The Fundamentals of Reading (Fiction) can be found at South Carolina ELA Standards.
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Ramona Moore Big Eagle is an oral historian and legend keeper from the Tuscarora National Reservation. She is a cultural educator for Tuscarora/Cherokee. Her storytelling is interactive, using...
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Rixon Lane began telling stories at age 5. At 10, he won a Gold Medal at the 2002 National Storytelling Youth Olympics. In 2004, he was a keynote speaker at the National Storytelling Convention. He...
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Ron Kemp grew up in rural Georgia. He tells original stories based on his childhood experiences. His stories are a mixture of Southern wisdom, humor, wit, facts and fiction. He also spins tall tales...
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A native of Great Britain, Shelagh Montes has been a storyteller in Great Britain, England, Ireland, and the United States. Her storytelling style blends folk tales with contemporary and personal...
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Suzette Hawkins views storytelling as a traditional art form. In her family, stories were passed down from generation to generation. She strives to tell tales that lead the listener through the gamut...
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Mike Miller is a Full Contact Storyteller who is known for telling high-energy folk tales and singing silly songs. He always encourages audience participation. Mike was the first South Carolinian to...
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In her interview, Emily Smith Pearce discusses the importance of having an outline, sharing your writing with others, and fitting writing into your daily life. She says that she often thought about...
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This program features Karen Petit who is the author of Shandon’s Ivy League Mystery Series for children. In 2008, she published her first book for adults. A Paw on My Heart tells the author’s true...
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Listen to the interactive version of the The Jealous Bragging Turtle in Gullah. Storytelling performance by Anita Singleton Prather (Aunt Pearlie Sue)
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Students will read and listen to Aunt Pearlie Sue’s animated English version of the traditional folktale "The Jealous Bragging Turtle." Stories teach a moral or explain the origin something in nature...