Stories are everywhere – in newspapers, books, on TV and the internet. Every day conversation is full of anecdotes and real life stories.
Storytelling is a unique human skill shared between people, and is one of our oldest artforms. It brings words and the world to life, stimulates the imagination, and builds a sense of community between tellers and listeners.
In fact, all of us are storytellers. We all love telling narratives about our experiences and the meanings that these experiences have for our lives.
In this post we are going to practice creating narratives. In order to help you you can have a look at the document below:
Structure of narratives
Yes, but how important are stories for you? Are you more of a storyteller or a storylistener? Listen to this talk by African writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie:
a) What kind of stories did she write when she was a child? Why?
b) What made her change her view of what stories should talk about?
c) What shocked Chimamanda’s university roommate in the US?
d) What is the image westerners have of Africa, according to Chimamanda?
e) What is the tradicitional description of Africa in western books?
f) What does she mean when she says that stories are defined by the principle of nkali?
g) Why shouldn’t we only focus on negative experiences?
In order to find out more about narratives click on the following link:
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