Use this image to organize your thoughts as you read the information about "The Gift of Your Voice" and look at the example movies. There are questions below this image to consider as you watch the movies.
Example #1 Salt and Poi
1. This is a video clip of an interview. How did hearing the story in the voice of the storyteller affect the story that was being told?
2. Was the speaker using comfortable conversational language or was the speaker stiff and repeating something she had memorized?
3. Would this have been a different story if someone else told it?
4. Is there any power in the voice that tells this story? Describe what you think.
Example #2 Palauan Journey
1. This is a movie of children reading a story that they had written. How did hearing the story in the voice of the storyteller affect the story that was being told?
2. Was the speaker using comfortable conversational language or was the speaker stiff and repeating something she had memorized?
3. Would this have been a different story if someone else told it?
4. Is there any power in the voice that tells this story? Describe what you think.
5. The soundtrack is the voice of children singing. Why do you suppose the authors chose this for a soundtrack?