Showcase Storyboard Presentations
The storytellers have been discussing ideas and creating storyboards to plan the sequence of their performance. Over the planning sessions, we noticed how the storytellers collaborated with each other, making suggestions, taking turns and including everyone in the task.
Some of the groups were ready to present their initial storyboards with the intention of seeking feedback and suggestions for improvement. We used the T.A.G. feedback protocol to help the storytellers with this process.
The Story Presentation by Dylan, Patrick, Soohyeon, Jessie and Tae Woo
The Story: The ghost goes to the king’s castle. King goes to the ghost’s house. The monsters see the dragon.The good monsters and germs go to the king’s house for a party. They make the king feel better.
- Tracey “Why are the monsters going to the party?”
- Suggestions from Mr. Seth “Let the audience the know which monsters are good and which are bad.”
Story Presentation by Yilun, Mason, Kyle and Ethan
The Story: The snowman melts and the ambulance comes. The snowman melts in the ambulance. The monster comes and gives the ambulance driver a red packet. The driver makes a new snowman.
- Soohyeon “I like the melting.”
- Patrick “I like the drawing.”
- Tracy “I like the snowman because the snowman is cute.”
- Luca “I like the happy ending.”
- Yeonwoo “I like the snowman’s head.”
- Dylan “Why have a snowman?”
- Patrick “Why does the monster go to give the driver the red pocket?”
- Luca “Why did the snowman melt?”
Story Presentation by Yeonwoo, Doho, Eujin and Jiu
The Story: Rainbow looks at the rainbow house. Rainbow finds a rainbow ghost in the house. Rainbow ghost goes to the roller coaster. A punching robot breaks the roller coaster. Another robot fixes it. Rainbow ghost finished the roller coaster and went home. Another robot goes to the rainbow ghost’s house. The end.
- Luca “I like the rainbow ghost because it goes on the roller coaster.”
- Soohyeon “I like the rainbow house, because it is the same as the rainbow.”
- Kenan “I like the roller coaster.”
- Soohyeon “Where is the roller coaster?”
- Heidi “Why does rainbow find a ghost?”
- Seth “Is rainbow a character?”
- Luca “If rainbow ghost has a telescope, he can look at the rainbow.”
- Soohyeon “Put a camera on the roller coaster so we can see.”
- Patrick “The rainbow can be a roller coaster.”
Story Presentation by Junot, Luca, Noah, Kenan, Allen and Tracey
The Story: The girl goes to the house and she sees a snowman. She sees a tree. She goes to the tree and sees a roller coaster. A princess is on the roller coaster and the unicorn is flying above. A dragon comes from the sea, and fights with the princess and unicorn. Then the dragon flies back over the sea. Then they have a party and then they see a rainbow. The dragon goes back under water.
- Soohyeon “I like the sea, because of the water.”
- Yeonwoo “I like the rainbow, because it is colorful.”
- Jessie “I like the rainbow, because it is colourful.”
- Jiu “Why did the dragon come?”
- Soohyeon “What kind of dragon is it? Why is a fire dragon in the sea?”
- Kyle “Why did the princess and dragon fight?”
- Heidi “Why the dragon come back again and then go back to his home again?”
- Yeonwoo “Why is there a rainbow?”
- Shemo “What happened to the snowman?”
- Heidi “Explain why the dragon comes and what it wants.”
- Soohyeon “Give the dragon two homes.”
Story Presentation by Yuha, Eunice, Sean and Chloe
The Story: This is water like a fountain. There is a unicorn heart and unicorn rabbit. This is the castle at Disneyland. This is me, this is my rabbit and heart unicorn. They go to the castle. The ghosts made the music. They ghosts are wiggly, wiggle and say “Oooooh”. The ghost is coming. They see a toy rabbit and it has red all over it and think it is blood. He goes “ah”, but it is jam. They lick it off. Then they go to see the fireworks. And then go into the house.
- Soohyeon “I like the fireworks and the unicorn.”
- Yeonwoo “I like the strawberry jam, because it’s yummy.”
- Patrick “I like the strawberry jam, because it is sticky and yummy.”
- Luca “I like the unicorn, because it’s so cute. You can put the jam on the ghost.”
- Jessie “I like the drawings.”
- Yilun “I like the fireworks, because of the colours.”
- Junot “I like the fireworks
- Kyle “I like the rabbit, because it is cute.”
- Yeonwoo “Why did the ghost come?”
- Patrick “In the end, where did the ghosts go?”
- Soohyeon “Why are there only two colors?”
- Luca “Who are the characters in the shop?”
- Kyle “Why did they go to the castle?”
- Soohyeon “More colours.”
- Yeonwoo “More lines on the story.”
- Patrick “More details.”
- Dylan “More details.”
- Jessie “Add more colours.”
- Kyle “I think you need more colours.”
- Patrick “Let people know what the music is.”
All the groups have presented their storyboards. The audience have shared what they liked, asked questions to learn more about the story and offered suggestions for improvement. We noticed that the children became more familiar with using the T.A.G. feedback protocol with each presentation. They were becoming more aware of how questions, suggestions and feedback can help the storytellers improve their story, setting, characters and plots.
When we return from our holiday, we will begin to think about the different ways we can present stories.
