Topic: For my storybook I want to write about Native American
stories. I have read many stories from the Creek nation, and loved them all. It
will not be difficult for me to create a storybook about this topic. I will
probably stay with just Creek stories and culture, mostly because Native
American cultures and story themes very greatly from nation to nation.
Bibliography:
Book: The Hunters’ wives, Rabbit
Steals Fire, and The Young Man Who Turned into a Snake from
A New Fire
Author: Ernest Gouge
Year: 2004
Possible Story Styles
Present Day Creek Child: I think it would be a really cool spin
to have a kid find a collection of stories from his past cultures. It would be
a first person prospective and involve him (I would make the character a guy
since I am a guy) discovering what info the stories hold. He would learn more
about himself and his Nation. Probably involve the boy finding a new
appreciation of his culture.
Camp Fire Setting: This would involve an elder passing on
stories verbally to a group of people (yes a camp fire setting). He or she
(haven’t decided on this gender yet) would be the storyteller for a clan and
share the wisdom of the past with them.
Story Hopping: This style would be more geared for
kids. Could have two or three siblings go through and relive a few stories.
Kind of like how Dragon Tales does it, if that is ok to use their idea. I think
this would be really fun to imagine and recreate some of the stories.
First Person Account: This style is always a fun one for me to
do. I like trying to figure out what others are thinking. Telling a first
person story through a character’s eyes allows me complete freedom to interpret
the characters thoughts and feelings the way I see them. Considering the
stories New Fire has, I can have a
lot of fun with this style.
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