Storytelling

Agenda:
-When to use which types of supporting ideas
-Storytelling Tips
-Analysis of Professional Storytelling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-BBplb7TnM
-Story Survey

Story title?

1. Which part of the story will you focus on in your three minute presentation?
2. Are there any words that you do not recognize?  List them here.  Look up their pronunciation, and write that out here.
3. Which characters are in your story?  What type of voice will you use when they are speaking?
4. Are there any key sections of your text during which you will need to make eye contact with your audience?  Which section is this?

Homework:

-Decide on a story for tomorrow

-Make sure that you have kept up with your paper research so that you will be able to continue work in class tomorrow

Workshop Day: Notes

Agenda:

• Decide which note system you would like to use
• Work on creating the notes throughout the class period

Homework:

• Final notes due Fri.
• 5 sources, including 1 library source (this can be from a database)
• Thursday you will have some more workshop time

Library Day II

Agenda:
-Meet in library
-Continue looking at databases

Homework:
-Be prepared for a workshop day tomorrow
-5 sources w/ notes completed will be due in class on Friday

Agenda for the rest of week 4/21

Wed--Finish with notation discussion + Salesman Improv
Thurs--Finish Salesman Improv w/ Improvements based on theater tips
Fri--Library Day

Homework:
-Keep in mind that you need 5 credible sources, one of which needs to be a source from your work in the library whether it is from a database or a book

Organizing our Sources 1

Agenda:

• Personal Knowledge Inventory
• Review of how we currently organize
• Organization using index cards

Homework:

• Finish any practice cards you have yet to do

Introduction to Improv

Agenda:
-What is Improv
-Expectations for Improv (handout)
-Whose Line Scenes
-Scenes from a Hat

Homework:
-Finish analysis of five sites for your research-based speech

Sample Websites for Evaluation

Complete Evaluation Sheets for the Following Sample Sites:

Victorian Web
The Truth at Last
The Blake Archives
Cat Cold Remedies