The Moth Story-Telling

What is "The Moth"?

• A winged insect that flies around at night.

• A nonprofit organization that empowers people to tell their stories.

Values are things people care about. Check all of the values you see listed below:

• relationships (family, friends, etc.)

• courage

• vulnerability

• serving others

What makes a story memorable (for the audience)?

• Using descriptive words to show what you're talking about

• Focusing your story around a theme

• Speaking with emotion in your voice and on your face

• Using onomatopoeia so the audience can "hear" what you're talking about

What is "theme"?

• A topic

• A life lesson

• Imagery

• A summary

What comes at the beginning of a story? (It's also known as "The World As It Was"? It gives background knowledge to the audience.)

• Falling Action

• Inciting Incident

• Climax

• Exposition

In a story, what kicks off the rising action where the story-teller "Raises the Stakes"?

• climax

• inciting incident

• falling action

• rising action

What is the "Moment of Change" in a story where the main character--the storyteller--will ever be the same?

• rising action

• falling action

• climax

• resolution

When giving feedback, what should we AVOID?

• Giving "shout-outs"

• Asking questions to help the story-teller go deeper

• Giving ideas to make the story better

• Telling the story-teller what they should have done or said

What are the sentence starters we use to give feedback? (Check all that apply.)

• You might want to think about...

• I was curious to know more about...

• I loved the moment when...

• I think...

• I saw it clearly when...

Which are examples of effective and proper feedback?

• I think you did a good job.

• I saw it clearly when you described how your hairline started back at the middle of your head.

• Maybe you should tell more details so the audience understands your story a little better because it's kind of confusing.

• You might want to think about adding more detail in the part about how bad your haircut was.