Post 15. Story Starters

Speaking Activity/Writing Activity
Pre - Intermediate to Advanced
Group Work
To make a story based on the starters with the same sentence as the beginning

The Teacher
The teacher makes the story starters for each group. Using sticks makes the teacher busy, but it's more interesting for students. Every member of a group has got the same starters, but each group has got different starters.

Class Activities
Students are in the groups of 3, or depending on the number of students. Every member of a group has got 4 sentences for story starters. All members of a group have got the same story starters, but each group has got different story starters. The students in the group begin their story with the same starter. The following sentences of story starters are freely ordered. Having finished the story making, each student tells the story to the group. They must have made different stories although the starters are the same. They compare their stories.

The activities can be modified. It can be used to teach writing and/or speaking. The topics are based on the students' level or lesson.

Comments

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Empowering

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