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ONE GREEN APPLE by Eve Bunting Storytelling project

ONE GREEN APPLE by Eve Bunting Storytelling project. Marie Stodolová Masaryk University, Brno Faculty of Education. THE STORY. A young Muslim immigrant – Farah A new home in America , first days at school Apple orchard , make apple cider The inability to speak English

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ONE GREEN APPLE by Eve Bunting Storytelling project

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  1. ONE GREEN APPLE by EveBuntingStorytellingproject Marie Stodolová Masaryk University, Brno FacultyofEducation

  2. THE STORY • A young Muslim immigrant– Farah • A newhomein America, firstdaysatschool • Apple orchard, makeapplecider • Theinability to speakEnglish • Beingdifferentfromotherchildren • Celebration of diversity and intermingling of various people

  3. Language – longerpassages, complexsentences

  4. MY STUDENT‘s profile • Peťa • Secondaryschool • Learningdifficulties– dyslexia, lowerintellect • SeriousdifficultieswithEnglish – lowlevel (beginner) • Problemswithreadingcomprehension • Used to translatingeverythingandlearning by heart • Storytellingprovidesnaturalacquisition • Lovesreadingstories, greatmotivation

  5. A fewphotos

  6. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES • Increasing my student‘s confidencein herselfand in her knowledgeofEnglish, motivating her to readsimplebooks in English • Englishfrom a different point ofview, havingfun • Getting to know a nice story in English (re-telling) • Improving her imagination andkeeping concentration • Discussionaboutmulticulturaltopics(Islamicculture, beingdifferent, enjoyingdiversity) • Being better able to express her feelings and thoughts, identify with other people, to feel empathy

  7. Creativeactivities– a diary, a postcard, a collage

  8. Positive experience • Predictingthe story frompictures • Questions“Howwouldyoufeel/react?“ to make her familiarwiththecharacter (ithelped her to imagineit) • Making a map ofkeyevents • Courageandself-confidence in herselfand in her usingEnglish • Improving her imaginationandcreativity(discussion, diary, postcard, collage)

  9. Whatdidn‘t worksowell • Rememberingfirstdayatprimaryschool • Vulnerablewhenspeakingabout her beingdifferentfrom her peers • Discussion in English • Understandingtheending – cidermachine as a metaphorforminglingdifferentpeople (my assistence) • Not feeling confidentwhenwritingthepostcard

  10. Surprisingmoments • Abilityto retellthe story • Intensity of identification with the main character (x normally- problems with imagining other people’s feelings) • My student‘s moodandphysicalstate – • usually- tiredandratherpassive, • duringstorytelling – activeandenthusiastic

  11. New experiencegained • Storytelling – a possiblesuitablewayofworkingwithstudentswithlearningdisabilities, naturalacquisitionratherthanlearning by heart(ineffective) • Improvement in personalrelationships– youcanget to knowyourstudentsbetter • Peťa -enjoyment, relax, funandexcitement, - support - proud ofherself(products, retelling a story)

  12. Thankyouforyourattention! • Sources used: • Bunting, Eve. One Green Apple. New York: Clarion Books, 2006. Print. • Sources consulted: • Scrivener, Jim. Learning Teaching. Oxford: Maxmillan Publishers Limited, 2005. Print.

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