V.ramirez ECD450

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(r)n* M+ ,-.4'/+ The runaway bunny+ Ne) r1* N: 2ar3erCins#uishers+

This str& de3icts the %e et)een 3arent and chid+ In the str& a &ung unn& tries t

hide $rm his mther ut )here%er he ges* she $inds him+ This is a great str& $r &ung

chidren t e63re the %e that cmes $rm 3arents+ The %e is a)a&s 3resent n matter )here

the chid is and utimate&* %e cn7uers a+

In the eginning $ the str&* the itte unn& tes his mther that he is ging t runa)a&*

h)e%er* instead $ discuraging him t d s* the mther unn& tes the itte unn& that i$ he

decides t runa)a& she )i $) him* )here%er he ma& g+ The itte unn& then creates

di$$erent circumstances in his 3an t get a)a& $rm his mther* ut mther unn& ce%er& $its

herse$ int a his 3ans+ "ina&* itte unn& reai!es that n matter )here he ges* r )hat he

ecmes* his mther )i e right there )ith him+ S he decides that it )ud e est t remain

her itte unn&+

This str& can e used in a %ariet& $ )a&s in rder t create a great str&teing

e63erience $r a &ung audience+ #r3s* 3ictures* 3u33ets and $et ard characters are 8ust a $e)

ideas and techni7ues a str&teer can use in rder t ring this str& t i$e+ The cassica

eements )ithin the str& ma1e it eas& t te and understand9 ma1ing it a gd 1 t

incr3rate int str& time $r &ung earners+ The str& can e cnnected t 3siti%e scia

s1is and $ami& essns* since it re%%es arund the s3ecia reatinshi3 et)een mther and

chid+ This str& can as e used t address sa$et&* since it 3resents a situatin in )hich a chid

)ants t runa)a& $rm their 3arent+ There$re* it can e used t address the im3rtance $

sta&ing cse t thse )h can ta1e care $ &u and 3rtect &u $rm danger+

The cute str& aut the reeius itte unn& and the tender %e $ his mther* can e

used thrughut the &ear r can e im3emented int a rait essn r Mthers da& essn+ And


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since )e are cming int the mnth $ Ma&9 getting read& t hnr mthers n Mthers da&* I

$und that it )as the 3er$ect str& t share )ith m& gru3 $ chidren+ (e$re 3resenting the str&

t the chidren* I decided I )as ging t 1ee3 it sim3e* in rder t ada3t it t m& audience $ '

and ; &ear ds+ I chse t nt use 3r3s at $irst9 ut then a$ter teing it nce* I decided t

incr3rate a sma and arge unn& stu$$ed animas t the teing $ the str&+ And I disc%ered

that this e6tra %isua e$$ect he3ed 1ee3 the chidrens interest e%en mre+

During the teing $ the str&* I tried t im3ement %ice and $acia e63ressins in rder

t dra) in m& audiences attentin and interest+ I as tried t engage m& audience & ha%ing

them 3artici3ate in the str& )ith me9 e%er& time the mther unn& came u3 )ith a 3an t $ind

the a& unn& )e sh1 ur heads and said in ur a& unn& %ice* ?

The chidren rea& en8&ed ha%ing the 33rtunit& t 3artici3ate in the teing $ the str&+

@%era* the str&teing e63erience )as a %er& gd ne+ At $irst* I )as a itte ner%us

ecause I didnt thin1 I )as ging t rememer a the 3arts $ the str&+ Then a$ter reading an

artice titedEffective Storytelling: A Manual for Beginners,I )as reassured that the est

str&teing e63eriences dnt cme $rm memri!atin $ the str&* ut instead cmes $rm the

)a& &u 3resent the str&+


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$r teing %er and %er again+ The 3t and str&ine $und )ithin this 1 a33eas t chidren

ecause it 3resents a reatae situatin and reatinshi3 et)een mther and chid+ Accrding t

(arr& McBiiams* authr $Effective Storytelling: A Manual for Beginners ,-../ a )e

de%e3ed 3t and audience a33r3riateness are t) im3rtant $actrs in the characteristics $ a

gd str& $r str&teing+ In this str& the 3t is geared mre t)ards a $antas& a33rach* )ith

the characters eing animas9 h)e%er* the situatin is %er& reaistic9 ma1ing it eas& $r

str&teers t engage the audience )ith+ The 3t in the str& is )e cnstructed9 the use $

imager& and $antas& ma1e it* nt n& an e6citing str& t hear* ut as a $un ne t te+ This is

im3rtant ecause in rder t 3r%ide the est str&teing e63erience the str& needs t e

ada3ted t the audience ecause


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the 1 The Runaway Bunny (19!"is cnsidered t e gd str& ecause it nt n&

im3ements these 1e& eements9 gi%ing the str&teer a gd $undatin in the str&teing

3rcess* ut it as a)s $r creati%it& and imaginatin t e incr3rated int the str&9

creating the 33rtunit& $r the str&teer t ma1e a great str& e%en etter+


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