Stories in our LIBRARY TENT .. WE ARE LOVIN' IT! We have been reading, and reading, and immersing ourselves in the wonderful world of stories ... be it in the Library, or listening to stories from Mr Prewitt, Mrs Clark and especially from our various Mysterious Story-Tellers, what fun! Creating Stories at Center Times ... Hurrah for our Mystery Story-Tellers, yah!
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What is a story? What does the word 'STORY' brings to mind? Where can you find stories? Only in books? Where else? Is it about a character? Why is there a story if there's no words? Is it lots of other things??! What other things? We processed our thinking through a picture book entitled 'WAVE' by Suzy Lee ... here is the result of our efforts, with a recorded transcript of the class' reaction below: Stories comes in Books, Movies and Pictures … Let’s see if we can write a story based on these pictures.
Picture 1 Nov 12, 2013 >> “WAVE” a picture book by Suzy LEE Our 1st Effort thinking out loud, sharing our thoughts, thinking visibly … Picture 2 We see two girls (Connor), Ms Lingle, we want a story! (Isobel) .. and seagulls (Aidan) … 1 .. 2 .. 3 .. 4 .. 5 .. 5 seagulls! Running .. the other girl .. walking …raining come in the shade, umbrella, cover … shadow …. Hot … it’s a Mommy (Riku) … beach … A girl .. and a strong wave … Ms Lingle, where’s the story?! (Isobel, Eli, Malak). This is our story, girls & boys, we shall write our own story J Let’s start the story with ‘there was once a’ or ‘once upon a time?’ … ONCE UPON A TIME! (class shouts) . . ok, Once upon a time, … there was a little girl (Matilde) and there was a Mommy (Aidan), they go to the beach (Aidan). Mommy is holding an umbrella (Riku) … because it is very hot (Raahim, Zayne, Isobel). There is a shadow (Connor, Ameen), and the girl is running (Raahim) to the beach. Picture 3 She’s looking at the water … What’s another name for water? beach … ocean … What about the birds? Are they looking at the beach? Or the girl?... seagulls looking at the girl .. (class) SHE stops at the beach and she looks at the waves, and so did the seagulls (several answers). There’s no sound (Connor). Picture 4 Water is coming .. ocean (class) …she’s running (class) … running from the waves and the birds? The girl is running away from the waves (Connor), with the birds. The waves crashed at her. The waves came and they’re running away! (class) Picture 5 The girl roared at the waves, she’s mad coz she was scared (Aidan). Picture 6 She’s closing his eyes (Rachel, Connor) .. she’s brave now (Malak) .. the wave is roaring and she’s in his spot (Connor) .. stay, not running … she’s scared … now she isn’t .. (several answers) Picture 7 She’s saying to the wave ‘STOP’ ..’BYE” ‘Hello’ (Isobel, Malak, Raahim, Ameen, Matilde) and the birds are flying because they are .. is she still afraid? Not anymore … The wave is coming back (Rachel), and the waves stop (Eli). Picture 8 She took one step and say ‘STOP’ … and the birds are saying?, “nnnmmmnnn …” (Isobel) and the waves are saying to the birds, “Sss-top! (Riku) … “mmn…nnn” (several answers). Picture 9 She’s splashing in the water (Zohran) … she’s hitting the waves (Durham) ..she’s splashing (Connor). Picture 10 It splashed at the seagulls, she’s kicking the waves, splashing … Do you think the waves are angry? Splashy! Splashy! (Connor). Waves doesn’t hurt themselves cos when you put the feet in, then they feel it, they don’t feel water, they just swim in it! (Connor) Picture 11 It turned into a snake (Connor, Eli), it moved back … do you think the wave is trying to talk to her? If the wave could talk, what do you think the wave would say to her? “Stop!” (whole class) Picture 12 He’s running, so many snakes (Connor) … even the seagulls are flying away (Connor). They make themselves into a snake (Eli) … what is she feeling right now? “Sad!’ (several answers) Sad? She’s running away .. so how would she be feeling if she’s running away from the waves? “Scare!” (whole class) Picture 13 What is she doing? Kids got up and started to stick their tongues out at the screen (Connor, Isobel, Riku, Matilde) She’s sticking her tongue out at the waves saying? … you need to run to me! (Riku) Picture 14 Waahh! (whole class) What happened? Where is she? … pause … She’s in the splash! (Connor). We can’t see her! … pause .. she’s in the wave! (Eli) Picture 15 No more water! (Connor) … she’s wet! (Connor). When the wave comes, it will then move back (Connor). Picture 16 How is she feeling right now? Sad! Sad? Because she’s wet! (several others murmuring) What did she discover? Play! Sea shells … >quiet pause as whole class looks at picture< look at the clues, look at the expression in her face she’s taking something in her hands … star fish … the wave brought her, her shells .. the birds are liking it too … (several others murmuring). Picture 17 What is she doing now? What is she looking at? Is she holding something up? She’s showing his mom! (Connor) .. >quiet pause< Look at all the birds facing this way …. What’s that? Umbrella! She’s holding the wave up! (Aidan). Picture 18 She’s showing Mom and she’s gone back to take more shells! (Isobel and others murmuring). Picture 19 In the end they’re going home (Isobel) … Bye wave! (Isobel) Why is she holding her dress like that? Cos she’s carrying the shells (Aidan) .. Picture 20 The waves are going home …to the ocean (Connor and several others murmuring). THE END – WELL DONE EVERYONE! GOOD EFFORT FOR OUR 1ST TRY, BRAVO! |