Discussion Story telling

Stories are everywhere.  they are the basis of our nightly new, our conversations at the dinner table or on the phone, and the articles we read in our local newspaper.  Children are immersed in stories just as we are, and this immersion is what helps even the very young become motivated to learn to read.  Section 7.2 of the course text discusses the importance of storytelling in the process.. Through story telling children can learn how to make sense of their world and begin to understand that we care about the (Coats,2013). For this post you will be showing the necessary steps involved in effective storytelling.  After choosing a story to read/perform to a preschool  class, discuss the following elements:

The title and author of your chosen story

Why you selected that particular story

The steps you will take to prepare your story for telling

Things to consider while performing the story

How you will model good story telling to your students

The specific culminating questions you might ask once you have finished the story

Which of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts for grade level K-5 (pg 11) might be a focus for this lesson and why