Telling a story (Test Lesson 1/3)

Who, what, where, how

•This term, we talked about:•Who•What•Where•…But why do we need these?

•Because we need them all to write a story!

Today•Review•How to write a story•Write your own story•Read stories•Give them to Miss Gee

Important!•If I don’t have your story today, -5 points on your test in June.•I don’t need perfect stories, I just need your stories.

Quick Questions•Do I need your stories today?•Yes•Do I need perfect stories?•No

Review•1) Noun•2) Where?•3) Verb•4) Noun

Review•There is a _______ in ________ who wants to _______. The only way to make this dream come true is to ________ a _______.

How to Write a Story

Parts of a story•3 parts: beginning, middle, end

1 Beginning 2 Middle 3 End

Quick question…•How many parts are in a story?•3•What are they called?•Beginning, middle, end

Put in order…BeginningMiddle End

1 2 3

1 Beginning•Who •(zombies, people, Baymax, animals etc….)

•Where•(Zhuzhou, forest, jungle, outer space…)

What do you need for the beginning?•Who•Where

2 Middle•What is the problem?•They have no money•They have no friends•Zombies have his/her homework•Etc…

What do you need for the middle?•The problem/What is the problem?

3 End•How do they solve it?•Call mom•Fight zombies•Join a school club•Etc…

Get out your notebooks!

How to write a story•We need to answer 4 questions:•Who?•Where?•What?•How?

Who•Who is in the story?

Where•Where is the story?

What•What is the problem ( 问题 )? (You can have more than one.)

Problems•What problems can you think of?•(Homework is at home, zombies in Zhuzhou, no friends…)

How•How do they solve （解决） the problem?

Solutions•What are solutions （答安） to these problems?•(Call Mom, fight zombies, join a club…)

Parts of a story•3 parts: beginning, middle, end

Beginning Middle End

Who? Where? What is the problem?

How do they solve it?

Parts of a story•3 parts: beginning, middle, end

Beginning Middle End

Who? Where? What is the problem?

How do they solve it?

Write this in your notebook

Beginning Middle End

Who? Where? What is the problem?

How do they solve it?

Story 1In the city of Zhuzhou, there is a cat. This cat doesn’t have any friends. But then, he meets a mouse. They both like running and sleeping. Now they are good friends.Who is in this story?Where is this story?What’s the problem? How does the cat solve it?

Story 2•There are three people in a story. The story isn’t finished, so they are looking for the end.•Who is in this story?•Where are they?•What is the problem? How do they solve it?

Story 3•Who is in this story?•Where are they?•What is the problem?•How do they solve it? Do they solve it?

Write a story

Your turn!•Write a story with these questions:•Who is in your story?•Where is your story?•What is the problem?•How do they solve it?

Parts of a story•3 parts: beginning, middle, end

Beginning Middle End

Who? Where? What is the problem?

How do they solve it?

•Give me your stories•If I don’t have it, -5 points on your test•I don’t need perfect stories

How many parts are in a story?•3•What are they called?•Beginning•Middle•End

Fill in the blanks:

Beginning Middle End

Who? Where? What is the problem?

How do they solve it?

Next classUsing your

stories to write a skit ( 小品 )