Patti Warnock Storyteller
Literary
Specialities: Comics, Creative writing, Drawing, Improvisation, Nature-focused art, Non-fiction writing, Spoken Word/Slam Poetry, Storytelling
Social Media
Experience working with
Student In
- Cycle 1 Elementary
- Cycle 2 Elementary
- Cycle 3 Elementary
- Secondary 1 & 2
- Secondary 3 & 4
- Secondary 5
- CEGEP
- Senior Citizens
Lifelong Learners
- Adult Learners
I regularly explore the following Broad Areas of Learning/Themes in my work
- Health and Wellbeing
- Personal and Career Planning
- Environmental Awareness and Consumer Rights and Responsibilities
- Citizenship and Community Life (Identity & Belonging)
I've received CHSSN Mental Health Initiative training for:
- Youth
- Children & Pre-teens
Listed in the Quebec Culture in the Schools Repertoire
- Yes
I have experience working with
- ELAN’s ACE Initiative
- Quebec Writers’ Federation’s Writers in the Communities Program
- Culture in the Schools, Quebec Writer's Federatrion Workshops; Activities including; Inter generational projects, Seniors residences, Festivals, Cultural and community activities.
I can facilitate virtual creative experiences
- Yes
Travel
- I am available for travel within the same day
- I am available for travel overnight
- An extended residency is an option
In the tradition of the Seanchai and the age old art of Storytelling, Patti Warnock aka La Contesse travels the globe, participating in festivals, teaching, collecting and sharing stories.
Her travels, the legacy of the Blarney stone and her Irish origins, her childhood in rural Quebec and northern Canada all blend to inspire her own mischievous creations.
The storyteller and teaching artist invites us to listen, to learn and to share our stories … Each of us has a voice and a story to heard.
Her travels, the legacy of the Blarney stone and her Irish origins, her childhood in rural Quebec and northern Canada all blend to inspire her own mischievous creations.
The storyteller and teaching artist invites us to listen, to learn and to share our stories … Each of us has a voice and a story to heard.
Creative Approach and Experiences Offered
W.R.I.T.E. ® Storytelling and Creative Writing WorkshopsBringing Story to life!
The STORY, first used to stimulate the student’s interest, becomes a tool to develop language skills, to express ideas and to share emotions.
Whether choosing Fairy tales, Original Story Creation or Inter-generational workshop activities;
Students will discover new skills and gain confidence in their personal strengths and talents as they are guided individually (and as a group) through the creative process of producing a written text and/or an oral presentation.
Written and oral exercises include;
Comprehension
Creative thought
Organization, retention and assimilation of ideas
Improvisation and expression - words and gestures
Storyboard creation
Optional;
The activities may be filmed or recorded.
Storyboards may be transformed into comic strips and/or original art projects.
The completed written or oral creation may be used for a live public presentation.
Workshops offered online or in person.
One-Day Event Description
Storytelling; One Day Masterclass"A live Storytelling performance introduces the students to the Art of Storytelling.
A Hands-On discussion/workshop guides the students through steps of the creative process of a Storyteller as they work towards the final step, being a live or video presentation.
Discussion and group exercises;
- Unleashing the Imagination; Story choices and writing prompts.
- Storytelling Techniques; The basic techniques used in Story transmission.
- Storyboard; A stepping stone from the written form to an oral presentation.
- A career as a Storyteller"
0-30 students per group
Live performance may be presented to a large group in an auditorium, however, for discussion and group exercises a maximum of thirty would be preferable.