Oral Storytelling
Rooting Our Stories
Goal
Tell a story about something you learned or experienced, or about the values and traditions in your family.
[Tip] : Storytelling engages others with past experiences, in order to pass knowledge and traditions to younger generations. ​
Why is this important?
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Oral storytelling is a meaningful way to share experiences and traditions, to develop personal identity and empathy for others.
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References: Allen, J. W., & Lalonde, C. E. (2015). Children's use of speech and repetition in oral storytelling: The role of cultural patterning in children's retellings of first nations oral narrative. Human Development, 58(2), 70-96. http://dx.doi.org.uwinnipeg.idm.oclc.org/10.1159/000381275 Honeyford, M. A. (2015). Thresholds of possibility-mindful walking, traditional oral storytelling, and the birch bark canoe: theorizing intra-activity in an afterschool arts space. Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 64(1), 210–226.