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In this book we use ,alot of stories. fee the: lst on pge 13-14.) Story teiing
isuseful because it lets us put new iiep.a in a fvTLmiiar vet
allows
adv,;nturnus
people
settinga.
to see how
It
new "nrd ,i ide s fit togethe!r-,; coriflict.--in a r ,al-lIfe
situation. Also, stories are a traditional for:n ot e'iurninci that pt pople have
experienced since childhood.
DIFFERENT WAYS TO TEACH ,
WITH STORIES
1. Parables-or stiries with a iro;ai IV
Some stories teach a lesson, or mjUral,
which isstated at the end. 1hese can
be make-believe stories wijth anirrils
(fables), imaginary stories about people
(tales), or true stories. Example'.of
parables are on pages 1-26 and 5-7 of MORAL:
this book. SLOWIIUT S1EADY WIN.5 THfE R.,!.CE.
2. Storiai that helrp people think ,bout local problems
Some storie; do not giveany simpe answers or
mora-l. but ir'-end po~rit to eXi31!fin1 problems. An
%A example is " r.:e Story of Luis" on page 26-3. This
I knd of story can help jt plcoprc Thinking about
"I . rnd discussing sfocia issues.
"Atfirrt, it isc.4tn eIasier for a group to discuss
the problems 1f inamary pfc,)e in
to
astory
ta!k about
that
th.: reil problems in
"(
their own lives
A' and ctmn',unit ... ut if they begin by looking at the
problems facn e.d by !he people in i story, this may
he p them to reflect ci: their own difficulties.
3. Stories that students hoip to write , l -4%o
A community literacy prcgram in Mexico N
has the students learn to read stories about
social probems that are related to their own
lives. Parts of the stories are left blank, for the
students td fill in themselves. This way the
students take part in creating the stories and
will relate them more to their own situation.
The best teaching stories often are those the tudents tell
or complete thenselves-based on their own experience.
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