| Ina Buckner-Barnette |
Teaching Artist Storytelling Workshops Intro to Telling: Story Making For Grades 2 - 8 (1 session; 90 - 240 mins.) Students identify and employ story structure, successful presentation style, descriptive language, gestures and character voices to share original stories. Handy Storytelling Guide For grades 1- 4 (6-12 sessions; 45 minutes each) Students will explore story structure, world folktales and geography; practice successful presentation style, using descriptive language; employ stage directions; and use movement, and character voices to folktales and rhymes. Family and friends will be invited to attend the final session performance of student stories and rhymes. Telling My Story For grades 2 – 8 (6-12 sessions; 55 minutes each) This writing and performance workshop will include imagination games, creative dramatics and active listening activities. Students learn descriptive language, story structure and presentation skills to develop and share original personal stories. In this workshop, they will develop self expression and self evaluation skills through progressive interactive practice. Family and friends will be invited to attend the final session performance of original personal tales. Reading Together is Twice the Fun For Early Childhood Educators & Parents Educational research shows that success in school is closely tied to early literacy training and interest in reading. Learn to empower children for educational success by engaging in reading activities which are fun and educationally meaningful. Attendees practice read-aloud techniques and “playful” literacy activities to encourage joyful reading and learning success. One 60 - 90 minute session. Making Word Pictures For Grade 2 – 5 & ESL Educators Capture your students’ attention and increase their language arts competency through storytelling techniques and theatre arts games centered on using descriptive language. Help have fun students discovering how the use of more descriptive language skills can enhance their writing and speaking skills. One 60 - 90 minute session. |
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