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    The document discusses the history of storytelling. It explains that before language, people told stories through dance, music and gestures. Oral tradition allows stories to evolve and change with each retelling, unlike written history which remains fixed. In West Africa, storytellers are called griots who use music, poetry and oral performances to educate and entertain communities by passing down their cultural history and traditions.

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    The document discusses the history of storytelling. It explains that before language, people told stories through dance, music and gestures. Oral tradition allows stories to evolve and change with each retelling, unlike written history which remains fixed. In West Africa, storytellers are called griots who use music, poetry and oral performances to educate and entertain communities by passing down their cultural history and traditions.

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    http://www2.si.umich.edu/chico/UMS/Drummers/storytelling.

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    1. What is the song Ring Around the Rosie about? (Introduction)


    2. How did people tell stories before there were language and words? (Storytelling)
    3. How is oral tradition different than written history? (Storytelling)
    4. In West Africa, what are the storytellers called? (Storytelling)

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