EmbracingSocialMediatoEngageStudentsandTeachNarra7veWri7ng

Integra(ngtechnologyintheclassroomallowsteacherstoconnectwith21stcenturylearnerstocreateauthen(candentertaininglanguage-learningopportuni(es.

Linkingpopularsocialmediapla<ormstotheacademicwri(ngprocessminimizeslearneranxietyandmaximizesenthusias(cpar(cipa(onasstudentsdiscoverhow

theirdailyonlineinterac(onsarebuildingblocksforsuccessfulliteracyskills.

Duringthissession,par(cipantswill:•  gaininsightintohowincorpora7ngFacebookandsimilarpla>ormsintheclassroom

makesnarra7vewri7ngauthen7c,a@ainable,andenjoyableforstudents

•  developthenecessaryskillstoimplementtheseengagingwri7ngac7vi7esintheirownclassroomsortosharethemwithcolleagues

JenniferBorch

Jenniferhasspentmostofthepast20yearsworkinginlanguageeduca7onintheUnitedStatesandabroad.Shehasworkedonlanguageandcultureprojectsandteachertrainingini7a7vesinMorocco,Vietnam,andFrance.IntheUnitedStates,Jenniferworksprimarilywithrefugee-backgroundstudents.OriginallyfromVermont,Jenniferholdsamaster’sdegreeinTESOLfromSaintMichael’sCollegeandamaster’sdegreeinFrenchfromtheUniversityofVermont.

Embrace Social Media to

Engage Students and

Teach Narra7ve Wri7ng

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Session Goals:

• Considerthebenefitsofsocialmediaintegra7onintheclassroom

• Makespecificconnec7onsbetweensocialmediaexperiencesandthenarra7vewri7ngprocess

• Explorestrategiestoteachnarra7vewri7ngthroughFacebookandbrainstormextensionac7vi7es

Social Media in the Classroom: Opening a can of worms or a world of

possibility?

• Whichappswork?• Benefits• Challenges• Findingyourcomfortzone

Benefits of Bringing Social Media

into the Classroom

• Mo7va7on• Relaxa7on• Familiarity• AudienceAwareness• Exchange• Efficiency

Connec7ng Social Media to

Learning Objec7ves

1.   Recognizesimilari(esbetweenwhatstudentspublishonsocialmediapla>ormsandyouracademicobjec7ves.

2.  Clearlydemonstratethosesimilari7estostudentstoengagetheminyourlessonandbuildtheirconfidenceintryingnewskillsinfamiliarseXngs.

3.  Strategicallyincorporatesocialmediaintoyourlanguagelearningac7vity.

Is all the effort to

include social media

really worthwhile?

Planning:

Narra7ve Wri7ng with Social Media

•  Knowyouraudience.Areyoutalkingtostudentsorteachers?

•  Reviewyouracademiccontent.Whatdopar7cipantsneedtoknowortorememberinordertobesuccessfulinthistask?

•  Thinkspecificallyaboutyourlearningobjec(vesandyourtechnologyneeds.

•  Planforvisualsupport.

SeKng the

Scene for

Your

Audience 1.Establishamodeltext2.Reviewstory-tellingvocabulary3.Reviewplotlineofastory4.Iden7fyaPURPOSEandcreateenthusiasm.

“Those who tell the

stories rule the world.” -Na7ve American Proverb

Establish a Model Text

Thegoalisforstudentstobeginthediscussionwiththesamelevelofbackgroundknowledge.

Story Telling

Vocabulary

Pointofview:Perspec7ve

Theme:Message

Plot:What’shappening?

SeXng:When&Where?

Characters:Who?

Storytelling Vocabulary: Cinderella

Pointofview:Thirdpersonomniscient

Theme:Neverstopdreaming.

Plot:Poorgirlmarriesrichprincethankstohelpfromherfairygodmother.

SeXng:CabinandCastle

Characters:Cinderella,Prince,EvilStepsisters,FairyGodmother

Plot Diagram

Plot Diagram: Vocabulary

• Exposi(on:Thebeginningofthestory.Thisiswherewemeetthecharactersandthesceneisset.

• RisingAc(on:Ac7onoreventsintheearlypartofthestorythatmovethestorytowardtheconflictorclimax.

• Climax:Theconflictorprobleminthestorywhichneedstoberesolved.

• FallingAc(on:Ac7onoreventsinthestorythatmovethestorytowardtheending.

• Resolu(on:Theendingofthestorywhichrevealshowtheconflictwasresolved.

Plot Diagram:

Cinderella

Beginning

Cinderellalivesamiserablelifewithevilstepsisters.

Climax:Cinderellaloseshershoeassheleavestheball.

FallingAc7on:1)  Theprincesearchesalloverfor

thebeau7fulwomanwholosthershoe.

2)  TheprincefindsCinderella,andtheshoefitsherfoot.Hehasfoundhislove.

End

CinderellaandthePrincegetmarriedandlivehappilyeveracer.

Cinderella’sPlotDiagram

Making Connec7ons: Social Media Users are

Narra7ve Writers

Ac(vity1:Crea(ngaPersonalStatusUpdate

1.  Displaystatusupdatetemplate.2.  Displaysamplestatusupdate,poin7ngouttoolstoenhancepost.3.  Havestudentsquicklycreateapersonalstatusupdate.4.  Havestudentssharetheirupdatesandexplainhowtheyhaveused

eachofthetoolstoenhancetheirposts.5.  Reflectandconnect.Discusshowstatusupdatesmirrorthe

essen7alelementsofnarra7vewri7ng.

Step 1: Status Update Template

CheckIn

What’sonyourmind?

Photo/Video

Step2:SampleStatusUpdate

Steps 3 and 4: Students Create and Share

Step 5: Status Update Related to Components of Narra7ve Wri7ng

PointofViewPlot

SeXng

CharacterDevelopment

SeXng

Narra7veElements:•  Characters•  SeXng•  Plot•  Theme•  PointofView

Building Characters through Social Media Profiles

Ac(vity2:CharacterAnalysisthroughProfiles

1.  Assigncharactersfromthemodeltexttopairsorsmallgroupsofstudents/teachers.

2.  Displayaprofiletemplate.3.  Groupscreateprofilepostersfortheirassignedcharacters.4.  Studentssharetheirprofileposterswiththeclass.5.  Studentsreflectontheac7vityandconsidercharacterdevelopment

strategies.

Step 2: Display Profile Template

• Overview• Workandeduca7on• Placesyou’velived• Contactandbasicinfo• Familyandrela7onships• Detailsaboutyou• LifeEvents

Step 3:

Create and

Share a

Social Media

Profile

Step4:ShareProfilePosters

Step 5:

Reflect on the

Ac7vity

1.  Wasiteasytocreateaprofileforyourcharacter?

2.  Wereyouabletomakepredic7onsaboutwhatyourcharacterwouldhavewri@en?

3.  Considerhowthisrelatestodirectandindirectcharacteriza7on.

4.  Whichtypeofcharacteriza7onismoreinteres7ng?

5.  Howcouldyouuseasocialmediaprofiletoimproveyourownnarra7vewri7ng?

Mapping a Story with Status Updates

Ac(vity3:AnalyzingPlotDevelopmentthroughStatusUpdates

1.  Assigncharactersfromthemodeltexttopairsorsmallgroups.2.  Groupsretellthestoryfromthemodeltextinsixstatusupdates.3.  Displaysampleplotdiagramandstatusupdate.4.  Studentswriteupdatesfromtheassignedcharacter’spointofview.5.  Studentsshare.6.  Studentsreflectandconsiderhowthisprocesscouldbeusefulintheirown

wri7ngefforts.

Step 2: Students retell the story

Ingroups,studentsretellthestoryfromtheirassignedcharacter’spointofviewandiden7fysixmaineventsthatmovethestoryforward.

Step3:DisplayPlotDiagramandSampleStatusUpdate

Steps4and5:Studentsdesignandshareprofileposters

Step 6:

Reflect on the

Ac7vity

1.  Didyouagreeontheessen7alelementsofthestory–theeventsthatreallymovedthestoryforward?

2.  Didthestorychangedependingonwhichcharacterwasnarra7ngit?Howdiddifferentpointsofviewaffectthestoryline?

3.  Whataretheconnec7onsbetweenthisac7vityandwri7ngasummaryofastory?

4.  Howcouldyouuseasimilarstatusupdateac7vitytoimproveyourownnarra7vewri7ng?

Overview

Ac7vity#1:Connec7ngSocialMediaPoststoComponentsofNarra7veWri7ng

Ac7vity#2:UsingSocialMedia

ProfilestoDevelopandAnalyzeCharacters

Ac7vity#3:LinkingSocialMediaStatusUpdatestoPlotDevelopmentinNarra7veWri7ng

Extensions

•  Addvideotostatusupdatesorincomments.•  Havecharactersrespondtooneanotherinthecommentsandcreatearealdialogue.

•  UsetheFacebookLivefeaturetohavecharactersbroadcastfromwherevertheyare.Cinderellacouldbringustotheball.

•  InstagramorSnapchat:CreateastoryforCinderella’snightout.•  Twi@er:Tweetabouttheessen7alploteventsin140charactersorless.

• What’sApp:CreateadialoguebetweentheprinceandCinderellatoshowhowheaskedhertotheball.

Howcouldyouextendthisac7vitytoincorporateotherlanguageskillsorothersocialmedia?

Once you open the door, the

possibili7es are limitless.

•  Brainstormwithcolleagues.•  Getexcitedaboutthepossibili7es.

•  Con7nuetheconversa7onontheNing.

Thankyou!

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