Title: Storytelling Forum
Course: BC - New Media 11 - 1.0 > Section: Unit 1: Course Introduction - Telling Stories

Your task is to share a story with your classmates in a short introductory video. This could be a story from your family, from your community, from your country of origin, or even from your own life. The goal of this forum is to introduce yourself to your fellow students.

As this forum is presented early in the course, specific storytelling techniques and oral storytelling methods have not yet been covered. Therefore, this assignment is assessed based primarily on participation and effort rather than flawless storytelling technique.

Here are some prompts to help you prepare your story:

1. You could retell a story that you have heard about your family from a parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, another relative, or a family friend or guardian. Examples could include:

- How a couple in your family met or fell in love
- A pet or animal story that is important to your family
- An immigration story, or how your family came to live where they do
- A major world event someone in your family was involved in
- A childhood story about a parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, or another family member

1. You could tell a story you know that is important in your community or your nation. Examples could include:

- A national or local folk tale

- An important event in your community or national history

1. You could tell a personal story of your own that you think is worth passing on. Examples could include:

- A significant moment in your life
- A humorous story that highlights an important part of who you are

- Something shocking or surprising that you experienced

Prepare your story, paying attention to some of the storytelling techniques briefly covered in the lesson material.

Then, create a video of you telling your story, including a brief introduction that includes your name and where you are from. The video should be less than two minutes. Include a link to your video that will give access to your classmates (i.e., upload to a private YouTube channel or make the file viewable on Google Drive or another cloud-based server). Make sure everyone who clicks on the link will be able to access it.

After posting your own story, spend some time engaging with your classmates’ stories. Try to explore at least five of your classmates’ videos, and create a brief written response to at least two of them.

- What did you find engaging about their story?
- What connections did you make to their story?
- What emotions or thoughts did you have while listening to their story?

Forum Post Rubric

 | Not Complete | Emerging | Developing | Proficient | Extending
 | 0 | 4              5              6              7              8              9             10
Initial post | Not complete | My story is not adequately complete and I did not use storytelling techniques. I had much difficulty with using volume, pace, expression, gestures, and eye contact as part of my storytelling. | My story is adequately complete but does not clearly use storytelling techniques. I had some difficulty with using effective volume, pace, expression, gestures, and eye contact as part of my storytelling. | My story is complete and clearly uses a few storytelling techniques. I pay attention to volume, pace, expression, gestures, and eye contact as part of my storytelling. | My story is creative and engaging, and it cleverly employs several storytelling techniques. I effectively use volume, pace, expression, gestures, and eye contact to enhance my story.
Response posts | Not complete. | My responses demonstrate a lack of comprehension of the original post or may be disrespectful. I do not make a connection with the original post. | My responses are respectful but may not add much to the conversation. I attempt to make connections with the original post. | My responses are purposeful and respectful, adding to the conversation. I make connections with the original post. | My responses are discerning and respectful, adding meaning and depth to the conversation. I make clear, personal connections with the original post.
Total  /10 (averaged between posts)