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We are all wanderers on this earth. Our hearts are full of wonder, and
our souls are deep with dreams
Shared Gypsy proverb
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The Northlands Storytelling Network
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Calendar:
June 4- Cambridge City Library in IN 1:00 Centreville Library in IN at 3:00 10 - Batesville Library in IN at 11 and 1:00 11 - Wayne Co 4-H club at 11:00 am in IN 12 - All day workshop for Middle School teachers at Lincoln Middle School in East St. Louis 8-3:00 From My Pen To Your Ear 16 - East Alton Library - 1:00 SRP - Get in the Game READ 17 - Edwardsville Public Library - Stories 'n Stones: The Games the Ancient Ones Played at 1:00 25 - Thortonhill Library in St. Louis - Snug as a Bug . July
June 27- July 14 - Portland, OR on vacation and to give a workshop for the Seattle Storytellers 16 - Smithton Library - Stories 'n Stones at 10 Meramec Valley Library in St. Louis at 1:30 for Snug as a Bug 22 - Cliff Cove Library in St. Louis at 2:00 for Snug as a Bug 23 - Granite City Main Library at 2:30 for Stories 'n Stones Granite City Day Camp at 10 for Stories 'n Stones 24 - Warsaw Co Library 10:00 am, IN Snug as a Bug Bell Memorial Library ion Mentone, IN at 2:00 Snug as a Bug 30 - Jamestown Bluff Library in St. Louis at 2:00 Snug as a Bug 31 - Mid County Library in St. Louis at 4:00 August
2 - Fortsville, IN, Snug as a Bug 5 - Marion, IL at the Fam. Read. Cen. at 1 6-10 - Gatlinburg, TN for the NSN Conference: Moderator for Storytell Swap 11 - Springfield State Fair 12-3:00 on the Children's Stage 15-17 - Northland's Board Meeting - Woodstock, IL September
2 - Missouri Historical Society at 7:00 pm. Stories 'n Stones: The Legacy of Ishi 5-6 Washington, MO, at the 75th anniversary of their state park. All day storytelling and stone tool demos. 20 - Illinois Archaeology Conference at SIU-E to tell some Native American Stories - 7:00 25 - Family Night at the Troy Early Childhood Center - 6:30 to present puppet show "Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock" 27 - Fairview Heights Day at the Park to tell "Fair View from Old Fairview" stories. October
2-5 - Attend the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN 7-8 Tell for the Premium Banks Halloween Parties. 16-17 - Tell at schools in Kansas City for the Storytelling Celebration Festival 23 - Haynor Library at 6:30 with the Riverwind Storytellers 24 - Edwardsville Library for "Witches' Brew" with the Riverwind Storytellers 29 - St. Louis Pfizer Co's Halloween Party 3-5:00.
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New Programs for
2008-2009 Stories 'n Stones: The Games the Ancient Ones Played
Detailed look at the many games the Native Americans played as part of their everyday life and for special occasions. Marilyn tells The Whistling Tsonaquas and Coyote Brings the Fire while Larry demonstrates how some of the games were played and how they were made. Hands-on activity upon request.
Snug as a Bug with Story and Song with Samantha, my sassy gorilla puppet
Stories include - "The Little Red Ant and the Big Crumb, a Mexican folktale" retold by Shirley Climo and "Martina the Cockroach," and others. Songs: The Ants Go Marching, Oh, I Wish I Were a Little Bumble Bee, and There Ain't No Bugs on Me. ____________________ Back by Popular Demand Puppet Show
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock - read the script on-line Beautiful, hand-made, papier-mâché puppets tell the story of the African trickster, Anansi the spider. Complete with props, sound track, and music. __________________________ "The
beautiful and the good are never forgotten, they live always in story _____________________________ New Workshops
To view the handouts click on the titles
I've had a paper on Fractured Fairy Tales on my website for quite some time...and it's one of my most popular pages. However, I had the chance to do a workshop for the Seattle Storytellers and I revamped the paper. Be sure to read their fractured nursery rhymes ...what a hoot! To may surprise, the information ballooned beyond my expectations. Lots of information, references and examples! "What is a fractured tale? Usually, the fractured tale is a folktale from the oral tradition that is retold to find unexpected humor in the way it portrays characters, uses a different vernacular, has plot deviations and twists, or uses writing ploys." ______________
Folktales From Simple to Complex What is the difference between the many types of folktales? A complex question with no simple answer, but this paper tries to categorize the genres to give a clear picture of the types of stories ________________
How to Write a Pourquoi or How and Why Stories Information on the pourquoi and ideas on how to write an original story using the how and why genre. References. ___________________________
"The
babe in the cradle knows about the dragon. He needs the stories to know
about St. George. [...] Fairy tales are more than true: not because
they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can
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Published Stories!!
Two of Marilyn's stories - "The Great Crab Apple War of '56" and "SS Admiral, I Salute You" are now in this new premier publication about St. Louis. Just click HERE for more info. ___________________________ Teacher's Corner In April and May I visited every class from K-2 in five O'Fallon, IL schools. Educational consultant and storyteller, Phyllis Hostmeyer and I were invited to present our collaboration of QAR strategy, creative exercises, and storytelling. The literacy grant was through the Illinois State Library Grants. Phyllis and I received many positive comments and hope to do more work in the schools in the years to come. In June the Regional Office of Education had me give an all-day workshop for Middle School teachers from East St. Louis. It was a wonderful combination of creative writing that could also be told. "From My Pen To Your Ears." At the Northland's Conference in late April I presented a workshop called "Developing Useful Study Guides". I've done this workshop before and each time used a different story. This year we used "Grandmother Spider Brings the Light." The storytellers and some teachers came up with some great idea for the study guide. Come and see it at "Study Guide: Grandmother Spider Brings the Light." ____________________ Someone sent me this great article on storytelling. I think any educator will find this interesting and thought-provoking:
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