1 TRY OUT LANGUAGE
2 LEARN GRAMMAR
3 APPLY ON YOUR OWN
A good story holds people’s attention. It makes them want to hear more. What story do you want to tell? To whom will you tell it? With a group, discuss your ideas for a story to tell a small child.
With your group, think about the characters and the setting. Discuss a conflict or problem and its complications. Decide how it will be resolved. Fill out a chart like this one to help your group plan its story.
Story Element | Group Choice |
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Characters (who is in the story) | a polar bear and a seal |
Setting (where and when the story happens) | an icy island in the Arctic Ocean |
Conflict (the problem and complications the characters face) | |
Plot (the events that happen as the characters try to solve the conflict) | |
Resolution (how the conflict is solved) |
Work with your group to improve the story. Add details. Tell the new story to another group.
When you tell a story, use possessive adjectives to tell who has or owns something. Match the possessive adjective to the noun it goes with.
EXAMPLES | The sad seal swam in circles. His life was lonely. The polar bear watched the seal. His stomach rumbled. |
Both animals had problems. As time passed, their problems grew. |