Storytelling Class

Spirit of Oklahoma 2011 Storytelling Festival

Enjoy the great art of stories and storytelling and also learn from storyteller, Jeanette Harjo, in her Storytelling 101 class offered at our festival this year.

Spend Friday morning with storyteller Jeanette Harjo to learn more about the history, principles, and techniques for collecting, organizing, and sharing stories, then attend the Spirit of Oklahoma Storytelling Festival, and earn one hour of college credit through Seminole State College! Enrollment is through SSC, but includes access to all festival events.

Storytelling 101

Instructor: Jeanette Harjo, Storyteller
Home Phone: 405-398-4310
SSC Enrollment: 405-382-9950
Jeanette is a Past President of Territory Tellers, a member of the Tejas Board of Directors, and a Library Media Specialist.

Catalog Description

Storytelling 101 addresses the history, principles, and techniques for collecting, organizing, and sharing stories. Students will attend the “Spirit of Oklahoma Storytelling Festival.

Rationale

This course will increase awareness and provide a better understanding of the importance to preserve and perpetuate the art of storytelling.

General Education Objectives:

Students are expected to achieve the following outcomes.

• 1: Demonstrate basic storytelling skills.
• 2: Demonstrate an understanding of gathering information for a story.
• 3: Demonstrate an understanding of storytelling’s role in society.
• 4: Demonstrate an understanding of how storytelling can be used in classrooms to meet state and national educational standards.
  

Course Outcomes:

Students in this course are expected to achieve the following:

• 1. To increase their understanding of the importance of storytelling in educational, family, community, and professional settings.
• 2. To improve skills necessary to identify good resources, collect, organize, evaluate, and present stories.
• 3. Students will develop evaluative listening skills though class lecture, attendance of the Spirit of Oklahoma Storytelling Festival, and class storytelling exercises.