Ch.+4+Oral+tradition

__**Pgs: 26-35 Facts**__ · Folktales are entertainment for children and also “didacticism” · Each day they are told a story (normally at night) · It is recessing · To be a storyteller, one trains and studies the techniques of storytelling. After, one practices to close family members before they officially story tell · Each storyteller has different styles · Storytelling wasn’t only at home, but at school as well · Usually has some moral to apply to real life · Told at night as a reward for a hard day’s work <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Eras Medium ITC','sans-serif';">When stories are being told, people sit in a semi circle formation <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Eras Medium ITC','sans-serif';">When telling a story, the story teller does three things <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Eras Medium ITC','sans-serif';">Presents the problem <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Eras Medium ITC','sans-serif';">Tries or appears to confuse the audience <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Eras Medium ITC','sans-serif';">Enlightens the reader. A group of children at school listening to a story A storyteller surrounded by her audience media type="youtube" key="2R1jMFPd98A" height="344" width="425"

[] - different kinds of african story telling :)


 * __Works Cited__**

Ogede, Ode. "Oral Tradition and Modern Storytelling: Revisiting Chinua Achebe's Short Stories." 01 Jan. 2001. Web. 4 Nov. 2009. [].

Umeasiegbu, Rems N. "Words are sweet: Igbo stories and ... -." //Google Books//. Web. 05 Nov. 2009. <http://books.google.com/books?printsec=frontcover&vid=ISBN9004067949&vid=LCCN83153969#v=onepage&q=&f=false>.