Task #1 : Getting ready for storytelling

Task #1 : Getting ready for storytelling
I believe that besides all the wonderful features shared this week (the routine, the place, being fun, tone and voice, ..etc.), we should plan for how we will extend and personalise the storytelling session to go beyond just telling a story.
While planning, I usually start as usual with exploiting the language in the story and the morale.
But as our students create their own visualization of the story and that imaginary world (that's the bit they enjoy most), we have to give them more time to live with the story and enjoy their world.
I think carefully about how to create post storytelling activities such as; arts and crafts work (draw and create characters or items used in the story), role play, a letter to a character in the story, imagining they were one of the characters and sharing how they would react, creating a poster or a wall chart, or even creating their own version of the story (using comics).
These kinds of activities are often liked by the students and makes them live more in that world of the story they read , and build a stronger connection with that imaginary world or the morale of it.

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  1. Juan UribeMay 22, 2016 at 5:35 AM

    Dear Ayat,

    I like when you mention that it is important for us to give students time for them to live and enjoy the story. We should always remember that stories are a very precious human tradition that should be celebrated and lived. Heavy agendas might reduce storytelling to a simple structure and vocabulary presentation.

    I believe that a lot of the learning happens when children are using the language and this happens during the post activities. All the activities you have mentioned energize students to use the target language creatively. They will certainly enjoy it and learn.

    Hope to see you one day telling stories there in Egypt!

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  2. Ayat TawelMay 22, 2016 at 5:56 AM

    Thank you Juan Uribe for your support. I will definitely do lots of things (storytelling and using puppets are just two of them) that I have never thought I can do in my classes. Thanks to you, I'm enthusiastically ready to try them for the first time in my classes which will help me even explore more about myself and my role and talents as a teacher :) Wish to meet you one day here in Egypt where you will enjoy lots of new experiences, and meet more friends now :)

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