The Kamishibai Classroom

Engaging Multiple Literacies Through the Art of "Paper Theater"

Tara M. McGowan (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

120 Seiten

2010
Libraries Unlimited Inc (Verlag)
978-1-59158-873-3 (ISBN)

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Written by a professional storyteller and artist who has studied with kamishibai artists and practitioners in Japan, this book is a practical "how-to" for creating and performing original kamishibai stories with students of all ages and across disciplines.
Kamishibai is an interactive storytelling form that allows students to develop mastery of multiple literacies, while also learning to combine these literacies effectively. The Kamishibai Classroom: Engaging Multiple Literacies Through the Art of "Paper Theater" introduces innovative ideas for using kamishibai performance and story creation as a teaching tool. The hands-on, interactive workshops outlined here were all developed in public school classrooms and other venues in the United States and are perfect for getting students involved in the fun and learning that occur when they create and perform original stories.

This elaborately illustrated guide provides step-by-step instructions for implementing kamishibai workshops in the classroom and integrating them into interactive performances across the disciplines and for all ages. It covers a broad range of techniques used by kamishibai practitioners in Japan past and present, showing the connections from early traditions of picture-storytelling in Japan up to present-day manga and animé.

Tara M. McGowan is a doctoral candidate at the University of Pennsylvania in the Language and Literacy in Education division of the Graduate School of Education.

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Why Kamishibai? xi
Chapter 1—A Pictorial History of Kamishibai
Early Roots of Kamishibai
Utsushi-e: Kamishibai's Direct Ancestor
FromUtsushi-e to Tachi-e: The First Kamishibai
The "New" Kamishibai
The New Kamishibai: Movies in Miniature
Further Reading
Chapter 2—The "Mechanics" of Kamishibai
Kamishibai as a Visual Literacy
A Kamishibai Workshop
Adapting the Workshop for Younger Children (Four to Seven Years Old)23
Endnotes
Chapter 3—Using Kamishibai to Teach the Writing Process: Narrative Elements and Parts of Speech
Understanding Parts of Speech—Nouns and Verbs
Details! Details! Details!
Understanding Sequencing
Story Structure at a Glance
Climax and Suspense
The Magic of Three
Developing a Sense of Pacing: Introducing Adverbs
The Power of Ma, or the Effective Pause
Editing Made Easy
Character and Voice—Adjectives!
Voice and Emotional Tone
Point of View and Interior Monologue
Sound Effects and Onomatopoeia
Mood and Setting—Opening the Curtain
The Writing Process
Endnotes
Chapter 4—Participatory Kamishibai: Playing with Language and Literacies. . .
Lessons from the Gaito Kamishibai-ya
Kamishibai as an Interactive Storytelling Form
Brain-teasers, Quizzes, Puzzles, and Riddles
Other Word Games: Shiritori and Thematic ABCs
Kirinuki: Cutout Kamishibai Peep Shows
Visual Perspective and Withholding Information
A Keyhole onto Culture
Chapter 5—The Personal Story or "Memoir"
The Situation
Character
Setting
Resolution
The Bridge to the Writing Process
Endnotes
Chapter 6—Kamishibai in the Social Studies and Science Curriculum: Defining a Sense of Community
Building a Sense of Community and Local Culture
The Role of Research: Drawing as a Way of Seeing
An Ecological Perspective
The Spirit of the Tea Ceremony and the Problem of the Story
Bridging Two Worlds Through the Life of Objects
Bringing the Audience into the Story
The Spirit of the Story
Endnotes
Conclusion: Creating a Kamishibai Culture
Appendix: Stage Instructions
References
Index

Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Gewicht	907 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
ISBN-10	1-59158-873-1 / 1591588731
ISBN-13	978-1-59158-873-3 / 9781591588733
Zustand	Neuware