Ma Liang 1. Retell the story 2. Make a story book about Ma Liang.
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Christopher Has-ngs, PhD Storytelling in the Classroom
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ChristopherHas-ngs,PhD
StorytellingintheClassroom
Today’sGoals
• Exploretheuseofstorytellinginthelanguageclassroom
• Discusstheroleofstorytellingin– Thelearner-centeredclassroom– Interculturalcommunica-on
Let’sBeginWithaStory
Visualize&Imagine
• Scenesfromthestory
• Sounds
• Feelings
• Drawthreeimagesofwhatyousee.
• Sharewithyourneighbor
• Now,retellthestorywithyourimages
• Encouragesspeakingandlisteningfluency• StudentinteracXon• Confidencebuilding• IncreasedmoXvaXon• CompensaXonstrategies(circumlocuXon)• Naturalexposuretolanguageincontext
Somebenefitsintheclassroom
Making Stories Interactive From “Making Stories and Storytelling Interactive” by Alison Smith
Interactive Activities
¤ Predict
¤ Pause and Predict
¤ Sound Effects
¤ Questions
¤ Story S
¤ Story Freeze Frame
From “Making Stories and Storytelling Interactive” by Alison Smith
PredictwhatwillhappenbasedontheXtleofthestory,“JohaandHisDonkey”
• Market• Villagers• Son• Donkey• Weight• Angry
Usingwordsfromthestory,predictwhatwillhappen
Lookingatapicturefromthestory,predictwhatwillhappen.
• Oneday,Johawasridinghisdonkeytomarket.
• It’simpossibletopleaseeveryonealltheXme,soitwasbestifeachpersondecideshowtolivehisorherownlife.
Giventhefirstandlastsentence,predict…
Pause and Predict - 1
One day, Joha was riding his donkey to market. Joha’s son walked beside the donkey, holding the
reins and talking with his father.
When they passed a group of villagers, the people criticized Joha. They asked, “How can you be so
heartless, Joha? How can you ride upon the donkey while your son is forced to walk beside you?”
What happened next?
Pause and Predict - 2
When Joha heard this, he climbed down and lifted
his son up onto the donkey’s back.
They continued on their journey, Joha walking beside the donkey, holding the reins as they made
their way towards the market.
What happened next?
Chose the most important words
• Donkeywalking• Villagersscoffing• Neighborslaughing
EncourageinteracXonbyhavingstudentsmakesoundeffects
Sound Effects & Questions
Walking down the road, Joha, his son, and the donkey passed a group of women gathered around
a well.
When the women saw Joha they were shocked. They asked him, ‘How is it that an old man walks
while his young son rides the donkey? Surely this is not right!’
Drawalongandpredictwith
“StoryS”
Drawalongandpredictwith“StoryS”
It’simpossibletopleaseeveryonealltheXme,soitwasbestifeachpersondecideshowtolivehisorherownlife.
• Tellandretellstoryusingpictures,prompts,realobjects,etc
• Giveapurposeforlisteningtothestoryandatasktodowhilelistening
• ReviseexisXngvocabulary• Pre-teachnewvocabulary• Relatestorythemestolearners’lives• Elicitstudents’reacXonsandopinions
Enhancingunderstanding
Boylan,J.(2009).MoXvaXnglearning.London:BriXshCouncil.
• PredicXonbefore,during,andajerthestory• Encouragestudentstoactoutanddiscussstories
• Getstudentstojoinintherepeatedphrasesinthestory�������������
• Howcouldthisbeextended?
Enhancingunderstanding
Boylan,J.(2009).MoXvaXnglearning.London:BriXshCouncil.
• LelertoJoha• Storyreviews• Summary/Retelling• Writeapoem/songaboutstory• Changetheclimax• ???
ExtensionAcXviXes
“JohaandHisDonkey”Onwww.worldstories.org.uk
Willstudentsrememberstories?
Graesser’s(2002)TheoryofStorytelling
SurfaceCode(1minute)
TextBase(1hour)
SituaXonandThemaXcPoint(Years!)
Depthofstoryrepresen
taXo
n
Timestored
inm
emory
“Ifhistoryweretaughtintheformofstories,itwouldneverbeforgolen.”
RudyardKipling
Let’sCreateaStory!
Madlibs
• Apopularphrasaltemplatewordgame
• Startedin1953• Oneplayerasksanotherforalistofwords
• Theotherplayerusesthewordstocompleteastory
Withapartner,namea…
• Place• Season• Feeling/EmoXon• Avaluableobject• AnAcXon• Anotherfeeling/emoXon
Completethestorywithyourwords
Iwaswalkingin__(place)___.Itwas____(season)___.Iwasfeeling___(emoXon)_.Isawsomethinginthe__(place)___.Itwasa___(valuableobject)___.So,I__(acXon)___.Ifelt__(secondemoXon)____.
Whathappenednext?
Shareyourstory
GotXmeforanotherstory?
RabbitsFox
MonkeyElephantLion
ImitatetheseAnimals
DavidHeathfield
Oneday,agroupofrabbitsheardalarge“PLOP!”andbecameveryscared.Theyranandranasfastastheycould,deeperanddeeperintothewoods.Theycameacrossafoxwhosaid“whereareyougoing,rabbits,insucharush?”
Plop
DavidHeathfield
“Plopiscoming!!!”Foxgotfrightenedandjoinedtherush.Theyranandranasfastastheycould,deeperanddeeperintothewoods.Theycameacrosssomemonkeyswhosaid“whereareyougoinginsucharush?”
Plop
DavidHeathfield
“Plopiscoming!!!”Themonkeysgotfrightenedandjoinedtherush.Theyranandranasfastastheycould,deeperanddeeperintothewoods.Theycameacrossanelephantwhosaid“whereareyougoinginsucharush?”
Plop
DavidHeathfield
“Plopiscoming!!!”Theelephantgotfrightenedandjoinedtherush.Theyranandranasfastastheycould,deeperanddeeperintothewoods.Theycameacrossalionwhosaid“whereareyougoinginsucharush?”
Plop
DavidHeathfield
“Plopiscoming!!!”“Ihavepowerfulclawsandsharpteeth,Iamthestrongestofallanimals.Iamnotafraid."Whoisthisplop?Andwhereishe?”Theanimalsanswered….
Plop
DavidHeathfield
Whathappened?Whatwasit?
UsefulResources
Story Websites World Stories www.worldstories.org.uk
The Moth http://themoth.org
StorytellingWebsitesDavidHeathfieldh;ps://sites.google.com/site/davidheathfield2/teacher-training
Folklore&MythologyElectronicTextsh;p://www.pi;.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
SomeDigitalStorytellingResources
DigitalStories:A21st-CenturyCommunicaXonToolfortheEnglishLanguageClassroomEnglishTeachingForumhHp://americanenglish.state.gov
DigitalStoriesatUMBCUniversityofMaryland,Bal-moreCountyhHp://www.umbc.edu/digitalstories
