In “King of Stories,” siblings Joshua and Jacqueline visit their local Afro Caribbean cultural centre, where they hear a Caribbean Anansi story. They learn about the origin of these stories and that Anansi is a trickster creature, usually a spider, who finds creative ways to escape trouble. The play explores the importance of storytelling and looks at the way stories travel and change across cultures.
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In this Learning Object, 12-year-old Janet, who is an orphan, travels to Trinidad and Tobago where her uncle tells her the legend of Gang Gang Sara. Gang Gang Sara is a figure from Caribbean legend who is said to have “blown from Africa” to Tobago in the 1700s. Gang Gang Sara’s story, like Janet’s, is about longing for home and a place to belong. Students make connections as they read. They later share a story that is important to them.
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“The Contract” is a short story about a teenager who wants a cellphone but is met with resistance by her mother, who thinks she is still too young. Amanda is almost fourteen, and her older brother and most of her friends at school have cellphones. But Amanda’s mother is worried that having a cellphone may change their relationship, affect Amanda’s schoolwork, and leave her open to cyberbullying. The story concludes on an open note: will Amanda’s mother agree to Amanda’s terms and let her get a cellphone?
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