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de Vos, Gail. Storytelling for Young
Adults: A Guide to
Tales for Teens. Libraries Unlimited, 2003. This is a valuable resource for anyone interested in introducing storytelling to teens. de Vos takes the reader from storytelling basics, to finding the perfect story from any one of the categorized themes. The book is filled with a treasure trove of bibliographic resources which makes it a perfect book for beginning storytellers. Houston Mitchoff, Kate. "Ignite the Story Within." School Library Journal Feb. 2005, Vol. 51 Issue 2, 39-40. Ignite the Story Within focuses on the importance of storytelling and how it can effect every aspect of a child's education: higher test scores, increased language skills, better fluency as well as improved writing skills. The article glorifies the power of the oral story and the effect each of us can have as a storyteller through our community or the schools. Zipes, Jack. Creative Storytelling: Building Community, Changing Lives. New York: Routledge, 1995. This book is a step by step program created by Zipes that allows teachers to integrate storytelling into their daily curriculum. He discusses in depth why storytelling is so important and should play an active part in a child's education. As well as including an extensive bibliographic resourecs he includes many tales with creative adaptations. Stewart, Cherilyn. "Stand Up and Deliver: Unexpectedly, a Storytelling Program for Teens Turns into a Big Hit." School Library Journal May 2001, Vol. 47 Issue 5, 43. Stewart chronicles the Brighton Park branch of the Chicago Public Library which hosted a teens storytelling program. Twenty-one students aged 10 - 14 enrolled in the storytelling program and were taught how to use facial expression, voices, and body movement to enhance their stories. After three to four weeks of telling the story five times a day they were ready for their performance at the Harold Washington Library in downtown Chicago. It was a huge success and continues to be offered to teens. OTHER RESOURCES Hartenstine, Kristina. Teen Storytellers. Be-Mused Publications, 2001. Haven, Kendall and MaryGay Ducey. Crash Course in Storytelling. Libraries Unlimited, 2007. MacDonald, Margaret. Storytellers Start-Up Book. August House, 1993. Sheppard, Tim. Tim Sheppard's Storytelling Resources for Storytellers. 20 Apr. 2008 www.timsheppard.co.uk/story |
