TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wajnryb,Ruth
TI  - Stories: Narrative Activities for the Language Classroom 
SN  - 0521001609 (pbk)
AV  - PE1128.A2 W215 2003
PY  - 2003///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Foreign speakers
KW  - Narration (Rhetoric)
KW  - Storytelling
KW  - Techniques
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index; ''Stories are a wonderful way of helping students learn and acquire language. This book is for teachers who want to use stories in class but need a place to start. Stories is packed full of fun activities using different genres: soap opera, urban myth and newspaper reporting as  well as advice on using stories  in the classroom; Stories contains an introduction to using stories and narrative in the classroom, 32 activities with suggested variations, and a story  bank for teachers to use with the activities. There is also a list of further resources and useful websites included; The book has three main goals; to teach students the conventions of different narrative genres; to enable students to work with stories to achieve language-learning objectives; to help build a sense of community in the classroom.'' (Book Cover); TABLE OF CONTENTS; Thanks and acknowledgements; Introduction; Stories and 'storied lessons'; Why use stories in the language classroom?; A framework connecting experience, story and narrative; Narrative texts as conventional choices; The social nature of narrative; Goals of the book; Organization of the book; Activities; Section A: activities 1-14 Learning about text as narrative genre; 1. Sorting and sequencing; 2. Musical orientation; 3. Complications and resolutions; 4. Choose your own adventure narrative; 5. Starting at the end; 6. Getting the point of a story; 7. Point of view; 8. Shaping facts to fit purpose; 9. Troubles talk; 10. Travel tales; 11. Tall stories; 12. In a nutshell; 13. Rumour as narrative; 14. Limericks; Section B: activities 15-28 Language learning through narrative lessons; 15. Text repair; 16. Read, ask, and tell; 17. Again and again; 18. Recorded anecdotes; 19. Arguing a case; 2. Describing the circumstances of a past event; 21. Complaints in the context of a recount; 22. Perfect match; 23. Sound contrast; 24. Schwa map; 25. Milking a mystery; 26. Finish my sentences; 27. From short story to drama; 28. Rewriting song lyrics; Section C: activities 29-42 Building a 'storied' class; 29. Story-telling as a social act; 30. Every name tells a story (1); 31. Every name tells a story (2); 32. Landmarks of your life; 33. Your language biography; 34. Liar, liar, pants on fire; 35. That's incredible!; 36. Wearing a story; 37. Pet hates; 38. Culture bump; 39. Write my story; 40. Parables; 41. Mystery pebbles; 42. Here comes the bride; Story bank; References; 1. General references and sources; 2. Annotated resources; 3. The Internet; Index
UR  - http://www.cambridge.org/ca/cambridgeenglish/catalog/teacher-training-development-and-research/stories?format=PB
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