Creative Storytelling: Building Community/Changing Lives (Paperback)

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"Zipes describes his own ventures in classroom storytelling and outlines the process for teachers to follow...A good "Notes and Sources" section and an extensive bibliography complete this concise and very useful aid to storytelling at all levels of the classroom."
-"Library Journal
"Without being overly scholarly, he whets the appetite, allowing teachers to develop their material according to time and interest. . . . [a] concise and very useful aid to storytelling . . .."
-"Publishers Weekly
"After a solid discussion of why integration of storytelling in schools and libraries is a good idea, Zipes goes on to discuss the different kinds of tales and offers specific telling techniques that can facilitate the kind of experience he thinks storytelling should be. . . . Not everyone will agree with Zipes' methods or conclusions, but this is certainly thought provoking."
-"Booklist
"This is a remarkable book, the best of the many books about storytelling that I have read... he [Zipes] has a programme and a clear sense of just what stories are and do... Zipes argument that storytelling can build an informed and critical citizenry and a cohesive community is presented with precision and informative examples...I cannot but admire his enterprise... The idea is a community without competition, violence or exploitation. Such a community is devoutly to be wished, and Zipes's book keeps such a wish alive and strong.."
-"Journal of Educational Thought, Winter 1996
"Zipes emphasizes that fairytales have remained influential because they are at heart utopian, celebrating "the capacity of people from all walks of life to survive disaster and change their lives..""
-"ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature, 28:1, January 1997


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Jack Zipes is a master storyteller who cares deeply about his craft. Long a champion of folk tales, he is among those who have reinvigorated storytelling as a highly successful and engaging tool for teachers and pofessional storytellers. In Creative Storytelling , Zipes argues in a lively and thought-provoking manner for storytelling as animation, intervention, subversion and self-discovery. Encouraging storytellers, elementary school teachers and public libraries to play an active role in this magical process, Zipes proposes an interactive storytelling that has the power to create and strengthen a sense of community for students, teachers and parents. This practical, down-to-earth manual does not prescribe any one storytelling method, but rather shares existing and proven methods with guidelines for both use and adaptation. Zipes encourages storytellers to play with models, ethical principles, canons of literature and social standards to test if they are worthy of the children's respect or are useful in their particular community. Zipes focuses on storytelling to children between the age of 6 and 10, but his ideas have relevance for all age groups including pre-schoole and adults. His storytelling program spans three months and includes stories to work with - introducing various literary genres such as fantasy, legend and science fiction to children in an active 'hands-on' manner so that their writing, reading, acting and drawing skills are animated. This inspiring guide to storytelling transforms learning in places as disparate as schools and youth centres and libraries. It is a vital handbook for all who include storytelling as part of their particular recipe for changing the face of education today.

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I begin all my of programs with Little Red Riding Hood, for it is the most popular tale in the world and raises numerous issues and questions for children and adults which demand our immediate attention Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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