Transcript FRAME-storyteller`s stone

The FRAME Routine
Key Topic
The Storytelling Stone
is about…
the respect that is given to people who sharing the stories of the past with other people.
Main idea
Main idea
Setting (Time, Place, Circumstance)
Character
Seneca Indian village
Young boy
Base of tall rock
Rock
Villagers
Main idea
Main idea
Problem (Initiating Incident)
Young man was not respected by
other in his village
Series of Events (Plot)
Boy was without a family
Boy was made fun of and left
Rock taught boy old legends
Boy shared legends with villagers
Villages gave boy gifts
Boy made offerings to rock
Boy promised to share rocks stories
Own villages do not recognize him
Villagers honoured the boy
Main idea
Dialogue
“ I wish there was something I could
do or say to make the people like or
respect me”
“Give me a gift of your birds and I
will tell you what to do”
“ I will teach you, listen, learn,
and remember”
“ do not let my stories be forgotten”
Main idea
Resolution
The people of his village showed him
respect because of his knowledge of
the old stories.
So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)
Storyteller are respected and honoured, even today, because of the stories that they share with other people.