Ira Glass talks about the art of storytelling in broadcasting which is very different from how students learn to tell stories at school. Get students to watch the 4-part series and summarize what makes telling a story for TV so different from telling a story in a school assignment.

The other parts can be accessed on YouTube at:

http://gointothestory.blcklst.com/2010/03/ira-glass-on-storytelling-part-2.html
http://gointothestory.blcklst.com/2010/04/ira-glass-on-storytelling-part-3.html
http://gointothestory.blcklst.com/2010/04/ira-glass-on-storytelling-part-4.html