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Information about Storytelling for High School Teachers
Organic Storytelling & Kinetic Arts
Gail N. Herman
Oil Painting: Neal S. Parks (Belchertown, MA)
Performances:
Creatures of the mind's eye; Folktales Around the World; Family Stories; Mischievous Martha (boarding school stories); Tall Tales; Stories with Mime; "Organic Storytelling™"; Preschool StoriesWorkshops:
Storytelling Techniques
Vocal and Physical Characterization
Storytelling Tips for Coaching StudentsMime and Movement
Techniques in the Art of Classical Mime which have been field tested with children.
Curriculum using the Movement Arts to Teach Concepts.Kinetic Communication: The Art and Science of Nonverbal Communication
Intro. to Creative Movement and Movement Analysis
or
Nonverbal Communication and ExpressionArt Appreciation
Kinetic Energy in the Arts: Relating Movement and Sound to Art AppreciationTalent Development
Using Multiple Intelligence
Schoolwide Enrichment
Storytelling Arts: Linguistic, Kinesthetic, Musical, Visual Intelligence
Meeting the Needs of the Gifted and Talented
Finding, Encouraging, Nurturing Talent
Residencies:
How to Tell Folktales; Family Storytelling; Tall Tales and Whoppers; Storytelling and Mime; "Organic Storytelling™"
Cassette One
Creatures of Our Mind's Eye
- How the Turtle Got It's Shell
- Allistasia and The Night Sounds
- Jabberwocky
- Jaun Bobo and Sisi
(Adapted from Puerto Rico)
Length: 36 Minutes Price: $8.50
Cassette Two
Stories & Songs of Creative Creatures
- Earth's Future (Song)
- Sylvester and The Grumps
- The Talent Show
- Dream On Children (Song)
- Angie The Ant
- Scamper (Song)
- How The Owls Got Their Feathers (adapted from Puerto Rico)
- Wondering (Song)
Music and Lyrics by Dhruva and Elaine J. WineLength: 55 Minutes
Price: $9.95
Please send your name, and address, title and quantity of cassettes you would like along with your check or money order for the total amount plus $2.00 per cassette for shipping and handling to:
Dr. Gail N. Herman
Organic Storytelling
166 Lodge Circle, Swanton, MD 21561
Storytelling: A Triad in the Arts
By Gail N. Herman
Please send your name, and address, along with your check or money order for $5.00 plus $3.00 shipping and handling to:
Creative Learning Press, Inc.
P.O. Box 320, Mansfield Center, Connecticut 06250
Kinetic Kaleidoscope: Exploring Movement and Energy in Visual Arts
By Gail N. Herman and Patricia Hollingsworth © 1992
Please send your name, and address, along with your check or money order for $20.00 plus $3.00 shipping and handling to:
Zephyr Press
P.O. Box 66006-F Tucson, AZ 85728-6006
520-322-5090
STORYTELLING: A TRIAD IN THE ARTS
This small but mighty little book will be great asset in the hands of both teachers and parents. Author Herman is talented writer as well as storyteller, and she willingly and winningly shares her knowledge. Mime, movement, music and accessories are incorporated in this resource guide which so successfully blends storytelling with with the arts. The techniques which are introduced provide the student of storytelling with tools needed to become a master storyteller...
Reviewed by Ann Fabe Issacs, The Creative Child and Adult Quarterly, 12:3 Autumn, 1987.STORYTELLING: A TRIAD IN THE ARTS by Gail N. Herman reminds me of a very small, purple, magic hat all ready for the reader-magician's use. By dividing her wealth of experience in storytelling with music, movement and mime into three basic types of enrichment activities suggested by Renzulli's Triad Model, Gail has managed to create a book that should enable even the novice teacher of students in grades 2 to 10 to bring truly worthwhile art explorations into the classroom.
The first chapter describes ways in which students can be exposed to storytelling. Annotated lists of videotapes, films, recordings, tapes and books are included should the teacher want additional material or be unable to bring actual live storytellers to students.
Chapter two lists additional resource material,but in addition provides extremely valuable focusing and acting exercises that can used to help students develop and become confident in their own abilities to be storytellers. I found many ideas here for use with my own classes.
In the final chapter Dr. Herman discusses how students can move from being eager consumers of the knowledge and skills we bring them to being creative producers of artistically satisfying material to bring to others and includes examples from her own work with students. And if that's not enough to get you all fired up about introducing storytelling to your students, the Appendix adds Tips for Coaching Student Storytellers.
Time for all of us is too short. We've so much to do and so little time in which to do it. The mark of a good teacher has become the stacks of books they have piled around to be read when there is time. Gail N. Herman's STORYTELLING can give you enough information to start bringing the art of storytelling to your students before you've had time to read all those other books.
Reviewed by Arden G. Thompson, Wiscasset, Maine, in The National Storytelling Journal, 5:2, Spring 1988.
Kinetic Kaleidoscope: Exploring Movement and Energy in Visual Arts
The Authors use movement, sound and art to explore kinesthetic responses to art appreciation. For Example: Move to the beat of the "talking drum" and learn to find rhythms in paintings. Then draw and write rhythmic energies. The authors adapt the movement analysis of Rudolf Laban to the visual arts.
Copyright© 1997 Dr. Gail N. Herman, McHenry, MD, USA,
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