Sunday, January 8, 2012

50+ Storytelling Ideas

Below is a list of the storytelling strategies people have used in past Storybooks. You can use these same ideas for your other storytelling assignments in class, too. If you don't have time to browse the list below, here's an idea to consider; reload the page for another random idea:



Click on the links below to look at some Storybooks that use these different styles. You can also browse through the Storytelling Style Gallery in pages: Page One - Page Two - Page Three. Also, remember that these are just ideas that students happen to have used over the past couple of years... but there are an infinite number of storytelling styles you can use! So, don't feel limited by this list - just let your imagination run wild!
  1. First-Person
  2. Diary Style
  3. Letter-Writing
  4. Interview Style
  5. Newspaper Style
  6. Gossip and Celebrity News
  7. Elders and Other Wise Storytellers
  8. Scheherazade
  9. Inanimate Objects as Storytellers
  10. Death as the Storyteller
  11. Stories of my Ancestors
  12. Postscript: What Happened Later...?
  13. The Other Side: Villains as Storytellers
  14. Multiple Storytellers, Multiple Perspectives
  15. Minor Characters
  16. Friends, FOAFs, and Family Members
  17. Magical Books
  18. The Long-Lost Manuscript
  19. Space Aliens
  20. Bedtime Stories
  21. Around the Campfire
  22. Parties and Feasting
  23. Storytelling in the Schoolroom
  24. Stories on the OU Campus
  25. Festivals and Holidays
  26. Storytelling Contest
  27. Speed Dating
  28. Spas and Beauty Parlors
  29. Bars and Bartenders
  30. Amusement Park Rides
  31. Lifetime Award Ceremony
  32. Deathbeds and Other Final Thoughts
  33. Radio Call-In Show
  34. Tours and Tour Guides
  35. The Quest and Other Road Trips
  36. Mysteries and Crimes
  37. Court Case: Stories Put on Trial
  38. The Afterlife
  39. Modernization
  40. Time Travel
  41. Futuristic
  42. Create a World
  43. Television Show as Storytelling Style
  44. Stories in a Shopping Mall
  45. Sports and Competitions
  46. Dream Visions
  47. Wisdom and Inspiration
  48. Therapy Session
  49. Allegory and Inner Worlds
  50. Story Combos: Mix and Match
  51. Video Game: Users Choose
  52. Poetry AND Prose
  53. Stories of Paintings
  54. Record Album Review
  55. Cookbook Stories

Orpheus, the ancient Greek musician, poet and prophet,
surrounded by an audience of animals.
(image source)

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