Once upon a time a workshop on storytelling presentation

Once Upon a Time…
A workshop on Storytelling
By Cristo Leon
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cristo@cristoleon.com
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About.
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This StorytellingWorkshop is designedto help parentsand
teachersto improvetheir own storytelling,and also to help them to
assist their kids or studentsto improvetheir storytelling.
A value of utilizingstoriesfor educationis that stories can present
informationin manageable,vivid, colorful,and memorablepackages.
Throughstories,children can relate to the material emotionally,
becausethey can identifywith the characters and situationsin the
stories.

About.
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Instructor:
Cristo Leon is a BA Actor, Storyteller
and keeper of The Toltec Stories. His love
for storytelling has leaded him to
investigate folklore and to share his
findings with children of all ages all over
the world.

General objective.
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To improve the participants skills for
reading stories. To better understand the
impact that storytelling has had in our life
and will have in the lives of our children.

Workshop Outline. (Onword)
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Module. -Taxonomy of Storytelling
• Story Content.
• Story Performance.
• Types of Stories.
• Situations.
• The Twelve Elements of a Story.
• Turning Points.
• After Telling a Story: Tips.
• Some Criteria for Good Storytelling. (Storytelling Journals).

Story
Content.
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Story
Content.
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Story Structure: Basic
Beginning Development End
CLIMAX

Story
Content.
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Story Structure: Basic
The Grim Brothers
• Rapunzel.
• Hanzel and Gretel.
• Cinderella
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Rumpelstinskin

1st
Act
2nd
Act
3rd
Act
4th
Act 5th
Act
Story
Content.
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Story Structure: Classic
CLIMAX
Day Night

Story
Content.
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Story Structure: Classic
Authors
• J.R:R: Tolkien.
• C.S. Lewis.
• Lewis Carroll.
• J. M. Barrie.
Animation Studios
• Pixar Animation.
• Studio Gibli.
•Dream Works.

1 End
2 Past
3
Development
4 Present or
Future
Story
Content.
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Story Structure: Modern
CLIMAX

Story
Content.
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Story and Place.
• Mythological
• Fantastical
• Fantasy
• Legendary
• Reality

Story
Content.
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Story and Community.
Folklore:
• The Jersey Devil.
• The Shore Ghosts and
Other Stories of New
Jersey
• Weird NJ
• Happy Tilli

Story
Performance.
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Performance 101.
To act is to produce:
• Breathing/Singing/Moving and
Storytelling.
• Styles of Speaking in Storytelling.
•Acting-out Characters (Role-playing).
• Audience-Participation in Storytelling.
• Singing-and-moving Stories.
• Story
Drawing/Painting/Illustrating/Mapping.
• Storytelling accompanied by Illustrations,
Puppets, Masks, and Props.
“Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.
The lovers, the dreamers, and me”.- Kermit.

Story
Performance.
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Performance 101.
To act is to engage:
• Use voices
• Use faces.
• Imagine the castle
• Singing if you can.
• Use images.
• Use every type of Props.
(Specially his/her toys).
“Son of a building block! It's Woody!”.- Mr. Potato Head.

Types
of
Stories.
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Is good to know.
Your kids will 1st tell:
• Traditional stories (folktales,
epics, legends, myths, etc);
• Experiences from everyday
life (and other true, historical
stories); and
• Original creative stories. (My
teacher is an Alien)
“A graphic novel series about a lunch lady that fights
crime” Jarrett J. Krosoczka.

Situations.
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Imagination 101:
Regardless of whether a story's characters are humans,
animals, divinities, aliens, etc -- all stories are about
situations. Story listeners can project themselves into these
characters, and imagine themselves in these situations. The
listeners can consider if they might do things the same or
differently from how the characters do things. This gives the
listeners and readers practice for living.

The
Twelve
Elements
of
a
Story.
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1. The title of the story.
2. Characters mindset (their histories, thoughts, decisions, abilities to
follow-through on decisions, actions, etc).
3. Characters' ways of speaking.
4. Characters' ways of moving.
5. Place.
6. Time (continuous, or jumps, flashbacks?).
7. The storyline (also known as, plot) -- in one sentence.
8. Objects in the story.
The Elements:

The
Twelve
Elements
of
a
Story.
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9. Sensory Elements in the story: Smells, Flavours, Colours, Textures,
etc.
10. Emotions in the story (for the characters, the teller, and the listeners).
11. If the story is being told by a character in the story: Who is the
Narrator, and what is his/her Point of View, Tone of Voice, Attitude,
and Style?
12. Point (theme, meaning, moral, message).
Elements 1-11 combined produce element 12.
The Elements:

Turning
Points.
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Anagnorisis:
From the Ancient Greek: (ἀναγνώρισις) is a moment in a play or
other work when a character makes a Critical Discovery, commonly
know as Turning Points are also known as Moments of Decision,
Moments of Truth, Pivotal Points, Crucial Scenes, Key Scenes, and
Dramatic Moments.

Turning
Points.
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Anagnorisis:

After
Telling
a
Story.
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Open questions:
• What do you remember about the story?
• What did you think about the story?
• How did you feel about the story?
• What did you like about the story?
• Might you have a favorite scene in the story?
• How do you feel about the ways the characters behaved?

After
Telling
a
Story.
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Open questions:
• Do you feel the story shows any positive behaviors?
(that we should seek to imitate).
• Do you feel the story shows any negative behaviors?
(that we should seek to avoid).
• Might there be something about the story that you might like to
change?
• What messages, morals, and meanings do you get from the story?

Tips
for
good
Storytelling.
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1. Throw oneself into telling the story.
2. Use voice modulation.
3. Expression.
4. Visualization.
5. Act.
6. Contact.
7. Dialog.
8. Music.
8 Tips:

Storytelling
Journals
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Write and Read (Adults):
Final recommendations.
• By encouraging your self to write and read more you will encourage
your kids to do the same.
• Keep a journal of your trips.
• Keep a journal of your dreams
• Write a blog.
• Read more.

Storytelling
Journals
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Write and read:
Final recommendations.
• By encouraging your self to write and read more you will encourage
your kids to do the same.
• Write a blog.
• Read more.
• Keep a journal of your trips.
• Keep a journal of your dreams.
• Write your adventure book.

Storytelling
Journals
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Write and Read (Adults):
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Foreword
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Module. -Taxonomy of Storytelling
• You learn the importance of Story Content.
• You acknowledge the Story Performance techniques.
• You know that there are different types of Stories.
• You understand the importance of imagination and situations.
• We reviewed “The Twelve Elements of a Story”.
• You know what a Turning Point is
• You received tips to apply after Telling a Story.
• You are motivated to write your adventure book (Storytelling
Journals).

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Materials:
•To download this presentation use this link
• To obtain the materials of authors use this link
• Or contact Cristo at cristo@cristoleon.com
• If you are into Social Media just Google: Cristo Leon
• If you want to find out what people think of this course use the
hashtag #XtoOUTAWS

References
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