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I had a request for Denae Palm, undergraduate student from Weber State University, who will dedicate her 30-hour+ senior project to the "Family Famine: Hunger for Love" premiere.
I told her I would like a list of her strengths and interests. Today I received her list.
This guided me in the types of projects/adventures in connection with her senior project and the "Family Famine: Hunger for Love" premiere.
These were the adventures and details I gave her:
1. Gather information of family associations on local, national, and international levels and compose in Excel spreadsheet
- Create column for each of the following: Name of Organization, Contact Name(s), Title/Position of Contact, Address, City, State, Zip Code, Telephone, Website, Email, One-Sentence Description of Focus
- Family Associations relating to Education are preferred though groups could connect with child abuse, abandonment, adoption, parenting, etc.
- Goal: At least 100 groups discovered by December 17th
- Opening Story TBA--Either "Iron John", German tale also shared by Brother Grimm, or version of "Hansel and Gretel"
-- Requires no coordination with other guest artists
-- Aim one for 4th and/or 5th grade, one for junior high, and one for high school
-- Focus: Child Abuse and Gaining a 2nd Father--"Iron John"
-- Focus: Child Abuse and Sibling Strength--"Hansel and Gretel"
- Middle Story "Forsaken Brother", Ojibwa tale
-- Requires coordination with Joshua Payne, accompanist/guitarist
-- Aim one for 4th and/or 5th grade, one for junior high, and one for high school
-- Focus: Child Abandonment and Broken Promises
-- Due to sad mood to story, a 5-6 minute story is needed at beginning and end
- Final Story "The Gardener's Wife", Colombian tale
-- Requires coordination with Holly Robison, singer
-- Aim one for 4th and/or 5th grade, one for junior high, and one for high school
-- Focus: Desire for Children and Adoption
- Donations of $50 or more suggested though lack of funds will not dissuade performing at the school (they need to be aware that normally Rachel Hedman is paid $200/hour)
- Three practices for each of the stories for a total of nine times
-- Rachel desires 10-15 minutes for feedback from students and teachers
-- Classroom size as well as Assembly size is acceptable
-- Encourage pdf file of "Save the Date" postcard to be emailed to teachers
-- Request 3 dates/times to see if will work with Rachel's schedule
- Goal: At least 9 practice performances scheduled from the 2nd week of January to the end of January to be completed by December 23rd
- Consider social, political, geographical, religious, or economic details highlighted through the cultural tales
- Delve into the language arts and how to structure a story
- Explore emphasis on oral, verbal, and nonverbal communication skills
- Goal: List the standards with a paragraph under each using terminology known and respected by educators on how storytelling and/or "Family Famine: Hunger for Love" fulfills them by January 3rd
- Brainstorm discussion questions
- Test activities with children in neighborhood or nearby schools and receive feedback
- With permission from the parents, take pictures of the activities in action with the kids so that they can be shared through publications, websites, or other items
- Goal: Develop at least three activities each for an elementary grade, at least three activities for a junior high grade, and at least three activities for a high school grade that connect with themes and/or stories found in "Family Famine: Hunger for Love" by January 3rd
Until we tell again,
Rachel Hedman
Professional Storyteller
Former Co-Chair of Youth, Educators, and Storytellers Alliance (2005-2008)
How-To Blog: http://storytellingadventures.blogspot.com
Performance Blog: http://familyfamine.blogspot.comOther places to find me: Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Professional Storyteller
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