Unit 4Storytelling

Reading and Writing

WTUC

Overview

• Theme: Storytelling

• Prewriting: Free writing

• Organizing: Telling a story with a moral

• Revising: Writing a dialogue, using infinitives of purpose

• Editing: Using quotation marks

Assignment

• In Unit 4, you read the abridged story “The Metamorphosis,” in which the main character turns into a cockroach. Do you know any other stories or folktales about insects or animals? The assignment for this unit is to tell a story with a moral. You will write about a story or folktale from your culture (or make up your own story) about an insect or animal.

Prewriting

• Freewriting

• Before book, radio, television, storytelling was a way for people to pass down traditions, history, and values of a culture. Many stories and folktales are about animals or insects that act like people.

Read “The Ant and the Chrysalis”

• Hand-out

FreeWrite

• Think of a traditional story or folktale from your culture about insects or animals. If you prefer, you can make up your own story. Freewrite about the story or folktale for five minutes.

• Tell the story to a partner. Answer any questions your partner may have.

Organizing

• Telling a story with a moral• Most folktales have a moral, or a practical lesson,

that can be learned from them. All the characters and events lead the reader to one main point- the moral at the end of the story.

Possible Answer

So the Ant crawled onto the Hunter’s leg and bit him. The Hunter yelled and dropped the gun. The Dove heard the Hunter and flew away safely.

Moral

• If you help someone, that person will help you in return.

Writing the first draft

• Use your notes from the prewriting/organizing sections to write your draft of your story

• Begin your story with one of the phrases commonly used to start a folktale: Once upon a time, One day, or A long time ago.

• Write the story. Use characters, event, and details that will lead the reader to the moral of the story.

• Write the moral at the end of the story.

• Don’t worry too much about the grammar while you write; just concentrate on making your ideas clear.

Peer Review

• When you finish your draft, exchange papers with another student. Read your partner’s first draft and answer the following questions.– Who are the main characters in the story. Describe

them.– What is the moral story of the story? Is it an

appropriate moral for the story? Why or why not?– Do all the events in the story lead up to the moral?– Are the events in the story clear? Mark any parts that

are confusing.– What is your favorite part of the story?– Make note of any parts you need to revise.

Revising (pages 29-31)

A.1

1.

2. Whispered

3. said

A.2

1. B

2. A

3. D

4. E

5. C

A.3

1. C

2. A

3. B

A.4

1. Asked

2. Mumbled

3. Yelled

4. Replied

5. Said

6. Whispered

B.1

1. 2. The chrysalis moved slightly to attract the atten

tion of the Ant.3. The Ant yelled at the Butterfly to make him co

me back.4. The Ant went to the river to get a drink of water.5. The Dove dropped a leaf into the river to help t

he Ant.6. The Hunter went to the forest to catch somethi

ng for dinner.

Editing (pages 31-32)

1. “How can I ever thank you?” asked the Ant.

2. The Dove replied, “Your thanks is enough.”

3. The Ant yelled, “Looked out! The Hunter will shoot you!”

4. “Don’t feel sorry for me. I can fly away into the sky,” said the Butterfly.

5. “Come back!” yelled the Ant.

6. The Butterfly whispered, “Goodbye.”

Writing the Second Draft

• Use the feedback you receive from the peer review and from your teacher to help you revise your first draft.

• Write a dialogue between the characters in the story. Use a variety of reporting verbs.

• Use infinitives of purpose where appropriate.• Put your second draft on Google Docs, and shar

e with your classmate for second peer review.