Storyways

Thursday Friday Matai Routine T3

‘The Boyhood of Raleigh’, Sir John Everett Millais, Bt, 1870 | TateArtwork page for ‘The Boyhood of Raleigh’, Sir John Everett Millais, Bt, 1870 Sir Walter Raleigh was one of the most celebrated explorers of the Elizabethan age. In Millais’s famous painting he is shown as a boy listening with rapt attention to ‘tales of wonder on sea and land’ told by a Genoese sailor. The toy ship in the foreground suggests Raleigh’s future adventures, while the sharp edge of an anchor on the right may allude to the final words he uttered at his execution: ‘Strike, man, strike’.

Storytelling

Why do we tell stories?

What makes listening to stories useful and worthwhile?

What type of story do you think the boys listening to?

Overcoming the Monster

Rags to Riches

Rebirth

Voyage and Return

Quest

Tragedy

Comedy

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