1. WRITING WORKSHOP ON TALES ABOUT INDIA DONE BY
THE
STUDENTS OF THE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL FROM RDT
IN ANANTAPUR

3. To create a platform coordinating different actions for
Education for Development through arts and culture,
using languages ​( multilingualism) as an essential tool to
work intercultural and solidarity competences.
To foster that: learning a language is not only speaking it
but learning the culture that uses it and to which it
belongs.
 To Implement literary education in the development of
intercultural competence : integrating the teaching of
English, interculturality, diversity and values (friendship)
through the CLIL model
 Getting a multilingual tales collection in which all
cultures are reflected through their stories and their tales
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4. Translate tales into
English
Gather them to create a
book
Offer the book to an
NGO
Raise funds for a
solidarity project related
to culture and/or
education

7. They shouldn´t be very long,no more than 2 pages
on both sides and typed with the computer.
 They must be about India and its traditions, no
matter the region, preferably from Anatapur or
from the Andhra Pradesh state.
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8. The tale must be invented and created by
yourselves.Use your imagination.Think of
traditional Indian tales,but be creative don´t copy
from the original version.
 The stories can be about any topic related to your
culture and traditions such as: Indian
food,religion,local
festivities,festivals,dances,famous
people,geography,local names,history,etc.
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9. From time to time,use names of places and
people, expressions,greetings,festivals in your
local language:Telugu.
 The tale is a free choice creation, it should
transmit a message, a moral and it has to be
invented. So girls,feel free to use your creativity
and imagination!!
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10. At the end of the book there will be a short
glossary with the words in Telugu you will have
used in your tale with their English translation.
 Apart from this,any person having drawing skills
could also participate in the picture illustration for
the book.
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All the work done in class will be published in the
blogpage of an organisation called
:Voces(Voices).Blogpage address:
http://www.voces.org.es/blog/

12. The teacher will do the Spanish translation of your
tales and if everything goes OK they might be
published.
 The publisher´s name is :Dualbooks and the
project is called “Cuentos del Mundo” in English:
Tales of the World.This is the weblink:
http://www.dualbooks.es/libreria/index.php?
cPath=23
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13. Before starting to write the tale, decide about the
title first.
 Think of aspects such
as:characters,settings,place,time and the kind of
tale you want to write about (love story,fairy tale
,fantasy,drama,child story,historical,comedy,etc.
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14. Make use of dictionaries(bilingual-English –
telugu/telugu-English paper edition or online) as in
many cases you will need descriptive words or
words related to some
 specific semantic fields
(cereals,plants,festivals,etc)
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15. Beginning a Story
 When you write a story it is important to make an
impact right from the start. No one wants to read
a story any further when it is boring at the
beginning!
 •Catch the reader’s attention
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• Make the opening dramatic
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• Make the reader want to read on
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• Take the reader straight into the story
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16. • Describe the setting: Describe where the story is
taking place.
 • Describe a character: Describe the main person in the
story, remember how you describe them must have an
impact on the story. E.g. “Jim was an unlucky boy…”
Jim being unlucky must have an impact on the story line,
e.g. Jim loses his wallet etc…
 • Action: Straight into the excitement, characters are
doing something
 Dialogue: The characters are speaking to each other.
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17. The middle of the story must keep the reader’s
attention that you caught with the beginning.
Keep the action going, develop the characters and
story line. Remember that you need to start a new
paragraph when something changes.
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18. • Change of setting: The action in the story
happens in another place.
 • Change of time: The story moves on to another
time that day or the next day etc…
 • Change of person: A new character is
introduced, they may say something or just be
described.
 • Change of event: Something new happens in
the plot
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19. The conclusion of a story is really important, you
don’t want to disappoint the reader by giving them
a weak ending, it can spoil the whole thing!
 • Draw all the threads of the story together
 • Resolve any conflict within the story
 • Complete the telling of events
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20. • Conclusive: Draw to an end all the events
that have happened in the story.
 • Cliff – hanger: Leave the reader in suspense,
wondering what will happen next.
 • Reflective: Narrator or a character, thinks
about something that has happened in the story,
this can be done with direct speech.
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So, now it is time to think of a story for your next
tale.In the next sessions we will be working in the
making of the tale itself, so bring all the materials
you might need including a brainstorm of ideas to
be developed during your writing.