A2 RW Ch3 L1 · The Power of Stories 📖✨
📘 Học trước khi làm · Three big questions
Three big questions
📘 Học trước khi làm · Skill · Recognizing narratives
Recognizing narratives 📖
Reveal
Stories as Medicine
2 In early August 2018, monsoons hit Kerala, India. After several days of these heavy rains, many towns were flooded and destroyed, and more than 400 people were killed. About 800,000 people had to leave their homes and live in relief camps (temporary shelters).
3 When some mental health experts heard about these camps, they decided to help. Storytellers, artists, and actors went into the camps to help the children tell their flood stories through words, theater, and art.
“Studying Cultures Through Stories”
1Once upon a time … A long, long time ago … There was once … These opening story lines have been heard by most people, regardless of birthplace or language. Stories have helped people communicate, educate, and entertain for thousands of years. Because of this, stories are an important focus of cultural anthropology. Thanks to cultural anthropology and the study of storytelling, we can better understand where we have been, how we got where we are today, and maybe even where we are going.
2According to cultural anthropologists, in cultures without a written tradition, stories were told orally (spoken) and passed down from parents to children. Through these stories, a society could share customs and values — the beliefs of a community.
3For instance, many Native American oral stories had two purposes: to entertain and to teach a lesson. One story from the Abenaki tribe tells about a monster who wanted all the water for himself. A long time ago, there was a village whose water suddenly dried up. One of the village men went to see why there was no water. After a few days of walking, he discovered that a monster was keeping all the water for himself. The monster did not care what happened to anyone else. The man returned to the village with the unhappy news. But then Gluskonba, an Abenaki hero, came to help. He went to the monster, fought him, and turned him into a frog. After that, the village never again had to worry about their water drying up. Adults would tell this story to children to teach them about the importance of sharing with others.
4Whether oral or written, stories are just as important today as in the past. They continue to entertain and educate through TV shows, movies, dance, theater, and even Instagram accounts.
1Once upon a time … A long, long time ago … There was once … These opening story lines have been heard by most people, regardless of birthplace or language. Stories have helped people communicate, educate, and entertain for thousands of years. Because of this, stories are an important focus of cultural anthropology. Thanks to cultural anthropology and the study of storytelling, we can better understand where we have been, how we got where we are today, and maybe even where we are going.
2According to cultural anthropologists, in cultures without a written tradition, stories were told orally (spoken) and passed down from parents to children. Through these stories, a society could share customs and values — the beliefs of a community.
3For instance, many Native American oral stories had two purposes: to entertain and to teach a lesson. One story from the Abenaki tribe tells about a monster who wanted all the water for himself. A long time ago, there was a village whose water suddenly dried up. One of the village men went to see why there was no water. After a few days of walking, he discovered that a monster was keeping all the water for himself. The monster did not care what happened to anyone else. The man returned to the village with the unhappy news. But then Gluskonba, an Abenaki hero, came to help. He went to the monster, fought him, and turned him into a frog. After that, the village never again had to worry about their water drying up. Adults would tell this story to children to teach them about the importance of sharing with others.
4Whether oral or written, stories are just as important today as in the past. They continue to entertain and educate through TV shows, movies, dance, theater, and even Instagram accounts.
1Once upon a time … A long, long time ago … There was once … These opening story lines have been heard by most people, regardless of birthplace or language. Stories have helped people communicate, educate, and entertain for thousands of years. Because of this, stories are an important focus of cultural anthropology. Thanks to cultural anthropology and the study of storytelling, we can better understand where we have been, how we got where we are today, and maybe even where we are going.
2According to cultural anthropologists, in cultures without a written tradition, stories were told orally (spoken) and passed down from parents to children. Through these stories, a society could share customs and values — the beliefs of a community.
3For instance, many Native American oral stories had two purposes: to entertain and to teach a lesson. One story from the Abenaki tribe tells about a monster who wanted all the water for himself. A long time ago, there was a village whose water suddenly dried up. One of the village men went to see why there was no water. After a few days of walking, he discovered that a monster was keeping all the water for himself. The monster did not care what happened to anyone else. The man returned to the village with the unhappy news. But then Gluskonba, an Abenaki hero, came to help. He went to the monster, fought him, and turned him into a frog. After that, the village never again had to worry about their water drying up. Adults would tell this story to children to teach them about the importance of sharing with others.
4Whether oral or written, stories are just as important today as in the past. They continue to entertain and educate through TV shows, movies, dance, theater, and even Instagram accounts.
1Once upon a time … A long, long time ago … There was once … These opening story lines have been heard by most people, regardless of birthplace or language. Stories have helped people communicate, educate, and entertain for thousands of years. Because of this, stories are an important focus of cultural anthropology. Thanks to cultural anthropology and the study of storytelling, we can better understand where we have been, how we got where we are today, and maybe even where we are going.
2According to cultural anthropologists, in cultures without a written tradition, stories were told orally (spoken) and passed down from parents to children. Through these stories, a society could share customs and values — the beliefs of a community.
3For instance, many Native American oral stories had two purposes: to entertain and to teach a lesson. One story from the Abenaki tribe tells about a monster who wanted all the water for himself. A long time ago, there was a village whose water suddenly dried up. One of the village men went to see why there was no water. After a few days of walking, he discovered that a monster was keeping all the water for himself. The monster did not care what happened to anyone else. The man returned to the village with the unhappy news. But then Gluskonba, an Abenaki hero, came to help. He went to the monster, fought him, and turned him into a frog. After that, the village never again had to worry about their water drying up. Adults would tell this story to children to teach them about the importance of sharing with others.
4Whether oral or written, stories are just as important today as in the past. They continue to entertain and educate through TV shows, movies, dance, theater, and even Instagram accounts.