Oral Storytelling continued

Acknowledgement-Vladmir

silent reading to start

Mark quizzes

I have created a folder in ‘stories’ called ‘oral storytelling’ all of these and more are there for you to peruse also.

Here are some discussion questions:

  • What was difficult about this activity?
  • What were some strategies you used to help you remember better?
  • How many times would you have to hear this story before you could repeat it word for word?
  • If a story was passed down accurately through generations, what steps would have been taken to preserve the accuracy of the story?
  • How was this experience different from reading a story?
  • Why have we lost the skill of memorizing stories word for word in our society/  What might be the benefits of re-developing this skill?

Local Legends Project

What is it About Us You Don’t Like?

Acknowledgement-Raimi

Silent reading to start-re-quizes for some of you

What are the Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being?

Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being – Pulling Together: A Guide for Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors (opentextbc.ca)

AboriginalWaysofKnowing

What Is It About Us King-save this on your device

What Is It About Us Story

Listen to Thomas King read it here

Start about 2:26

While we read, please note:

  • recursive narrative structure-pay close attention to coyote/duck stories and deer culler stories that lead to a ‘political’ point and then back to the stories. What is the political point?