Questions:

1. Who was Hans Christian Anderson?
2. Why do people gather around his statue in Central Park during the summer?
3. Jehan Clements makes telling a story sound easier than writing one. What does he say that makes you think this?
4. Think, what might be harder for some people to tell a story rather than write one? Which do you think would be easier for you, writing or telling a story? Why?
5. Where does Mr. Clements get his story ideas? What real events(s) in your life might make for a good story to tell?
6. According to Jehan, what 3 things do you need to know before you tell a story? What makes for a really good story?
7. What does a “moral” or message of a story mean? Think of your favorite story. Tell its title, and then tell the moral of this story.
8. Extra Credit: a. What is the moral of the story that Jehan told? Can you give an example from real life – when it is not so easy to know what is true from what is false?

Activities:

1. Check out this great storytelling web site: http://www.storycraft.com/ Click on Activities and then Create and have fun creating and telling a story!

2 Find out if there are storytellers in your community – maybe at your local library and see if there is a storytelling time. Go listen to some