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Title: Why do we tell stories?
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“Stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ― Philip Pullman
Do you agree with this statement? Why/why not?
Extension: What stories did Philip Pullman write?
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This half term...
- The history of storytelling
- The art of storytelling – all the elements which are used to tell a story
- The short story tradition
- Comparing short stories
Your keystone assessment will be:
To write your own short story
To write a commentary on your story which explains the elements you have chosen to utilise.
Today, stories are an intrinsic part of our societies and culture. Complete the mind map below - adding in anything else you can think of as to WHY we tell stories.
Activity 1
How has the way we communicate changed?
Write down any ideas you can think of as to how communication has changed...
Title: A Brief History of Storytelling
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Starter:
“Artists use lies to tell the truth. Yes, I created a lie. But because you believed it, you found something true about yourself.” Alan Moore
Do you agree with this statement?
Extension: Write 3 bullet points about what we learnt last lesson.
Activity 1
Activity 1
Watch this Youtube Clip and answer these questions:
- What are the first types of stories that were told?
- Who was Homer?
- Why did Shakespeare appeal to a wide audience?
- What is meant by the term ‘brand storytelling’?
- Why is video so successful when telling stories?
Activity 2
A brief history of storytelling.
Communication through Art
15,000- 13,000BC: In 1940 drawings of extinct animals were found in the Lascaux Caves in the Pyrenees mountains. They used carbon dating to discover that these were the oldest cave paintings in the world.
In pairs:
Have a look at these cave paintings. What stories do you think they might have been telling?
Cave paintings
TASK: Write a story based on the cave paintings in 10 lines or less!
Activity 3
A brief history of storytelling.
The Oral Tradition
3000BC: The Oral Tradition – Stories were told orally as early as 3000BC in Ancient Mesopotamia. Many of the oldest stories were told about the Sumerian King, and the stories included a creation story in a garden AND a flood story, both of which predated the Old Testament.
2000-1300BC: Egyptians – stories were now being told to entertain as well as to communicate and also for religious purposes.
1200BC – Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ and Aeneid’s ‘Iliad’ were told; they were then written down in approximately 700BC when the Ancient Greeks developed their language.
Rituals and Dance
1500-900BC:
Buddhist Epics were told in China and SE Asia. They were told in two different ways; the PINGHUA (narration without music) and the TANCI (narration with music).
In India, stories were told about the Hindu epics about the god Rama. The Ramayana, for example, was first written in sandskrit in 1500BC.
700BC: The epic of Gilgamesh was created and spread from Mesopotmia to Europe and Asia. Stories were now being written down after being handed down from generation to generation.
ZOOMING FORWARD
200-300AD: The New Testament is written.
1485AD: The first novel is translated to English. ‘Le Morte d’Arthur’ by Thomas Malory.
The ‘Ramayana’ is a holy text for Hindus. It is told in the ‘Harikatha’ style. In this kind of religious discourse, the story teller explores a religious theme and normally tries to send a message.
READ the Ramayana– what message is trying to be sent?
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Activity 2
This half-term we are going to be studying a range of short stories all of which consider the theme of reality.
As a class we will listen to ‘The Necklace’ by Guy de Maupassant. Please read along in your booklets - and take any notes you think may be helpful.
Answer book club questions.
Activity 1
What are the characteristics of British Literature?
In groups:
Design a poster and prepare to present the characteristics of your time period.
- Middle English Period
- The Renaissance Period
- The Neo-Classical Period
- The Romantic Period
- The Victorian Period
- The Modern Period
Title: The Modern Short Story
Starter:
A short story is a narrative “that can be read in one sitting.” ― Edger Allen Poe
Do you agree with this statement?
Extension: Read through the ‘Characteristics of British Literature’ sheet.
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"There is no friend
as loyal as a book."
- Ernest Hemingway
"So many books,
so little time."
- Frank Zappa
"Don't read books.
Make prezis!"
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