Scared Silly
25 Tales to Tickle and Thrill
Price: $30.00
ISBN13: 9781591587323
ISBN10: 1591587328
Book code: TIP8732
Teacher Ideas Press
Paperback
| 96 pages
Publication Date: 10/13/2009
DESCRIPTION
In Scared Silly: 25 Tales to Tickle and Thrill, Diane de Las Casas shares the methods and processes she uses in her own performances, workshops, and artist residencies, including how to effectively encourage audience participation. A brief section explains the benefits of sharing scary stories and offers expert opinions on the subject.
The 25 stories included here, many of them storytellersÕ classics, can be used by elementary teachers, librarians, storytellers, and camp counselors. The tales are adapted from around the world and range from suspenseful to comical to thrilling. Each story is annotated with suggestions on how to tell the tale, and each is rated by a ÒSpook-O-MeterÓ that illustrates how scary the story is for what audience itÕs intended.
Grades 1-5.
Award-winning storyteller Dianne de Las Casas offers a primer on how to tell a spooky story, with 25 tales organized by age appropriateness and tips on how to effectively tell each tale.
Children love a good, spooky story. ItÕs like a roller coaster ride?the thrill of the chill. Yet, at the end of the ride, the children know they are safe. When they realize that other children share their trepidation, their place in the story audience becomes a refuge within which to process their fears.
TITLE FEATURES
· Explains the value of scary stories in creating a safe environment in which children can master fear
· Offers tips on the delivery of the story, the use of one's voice, the element of surprise, and how to elicit audience participation
· Combines the most popular tales with advice on how to tell them
· Instructs storytellers on how to select age-appropriate stories for their audiences
· Includes 25 stories appropriate for children in grades 1-5
· A ÒSpook-O-MeterÓ illustrates how scary each story is for what audience itÕs intended
Dianne de Las Casas is an author, award-winning storyteller, and recording artist who tours internationally presenting programs, educator/librarian training, workshops and artist residencies. Her published works include Libraries Unlimited's Handmade Tales: Stories to Make and Take, Tangram Tales: Story Theater using the Ancient Chinese Puzzle, and Cajun Cornbread Boy: A Well-Loved Tale Spiced Up.