Transcript PPT for teaching writing

Writing a fable
You are going to write a fable today.
Do you remember
the parts of a fable?
Parts of a fable
• Setting
(when, where)
• Characters (often 2 only, mainly animals)
• Plot
(beginning- problem
middle - action, what the
characters did
ending- what happened in the
end, how the problem
was solved)
• Moral / lesson
You are going to write a fable today.
How should I start?
Any idea?
You can rewrite a fable that you
have read.
What fables have you
read?
Let’s rewrite the lion
and the mouse.
What is The Lion and the Mouse
about?
What is The lion and the Mouse about?
What is the lion and the mouse about?
How can we rewrite the story?
the shark and the small fish
Once upon a time
in the sea
the shark (big, kind)
the small fish (small,
brave)
How can we rewrite the story?
The shark wanted
to eat a small fish.
The small fish
begged the shark
to let it go. The
shark let the small
fish go.
How can we rewrite the story?
A few days later,
the shark got
trapped in a net
and could not get
out of it. The small
fish chewed the
net and helped the
shark out.
How can we rewrite the story?
Do not look down
on small creatures.
Discuss with your friends and write
your ideas in the story outline.
Then share them with your
classmates.
Now let’s write the story together.
The shark and the
small fish
Once upon a
time, there was a
big shark in the sea.
It wanted to eat a
small fish.
Now let’s write the story together.
The small fish asked the shark to let it
go. The shark let the small fish go.
Now let’s write the story together.
A few days later, the shark got trapped
in a net and could not get out of it. The
small fish chewed the net and helped the
shark out.
Do not look down on small creatures.
Now write your fable with the
information in your story outline.
Here is our story – The shark and the small
fish. Can you make it more interesting?
Can you add some
adjectives and feelings?
The shark and the small fish
Once upon a time, there was a big shark in the
sea. It wanted to eat a small fish.
The small fish asked the shark to let it go. The
shark let the small fish go.
A few days later, the shark got trapped in a net
and could not get out of it. The small fish chewed the
net and helped the shark out.
Do not look down on small creatures.
Here is our story – The shark and the small
fish. Can you make it more interesting?
Can you add some
adjectives and feelings?
The shark and the small fish
Once upon a time, there was a big shark in the sea. It
was hungry. It wanted to eat a small fish.
The small fish was frightened. It asked the shark to let
it go. The shark was generous. It let the small fish go.
A few days later, the shark got trapped in a net and
could not get out of it. The small fish chewed the net and
helped the shark out.
Do not look down on small creatures.
We can add dialogues to the story
to make it more interesting.
Do you know how to
add dialogues to the
story?
Adding dialogues to the story
• Use quotation marks ‘‘… …’’ to
surround spoken words.
• Put all punctuation marks inside the
quotation marks. ‘‘… …?’’
• Start a new line each time someone new
is speaking.
• Use he said, she asked, said the dog,
etc. to let the readers know who is talking.
Read p.62 and point out the similarities and
differences in the use of punctuation.
Speaker
Verb
P Q
Mousedeer
said
,
Speaker
Verb
P Q
He
Q
asked ,
“
Words to say
P
Q
Now, let me climb up and see what is happening
.
”
Words to say
P
Q
What are you doing
?
”
“
Words to say
P Q
Speaker
Verb
P
Mousedeer
said
.
“ Now, let me climb up and see what is happening
,
Q
P Q
Speaker
Verb
P
? ”
he
asked
.
“
Words to say
What are you doing
”
Attention
• Too many dialogues make the story
difficult to follow and make it boring!
• Try to use different verbs to show how
the characters talk!
e.g. cried, shouted, yelled, called out
scolded
laughed
begged
Can you add dialogue?
The shark and the small fish
Once upon a time, there was a big shark in the sea. It was
hungry. It wanted to eat a small fish.
The small fish was frightened. It asked the shark to let it go.
The shark was generous. It let the small fish go.
A few days later, the shark got trapped in a net and could
not get out of it. The small fish chewed the net and helped the
shark out.
Do not look down on small creatures.
Can you add dialogue?
The shark and the small fish
Once upon a time, there was a big shark in the sea. It was
hungry. It wanted to eat a small fish.
The small fish was frightened. It asked the shark to let it go.
‘Please don’t eat me and let me go. I will help you one day,’
the small fish asked the shark.
laughed
begged
‘You are so small, how can you help me?’ the shark said.
The shark was generous. ‘Alright, I will let you go,’ said the
shark. It let the small fish go.
A few days later, the shark got trapped in a net and could
not get out of it. The small fish chewed the net and helped the
shark out.
Do not look down on small creatures.
Revise your story and make it more
interesting by:
1.adding adjectives
2.adding dialogues
Check your story:
• Does your story have a problem?
• Did you write what the characters do to solve the
problem?
• Did you give your story an ending?
• Is the moral related to the story? Does it make
sense?
• Did you use the tenses correctly?
(e.g. simple past tense for what happened;
simple present tense in dialogues)
• Did you use punctuation correctly?