Reflection

Storytelling

Storytelling describes the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics or

embellishment. Every culture has its own stories or narratives, which are shared as a means of entertainment,

education, cultural preservation or instilling moral values.

Storytelling predates writing. The earliest forms of storytelling were usually oral combined with gestures and

expressions. In addition to being part of religious rituals, some archaeologists believe rock art may have served as a

form of storytelling for many ancient cultures.[2] The Australian aboriginal people painted symbols from stories on cave

walls as a means of helping the storyteller remember the story. The story was then told using a combination of oral

narrative, music, rock art and dance, which bring understanding and meaning of human existence through

remembrance and enactment of stories.[3] People have used the carved trunks of living trees and ephemeral media  (such as sand and leaves) to record stories in pictures or with writing. Complex forms of tattooing may also represent

stories, with information about genealogy, affiliation and social status.[4]

With the advent of writing and the use of stable, portable media, stories were recorded, transcribed and shared over  wide regions of the world. Stories have been carved, scratched, painted, printed or inked onto wood or bamboo, ivory  and other bones, pottery, clay tablets, stone, palm-leaf books, skins (parchment), bark cloth, paper, silk, canvas and

other textiles, recorded on film and stored electronically in digital form. Oral stories continue to be created,

improvisationally by impromptu storytellers, as well as committed to memory and passed from generation to generation,

despite the increasing popularity of written and televised media in much of the world.


Reflection Storytelling Storytelling describes the social and cultural activity of sharing stories , sometimes with improvisation , theatrics or embellishment . Every culture has its own stories or narratives , which are shared as a means of entertainment , education , cultural preservation or instilling moral values . Storytelling predates writing . The earliest forms of storytelling were usually oral combined with gestures and expressions . In addition to being part of religious rituals , some archaeologists believe rock art may have served as a form of storytelling for many ancient cultures.[2 ] The Australian aboriginal people painted symbols from stories on cave walls as a means of helping the storyteller remember the story . The story was then told using a combination of oral narrative , music , rock art and dance , which bring understanding and meaning of human existence through remembrance and enactment of stories.[3 ] People have used the carved trunks of living trees and ephemeral media ( such as sand and leaves ) to record stories in pictures or with writing . Complex forms of tattooing may also represent stories , with information about genealogy , affiliation and social status.[4 ] With the advent of writing and the use of stable , portable media , stories were recorded , transcribed and shared over wide regions of the world . Stories have been carved , scratched , painted , printed or inked onto wood or bamboo , ivory and other bones , pottery , clay tablets , stone , palm - leaf books , skins ( parchment ) , bark cloth , paper , silk , canvas and other textiles , recorded on film and stored electronically in digital form . Oral stories continue to be created , improvisationally by impromptu storytellers , as well as committed to memory and passed from generation to generation , despite the increasing popularity of written and televised media in much of the world .