Year 1 – Storytelling and Communication

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Storytelling and Communication is a comprehensive exploration of storytelling and communication, designed specifically for first-grade students. Through a blend of systems thinking and design principles, students will delve into the art of storytelling, learning how to create engaging characters, vivid settings, and compelling plots, all while effectively communicating ideas and emotions.

Driving Question:

How can we use stories to talk about ideas and emotions?

Disciplines: Language Arts, Art

Learning outcomes:

1. Students will understand the significance of characters in a story and their development. (Language Arts)
2. Students will recognize how the setting of a story influences its events. (Language Arts)
3. Students will understand the use of words in expressing emotions. (Language Arts)
4. Students will recognize the role of illustrations in enhancing storytelling. (Art, Language Arts)
5. Students will understand the use of body language in conveying emotions. (Language Arts)
6. Students will recognize the role of a narrator in a story. (Language Arts)
7. Students will understand the use of dialogue in showing character interactions. (Language Arts)
8. Students will recognize the importance of a captivating plot in a story. (Language Arts)
9. Students will understand the use of different tones of voice in expressing emotions. (Language Arts)
10. Students will recognize the role of colors in expressing emotions in illustrations. (Art, Language Arts)
11. Students will understand the use of symbols in representing ideas in stories. (Language Arts)
12. Students will recognize the role of rhythm and rhyme in storytelling. (Language Arts)
13. Students will understand the use of facial expressions in conveying emotions. (Language Arts)
14. Students will recognize the use of different types of lines in expressing emotions through illustrations. (Art, Language Arts)
15. Students will understand the importance of a satisfying resolution in a story. (Language Arts)
16. Students will recognize the role of repetition in emphasizing ideas in stories. (Language Arts)
17. Students will understand the use of gestures in conveying ideas. (Language Arts)
18. Students will recognize the role of contrast in highlighting important elements in illustrations. (Language Arts)
19. Students will understand the importance of an engaging conflict in a story. (Language Arts)
20. Students will recognize the role of suspense in keeping a reader interested. (Language Arts)
21. Students will understand the use of eye contact in effective communication. (Language Arts)

Public Product:

Your own illustrated storybooks to show at the class illustrated storybook exhibition.