Elements of Storytelling

Listen to the following podcasts and read along with the transcript and take notes using the handout you were given in class.

Think about stories your parents, family or friends have told you — or that you heard on the radio or somewhere else. What are the elements and techniques of great storytelling? How can stories we hear, but can’t see, be sometimes even more powerful than stories dramatized or documented on TV or in film?

Listen to these podcast episodes and use the note-taking form to organize your thoughts on the storytelling elements you hear during the pdocasts.  After you complete your listening and note taking.  Answer the questions below and be prepared to share your thoughts with the class.

​"When the Civil War Ended She Was My Age"

"Seeking to End Cycle of Abuse"

"THE PROM" player.themoth.org/#/?actionType=ADD_AND_PLAY&storyId=10965

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