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THEME 3 LEGENDARY FIGURE

FUNCTIONS
F1 Describing past activities and events
10 GRADE F2 Talking about sequential actions
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F3 Describing characters and settings in an event in the past
8 Story Completion

The aim of this activity is to have students describe characters and settings of a story through a creative
story completion task. It also aims to get students to recall and revise the previously learned basic
elements of storytelling via elicitation technique. By this way, it is supposed to stimulate both schemata
and creativity of students.

Materials and Preparation
The worksheet containing a sample story and an incomplete story
As a preparation, the teacher photocopies the worksheet double-sided on pages 78 and 79 for all the
students in the class and then hands it out.

Procedure
1 After handing out the worksheet, point out students that there is a sample story and a chart below
indicating the elements of storytelling.
2 Have students read the sample story and then fill in the charts according to it. Give them some time
to complete the chart and then check their answers. By this way, teacher elicits the basic elements
of storytelling.
3 Then, put students into groups of four or five, depending on the size of the class.
4 Ask them to turn the page and look through the new story with an incomplete setting.
5 Tell students to read the main events and the ending of the story and then ask them to discuss and
write a relevant setting for it by working collaboratively. Give them 6-7 minutes to complete the task.
6 When the time is up, have each group read their complete stories aloud in turns.
7 Finally, read the original story in full and then ask the groups to compare theirs with it.

9 Listen and Decide!

The activity aims to have students describe characters and settings in a story in the past through a
process in which reading, listening, writing and speaking skills are integrated.

Materials and Preparation
Notepads with the chart and setting sheets on page 80
As a preparation, the teacher photocopies the setting sheets for each group and notepads with the
chart for each student.

Procedure
1 Put students into groups of four/five, depending on the size of the class.
2 Hand out the notepads and tell students to listen to the main events and resolution parts of the
story, and jot down some notes about them on the notepads.
3 Then, give students the setting sheets and tell them to discuss the settings in groups and decide
which setting goes best for the story.
4 Next, ask each group to share their answers with the class.
5 Finally, declare the correct setting and announce the winner(s).

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