What is The Story Arts Challenge?
This learning experience includes a student-facing mini-series of videos featuring Joseph Sojourner, emcee, speaker, consultant, musician, writer, entrepreneur, and creative director. The curriculum is designed for students in grades one through graduate school and will serve as a powerful way to bring industry professionals and world-class storytelling standards into your classroom.
More About the Curriculum
This learning experience will be useful for teachers who are teaching any of the following:
- Public Speaking/ Communication
- Conflict & Resolution
- Plot
- Imagery and Emotions
- Sequence of Events
- Dramatic or Creative Writing
- Narrative Techniques
- Note-taking
- Editing and Revision
The curriculum includes flexible modules that take anywhere from 2-3 hours to use in your classroom.
Curriculum
Standards Addressed
Public Speaking/ Communication
Conflict & Resolution
Plot
Imagery and Emotions
Sequence of Events
Dramatic or Creative Writing
Narrative Techniques
Note-taking
Editing and Revisio
Introduction
Course Overview
About Your Instructor
Lessons
Lesson 1 - I Have Something I Want To Say
Lesson 2 - Moving An Audience
Lesson 3 - Crafting Your Speech
Lesson 4 - Delivering Your Speed
Extension Activity - Host a Live Event
Survey
Course survey and wrap-up
About Your Instructor
Originally from Akron, Ohio, Joseph Sojourner is an emcee, speaker, consultant, musician, writer, entrepreneur, and creative director who currently resides in Atlanta. Sojo, as he is known to some, came to Atlanta in 2006 in pursuit of getting the most out of life and love by living wisely. He is passionately committed to connecting people to each other and the world around them through stories and the art of storytelling. Traveling the globe speaking and sharing, Joseph Sojourner has emerged as a leading voice for today’s young leaders and entrepreneurs. As a founder of Two Cents Creative Thinkers, a creative agency in Atlanta, he and his team work with companies to design creative solutions that connect people to purpose.
