Homework: Get a story told to you
For this homework assignment, you
will go out and seek a story told by someone else, preferably someone not
enrolled in the storytelling class. After doing so, write up a short summary of
how it went. In your write-up you may wish to discuss
- How
you lead into the person telling you the story
- Aspects
of the story: characters, character’s goals, challenges met, sequence of
events, outcome/resolution
- Aspects
of the telling: hand gestures / body language, voice inflection, eye
contact, other distinctions/mannerisms
- Purpose
of the story: entertainment?, informational?, cautionary?; does it have a
moral or take-away message?