A Note to The Reader |
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Introduction |
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Chapter One Why Tell Scary Stories? |
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What Are Scary Stories Really About? |
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21 | (4) |
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25 | (1) |
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Surely you don't mean you would tell scary stories to children? |
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What about Telling Scary Stories to the Very Young? |
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The Responsibility of the Storyteller |
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Some of the Things Young Children Are Afraid Of |
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Observable Signs of Fear in Young Children |
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What to Do If You Think You Have Gone Too Far |
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Sharing Scary Stories With School-Age Children |
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Observable Signs of Fear in School-Age Children |
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What Do You Do If You Think You Have Gone Too Far? |
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38 | (1) |
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What About Telling Scary Stories to Teens? |
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Some of the Fears of Teens |
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Observable Signs of Fear in Teens |
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What to Do If You Think You Have Gone Too Far |
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A List of Books to Challenge the Nay-Sayers |
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Chapter Two A Graveyard Full of Tales |
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46 | (1) |
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A Long-Term Plan for Building Your Repertoire |
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47 | (1) |
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Elements to Look for in a Scary Story |
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48 | (1) |
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Some Books to Help You Do Your Homework |
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49 | (2) |
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The Listeners Response: HAHA, AHA, AHH, AMEN |
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51 | (3) |
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Exercise: Getting a Handle on What You Know |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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Looking For Stories to Share With Young Children? |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (3) |
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60 | (3) |
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Some of the Things Adults Are Afraid Of |
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Want Some Stories That Will Scare Adults? |
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Some Titles for Those Who Are Intrigued |
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Some of the Fears of Senior Adults |
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70 | (1) |
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Some Thoughts About Telling Scary Stories to Seniors |
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Chapter Three Doing the Right Thing or Else! |
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75 | (1) |
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Telling Stories From Cultures That Are Not Your Own |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (3) |
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Deepening the Use of Your Storyboard |
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Special Considerations for Learning a Literary Story |
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Chapter Four Stirring Up the Ingredients |
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Meeting the Needs of Your Listeners |
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94 | (1) |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (3) |
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103 | (3) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (4) |
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111 | (2) |
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Chapter Five Adapting and Creating Scary Stories |
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115 | (1) |
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Adapting Traditional Stories |
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116 | (4) |
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Adapting Literary Stories |
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120 | (1) |
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Creating Original Scary Stories |
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121 | (1) |
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Where Do Ideas for Scary Stories Come From? |
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121 | (1) |
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What Are You Afraid Of? Digging Deeper |
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122 | (1) |
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kmAPMI Exercise: Your Fears |
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123 | (1) |
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What to Do with the Information You Have Uncovered |
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124 | (3) |
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Re-visiting Listener's Response to Stories: HAHA-AHA-AHH-AMEN |
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127 | (1) |
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What Folktales Can Teach Us About Creating Original Stories |
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127 | (1) |
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What Folklore Tells Us About Why Ghosts Appear |
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128 | (1) |
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Exercise: Why Ghosts Appear (There Must Be a Story There) |
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128 | (1) |
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Give Us All the Elements of a Good Story |
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129 | (2) |
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Some Books to Help With the Creative Process |
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131 | (2) |
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Chapter Six Closing the Coffin |
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133 | (10) |
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Protecting Your Listeners |
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133 | (2) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (2) |
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Some Additional Practices |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
About the Contributors |
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143 | (6) |
About the Author |
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149 | (2) |
Acknowledgements |
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