The use of stories in the YLs class Liruso, Susana M. Boglione, M. Angélica Requena, Pablo E.

What is a story? Narration that builds up a tension only released at the end. Affective bond. Events Characters Ideas

Why should we use stories with kids? To foster listening comprehension. To improve concentration. To develop imagination. To acquire vocabulary. …..

Mood Pace Character Voice “EMOTIONAL IMPACT”

In a dark, dark house, there was a dark, dark stair. Up the dark, dark stair, there was a dark, dark hall. Down the dark, dark hall, there was a dark, dark room. Behind the dark, dark room, there was a dark, dark closet.

In the dark, dark closet, there was a dark, dark box, In the dark, dark box, there was a dark, dark hand, And the dark, dark hand, said… “GOTCHA!!” Traditional American Story

Kinds of Understanding (K. Egan, 2001)

Somatic Mythic Romantic Philosophic Ironic

Somatic Understanding Physical, bodily understanding Mythic Understanding Making sense of the world through language COGNITIVE TOOLS Fantasy Metaphor Rhyme and Rhythm Binary Oppositions

Everybody depends on the mouth From “Eu conto, tu contas, ele conta… Estórias Africanas” Compilador Aldónio Gomes (1999)

What does the mouth say? king I mouth my hear the are friends the eyes body am stomach is very hands is see the are important weak one food arrogant can tired hungry

What does the mouth say? king I mouth my hear the are friends the eyes body am stomach is very hands is see the are important weak one food arrogant can tired hungry

What does the mouth say? king I mouth my hear the are friends the eyes body am stomach is very hands is see the are important weak one food arrogant can tired hungry

What does the mouth say? king I mouth my hear the are friends the eyes body am stomach is very hands is see the are important weak one food arrogant can tired hungry

What does the mouth say? king I mouth my hear the are friends the eyes body am stomach is very hands is see the are important weak one food arrogant can tired hungry

What does the mouth say? king I mouth my hear the are friends the eyes body am stomach is very hands is see the are important weak one food arrogant can tired hungry

Choose a word and connect it with two more body eyes arrogant hear tired stomach dinner legs mouth important body king heart hands listen cake eat arrogant refuse ears walk weak see food

ELEMENTS OF APPEAL Atemporality Spatial Indetermination Linear and triple action Archetypical characters Personification Magic

What is imaginative education? Susana Liruso