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Presented by Mary Pellicano and Karen Yurish, Librarians, Tuscarora High School

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The Power of Story
StoryCorps
Great Thanksgiving Listen
Standards addressed and Curricular Connections
What we did
What else?

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The Power of Story provides Significant Content
From A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness:
“Stories are wild creatures, the monster said. When you let them loose, who knows what havoc they might wreak?” p. 51
“Stories are important, the monster said. They can be more important than anything, if they tell the truth.” p. 141

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Power of Story, continued:
How telling stories can transform a classroom
How does this article reflect the power of story?
How can you “reorganize the ions” of your class with StoryCorps?

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StoryCorps is America’s oral history project. Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected more than 60,000 interviews with over 100,000 participants from all backgrounds -- the largest single collection of human voices ever gathered. Recordings are archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress so that future generations can hear the stories – and the voices – of today. We share stories online and through our popular weekly NPR broadcasts, podcast, animated shorts, and best-selling books.

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Connect to the World with StoryCorps
StoryCorps.me and the StoryCorps app were created as a global platform for listening, connecting, and sharing stories of the human experience. Anyone can now take part in the StoryCorps experience, anytime, by creating an account on StoryCorps.me and downloading the app on their mobile device.
StoryCorps.me is a home for the recordings and also provides interviewing and editing resources. In addition, all interviews uploaded to the platform will be archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
The StoryCorps app seamlessly walks users through an interview by providing all the necessary tools for a wonderful experience. You will receive help preparing questions, finding the right environment for your conversation, recording a high-quality interview on your mobile device, sharing the finished product with friends and family, and uploading your conversation to the StoryCorps.me website.

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Piloted in 2015, The Great Thanksgiving Listen is StoryCorps’ ground- breaking oral history project that uses near-universally accessible smartphone technology to capture an entire generation of American lives and experiences while fostering meaningful connections within families, communities, and the classroom. This project may well result in an archive containing the single largest collection of human voices ever gathered.
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, high school students are encouraged to record an interview with a grandparent or another elder using the free StoryCorps app. With permission from the participants, each of these interviews will be uploaded to the StoryCorps archive in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.

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Public Product for the World

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Teacher Toolkit
Includes lesson plans, worksheets and sample permission
forms is available online
Requirements:
Access to computer and mobile device
Two weeks instruction time to plan, practice and discuss
Participants must be at least13 years old; under 18 needs parental consent to download app
All participants must grant permission before interview and photo are published
While the StoryCorps app is currently available only in English, students may record their interviews in any language.

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Important Competencies
The Great Thanksgiving Listen will help students develop:
Research, archiving, and summarization skills
Speaking skills that enable them to express ideas clearly and persuasively
Listening skills that reflect increased comprehension, lead to critical analysis, and advance discussion
An increased connectedness to community and school
A deepened sense of social awareness, exhibited by appreciation of diversity and respect for others
Some standards addressed: English 10.1 (h, i); English 10.4 (d, e); WHII.1 (a, b); C/T B; C/T C

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What we did: Collaboration with AP English Language teacher

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What else? Other possibilities
StoryCorps Griot: Stories of African American heritage
Latino Americans: PBS video project
StoryCorps teacher resources and StoryCorps U