Table of Contents
Video Contents viii
Online Resource Contents ix
Acknowledgments x
Prelude xii
Introduction xv
Chapter 1 The Case for Story Workshop 1
What Is Story Workshop? 1
Humans Are Storytellers 3
Stories in School 8
Supporting Children to Grow as Themselves 19
Action Steps: Enrich Your Story Workshop Practice 26
Chapter 2 Preparation 31
What Is Preparation? 31
Preparing Ourselves for Stories: We Are All Protagonists 36
Preparing the Classroom to Welcome Story 55
Action Steps: Enrich Your Story Workshop Practice 64
Chapter 3 Provocation: Presenting
Content to Be Learned 67
What Is Provocation? Telling Is Not Teaching 69
Thinking in Questions 81
Introducing Materials to the Children 85
Action Steps: Enrich Your Story Workshop Practice 92
Chapter 4 Invitation and Negotiation: Setting Expectations and Inviting Children to Create 95
What Is Invitation and Negotiation? 97
Nurturing Empathy and Solidarity Between Young Writers and Their Teachers 101
Keeping the Head and the Heart Connected 113
Action Steps: Enrich Your Story Workshop Practice 115
Chapter 5 Story Creation 119
What Is Story Creation? Exploring the World in Every Word-or Not 120
Time to Create Stories 123
The Power of the Arts 133
Supporting Children During Story Creation 136
The Power of Play 139
Action Steps: Enrich Your Story Workshop Practice 147
Chapter 6 Story Sharing 151
What Is Story Sharing? Learning to Listen 155
Sharing Stories Weaves a Web of Community and Belonging 166
Action Steps: Enrich Your Story Workshop Practice 177
Chapter 7 Living and Learning 179
Stories Create Possibility-and Limit It, Too 180
Joy Is a Result of Challenge and Struggle 187
Works Cited 189