understand the reasons for Christian educators should implement narrative…

Paula Hawkins has created contemporary novel, The Girl On The Train, which has solidified her place as a good author. When read and evaluated through the eyes of Victor Nabokov, I could find different ways Hawkins proves she is a storyteller, teacher and enchanter. With her diligent use of suspense and detail, along with the use of multiple unreliable perspectives, Hawkins puts readers through a psychological game of critical thinking. The farther into the story you get, the more questions you…

PROCESS OF THERAPY Beels identifies three stages of narrative therapy. First, through listening to the story of the problem, it is recast as an affliction of the client. To do this, the therapist and client concentrate on the effects rather than the causes of the problem. These efforts help in the process of externalizing the problem. Next, alternatives to the problem are explored, and an alternate story is created through focusing on unique outcomes or times when the problem was not manifest.…

children will recite the stories they learn in their own unique way as they remember them. While they are not always accurate with their recollections, retelling the stories will increase their language skills. A child day care should include storytelling to its regular daily schedule. Just before rest time would be the ideal time to gather the children in a circle either in chairs or on the floor to tell them some type of story. Stories can be about real-life people, animals and events, or…