MYRTIS MIXON, ED.D. Using Stories in the Classroom

THINK PAIR SHARE VOLUNTEER? I. What do you do with Stories?

A FOLKTALE FROM KAZAKHSTAN II. There’s Always a Bright Side

There’s Always a Bright Side How Would You Use This Story?  Pair Share

There’s Always a Bright Side How Would You Use This Story?  Vocabulary  Discussion  Writing  Role Play  Story Theatre  Hot Seat

III. What to do With Hats?

Hats Group into 4s Decide and describe the identity of the people with hats

Hats Create a story for your two characters with the addition of one or two of these pictures Write it out or take notes

Hats Tell your story to another group One group that wants to volunteer to tell their story?

IV. Fears and Loves

Fears and Loves Read Silently first Read aloud

Fears and Loves List Your Fears List Your Loves Make a mindmap of a time of fear or love Write the story about the event... Using the mindmap Non-stop writing about the opposite

V. Using Postcards

Postcards Pair work with one or two postcards Choose one and decide who, when and where you are

Postcards Another postcard to complicate the story

Postcards Another One???

VI. Wrap Up and Reflections

VII. Feedback

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