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Storytelling
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14
English
Undergraduate 3
03/13/2012

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Term
Why storytell?
Definition

entertainment

pass on history

pass on cultural behaviors

pass on religious beliefs

Term
When was the first record of storytelling and what was the story?
Definition

1250BC in Egypt

"The Story of The Two Brothers"

A woman tried to have an affair w/ husband's brother. Denied so she told husband brother made a move on her. Husband exiled brother and never learned the truth

Term
Who were the three originators of storytelling?
Definition

Norse

Greek

Celtic: Welsh and Gaelic

Term
What changed storytelling forever?
Definition

1450

invention of printing press

made books less expensive and more readily available

literacy rate rose

Term
How was storytelling viewed in 1850?
Definition
something only important for children
Term
Marie Shedlock
Definition

early 1900s

storyteller

traveled America telling Andersen's stories

Term
Winifred Ward
Definition

storyteller

began dramatic enactment to help express emotions and for conflict resolution

Term
nature movement
Definition

1960s

storytelling comes back for children AND adults

Term
how is storytelling unlike theater?
Definition

storytelling: story and audience most important

theater: teller(s) and story most important

Term
What elements does a story card consist of?
Definition

Tale type

structure

summary

audience

MIT

intro

setting

problem

event sequence

conclusion

Term
what are the three types of audience participation? explain
Definition

in order of formality:

1. ritual participation: teller ques audience on lines

2. co-active: audience joins in voluntarily

3. bantering: commentary. "I'm going to tell you a story about a dog..." "I have a dog!"

Term
what are the 10 tale types?
Definition

formula tale

fable

parable

wonder tale

beat tale

trickster tale

noodlehead tale

animal bride/bridegroom tale

legend

porquoi tale

Term
what are the traditional tale types? Who are they centered around?
Definition

myths: Gods

epics: godlike humans

folktales: humans

 

Term
what are the three elements of orality? explain
Definition

intonation: how you speak GROUPS of words; stress, pitch, juncture (pauses)

atriculation: the shapes of INDIVIDUAL words; length, rhythm

control: verb tense, content, form, language, pitch

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