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From: Karen L. Simonetti <klsimonetti>
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 12:45:58 -0500
At 03:56 PM 9/5/2002 00, Megan Schliesman wrote in part:
I'm flooded with memories of how touched, moved and inspired I am by Virginia Hamilton's spirit; especially when the words come alive through her generosity that poured out from her many published books. I have read and re-read Virginia's novels; booktalked a number of titles to both children/YAs and adults alike--->all with heartwarming success. I think there's magic in reading aloud from her works of fiction. It is difficult to realize that she is "gone"; perhaps that is why there haven't been too many posts?
In any event, I do a lot of storytelling; especially around ye ole "Black History Month" when I sojourn from school to library to senior citizens organizations. I do oral storytelling, but THE PEOPLE COULD FLY has always one of my favorite resources. An additional plus, of course, is that students + teachers can continue to read aloud stories I have not told. Teachers like the book (and/or my telling) as it jump starts further
"lesson plans" and interest. I've got some wonderful drawings (over 10 years worth) of all the "peculiar such things" that primary grade students have drawn for me over the years. (When I tell the story, I only describe the "two big, scary-red eyeballs." Of course, the chorus of listeners joining in with "Tailypo, tailypo. Give me back my tailypo." is just so energizing!) Aside from "The Peculiar Such Thing", two of my other sure-fire favorites are: "Wiley, His Mama, and the Hairy Man" and "Little Eight John". The fact that Virginia's words so wonderfully maintains the rhythm + authenticity of these folktales; allow me to do an oral telling of her variant; and capture audiences from seven to seventy is certainly worthy of a folktale to be told over and over itself!
But, alas, I fear words are not with me now. They've scampered away and I can only attempt to hear those words, "Tailypo, tailypo. Give me back my tailypo."
Karen Sue...hoping this post makes some sense of some sort...
"Some knowledge and some song and some beauty must be kept for those days before the world again plunges into darkness."
~ Marion Zimmer Bradley~ The Mists of Avalon
Bk. IV, Ch. 7, 1982.
Karen L. Simonetti phone: 312.337.7114 email: klsimonetti at earthlink.net
Received on Mon 09 Sep 2002 12:45:58 PM CDT
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 12:45:58 -0500
At 03:56 PM 9/5/2002 00, Megan Schliesman wrote in part:
I'm flooded with memories of how touched, moved and inspired I am by Virginia Hamilton's spirit; especially when the words come alive through her generosity that poured out from her many published books. I have read and re-read Virginia's novels; booktalked a number of titles to both children/YAs and adults alike--->all with heartwarming success. I think there's magic in reading aloud from her works of fiction. It is difficult to realize that she is "gone"; perhaps that is why there haven't been too many posts?
In any event, I do a lot of storytelling; especially around ye ole "Black History Month" when I sojourn from school to library to senior citizens organizations. I do oral storytelling, but THE PEOPLE COULD FLY has always one of my favorite resources. An additional plus, of course, is that students + teachers can continue to read aloud stories I have not told. Teachers like the book (and/or my telling) as it jump starts further
"lesson plans" and interest. I've got some wonderful drawings (over 10 years worth) of all the "peculiar such things" that primary grade students have drawn for me over the years. (When I tell the story, I only describe the "two big, scary-red eyeballs." Of course, the chorus of listeners joining in with "Tailypo, tailypo. Give me back my tailypo." is just so energizing!) Aside from "The Peculiar Such Thing", two of my other sure-fire favorites are: "Wiley, His Mama, and the Hairy Man" and "Little Eight John". The fact that Virginia's words so wonderfully maintains the rhythm + authenticity of these folktales; allow me to do an oral telling of her variant; and capture audiences from seven to seventy is certainly worthy of a folktale to be told over and over itself!
But, alas, I fear words are not with me now. They've scampered away and I can only attempt to hear those words, "Tailypo, tailypo. Give me back my tailypo."
Karen Sue...hoping this post makes some sense of some sort...
"Some knowledge and some song and some beauty must be kept for those days before the world again plunges into darkness."
~ Marion Zimmer Bradley~ The Mists of Avalon
Bk. IV, Ch. 7, 1982.
Karen L. Simonetti phone: 312.337.7114 email: klsimonetti at earthlink.net
Received on Mon 09 Sep 2002 12:45:58 PM CDT
