Story Writing

 

Students` learning Outcome

• Write a story using the elements of story writing.

Information for Teachers

• The parts of a story consist of five main elements: characters, setting, plot, and conflict along with theme.

• Start the story with an action, dialogue, or thought shot.
• Write your story as if it has happened already not as if it is happening now.
• Set the scene, : introduce the setting, characters, and problems.
• Creates separate paragraph.

•  Describe the characters feelings, sights, sounds, smells, not just sights.
• Paragraph has a main sentence and then its explanation.
• When we write we must put all sentences about one thing or idea together in a paragraph i.e. every paragraph talks about just one thing in detail, it is called topic sentence.
• During discussion revise the idea of topic sentence or title sentence around which each paragraph develops.

• The sentences in the paragraph have relationship among themselves as they are organized around one topic or one aspect of the topic.
• The paragraphs about different aspects of a topic also have relationship among themselves as they are written about one topic.

• While teaching the lesson, the teacher should also use textbook at all steps where and when applicable.

Material / Resources

Writing board, chalk/marker, duster, textbook, notebooks, pencils

Introduction

• Ask the students whether they notice and identify elements of story writing when they read a story.
• Encourage the students to name the elements of story writing.

Development

Activity 1 Ask a student to tell a story he/she has read recently. Ask the students about the elements of the story narrated. Help them out by telling some elements yourself. Write those elements on the board.

 

Activity 2 Divide the class into small groups of 4 – 5 members each. Give each group a beginning to make a story. For example: as; I knew something strange would happen that day. Sami and his sister sigma were alone at home one day. One day Assad went out to get an ice-cream. Uzma was walking home from school when she saw it lying on the ground (students to decide what it was that she found). Students choose a beginning to write a story about. They must use all elements of story writing. Students must have characters in their story, mention where the story is taking place (setting), a beginning, middle and end. Instruct them to give a title to the story too.

Sum up / Conclusion

• Repeat all basic elements of the story to the class.
• Ask the representative from each group to read out their story. Appreciate or advise, as required.
• Display the stories in class.

Assessment

• Assess students` written work to know about their understanding and learning. Give marks to each group`s stories on the basis of all elements used.
• Involve the students in solving the problems related to story writing given in the exercise at the end of unit/chapter of the textbook.

Follow up

• Encourage the students to visit their school library. Select a story from a storybook and note down the elements of the story.
• Write your own story using elements of story writing on the moral ‘Union is strength’.