EmoStorytelling Adventure

DESCRIPTION:

The EmoStorytelling Adventure is an interactive and imaginative activity designed to help students aged 10-12 enhance their emotional competence related to risk-taking. This activity combines storytelling and creative expression, encouraging students to step out of their comfort zones and explore their emotions through storytelling.

OUTCOMES:

• Improved emotional competence and understanding of storytelling as a means of self-expression.
• Enhanced creativity and confidence in taking narrative risks.
• Greater self-awareness and empathy towards the emotions of others.

DURATION: 40 minutes

MATERIALS:

• Blank sheets of paper or a word processing program (for digital use).
• Colored pencils, markers, or a computer for illustrations (optional).
• Access to a camera or smartphone (for online classes).
• Access to a video conferencing platform (for online classes).

SKILLS RELATED:

• Emotional self-expression.
• Creativity.
• Self-confidence.
• Empathy.

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Start by discussing the concept of risk-taking in storytelling and how it relates to emotional competence.
• Provide each student with blank sheets of paper or access to a computer for digital writing (online classes).
• Instruct the students to write a short story that features a character facing an emotional risk.
• Encourage them to take narrative risks, explore complex emotions, and experiment with different storytelling techniques.
• After, have a sharing session where students can read their stories and discuss the emotional challenges faced by their characters.

Tips:

• Create a supportive and non-judgmental atmosphere for students to share their stories.
• Remind students that storytelling allows for creative expression, and there are no "right" or "wrong" stories.
• Discuss the emotions of the characters in the stories and how they relate to the students' own emotions.
• Encourage students to explore diverse emotional experiences in their narratives.

REFLECTION:

• How did you choose to depict emotional risks in your story, and what did you learn about the nature of risk-taking in storytelling?
• Did you find it challenging to create a narrative where characters faced emotional risks? How did you navigate this challenge?
• What insights did you gain about the relationship between storytelling, emotional competence, and risk-taking, and how might this impact your future storytelling endeavors or understanding of emotions?