1. The FRAME Routine
Key Topic
is about…
So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)
Main idea
The Storytelling Stone
the respect that is given to people who sharing the stories of the past with other people.
Setting (Time, Place, Circumstance)
Character
Dialogue
Seneca Indian village
Base of tall rock
Young boy
Rock
Villagers
“ I wish there was something I could
do or say to make the people like or
respect me”
“Give me a gift of your birds and I
will tell you what to do”
“ I will teach you, listen, learn,
and remember”
“ do not let my stories be forgotten”
Series of Events (Plot)
Problem (Initiating Incident)
Resolution
The people of his village showed him
respect because of his knowledge of
the old stories.
Young man was not respected by
other in his village
Boy was without a family
Boy was made fun of and left
Rock taught boy old legends
Boy shared legends with villagers
Villages gave boy gifts
Boy made offerings to rock
Boy promised to share rocks stories
Own villages do not recognize him
Villagers honoured the boy
Storyteller are respected and honoured, even today, because of the stories that they share with other people.