For the Story Teller: Story Telling and Stories to Tell

Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin, 1875-1961Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.0
Word count
289K words
Chapters
29

Tags

English Originals Children's Literature Child EducationClassroom PracticeLearning by FunNarrative TechniqueTeaching GuideFolktalesNursery RhymeStorytellingOral TraditionParent-Child Reading

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.For the Story Teller: Story Telling and Stories to Tell by Carolyn Sherwin BaileyAuthor: Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin, 1875-1961,Language: English, Class: LB: Education: Theory and practice of education, Release Date: Oct 15, 2018

Editor's review

This book comes from early childhood educator Carolyn Sherwin Bailey and addresses the often neglected educational craft of storytelling. Its value lies not in the plots themselves but in placing "how to tell" alongside "what to tell": the first half discusses the principles, tone, rhythm, and selection of storytelling, while the second half provides story material that can be used directly. For today's readers, it is both a methodological guide and a traceable collection of story samples. Its strength is that the author treats storytelling as an oral art requiring practice rather than rote reading, and the book's consideration of listeners' age, attention, and emotional engagement remains relevant today. It is suitable for browsing during family reading, classroom teaching, or preparation for a story session, especially as a bridge book "from theory to practice." Note that the original is a public-domain English e-book whose language bears the marks of its era and whose story material reflects cultural contexts distant from the present; readers may take the method and handle the material flexibly.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the principles of storytelling first, gather three to five actionable points, and then read the story material.
  2. Choose one story at a time, try telling it according to the book's method, note the audience's reaction, and adjust tone and rhythm.
  3. Use the story material as a draft for adaptation, replacing characters and settings with contemporary contexts before use.
  4. If English reading is difficult, first read for the general idea, then closely read the key paragraphs of the method chapters.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

Contents

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FAQ

Is this book a story collection or a method book? Both. It discusses the principles and methods of storytelling and also provides story material for telling; structurally it explains method first and then gives material, so it suits learning while using.
Can readers with only basic English read it? They can try. The method sections are clearly argued, but the language bears the marks of its era; read for the general idea first and closely read key paragraphs. The story material is relatively easier and can serve as an entry point.
Are the stories in the book suitable for telling directly to today's children? Some material reflects cultural contexts distant from the present. It is advisable to select first, keep stories with clear structure and simple conflict, and replace outdated details before telling for more reliable results.
What should be noted when reading the e-book edition? Public-domain e-books usually have plain formatting. Use a reader that supports table-of-contents navigation, locate the method chapters via the contents first, and then browse the story sections as needed rather than spreading effort evenly from start to finish.

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About the author

Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin, 1875-1961 Author

Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (1875–1961) was an American writer of children's literature and a practitioner in the field of storytelling, though public records of her life and career remain limited. Five of her works are held in this collection, focusing on retold myths, storytelling methods, and children's lives. Wonder Stories: The Best Myths for Boys and Girls retells classic myths in simple language, while Tell Me Another Story: The Book of Story Programs and For the Story Teller: Story Telling and Stories to Tell offer parents and teachers practical plans for arranging and telling stories. Boys and Girls of Colonial Days draws on the everyday lives of colonial children, and Montessori children concerns children in Montessori settings. Her writing is readable and suited to oral telling, with clear language that weaves cultural knowledge into stories adults can readily share with children, contributing to reading promotion and story-based education of her time.