NARRATIVE: THE POWER OF STORYTELLING
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Student’s no. :
A. Watch the video about “The myth of King Midas and his golden touch” and answer
the following questions.
1. Where was King Midas tales originated from?
Greek mythology
2. Can you mention the characters and their personalities? (3 Points)
King Midas : Greedy
Dionysus : Cunning
The Barber : Wily
3. Have you ever heard this folktale before? Why folktales have so many versions?
Explain it! (3 Points)
Yes, it may have been because back then there was no instant communication,
and so it spread by word of mouth, so it may have been misinterpreted and this
creating many versions
4. Do you find any similarities with Indonesian folktales? Can you mention the
similarities? Can you mention one or more what folktales are they? (3 Points)
No, because the themes of Greek and Indonesian folktales are different and
shares little similarities
5. What is the message of King Midas tales?
Do not be greedy with power and learn from your mistakes
B. Watch the video about “The myth of Pandora’s box” and answer the following
questions.
6. Who is Pandora?
The first mortal human with the gift of curiosity
7. What gifts were given to Pandora by the Gods and Goddess? (5 points)
Deep emotions, language, craftsmanship, attention to detail, her name, curiosity,
and the box
8. Why do you think Zeus gave Pandora the box? (3 Points)
To give the world some sort of a balance since the last content of the box after all
the evils was Hope
9. Why is it important that hope was also in the box? How does this change the meaning
of the myth? (3 Points)
So that when the evils leaked out, at least there's a balancing force, and so is all
the unknown, there's the good and the bad
Should the myth be taken as a warning, an invitation, or something else? Why? (3
Points)
Consideration, because it tells why tampering with the unknown might release
the evils out into the world, but at the same time it tells that there is always
something good in discoveries, so this story was a consideration for humans to
think of discovering
C. Please listen to Malala speech and answer the following questions.
10. Listening to Malala’s speech what do you think is important to her?
11. Why do you think these issues are important to her? Can you illustrate with specific
words from her speech? (2 points)
12. Who and /or what influenced Malala?
13. What actions did she take as a result of those influences?
D. Try to answer these questions based on your knowledge after listening to narratives/
storytelling.
14. What is narrative? Does it need to be a fiction?
A narrative is a text about a story, it doesn't have to be any specific kind of story,
so it's not always have to be fiction
15. Give examples of narrative! (3 points)
Jack and The Beanstalk, Hansel and Gretel, and The Sleeping Beauty
16. What is storytelling?
Telling or sharing a story
17. What are the purpose of narrative and storytelling? (5 points)
Tell a story
18. What do you think makes narrative and storytelling important? (5 Points)
It can serve as a lesson and give advice on how to deal with the real world
19. Now that you have understand what is narrative and storytelling, try to write your
story of your life. You can tell about who influence you. (5 points)
I was born at a very young age, I was born in Bandung on the 14th of December
2003, I was a very active child, I would constantly play around and almost don't
care a single bit towards resting, and I kept this manner in play group and
kindergarten, I was troublesome to say the least,
