The Story of Chank the Troll

I didn't post yesterday because I was busy getting ready for the Big Show. This is the culmination of seven weekly volunteer sessions through the Young Storytellers Foundation, with fourth and fifth graders in a local LAUSD school. The mentors are assigned one to a student, and we help them write a 5 to 7 page screenplay, that is then acted out in the Big Show. When I say "help" I mean, we type out what they say, and put it into screenplay format. And we ask open-ended questions like, "And THEN what happens?" and "What does he say to THAT?" in really encouraging tones. It. Is. Awesome.

http://youngstorytellers.com/

Jenny
Mentor to Richard Garcia, who wrote The Story of Chank the Troll.