Storytelling...Tales to Tell

Storytelling...Tales to Tell
An Internet Hotlist on Storytelling

created by Vicky Reed
San Diego County Office of Education

Introduction
You COULD look for books or listen to audio tapes to find out about Storytelling, but why not use the power of the Internet instead? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

For the Cyber-Challenged - The Internet or 'web' can be a confusing labyrinth full of deadends and things you'd rather not know about. I wanted this website to be a 'container' that would feel safe and familiar for those with little or no experience in exploring or 'surfing' (although 'trawling' is perhaps more accurate) the web. http://www.mythinglinks.org/cyber.html
National Storytelling Membership Association - A great resource...includes National Storytelling Directory; info. on The National Storytelling Festival; National. Storytelling Conference; and a great set of links. http://www.storynet.org
Netting Storytelling Resources - An Internet Hotlist on Storytelling with many links created by Marilyn McPhie. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/liststorytelma.html

Storytelling Boot Camp

Folklore, Myth and Legend - A fabulous site includes fables, folktales, fairy tales, legends myths,and a great Arthurian legend bibliography. http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/storfolk.html
Handbook for Storytellers - This handbook contains practical advise on choosing, learning, and telling a story. http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/storyhandbook.htm
Mything Links - An Annotated & Illustrated Collection of Worldwide Links to Mythologies, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Sacred Arts & Traditions by Kathleen Jenks, Ph.D. http://www.mythinglinks.org/
Storytelling Foundation International - Storytelling Foundation International is building on our 25-year history to promote the power of storytelling and its creative applications to build a better world. Information about the National Storytelling Festival. http://www.storytellingfoundation.net/
The Storytelling FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions A great sources of basic information about storytelling. http://www.timsheppard.co.uk/story/

Sites to Knock Your Socks Off

Aaron Shepard's World of Story - Welcome to a world of story! Here are loads of free resources for teachers, librarians, storytellers, childrenfs writers, and story lovers of all ages—all from award-winning childrenfs author and folklore reteller Aaron Shepard.http://www.aaronshep.com/index.html
Myths & Legends - An incredibly rich site... you could spend the rest of your life exploring all the links. Aside from the General section, these links are organized by region and language group, with those groups which produced written accounts of their myths and legends earlier, generally appearing closer to the beginning.http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/myth.html.
Story Arts Online - Created by Storyteller Heather Forest this colorful easy to use web site includes storytelling lesson plans, stories, activities tied to the New York State English Language Arts Standards and more!!! http://www.storyarts.org
The Moonlit Road - Ghost stories and strange folktales of the American South, told by the region's most celebrated storytellers. Each month features odd and spooky stories. Audio stories are also available. All this plus an archive of past stories and links to other sites with scary stories. http://www.themoonlitroad.com/index.html
The SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages - A portal to the realm of fairy tale and folklore studies featuring 26 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, and over 1,000 illustrations. http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/index.html

Visit a Teller

Cathy Spagnoli's Web Page - Try a few writing and telling ideas, sample some Asian tales, explore English through stories, and get a glimpse of my books, programs, and background. http://www.cathyspagnoli.com/
Gerald McDermott's Home Page - Gerald McDermott's vibrant pages are a delight. Interesting bio information, plus see all his tricksters!
Johnny Moses Storytelling Home - Info about Johnny a Tulalip Native American and Red Cedar Circle and Red Circle Dancers. Also includes some traditional stories, http://www.johnnymoses.com
Katy Rydell's Web Page - Find out info about Katy Rydell and photos. Two articles she wrote - EXPLORING CHARACTER: Writing Activities & INTO THE BREACH: Stories for Peace. Plus ideas and information for using her picture book Wind Says Goodnight. http://www.katyrydell.com/
Marilyn McPhie's Web Page - Info on Marilyn and a great list of storytelling web resouces. http://www.marilynmcphie.com

Stories to Tell

Active Heroines in Folktales - A list of folk tales in which the central female character takes an active, positive role. http://www.sisterschoice.com/heroines.html
African Folk Tales - Full text of eight traditional Zulu stories.http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/africa.html
Australian Storytelling - The Web page of Australian storytelling features Australian storytellers, stories, guilds, events, and links. http://www.AustralianStorytelling.org.au
BARE BONES FOR STORYTELLERS - 100 Years of Story Skeletons from Around the World HALLOWEEN STORIES Online... Scary • Gory • Funny • Eerie • Poignant • Surprising * Ghost • Vampire • Witch • Jump Tales • Tall Tales • Joke http://www.story-lovers.com
CELTIC STORIES, FAIRY TALES & FOLKLORE - CELTIC STORIES, FAIRY TALES & FOLKLORE plus other Celtic Links http://www.story-lovers.com/listscelticstories.html
Dragon Stories -- An Annotated List - Dragons From Western Folk Tales, Dragons From Eastern Folk Tales, Dragons in Children's Books Titles With Brief Citations plus links to other Dragon sites. http://www.fairrosa.info/dragon/index.html
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts - Full text of a plethora of FULL text stories, folk and mythology Electronic Texts, Germanic Myths, Legends, and Sagas. http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
Folktales and Legends from Britain - http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/folklore/folklore.html
Jataka Tales - Complete text of Jataka tales from the The Baldwin Project. http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php3?author equals babbitt&book equals morejataka&story equals _contents
Mayan Folktales - Both in English & Spanish - These stories were told to Fernando Peñalosa by don Pedro Miguel Say, a famous Q'anjob'al storyteller from San Miguel Acátan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, who now lives in Los Angeles, California, in the Koreatown area. Each month new folktales will be reprinted on the FolkArt & Craft Exchange . http://www.folkart.com/folktale/folktale.htm
Myths and fables from around the world. - These simple full text illustrated stories are perfect for reading on the web and serve as a model for students interested in creating their own retellings via paper and crayons or PowerPoint. http://www.afro.com/children/myths/myths.html
Nancy Schimmel's Story Lists - Lists of ecology stories and more.... http://www.sisterschoice.com/index.html
Native American Lore Index Page - Links to several stories of Native American Indian Lore from several Tribes across Turtle Island.http://www.ilhawaii.net/~stony/loreindx.html
SOUTH-AFRICAN FOLK-TALES - In presenting these animal folktales and fables, which are of deep interest and value to South Africans, I hope they may prove of some value to those Americans who have either an interest in animals or who appreciate the folklore of other countries. Collected by JAMES A. HONEY, M.D.and original published in 1910. http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/index.htm
Stories That Nourish The Heart of Our Children - A project created by Laura Simms for the Healing Story Alliance Special Interest Group of the National Storytelling ©2001
Stories to Tell to Children: 51 Stories and tips for Telling - An on-line archive of SGML and XML-encoded electronic texts and images. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new?id equals BryStor&tag equals public&images equals images/modeng&data equals /texts/english/modeng/parsedÝ equals 0
The Hasidic Stories Home Page - This page is devoted to the appreciation and sharing of Hasidic stories. Full Text! http://storypower.com/hasidic/index.html
The Myth Man presents Myth Mania... - Greek mythology today offers terrific information on the gods and myths of ancient Greece, with superb student myth homework help. ... Also has Egyptian & Roman mythology links. http://mythman.com/
Trickster Tales - A wonderful annotated list. Note this lists tiles not full text. The trickster, being true to form, has most certainly eluded us somewhere along the way! In our quest to match wits with his, we ask you to keep your eyes and ears open for him...let us know where you spot him. This is an ever-changing, shape-shifting reading list like the character it tries to capture. http://www.takomapark.info/library/children/archives/000340.html
Wisdom and Spiritual Tales - Offers a wisdom story every other month from various spiritual and cultural traditions, a bibliography, and more http://www.wisdomtales.com

Story Based Activities

Mythology, Folklore, and the Hero's Journey - From the Web English Teacher Mythology, Folklore, and the Hero's Journey including: Arthurian Legend, Beowulf, Classical Mythology, Creation Stories, Fairy Tales and Folktales, Homer, The Iliad and The Odyssey. http://www.webenglishteacher.com/myth.html
African Folktales iLife Lesson Ideas iLife Lesson Ideas - This project helps students become familiar with the characteristics and elements of storytelling through a writing process that includes brainstorming, organizing, writing, revising, and performing. Students will have fun with writing as well as with acting. http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000505/
Bridging Cultures through Stories #2 - A Webquest that explores stories from other cultures http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/fairy/culture_tales.htm
Cinderella Stories - This list of variations on the Cinderella story was initially compiled by Kathy Martin from suggestions by readers of the CHILDLIT mailing list. I have added additional titles suggested by Jean Rusting and others. Doris Dale has added additional titles and bibliographical information. Includes Lesson Ideas. http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/cinderella.html
Haida Myths and Legends - This supplemental unit provides resources for students to study the mythology surrounding the King Salmon (Chinook) of the Pacific Northwest, including myths from the Haida (a Native American Tribe of the Pacific Northwest) http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/haida/haidatg.html
Just a Mouse Click Away: An Internet Hotlist on Reference & Research - Links to web sites about Reference, Research, Project Ideas,Digging Deeper, Other Hot Lists http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listreferencvi.html
Mr. Donn's Traditional Literature Genres - Lesson Plans & Activities for Folktales, Fairy Tales, Tall Tales, Myths & Legends http://literature.mrdonn.org/traditional.html
Myths, Folktales and Fairy Tales Internet project - Welcome to the Myths, Folktales and Fairy Tales Internet project. We've compiled contributions from many authors to create this rich resource for learning about and writing in these genres. During the project, we will have several authors live online to discuss their work in these genres and to answer questions from young writers working on creating their own. http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/
Nellies English Projects - You'll have to dig a little for the storytelling sites but you'll unearth some treasure. http://www.nelliemuller.com/elementary_school.htm
Oh Boy! Children's Books (My Children's Lit Hotlist) - Looking for sites on Children's Books. Well you've come to the right place. You will find a plethora of links to information related to Children's Literature (both general and specific), Authors & Illustrators, Book Reviews, and a link to Oral Storytelling & Folklore sites. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listchildrens13.html
World Mythology - Throughout history, artists have been inspired by myths and legends and have given them visual form. Art adds to our understanding of myths and legends at this Minneapolis Institute of Art World Mythology web site http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/

Content by Vicky Reed, vreed@sdcoe.k12.ca.us
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Last revised Thu Oct 25 22:43:25 US/Pacific 2007