Story Telling Visit?

Dr. Chuck Stead is with us today to show the art of story telling.  He discussed indigenous cultures telling stories during winter for animals to keep them from over hearing. Hides are created with icons of stories that the story teller knows with connected paths. Now the story teller will remain for an hour and then when the story is retold by the listener it alters as needed.
He acted out his details and emphasized key details he wanted us to remember. He presented examples of his notes and work preparing him for future stories. Chuck discussed and shows his discovery of Ford damaging the environment. (Ford is an icon on his hide.)
 Now we are entering the salamander icon from his hide. This comes from the Navajo believe that salamanders bring bad fortune to the environment and to the individual. Chuck mentions furnaces that were created and destroyed the atmosphere and ones career when realized.
The turtle comes from a folklore about turtle island.
The ford icon or totem represents how he effected the community both beneficially and negatively. He broke you down to one job where you depended on him and he never depended on anyone else. Chemicals represent the lead in paint on cars during the 1940's. Lead during that time was considered as harmless as milk and acetone was also no different. Ninety percent of used paint were sent as waste.Paint slugs going into water demonstrated the exposure to water and natural resources that were hurt by such neglect. Video demonstrates the media's portrayal which is misunderstood and inaccurate of insidious people. Does not discuss the real issues of the environment and not nonexistent issues in the community. Wounded deer represents the health issues and the professionals refuse to make you a priority. People rarely live past 60's.Deer head is the living stories that continue to try to remain strong. Written text, pictures, strong pride for rediscovery. Small house was supposed to burned. He had picture taken and thought his screw gun was a pistol so too scared to enter. Kids gained grant to rebuild the house instead. Students helped this research center obtain DEC support and Ford recognition to clean the area from their damaging affects.Sweat grass 42000 tons of slug removed from the area with Fords help and successfully created a harvest garden. There are also trees with 5 years gauze tee life span.

Eric Irwin

Eric Litwin is a great author for children's books and gears his books toward education. He obtained two masters degrees and thus unafraid of handwork and practices patience. As a former school teacher he understands the expectations of educators and students thus creating books geared toward curriculum. Eric also has a fondness of music, noticeable since he released two children albums within two years of each other, which is why his stories are so lyrical. This makes the books easy for children to understand, read, and remember. Eric shares his skills through twelve children albums real eased in total and four children's books published. By combining all his passions his books demonstrate great detail and desire to share life lessons.

Historical Fiction

Historical fiction is based on past world events, people, and cultures through imaginative narratives grounded in facts. This genre utilizes fact to re-create a time and place within the world's past. Authors who create well written historical fictions weave history and fictional attributes together to formulate a masterpiece. The story line remains realistic through the people portrayed and events that occurred prior to recent times. Some people are real, while others are more on the imaginative side and yet still capturing the readers desire to read.

This genre contain various aspects in order to gain readers attention and desire to read. These aspects include historical accuracy, setting, characterization, plot and theme, and style. The basis of a historical fiction is the past, therefore it should be consistent with historical evidence. Although the story has an imaginative narrative, the background must be based on facts. To help ensure the accuracy the story's setting must be authentic and consistent with past events and geographical features. Then the characters can be more believable when they behave in the manner that is associated with the times. By making exciting, plausible plots and themes that propel the narrative's lines, the author make the characters further relatable. Along with the setting, characters, and events the style of language should keep with the time period and area. Although it can be difficult to understand sometimes, it still promotes curiosity and encouragement to learn and entertain. Combined together the attributes create a wonderful piece or writing that enhances students' love of literature.

Nonfiction Literature

Nonfictional books are based on facts and concepts on any topic. This genre includes information, exploratory, some biographies, and some memoirs. These books usually entice the desire to know and discover facts that could be utilized during the reader's life. Although they have an emphasis on these topics and believed to be less entertaining than fictional books, some are meant for entertainment along with providing information.

For meaningful nonfictional accuracy, organization, design, and style must be done well. Accuracy comprises current facts with a balance of theory. When the information is applicable various points of view are present to demonstrate the authentic details. Stereotyping is avoided as it is not factual but opinionated. Organization refers to the logical development of the the accurate content. Therefore the information would be presented in a clear sequential pattern that structures the text. To contribute to the organization in order to grab readers is the design. The design should be attractive with illustrations to enhance to text. Then style pertains to how the facts are presented to create interest and stimulation. Through the use of terminology and selective language readers become curious and wonder about the world around them. Thus readers can gain education independently and occasionally through entertainment making the readers want more.

Contemporary Realistic Fiction

Contemporary Realistic fiction has a strong sense of life presented with social and personal concerns. This genre discusses experiences from the recent past in the real world. Many readers draw on the characters' and events' obstacles to gather courage. Eventually contemporary realistic fiction becomes historical fiction as time continues on the stories change with it. Each story is unique in its own way of connecting to readers of various ages.


This genre has several important components such as setting, characterization, plot, theme, and style. The setting is based on a place and time that are plausible during the current era. Then the characters reflect true humanity through power and failings. Within the plot characters overcome obstacles that are probable and matter to the reader. Then the themes reflect important issues of society throughout all ages. Finally styling supports the characters' and plot's development throughout the pages of a story. Together these pieces frame a wonderful, memorable story for various readers.

Folklore

Folklore is the oldest of literatures by including nursery rhymes, folktales, myths, epics, legends, fables, songs, and ballads. They are usually passed down for hundreds of years by storytellers to entertain and enlighten generations of all ages. Although they may have been revised over the years most remain true to their original tales and inner lessons.

These stories have patterns throughout them in the conventions, motifs, and themes. Conventions are cornerstones of folktales such as story frames. Most children recognize the pattern of setting, characters, plot, and resolution. Some stories even have a repetition of numbers, letters, or words. Motifs have more intentions associated with them as they pertain to a phrase, word, event, action, character, object, or ideas.  The themes express the values and life philosophies of the authors who created them. All together these aspects create memorable folklore that all generations can enjoy.

Poetry

There is no true definition for poetry as it is meant to express feelings above all else. Expressing feeling is more of an action than a format therefore this genre is unique. Though poems and verses typically have less words than books, their meanings and themes are just as significant.

Poems use content, language, and structure to enhance meaning for young readers to understand. Good authors know to write poems with varied interests and experiences. to improve on that content authors use language to capture reader's attention by describing objects, events, feelings, or ideas through imaginative words. To complete the poem the structure must show more about the meaning than the other aspects. Structure manipulates the language in away that best demonstrates the experience and interest of the poem.