Diana Young, a storyteller and puppeteer, is from Texas. She learned to tell stories with her voice and her feeling from Augusta Baker! And, she often uses puppets to tell parts of the story, which helps some students by keeping their attention. She expresses that storytelling is an art just like music or dance. It combines rhythm with a flow of words. Ms. Young tells a story about a Japanese stonecutter, which is a tale told in many different countries and is a little different in each one. Key points: how to learn the story by learning the sequence of the story and how children are often good storytellers.
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