Introduction and predicting story

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

10' explanation

20' introduction activity (groups)

10' Share (pitch in class)

10' Introduction video and

Answer questions

Group brainstorm: predict the story!

Try to predict the story using the clue words + pictures. Make sure to create a logical storyline that you might find at the back of a book.

After 15 minutes, your group will pitch the story to the rest of the class. 

EXAMPLE!

For example..... Clue words:

"I think this story is likely about a group of friends spending the summer at the beach. One day, a big storm hits, and during the chaos, something important gets lost—maybe a friend or a valuable item. Along the way, the friends start to reveal secrets they've been hiding from each other. By the end of the story, they must work together to find what's missing and rebuild their trust."

Beach, storm, friends, lost, secrets

GROUPS (h3a):

Group brainstorm: predict the story!

Clue words:

Christopher, teenager, (very) autistic, prime numbers, mathematics, detective, dead dog, missing mother, murder mystery, finding out the truth, fear of strangers, difficulty expressing feelings and emotions, seeing world in a different way

H3A

INTRODUCTION video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVrOsXhG61Q

Activity: Bad news....

IMAGINE.....

you’ve come home and just discovered that your dear pet has been killed – it’s in the front yard with a fork through it's body. 

Activity: Respond to the prompts when asked....:

i. What’s the first thing you say when you see your dead pet?

ii. What are you feeling like? Describe in great detail.

iii. What is the first thing you would do after walking in on this horrible scene?

iv. Do you have any idea who might have done this to your pet?

v. Who or what would make you feel better about what had happened? How would they do this?

Share!

Share your pitch with the rest of the group.

Decide if you'll read it together or ... however you want to do this.