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Language Arts

Professional Development for Teachers

Learning English through Short Stories

EDB Language Arts Electives

HANDOUT BOOKLET Learning English through

Short Stories

Language Arts

Professional Development for Teachers

Learning English through Short Stories

This handbook provides all the materials used in the training workshops as well as many suggestions and additional resources to use with your students.

Contents

Introduction to the Module

Relationship of Compulsory and Elective Parts

Aims, Objectives, Content and Assessing of the Short Story ModulePage 3

Page 6

Practical demonstrations

Openings

Collaborative story buildingPage 13

Page 18

Teaching / Learning activities

1 Characterisation

2 Helping students to read, understand and enjoy short stories

3 The Element of Setting

4 The Element of Dialogue

5 Storytelling

6 Stories with a Twist : Fractured Fairy TalesPage 22

Page 23

Page 32

Page 41

Page 50

Page 57

Page 64

Noticing activitiesPage 72

Resources for teaching short storiesPage 75

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Language Arts

Professional Development for Teachers

Learning English through Short Stories

Part 1:Relationship of Compulsory and Elective Parts Aims, Objectives, Content and Assessing of the Short Story

Module

By the end of Part 1, you will have:

·Explored the relationship between the Compulsory and Elective parts of the New

Senior Secondary English Language Curriculum

·Discussed the Short Story Module

·Had practical experience of working in groups in various activities detailed below ACTIVITY 1: The Proposed Changes to the NSS English Language Curriculum. In your groups turn over the ten strips one by one and discuss the statements about the proposed changes to the New Senior Secondary English Language Curriculum and decide which ones are true. ACTIVITY 2:Aims, Objectives, Content and Assessing the Short Story Module You will complete different tasks with other Workshop Participants to help you gather and process information about each aspect of the Short Story Module.

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Language Arts

Professional Development for Teachers

Learning English through Short Stories

The Proposed Changes to the NSS English Language Curriculum

Read the following statements and

decide if they are true or false

True Fals

e

1.The Proposed New Senior Secondary English Language Curriculum

consists of two parts; the Compulsory Part and the Elective Part

2. Equal lesson time should be allocated to the two parts

3. Both the Compulsory and the Elective Parts include the learning of

English Language in the Interpersonal, Knowledge and Experience strands.

4. The Compulsory Part focuses on language input (a) language forms

and function and b) vocabulary presented in a variety of text-types and developing competence in the skills of Listening, Speaking, Reading and

Writing.

5. The modules in the Elective Part are categorised into two groups with

three modules each.

6. The Elective Part reinforces different aspects of English language

learning and should a) add variety to the English Language curriculum, b) broaden learners' learning experience and c) cater for learners' diverse needs and interests.

7. Students have to complete four of the proposed Elective modules - two

from each group.

8. The Elective modules enhance the further development of nine generic

skills (collaboration skills, communication skills, creativity, critical thinking skills, information technology skills, numeracy skills, problem-solving skills, self-management skills and study skills).

9. The Proposed New Senior Secondary English Language Curriculum has

specific language development strategies such as: a) developing thinking skills, b) developing reference skills, c) developing information skills, d) developing enquiry skills, e) planning, managing and evaluating own learning, f) self- motivation and g) working with others.

10.The development of positive attitudes should be provided in all

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