By © Gorakhnath GanganeEnglish Language Instructor

PYP, Science College University of Jazan, MoHE, KSA

Jan. 30, 2014

Language Basics 1For a student to write a short story or piece

of fiction in a paragraph or two he/she has to know some basics.

a. Mechanics (handwriting practice, capitalization, punctuation and spelling)

b. Sentence formation ( simple sentences, compound sentences and complex sentences)

Language Basics 2 The student must know the structure of a

paragraph.a. Giving a titleb. Knowing or having a main idea (theme)c. Having or writing a topic sentence (optional, not

a story element)d. Using proper or correct grammatical sentences

making proper use of articles, prepositions, other parts of speech, syntax, vocabulary, subject verb concord, use of tenses, etc.

e. Coherence and cohesion: meaningful links between sentences

f. A paragraph must have a proper beginning (intro.), middle (body) and end (conclusion).

From Pictures to Story- 1

From Pictures to Story 1- Vocabulary (Building blocks)Hot, sun, thirsty, crow, desert (Write on the

board or show slide)

From Pictures to Story- 2

From Pictures to Story 2- VocabularySearched-searching-search, was searching,

water

From Pictures to Story- 3

From Pictures to Story 3- VocabularyFound, jug

From Pictures to Story- 4

From Pictures to Story 4- VocabularySome, a little, not much

From Pictures to Story- 5

From Pictures to Story 5- VocabularySaw, pebbles

From Pictures to Story- 6

From Pictures to Story 6- VocabularyPut….in, drop….in, filled……with, rose, brim,

level, high

From Pictures to Story- 7

From Pictures to Story 7- VocabularyDrinks, drank, happy, satisfied, full

From Pictures to Story- 8

From Pictures to Story- StructureThis is one of the examples of a concluding

sentence. The moral of the story is “Where there is a will, there is a way”.

Ways to teacha. Teacher to students method (Traditional

Methodology- The teacher asks questions , elicits answers, makes students write the story, corrects the scripts, and gives grades)

b. Group activity (Interactive Methodology- The teachers puts the students in different groups, asks them to come up with their own versions of the story, then asks students to put them on the display board/wall, Student groups read the stories of other groups, the teacher and the students make minor changes).

Evaluation Time.Done on the basis of a rubric, on the spot.The rubric will be based on the two slides showed

at the beginning, Language Basics 1 & 2.All the students in a group will be given the same

grade.Creativity should not be bridled. (Ex: Point of

view)In the class itself teacher can give the grades

after showing the students the rubric. The teacher must be dominant in doing so.

The students produce a final draft without mistakes.

Ready Reckoners: Story ElementsPlot/storyCharacterization/ characterPoint of viewThemeSetting

Rubric for EvaluationTitle -1Mechanics (Punctuation , capitalization ,

spelling, handwriting) - 1Theme. (Main idea) - 2Structure (beginning, middle, end). -3Cohesion and Coherence. -1Grammar and Syntax. - 2

Brief Lesson PlanTeacher talk time - 5 minutes (Introducing that the class is

about writing a story from pictures)Lecturing with the use of power point. (Slides, vocabulary,

rubric) 30 minutesActivity – divide class into groups and let them discuss and

write story. Teacher facilitates, does not teach. (20 minutes)Give students time to read each other’s stories pinned up

after completion on display board. (10 minutes)Correction and first round of grading by teacher.

(Simultaneous, with red pen, only suggestions, no solutions) Production of second draft by student groups. (5 minutes)Final grading and summation. (15 minutes)Materials: (Lots of paper, white board and marker,

computer, slides and projector, display board and pins)

Bibliography

Blanchard, Karen & Root, Christine; Ready to Write: A First Composition Text, Pear son Longman, 2010 (3rd edition), USA.

Aesop’s Fables story images taken from BFORBALL - Kids Pre-school Learning Website ,online:

http://bforball.com/the-thirsty-crow.phpTHANKS TO DR KOSHY A.V. FOR ALL INPUTS.