Additional Resources For Teachers
Includes extra readings, definitions, and links to helpful background information about the mythology and themes of The Storyteller's Daughter: Where the Story Begins.
Includes extra readings, definitions, and links to helpful background information about the mythology and themes of The Storyteller's Daughter: Where the Story Begins.
| ||||
Character Sketch
Students will create a character sketch for a character from The Storyteller’s Daughter to develop insight into the importance of characterization, with a focus on that character’s motives, personality, and role in the novel.
Students will create a character sketch for a character from The Storyteller’s Daughter to develop insight into the importance of characterization, with a focus on that character’s motives, personality, and role in the novel.
|
| ||||
Essay Questions
Students will prove an original thesis and provide an extended formal discussion that analyzes specific aspects of The Storyteller’s Daughter. Essays will be graded on content, structure and organization, and style (including vocabulary, grammar, and spelling).
Students will prove an original thesis and provide an extended formal discussion that analyzes specific aspects of The Storyteller’s Daughter. Essays will be graded on content, structure and organization, and style (including vocabulary, grammar, and spelling).
|
|
| ||||||
Four Types of Fantasy
This short PowerPoint presentation provides a brief introduction to four types of fantasy: the portal quest, the immersive, the intrusion, and liminal fantasy.
This short PowerPoint presentation provides a brief introduction to four types of fantasy: the portal quest, the immersive, the intrusion, and liminal fantasy.
| ||||
The Hero's Journey
Based on Joseph Campbell's monomyth, this short PowerPoint presentation illustrates the home-away-home pattern found not only in ancient mythology but also in much of today's literature, film, and media.
Based on Joseph Campbell's monomyth, this short PowerPoint presentation illustrates the home-away-home pattern found not only in ancient mythology but also in much of today's literature, film, and media.
| ||||
Newspaper Activity
Students will work together to create a newspaper, magazine, blog (etc). Together, they will decide on a name for their newspaper, magazine, etc. They will also decide on the content of their news forum. Each student will be responsible for writing two articles based on the events described in The Storyteller’s Daughter: Where the Story Begins and for providing at least one additional feature.
Students will work together to create a newspaper, magazine, blog (etc). Together, they will decide on a name for their newspaper, magazine, etc. They will also decide on the content of their news forum. Each student will be responsible for writing two articles based on the events described in The Storyteller’s Daughter: Where the Story Begins and for providing at least one additional feature.
|
| ||||
Reading Comprehension and Extended Thinking Questions
The following questions are designed to enhance student understanding of The Storyteller’s Daughter: Where the Story Begins. Students are asked not only to summarize events and identify important plot points, but to extend their thinking to consider character development, cause and effect relationships, and underlying themes. These questions can be adapted and differentiated to suit different readers; they can also be used to stimulate discussion and direct critical inquiry. They can also be adapted to augment the other “alternative” style of assignments provided in the teacher resource centre.
The following questions are designed to enhance student understanding of The Storyteller’s Daughter: Where the Story Begins. Students are asked not only to summarize events and identify important plot points, but to extend their thinking to consider character development, cause and effect relationships, and underlying themes. These questions can be adapted and differentiated to suit different readers; they can also be used to stimulate discussion and direct critical inquiry. They can also be adapted to augment the other “alternative” style of assignments provided in the teacher resource centre.
|
| ||||
Settings Map
Students will begin by mapping the protagonists’ journey on a map of Manitoba for a “big picture” sense of how this journey evolves. Then, students will choose a particular place/setting from the story and draw a detailed map of it, labeling important places where key events took place (e.g. St. Norbert, downtown Winnipeg, Manitou, Pelican Lake, the Sanatorium, Taranis’ fortress, Morag’s clearing, etc.).
Students will begin by mapping the protagonists’ journey on a map of Manitoba for a “big picture” sense of how this journey evolves. Then, students will choose a particular place/setting from the story and draw a detailed map of it, labeling important places where key events took place (e.g. St. Norbert, downtown Winnipeg, Manitou, Pelican Lake, the Sanatorium, Taranis’ fortress, Morag’s clearing, etc.).
|
| ||||
Time Capsule
Students will create a time capsule that represents a character from The Storyteller’s Daughter: Where the Story Begins and write an explanation for each object they include.
Students will create a time capsule that represents a character from The Storyteller’s Daughter: Where the Story Begins and write an explanation for each object they include.
|
| |||||
Time Capsule Slide Show
Sample of student work that can be used to generate ideas and provide a visual demonstration of what is expected from this project. Courtesy of Erica Sprung (independent novel study project, grade 6).
Sample of student work that can be used to generate ideas and provide a visual demonstration of what is expected from this project. Courtesy of Erica Sprung (independent novel study project, grade 6).