Course Overview

THE ART OF
STORYTELLING
and
EXPRESSIVE
LISTENING

What have you got to say? If you can say it with story, it will be heard and remembered!!!!

This extraordinary course offers the opportunity of a guided practicum. As a storyteller, you will choose from the world's collection of folktales, myths and fables. Creation of an original story and group telling will add to your repertoire and work with thematic bibliographies will help you develop a focus on themes and age groups of interest.

The instructor, Mary McGrath, is a well-known storyteller in the Sacramento area, and founder of the Sacramento Storytellers' Guild. She has created unique live music, song and story programs for classrooms, public libraries, nature centers, museums and festivals.

Her special programs have included stories celebrating history, ethnic studies, natural science, and stories of peace and compassion. She has organized two ghost story festivals for UNICEF, and lectured on the art and science of storytelling in the United States and Canada.

For further information about this class, please visit my website: http://wserver.scc.losrios.edu/~mcgratm

ASSIGNMENTS: Techniques in the selection, learning, and telling of multicultural folklore and original stories will be demonstrated in weekly tellings in class and by written response to the tellers. Students will also complete one storytelling session with an outside group of listeners.

GRADING: Student grades will be based on completion of oral assignments and class participation. Five stories for each student will be assessed by the instructor as to preparation and presentation.

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