What exactly is "storytelling" — ancient art or everyday conversation, teaching tool or survival technique? Give a Listen demonstrates how it's all of these. In this collection, teachers from elementary through university levels tell tales of rediscovering the power of oral storytelling for themselves and their classrooms. One student shares a tale of immigration, while another leaves listeners laughing over life's minor catastrophes. In both cases, social walls come down and a classroom community becomes stronger.The telling of stories changed these teachers and their students in profound ways. Give a Listen gathers their voices together in a resounding chorus in praise of storytelling.
136 pp. 1994. Grades K–College. ISBN 0-8141-1846-1.
No. 18461