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Story Time

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This activity is great for teens or adults. Show your students an image. I have a board on Pinterest with loooots of fantastic art that can be used to engage sts. Pinterest is a great place to save and organize things you will use one day. Hand out slips of paper; if you have a group of 6 to 10 sts give them 2 slips per st. Tell sts to write a word on each slip related to the image. It can be what they see or what they feel. Don't tell them yet what they're going to be doing with the slips. After they are done, collect the slips. Oraganize your class into groups; you can decide how many depending on the number of sts you have. Hand back the slips, an even number to each group if possible. Then, each group has to come up with a story based on the picture you showed them, using the words on the slips. They have to use all the words they have. Give them the time they have to come up with their stories. Depending on what you're teaching, you can also determine which verb tense they're going to use. When they're done, have them share their stories and compare how different or similar they are.

Bobby Chiu Peter Chan
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  1. Fer RohdeJuly 31, 2017 at 7:36 PM

    Sounds great! I'll try with my students! Thanks for sharing

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  2. Elide Pinheiro GoncalvesFebruary 21, 2018 at 5:01 AM

    Sorry I took to so long to answer but hoped the activity worked alright.

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