Adirondack Story-Telling

Group Members:

Your Challenge:

Your cooperative group will write and memorize your original Adirondack Tale. Your group will present your stoy to an audience. Your performance should be 2-3 minutes in length, but no longer than five minutes. A written version will also need to be handed in (neatly
hand-written or typed).

Elements of your Adirondack Tale:
  • Choose an Adirondack village or mountain as the setting
  • Include at least one animal that lives in the Adirondacks
  • Include an Adirondack person from the past
  • Include an Adirondack body of water
  • Select a time period for your story
  • Use at least 3 Story-telling Techniques:
    • Take on the voice of character
    • Candle lighting
    • Stick puppets
    • Simple costumes (ie hat, bonnets, apron, shawls etc.)
    • Masks
    • Narration by one member while others act out the story
    • Setting of the scene
Your Adirondack story needs to:
  • Include a Title
  • Begin with an Introduction that includes background information
  • Be in narrative form, with a beginning, middle and end
  • Describes a sequence of events and make sense
  • Includes both conflict and resolution
  • Use interesting vocabulary (appropriate for time period), varied and complete sentences
  • Use correct spelling and punctuation in the written version
  • Include a list of references used in the written version

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