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== Lesson 1: What is a Story?  == 
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#Tell a favorite story to your class.  You can also use a picture book if one is accessible. 
#Take time to illustrate/draw the story that has been told or read.  Use whatever you have to draw with -- paper, sand and a stick, or the Paint program on the XO Laptop.  Once you have completed your drawings, explain what you have drawn.  
#Every story contains these elements:
-Setting (the place where a story happens)
-Characters (the people or creatures in the story)
-Problem (the issue that the characters must face)
-Resolution (how the characters handle the problem, and what happens to them as a result.)
#Identify each of these elements in the story that you just read/told.
#Now Brainstorm a list of interesting settings (i.e. home, the beach, school, church)
#Brainstorm a list of interesting characters (i.e. princess, monster, child, teacher)
#Brainstorm ideas about problems and resolutions.  Think of problems or resolutions that have come up in stories you know, or that have come up in your life or imagination. 
#Record all of these ideas to spark your imagination for new stories.  Use the Write program on the XO laptop. Create a chart or on poster paper to hang in the classroom. 
#Act out a story based on selected story elements. Pick a setting, a few characters, a problem and a resolution from the lists you created. Allow volunteers from the class to act out a story from this. Just make it up as you go along.

 

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