Tell+Your+Story!

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This project is designed to replace the assignment for "Speaking and Listening: Narrate a Life Lesson" in the unit titled "Searching for Peace: Examining Universal Theme." Please do this when you come to the assignment pictured below.

=T ell Your Story! =

In the novel //A Tree Grows in Brooklyn//, Francie learns the difference between telling a fib and narrating a story, which is an important lesson that she carries into adulthood. Can you think of a time during your childhood when you learned an important life lesson?

Objective and Links to Common Core State Standards:
Narrate your own story and communicate its significance to the audience. CCSS SL10.5 Make strategic use of digital media. CCSS SL11.4a Plan and deliver a reflective narrative that explores the significance of a personal experience and draws connections to broader themes. CCSS W10.3 Write narratives using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

Task:

 * Your story is important! Think of a time in your life that you learned an important life lesson. What happened? What did you learn? Why did this stick with you?
 * Review the rubric to see how you will be assessed. Decide if you will do Option 1, Option 2, or Option 3.
 * Write out the main events in your story. Use this graphic organizer to place your events in chronological order. Make sure that your story is thoroughly developed and includes rich details to make it interesting and understandable.
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 * If you are doing Option 2, type out some notes for your interview on the StoryCorps app. Remember, you can be the interviewer or the interviewee. What questions will be asked? Why did you choose this person?
 * If you choose Option 1 below, gather some pictures that you can use to create a slideshow. These pictures will be in the background while you narrate your story. You may use personal pictures or pictures from the internet that will enhance your story for your audience.
 * PRACTICE! Be able to tell your story aloud! You may choose to write a script for yourself, but you will not be required to turn in your script to me.
 * Choose one of the following options to share your story with me (and the world, if you so choose):

Option 1 (Voicethread)-
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 * 1) Create a free account on Voicethread.com.
 * 2) Use this user-friendly tool to create a slideshow of pictures that will be the background of your story. These should enhance your story for your audience.
 * 3) Record your story. You can edit or redo as many times as you need to.
 * 4) Make sure to add a title and description!
 * 5) Turn in your story by sharing it with me. Simply click share, copy the link, and paste it to me in an email. Make sure that the settings say, "Anyone with the link can view and comment."
 * 6) Submit your graphic organizer to me through email.

Rubric

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Other Voicethread Tutorials

Option 2 (Storycorps)-
As you practice telling your story, why not allow someone else to share that experience with you? You can add to the archive of the human experience by submitting an interview to StoryCorps. (Note- This assignment is shared publicly. That's the point... If you do not want your story to be public, choose option 1 or 3.)

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Rubric
 * 1) Download the StoryCorps app on your smartphone or tablet and create a free account.
 * 2) Choose someone to work with. This might be a friend, a parent, a relative, or anyone else that you would like to spend some time talking to. You may interview this person or that person may interview you.
 * 3) Follow this Step-by-Step Guide
 * 4) Interview Tips
 * 5) Share the link to your interview with me. Simply send me the link in an email.
 * 6) Submit your interview notes to me through email.

Option 3 (Your Choice!)-
While the above ideas have cool tools that are easy to use, you may have a different idea about how you want to record your story! Use whatever tool you want as long as the following guidelines are met:
 * 1) I want to hear your voice! This is not the time to resubmit your old personal narrative essay from ninth grade....
 * 2) Tell your story! Engage your audience in a story about you.
 * 3) Reflect on a lesson that you learned from your experience. "After this, I realized that...." How has this thing that happened to you helped you to grow as a person?
 * 4) Share your story with me via a web link in an email.
 * 5) Submit your graphic organizer to me through email.

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The above lesson was modified from Education2020 "Speaking and Listening: Narrate a Life Lesson."