Story Stitchers, Stitching Together a More Cohesive Community
5:55
Grades: 6 - 12

Video Description: Saint Louis Story Stitchers has a unique style of performance, featuring live hip-hop, spoken word and the magic of storytelling. Through these art forms, Story Stitchers hopes to end gun violence and to promote understanding, civic pride, and a more peaceful, caring region.

Type of Video: Story*
Unique Video ID: Language Arts-3**

Quick Ideas for Using the Video:

  • Use the video in conjunction with a student activity using hip hop, lyrics writing, or poetry writing to convey student perspective on an issue of importance to them. How would they inspire others?

 

*Story videos employ a narrative form to highlight a topic, location, or practitioner in the area of study.

**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.

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