Story telling with PTM

It never ceases to amaze me - the ideas that students get. Story telling with PTM is great fun, motivating and extremely useful in engaging people back into the purpose for writing.

Here is how to do it...

Make a 5 picture/tune story map on PTM. Get the students to work in groups of about 6. The task is to make up a story and tell the rest of the group in a special stroy telling session. They only need to plan out the outline of their story making sure that all the ideas link together.

When they tell the story they need to make sure they include all trhe detail they want and keep the listener entertained and enthralled! They can use voices and actions if it helps. If the weather is good go outside and sit round a pretend fire.

Do this regularly and keep notes of all the different stories that are created. It will become a really special time for you and the students.

All the groups - even though they all have the same stimulus - will come up with different stories. If you can, record the stories and use the CD for future work on plot development.

Have fun!