how to teach short stories

1. TEACHING
THROUGH
STORY
TELLING

2. The rational behind teaching stories in
Maarif
Lin (2003) pointed out that many teachers use storytelling as a
pedagogical strategy and a practical tool to help students speak, which
can be implemented on all learners with different levels.
Engaging EFL learners in storytelling encourages their oral
expression and improves their oral communication skills. The
integration of storytelling into the language arts curriculum could lead
to an improvement of general language proficiency in the four skills, but
mainly in speaking. He also suggested that teachers need to be
equipped with strategies and techniques to teach speaking, and most
importantly, they should choose interesting topics that students can
speak about.

3. Why Storytelling?
• Educators have long known that the arts can contribute to
student academic success and emotional well being. The
ancient art of storytelling is especially well-suited for student
exploration. No special equipment beyond the imagination
and the power of listening and speaking is needed to create
artistic images.
• As a learning tool, storytelling can encourage students to
explore their unique expressiveness and can heighten a
student's ability to communicate thoughts and feelings in an
articulate, lucid manner.

4. It is said
that……
“The art of bringing a story to life is, through the
inflection in one’s voice, rhythm, facial
expressions, hands and body movements”.

5. By Garvie
1990…
“Stories are powerful means of language
teaching. A skillful teacher can use
story to develop “ more efficient listening, more
fluent speaking and the ability
to read and write easily and completely”

6. According to Dr.
Herbert,
• stories are so essential to young learners.
• There are numerous reasons to be used
storytelling strategic teaching, specially in pre-
school.

7. Why stories are
Important.
Dr. Herbert says…
• It helps…,
 Grab children’s attention.
 Children encounter words.
 Take children on a journey.
 Children make the most of language.
 Stimulate intense experience without actually having lived
through them. e.g
jungle, sea world or any accident etc.
 Survive and make sense of the real world.
 Children in a social senses.

8. Other benefits: (Making connection)
• Stories are lexically dense.
• Stories are powerful source of imagination.
• Stories can lead the children towards creative thinking then writing.
• Stories can make your class more communicative.
• Stories can be more helpful make a child confident.
• Stories can introduce cultural activities.
• Stories build moral values in an interesting way.
• Stories enhance public speaking skills.
• Stories reduce stage fear.

9. MAKING STORIES EXCITING AND
FUN
• Add the tools of the teller:
• Voice
• Body
• Face
• Imagination
• Enthusiasm/Spirit (Cooperation with the audience!)

10. Storytelling...You are the
Key!
• Your appearance
• Your movements
• Your poise
• Your voice
• Your face
• Your emotions

11. Story Elements
• Introductory setting
• Action
• Climax
• Conclusion

12. Elements of story

13. The “plot” of a great story includes:
• A starting point, quickly setting up the story.
• An interesting dilemma or conflict.
• The journey to resolve the conflict.
• Climax.
• Resolution.
• The lesson learned.

14. Easy steps to create great storytelling
(Create a thirst or curiosity)
 Create characters
 Make your storytelling “big” or “small”
 Have fully control on your facial expressions
 Talk with your hands
 Create a story telling atmosphere
 Win the audience with the first line
 Tell the story with FEELING!
 Involve the audience in the story!!!!
 Slow down for the ending

15. HOW TO TELL STORIES
MASTERING STORYTELLING FUNDAMENTALS:
• Engage your audience.
• Build the scene.
• Build tension and release tension.
• Focus on what’s important.
• Keep the flow logical.
• Make it feel conclusive.

16. Activities related to stories
MASTERING STORYTELLING FUNDAMENTALS:
• You can tell stories while children draw it.
• Boost-up artistic abilities.
• Prompt questions after exact you have told story.
• imperative sentences

17. Visual Ideas
• Puppet
• Costume
• Objects
• Slides or overhead transparencies
• Broom puppets
• Children as actors

18. Reference
s
• http://www.eldrbarry.net/clas/ecem/cstm.pdf
• http://www.eldrbarry.net/roos/books/hatrsbks.htm
• http://www.storyarts.org/classroom/index.html
• http://www.storyarts.org/lessonplans/lessonideas/index.html#auto
• http://www.storyarts.org/lessonplans/lessonideas/index.html#picture
• http://www.slideshare.net/childrensministry/secrets-to-successful-storytelling

19. Picked by
Mohamed
Rezk