Storytelling and Commentary

Storytelling

Folk Tales, Folk Lore & Mythology: K-12 TLC Guide

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Commentators, Storytellers and Analysts
America, Animals, Cars and Driving, Children & Parenting, Christmas
Death, Education & Schools, Ghost Stories, Memories of Centenarians, Mother's Day

Storytelling & Commentary	Aprils Fool Day: K-12 TLC Guide. Cherokee Stories, Cherokees Of California. International Storytelling Center: National Storytelling Festival. National Public Radio: Art of Storytelling Alive and Well in Audio Books. The Human Trait of Storytelling. Stories (audio): African Horse Lessons, Bill Miles: 4/10/00 (3:30). The Arab Art of Professional Storytelling: 6/10/00 (4:30). Autumn, Andrea de Leon: 10/15/00 (1:40). Chad and the Teletype Repairman, Dick Stein: 11/23/00 (3:03). Closing the Cottage: A Father-Son Ritual, Bob Mulderig: 11/29/00 (2:45). Cricket Memories, Shoba Narayan: 3/19/00 (3:30). First Dance, Susan Arnold Smith: 10/31/99 (2:59). Gold Stars for Good Deeds, Krissa Palmer: 9/11/00 (2:39). Great Speeches of Democratic Conventions: 8/17/00 (8:00). Growing Up in a Chicano Kitchen, Michelle Serros: 8/15/00 (2:18). Guys Lunch, Scott Brunner: 5/1/00 (4:47). Hmong Rap Artist, Tou Ger Xiong: 11/19/99 (4:20). I Don't Want to be Labeled a Breast Cancer Survivor, Beth Brothy: 6/2/00 (2:45). The Internet and Moral Intuition, David Weinberger: 5/2/00 (3:15). An Internet Wake, Shoba Narayan: 8/13/00 (3:35). Lawnmower Stories: 8/23/00 (3:30). Mother's Ashes, Marion Roach: 10/5/00 (3:15). My Old Passport, Jeffrey Tayler: 12/30/99 (2:00). A New Style for Coaching & Management, Russell Roberts: 6/8/00 (2:42). Power Shopper, Alia Stavrand Woolf: 11/17/99 (3:00). Presidents Day Peas, Michael Hood: 2/21/00 (3:00). The Purpose of Life, Alfred Lubrano: 2/6/00 (2:59). Reflections on the Grammy Awards Ceremony, Barry Gordemer: 2/24/00 (3:22). Releasing a Computer Virus in the Office, Ellen Silva: 5/6/00 (2:45). The Sari, Martha Ann Overland: 3/22/00 (4:00). The Social Nuances of E-Mail, David Shenk: 4/11/00 (2:15). The Soundtrack of My Life, Rawlins Gilliland: 10/17/00 (4:00). Southern Food, Lorraine Johnson Coleman: 5/29/00 (4:00). Tapping Maple Trees, Ken Norton: 4/19/00 (3:21). What to Call a Mother-in-Law, Sydell Rabin: 5/12/00 (3:22). What's Your Sign?, Lenny Klienfeld: 5/24/00 (3:23). Witnessing, Jacqueline Woodson: 11/15/99 (3:00).
Storytelling & Commentary Indiana Humanities Council	Hank Fincken as...: A 49er on The California Trail. Christopher Columbus. Francisco Pizarro. Johnny Appleseed. Thomas Edison. Henry Ryder as James Whitcomb Riley. Kevin Radaker as Henry David Thoreau. When Worlds Collide: William H. Harrison and Tecumseh.
Storytelling & Commentary Storytellers, Commentators & Analysts	Beamer, Nona: Home Page. National Public Radio: 1/5/00 (audio: 6:42): Diop, Birago: K-12 TLC Guide. National Public Radio (audio) Black, Baxter: *A Cowful of Cowboy Poetry. Bailey, a Border Collie: 11/23/99 (2:30). The Bandaged Vet (3:02). Bring a Ewe!: 1/6/00 (2:39). Bronco Riding: True Test of a Man: 1/25/00 (2:55). Calving: 3/20/00 (3:10). A Cowboy by Any Other Name......: 5/18/00 (3:00). The Hazards Of Goose Hunting: 1/24/00 (2:24). Living the Life of an Economist: 01/24/01 (2:39). The Power of Wildfires: 09/19/00 (3:47). Selling Meats to the Public: 8/24/00 (2:39). Brookes, Tim: Residual Words: 5/14/00 (3:00). Winter on Lake Champlain: 2/27/00 (2:59). Codrescu, Andrei: Advertising and Poetry: 4/7/00 (2:30). America's Interest in Old Things: 4/21/00 (2:30). Don't Run with Your Pencil!: 11/29/00 (3:30)* Going to the Movies: 2/11/00 (3:00). Nannies: 2/15/00 (3:15). Revolution to Advertising: 5/4/00 (3:14). Splitting 1 Man, 1 Vote: 3/2/00 (3:00). Davidson, Joe: American Police and People of Color: 2/29/00 (3:15). Capital Punishment: 2/21/00 (3:05). Davis, Katie: Living with Mother: 5/1/00 (3:00). Porch Sitter: 6/7/00 (5:00). Dickinson, Amy: Heavy Traffic in My Hometown: 8/25/00 (4:00). Methodist Barbecue Secret Sauce: 9/5/00 (4:00). Ely, Elissa: Bible Study in a Mental Hospital: 8/22/00 (3:00). Fighting the Holy War: 10/17/00 (3:00). Good Bees Gone Bad: 9/26/00 (2:30). The Lady Who Cleans the Office: 11/7/00 (3:30). Soaking Up Power at the Statehouse: 5/4/00 (2:22). Thai Chi: 4/6/00 (3:00). Ferri, Daniel: 6th Grade Backwards: 5/16/00 (3:00). 6th-Grade Recess: 6/7/00 (3:30). 6th-Grade Dot Matrix Dancing: 10/2/00 (2:30). Billy's Binder: 1/24/00 (3:45). Girls and Boys: 1/21/00 (3:45). JK Rowling: No Pictures Please: 10/13/99 (4:30). New School Year: 8/19/99 (5:15). Shopping Breaks Aren't Cheating: 8/15/00 (3:45). Students & Standardized Tests: 3/20/00 (4:21). Harley, Bill: ACL Knee Operation: 1/27/00 (4:00). Dead Groundhog: 11/11/99 (4:00). The Kindergarten Morning Circle: 5/15/00 (3:30). Lost Luggage: 11/27/00 (4:00). Managed Health Care: 3/23/00 (2:53). Melting Pot: 1/6/00 (2:15). Pete Seeger's Banjo: 8/29/00 (3:15). Piano Hands: 12/8/99 (2:00). Spring Bulbs: 4/19/00 (3:00). The Teachers' Lounge: 10/10/00 (2:30). Kling, Kevin: Going to Church: 08/30/00 (6:30). Ice Fishing: 1/31/01 (5:30). The Importance of Mother's Day: 5/12/00 (5:15). Mutts and Show Dog: 2/14/00 (4:00). Second Place: 01/19/01 (3:00). The Snowstorm of the Century: 11/21/00 (5:00). Lam, Andrew: A First Thanksgiving: 11/23/00 (3:00). Dot.org Guy: 2/8/00 (3:30). Martin, Rafe: K-12 TLC Guide. McCraig, Donald: A Dog Named Ruth: Ruth the Sheep Guard Dog: 11/17/99 (3:30). Ruth and Deer: 2/17/00 (3:00). Morrison, Pat: Ads in the Oddest Places: 8/22/00 (2:45). Don't Let Movie Crews in Town: 2/22/00 (3:06). Noan, Rose: Everybody's Working: 8/16/00 (2:46). News for Regular Folks: 5/4/00 (3:18). Price, Reynolds: The Perfect Dinner Party: 4/27/00 (4:30). There Is Always Hope: 2/3/00 (5:00). Pulfer, Laura Archer: Class Action Lawsuits: 3/20/00 (2:20). Men and Their Extra Brain Cells: 4/11/00 (2:06). Pets' Rights: 2/11/00 (2:36). Shopping Malls and Service: 11/24/00 (2:28). Roberts, Diane: Gentrification of London: 5/21/00 (2:58). Neglecting the Garden: 3/26/00 (2:45). Pez Perfume: 1/9/00 (2:59). Roaches in My Home: 12/10/00 (3:00). Seasons in Florida: 11/28/99 (2:59). Taking Florida Seriously: 11/12/00 (3:00). Where is the South?: 2/20/00 (2:59). Schoenstein, Ralph: For Love of the Newspaper Business: 11/27/00 (4:00). My Experience with the Fruit Fly: 3/30/00 (2:30). The Value of Pessimism: 11/03/00 (3:00). Schorr, Daniel: Children as Political Footballs: 5/31/00 (2:45). Disregarding Laws for Politics: 4/5/00 (3:00). Sollisch, Jim: Advantages of Integrated Schools: 4/18/00 (3:36). Creationism and Evolution: 3/28/00 (3:02). Preserve the Home-Cooked Meal: 6/8/00 (2:50). Sojourner, Mary: Aging & Prunes: 10/05/00 (3:02). A Different Kind of Gift: 12/28/00 (2:42). Fire Hazards of Northern Arizona: 5/15/00 (2:42). Steinbrink, Jeff: Exhaustion of Financial Planning: 10/18/00 (3:11). Experts Who Don't Know It All: 4/7/00 (2:39). The Universe is Flat: 6/7/00 (3:08). Wasserman, Carol: Cape Cod Stones: 9/26/00 (3:30). Editors and Writers: 12/15/99 (3:30). Herring Run: 5/18/00 (3:30). Spring: 3/22/00 (2:00). Thinning the Bittersweet: 1/25/00 (3:00). Trip to Salvation Army Store: 2/10/00 (3:00). The Ugliness of Spring: 4/18/00 (3:30). Widow Without Sorrow: 1/6/00 (3:00). White, Bailey: For the Love of the Passion Vine: 6/5/00 (3:15). Nothing with Strings: 11/23/00 (22:00). Winik, Marion: Bad Mommy Moment: 1/3/00 (2:45). Census Commentary: 3/27/00 (3:30).
Storytelling Animals	National Public Radio Audio Essays Black, Baxter: Bailey, a Border Collie: 11/23/99 (2:30). Bring a Ewe!: 1/6/00 (2:39). Bronco Riding: True Test of a Man: 1/25/00 (2:55). Calving: 3/20/00 (3:10). The Hazards Of Goose Hunting: 1/24/00 (2:24). Beached Seal in Alaska, Heather Lende: 3/23/00 (3:00). Dead Groundhog, Bill Harley: 11/11/99 (4:00). A Dog Named Ruth, Donald McCaig: Ruth the Sheep Guard Dog: 11/17/99 (3:30). Ruth and Deer: 2/17/00 (3:00). Mutts and Show Dogs, Kevin Kling: 2/14/00 (4:00). Pets' Rights, Laura Archer Pulfer: 2/11/00 (2:36). Woodchuck in Paradise, David Budbill: 8/24/00 (3:00).
Storytelling & Commentary Children & Parenting	Commentator Daniel Ferri: K-12 TLC Guide. National Public Radio Audio Essays Advice to Elian, Reina Gillead: 4/3/00 (3:00). Bad Mommy Moment, Marion Winik: 1/3/00 (2:45). Being Home, Scott Brunner: 1/17/00 (3:30). Children as Political Footballs, Daniel Schorr: 5/31/00 (2:45). Don't Run with Your Pencil!, Andrei Codrescu: 11/29/00 (3:30) Girls and Boys, Daniel Ferri: 1/21/00 (3:45). Go Home to Family Whenever You Can, Bob Sloan 2/2//01 (3:55). Holidays & Infant Deaths, Liam Callanan (3:21). Learning About Race from Children, Donna Cornachio: 9/21/00 (2:45). Little League Phenom, Danny Perez: 9/21/00 (2:30). Nannies, Andrei Codrescu: 2/15/00 (3:15). No Summer Break for Parents, Katherine Ferguson: 6/5/00 (2:42). Piano Hands, Bill Harley: 12/8/99 (2:00). Putting Grace to Bed, Leon Wynter: 12/30/99 (4:00). Society's Bias Against Childless Adults, Elinor Burkett: 3/30/00 (3:04). Some Kids Just Aren't Worth Bragging About, Jean Shortall-Roznik: 10/20/00 (2:59). Students Murdered at Game, Patricia Elam: 2/15/00 (3:30). Summers Lost, Melanie Thomasson: 8/21/00 (2:30). There Is Always Hope, Reynolds Price: 2/3/00 (5:00). Those Who Have Children v. Those Who Don't, Steven Stark: 6/4/00 (2:59). Vince Quits Football, Marion Winik: 11/16/99 (3:30).
Storytelling & Commentary Education & Schools	National Public Radio Audio (audio) Daniel Ferri: K-12 TLC Guide. 50th High School Class Reunion, Sydell Rabin: 8/28/00 (3:38). The Advantages of Integrated Schools, Jim Sollisch: 4/18/00 (3:36). The Arresting Poetry of John Keats, Elizabeth Gold: 4/25/00 (3:30). Classroom Shopping Breaks Aren't Cheating, Daniel Ferri: 8/15/00 (3:45). The Counselor and the 14-Year-Old Girl, Arturo Hernandez: 5/2/00 (3:00). Creationism and Evolution, Jim Sollisch: 3/28/00 (3:02). Don't Run with Your Pencil!, Andrei Codrescu: 11/29/00 (3:30) Four Essays on Columbine H.S. Shootings: K-12 TLC. The Kindergarten Morning Circle, Bill Harley: 5/15/00 (3:30). My Experience with the Fruit Fly, Ralph Schoenstein: 3/30/00 (2:30). A Reunion with My Third-Grade Teacher, Dawn Trice: 11/16/00 (2:34). The Snowstorm of the Century, Kevin Kling: 11/21/00 (5:00). Students Murdered at Game, Patricia Elam: 2/15/00 (3:30). The Teachers' Lounge, Bill Harley: 10/10/00 (2:30). Teaching Medicine, David Watts: 4/4/00 (2:30). Vince Quits Football, Marion Winik: 11/16/99 (3:30).
Storytelling & Commentary Memories of Centenarians	National Public Radio Audio (audio) One Hundred Years of Stories. 01/27/00: Introduction (8:37). 02/24/00: Anna Wilmot - 102 (7:25). 03/30/00: Harry Shapiro - 100 (7:55). 04/27/00: Sadie and Gilbert Hill - 100 (7:33). 05/25/00: Ruth Ellis - 100 (8:44). 06/29/00: Roy Larkin Stamper - 103 (8:41). 07/27/00: Margaret Byrd Rawson - 101 (8:03). 08/31/00: Abraham Goldstein - 101 (8:32). 09/28/00: Helen Boardman 104: Newlywed at 97 (8:00). 10/26/00: Marion Cowen 101 (5:59). 11/30/00: Louisiana Hines 102 (7:17). 12/28/00: Harry Boeff 100 (8:44).
Storytelling & Commentary	Animal Stories - Novels for Ages 10-14, Logan Library, UT. Storytelling Texts, Fairrosa Cyber Library. Young Adult: *Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird, Vivian Van Velde. Adult: A Cowful of Cowboy Poetry* by Baxter Black. Amazon.com. National Public Radio: 10/17/00 (7:06).
Storytelling & Commentary	Grades K-3: Songs and Stories About Bees, The University of Arizona. Grade 1: Jewish Holidays Come Alive Through Story-Telling, Geraldine M. Martin, Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. Grades 6-8: Tales From Around the World, Delci Lev, Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.

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This guide last edited 11/16/2010
This guide last revised 08/20/2008