Storytelling with Winslow Homer - the famous American painter

Storytelling with Winslow Homer

By Jorge Sette

Winslow Homer

Who was Winslow Homer?

1836 -1919

American landscape painter and printmaker

Considered one of the greatest American artists of the 19th century

Make up a story based on these paintings

They can be used in any order you wish.

Create a beginning, a middle and the end.

Different painted figures may represent the same character in you story.

You may use the stages of the "hero myth" to make your story stronger - see slide 21.

Try using the following expressions to structure your narrative:

The beginning of the story

Once upon a time (fairy tale)

It all began

First of all

Initially

Firstly

Continuation of the story

After that

Then

As soon as

No sooner than

Next

Introducing surprise

All of a sudden

Unexpectedly

Suddenly

To make matters worse

Finishing the story

Finally

Lastly

To cut a long story short

In the end

Get ready, set, go...

Select the slides you need

Make up the story

Write it down

Tell your friends

For details on the mythological structure of storytelling, read our

post:

http://wp.me/p4gEKJ-F2

A summary of the steps follows.

The Journey of the Hero

1. Ordinary world

2. Call to adventure

3. Refusal of the call

4. Meeting with the mentor

5. Crossing the first threshold

6. Tests, allies and enemies

The Journey of the Hero

7. Approach to the innermost cave

8. Ordeal

9. Reward

10. The road back

11. Resurrection

12. Return with the elixir

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