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Celebrate the Story

An Introduction to the Power of Stories

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What famous story is Avatar a copy of?

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Where do you come across stories in your day to day life?

  • Movies
  • T.V. shows
    • cartoons
    • reality T.V.
    • Sit Coms
  • News
  • Family background
  • Friends
  • Fishing tales
  • Myths
  • Your own life is a story!!

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What makes a great story?

  • Mystery and Suspense- (not knowing what's going to happen)
  • Interesting characters
  • Interesting setting
  • A good conflict (humans fighting each other or with themselves, or with nature
  • Good descriptions
  • Action is exciting and rising
  • Teaches a lesson or moral

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What are some of your favourite stories, t.v. shows, movies, novels, fairy tales?

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Choose one of your favourites. Why is it your favourite?

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Have your ever told scay stories around the campfire?

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If you had to tell the story of your life so far, what would it be?

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If you had to tell the story of your best future/worst future, what would it be?

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  • Star Trek, Dr. Who
  • Saw, Pirates of the Carribean,
  • War of the Worlds
  • Indiana Jones
  • The Day After, The Number 23, The Unit
  • Star Wars
  • The Animal
  • Contraband, Big Daddy, Mr. Deeds
  • Comedy, Adventure, Horror, Suspense
  • The Grey, Anonymous, Megaupload story, current events- SOPA PIPA ACTA
  • Longest Yard
  • Zombieland
  • Action, Romance, Emotional stories
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vampire Diaries, Beauty and the Beast, My Sister's Keeper, Grey's Anatomy, Fairy tales, The Hangover, Lion King, Hunger Games, Forgetting Sara Marshall, Dumb and Dumber, Red Riding Hood, Nightmare before Christmas, Pirates of the Carribean, Matrix, Mean Girls, Grown Ups, Titanic, Twilight, Shutter Island, Scream, Harry Potter, Pride and Prejudice, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Criminal Minds, Flipped, Paranormal Activity, Star Struck, North By Night, Pretty Little Liars, Over the Hedge,

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Romance, Comedy, Horror, Sci Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Adventure

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THINKING QUESTIONS OF THE DAY:

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What do all good stories have in common?

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Where do you think stories originated from?

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Luke Baldwin's Vow

Challenge:

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What is the moral of the story (theme) ?

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Hint- The title is often important

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1. Setting

2. Plot

3. Character

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Slide for thinking out loud #1

  • Students could have a duotang/notebook they leave in class for journals and answers to questions.
  • Lab time for discovery approach, problem based learning, student directed learning, research,- gather, organize and present information- pairs first----- example- The world needs role models in the 21st century. Research and find a role model you believe in, gather, organize and present that person- explain why you chose him/her. Make this into a project.
  • For short story unit???---