http://www.xplanazine.com/2003/04/why-and-what-stories-matter-for-education-decades-of-proof Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:38:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://www.xplanazine.com/2003/04/why-and-what-stories-matter-for-education-decades-of-proof#comment-368 Rob Reynolds Tue, 22 Apr 2003 15:29:00 +0000 http://www.xplanazine.com/2003/04/why-and-what-stories-matter-for-education-decades-of-proof#comment-368 role-playing is a GREAT THING. each week my Myth-Folklore students re-tell the stories we have read in class, and the biggest trend is telling the stories in first-preson - this prompts them to do some really vivid writing, that is not only fun for them to experience (they really "get into it") but also fun to share with others: the other students really enjoy reading these unexpected versions of stories, like - but unlike - what we read together as part of the week's texts. role-playing is a GREAT THING. each week my Myth-Folklore students re-tell the stories we have read in class, and the biggest trend is telling the stories in first-preson - this prompts them to do some really vivid writing, that is not only fun for them to experience (they really “get into it”) but also fun to share with others: the other students really enjoy reading these unexpected versions of stories, like - but unlike - what we read together as part of the week’s texts.

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