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Story Telling Resources

History   Research    Education   How to Tell Stories    Stories on the Net

What is Storytelling? Definition discussed by members of the National Storytelling Association

History

Period Sources for Storytelling A guide to finding stories in a particular period
Pages from Hopi History An excerpt from a book by Harry James

Canadian Museum of Civilization Stories from the Inuvialuit, the Algonquin, the Metis, the Cree, and others

The History of Storytelling from Reading is Fundamental

Origins of Storytelling

Research

The Postmodern Turn form Stories-as-Objects to Stories-in-Context Methods by David M. Boje
Water is to Chocolate like Story is to Qualitative Research: Questioning Credibility and Narrative Studies by Nancie Burns-McCoy

Presenting Qualitative Data by Ronald J. Chenail

Welcome to Qualitative Research Methods an online course by David M. Boje

Collaborative Ways of Knowing:  Storytelling, Metaphor, and the Emergence of the Collaborative Self by Randee Lipson Lawrence and Craig A. Mealman

Education
National Council of Teachers of English Teaching Storytelling
Story Arts Online  A beautifully designed website with lesson plans and storytelling activities

The Kids' Storytelling Club An award winning site with activities and crafts

Native Nevada Classroom Unit plan and web pages for a native Nevada storytelling project

ESL Classes:  Native American Materials  A guide to using Native American storytelling in ESL classes

Storytelling Lesson Plans and lesson links

How to tell a good story
Effective Storytelling A manual for beginners by Barry McWilliams
Handbook for Storytellers

The Campfire Stories Handbook The Art of the Storyteller - Historical and How to's

Stories on the Net
Folktales 4U  A bunch of cool stories for you to practice telling

Stories in the form of ballads and poems  Includes Paul Revere's Ride and Casey at the Bat

Mother Earth, Father Sky, The four Directions and the People A thorough collection of Native American stories organized by topic

Native American Stories from the Northwest coast  Johnny Moses shares some traditional stories

Center for Digital Storytelling The Center has as its mission to assist people in using digital media to tell meaningful stories from their lives, with source material generated from their personal image archives.

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