storytelling
Intermediate level
Materials
Main Aims
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Exploring elements of storytelling (atmosphere, characters, ending) and generating stories.
Subsidiary Aims
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practice using conditional sentences (first conditional).
Procedure (39-51 minutes)
# Discuss the key elements of a story: Beginning, plot, characters, and ending. # Write "Choose Your Own Adventure" story on the board and try to elicit the meaning. I may use some examples from video games as students are teenagers. Choose Your Own Adventure is written from a second-person point of view, with the reader assuming the role of the main character and making choices that determine the main character's actions and the plot's outcome.
# Write a name (Alex) on the board and 3 different squares: 1) university 2) job 3) National football team and then describe different possibilities. # Based on the possibilities, draw a flowchart on the board and try to explain how this type of stories work. # Draw Ss attentions to graphs in their book.
# Group Activity: Story Planning # Divide students into small groups (3-4 students each). # provide them with instruction: - Each group plans a "Choose Your Own Adventure" story. # Each group presents their "Choose Your Own Adventure" story to the class. # Encourage students to use conditional sentences while presenting.
# Ss should write a short story individually, using conditional sentences, and then retell their story for their partners.