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The use of stories in the YLs class. Liruso, Susana M. Boglione, M. Angélica Requena, Pablo E. What is a story?. Narration that builds up a tension only released at the end. Affective bond. Events Characters Ideas.
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The use of stories in the YLs class Liruso, Susana M. Boglione, M. Angélica Requena, Pablo E.
What is a story? • Narration that builds up a tension only released at the end. • Affective bond. • Events • Characters • Ideas
Why should we use stories with kids? • To foster listening comprehension. • To improve concentration. • To develop imagination. • To acquire vocabulary. • …..
Mood Pace Character Voice “EMOTIONAL IMPACT”
In a dark, dark house, there was a dark, dark stair. Up the dark, dark stair, there was a dark, dark hall. Down the dark, dark hall, there was a dark, dark room. Behind the dark, dark room, there was a dark, dark closet.
In the dark, dark closet, there was a dark, dark box, In the dark, dark box, there was a dark, dark hand, And the dark, dark hand, said… “GOTCHA!!” Traditional American Story
Kinds of Understanding (K. Egan, 2001)
Somatic • Mythic • Romantic • Philosophic • Ironic
Somatic Understanding • Physical, bodily understanding • Mythic Understanding • Making sense of the world through language COGNITIVE TOOLS Fantasy Metaphor Rhyme and Rhythm Binary Oppositions
Everybody depends on the mouth From “Eu conto, tu contas, ele conta… Estórias Africanas” Compilador Aldónio Gomes (1999)
What does the mouth say? king I mouth my hear the are weak one food arrogant can tired hungry friends the eyes body am stomach is very hands is see the are important
What does the mouth say? king I mouth my hear the are weak one food arrogant can tired hungry friends the eyes body am stomach is very hands is see the are important
What does the mouth say? king I mouth my hear the are weak one food arrogant can tired hungry friends the eyes body am stomach is very hands is see the are important
What does the mouth say? king I mouth my hear the are weak one food arrogant can tired hungry friends the eyes body am stomach is very hands is see the are important
What does the mouth say? king I mouth my hear the are weak one food arrogant can tired hungry friends the eyes body am stomach is very hands is see the are important
What does the mouth say? king I mouth my hear the are weak one food arrogant can tired hungry friends the eyes body am stomach is very hands is see the are important
Choose a word and connect it with two more body eyes arrogant hear tired stomach heart hands listen cake eat arrogant dinner legs mouth important body king refuse ears walk weak see food
ELEMENTS OF APPEAL • Atemporality • Spatial Indetermination • Linear and triple action • Archetypical characters • Personification • Magic
What is imaginative education? http://www.ierg.net/about/whatis.html Susana Liruso smliruso@fl.unc.edu.ar