The Arabian Nights: Saving Lives through Stories Hurriya Hassan Topic 2‚ Paper 1 Dr. R. Amatulli Global Literature I‚ Winter Session 12th January‚ 2015 Storytelling is a great teaching tool that has been used since the beginning of time. Oral tradition has been constantly used in many cultures and society in order to tell a story that consists of a moral that helps an individual learn about certain life lessons. These stories are passed down to them so they can be retold to their future
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Storytelling Ω Advait Dange 11a Storytelling is an art that consists of conveying messages‚ truths‚ information‚ knowledge‚ or wisdom to an audience in an entertaining manner. Music‚ art or props can be used to make the audience enjoy or understand more the message being conveyed (Dudley). There are many types of stories such as fairytales‚ fables‚ tall tales‚ folklore‚ epic stories‚ hero tales‚ ghost tales‚ trickster tales‚ legends and myths (“History of Storytelling.”). Storytelling has
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a magical realism novel in which elements of Salman Rushdie’s imagination are put together to demonstrate the importance and significance of storytelling. Through the story‚ Rushdie conveys to the reader what his notion of good story elements are. One of these elements is a story’s ability to possess antithetical relationships. Haroun and the Sea of Stories contains many symbols alluding to the value of complementary elements of a story; these symbols also being
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Stories have been used for a long time to entertain‚ teach‚ and even help some learn lessons about life. A long time ago there were people known as story tellers who specialized in communicating these stories. These story tellers even in ancient times were highly regarded and trusted. They were able to not only entertain the ones listening but also teach a lesson. Fables are another form of this story telling‚ they also entertain‚ and give a fun explanation to things that may never be explained‚
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Reflection On: The Boy Who Would Be A Helicopter By Vivian Gussin Paley (In the book‚ The Boy Who Would Be A Helicopter‚ Vivian Gussin Paley discusses her experiences in her preschool classroom with Jason‚ a boy who tends to isolate himself‚ and offers solutions on how other educators can help students become well-adjusted and active learners.) – not sure to mention this.. I think this book gives us the opportunity to reflect on our roles in our students’ lives‚ as a general classroom teacher
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The Hare and the Tortoise Aesop’s fable “The Tortoise and the Hare” tells of an egotistical rabbit who boast about being the swiftest runner among all the animals; challenging all the other animals to race against him. To the rabbit’s surprise a seemingly lowly turtle accepts the challenge to race. The rabbit seems to find the turtle’s statement amusing and decides to race the turtle; thinking the turtle was no real competition. By standers gawked trying to dissuade the turtle who is committed
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Years ago‚ when I started niche blogging‚ I used to keep my storytelling skills confined to the ’creative writing’ label and I used nothing but cold‚ objective‚ descriptive words in my first articles. The mere thought of writing for a niche gave me shivers. It made me anxious. I didn’t like that ice-cold sensation writing descriptive paragraphs gave me. The storyteller in me itched to take the lead and turn that boring piece of copy into joyful writing that would make my readers smile‚ laugh‚ frown
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Atonement Analyze how verbal AND visual features of a text (or texts) you have studied are used to give audiences a strong idea. Theme: Power of imagination Joe Wright’s film Atonement is the story told through the eyes of main protagonist Briony Tallis. The story centers on her attempts to wash away her guilt and find atonement for her actions that began with a lie that ruined the lives and happiness of her beloved sister‚ Cecilia‚ and her sister’s lover‚ Robbie. Her actions forever changed
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in the form of alcoholism‚ poverty‚ and familial dysfunction. In spite of all this-or perhaps because of it-ancient tribal tradition/ritual lives on‚ if in a modified‚ more contemporary version. Throughout the story‚ the old ways-whether they be storytelling or vision seeking-serve to renew hope‚ and strengthen the bonds of the community. Thus‚ the past is both a destructive and a redemptive force within the novel. It is at once a source of continuing suffering and an antidote to that suffering.
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Teacher Resource: What is Traditional Literature? Traditional literature is a genre that deals specifically with stories that were passed down through oral storytelling from generation to generation. Traditional literature consists of songs‚ stories‚ poems and riddles from anonymous sources. There are many forms of traditional literature (myths‚ fables‚ epics‚ ballads‚ legends‚ folk rhymes‚ folktales) and many of the categories do overlap. Folktales are a major form of traditional literature
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