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EmbracingSocialMediatoEngageStudentsandTeachNarra7veWri7ng
Integra(ngtechnologyintheclassroomallowsteacherstoconnectwith21stcenturylearnerstocreateauthen(candentertaininglanguage-learningopportuni(es.
Linkingpopularsocialmediapla<ormstotheacademicwri(ngprocessminimizeslearneranxietyandmaximizesenthusias(cpar(cipa(onasstudentsdiscoverhow
theirdailyonlineinterac(onsarebuildingblocksforsuccessfulliteracyskills.
Duringthissession,par(cipantswill:• gaininsightintohowincorpora7ngFacebookandsimilarpla>ormsintheclassroom
makesnarra7vewri7ngauthen7c,a@ainable,andenjoyableforstudents
• developthenecessaryskillstoimplementtheseengagingwri7ngac7vi7esintheirownclassroomsortosharethemwithcolleagues
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JenniferBorch
Jenniferhasspentmostofthepast20yearsworkinginlanguageeduca7onintheUnitedStatesandabroad.Shehasworkedonlanguageandcultureprojectsandteachertrainingini7a7vesinMorocco,Vietnam,andFrance.IntheUnitedStates,Jenniferworksprimarilywithrefugee-backgroundstudents.OriginallyfromVermont,Jenniferholdsamaster’sdegreeinTESOLfromSaintMichael’sCollegeandamaster’sdegreeinFrenchfromtheUniversityofVermont.
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Embrace Social Media to
Engage Students and
Teach Narra7ve Wri7ng
©2018byJenniferBorch.EmbraceSocialMediatoEngageStudentsandTeachNarra7veWri7ngfortheOfficeofEnglishLanguagePrograms.ThisworkislicensedundertheCrea(veCommonsAQribu(on4.0License,exceptwherenoted.Toviewacopyofthislicense,visithQp://crea(vecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Session Goals:
• Considerthebenefitsofsocialmediaintegra7onintheclassroom
• Makespecificconnec7onsbetweensocialmediaexperiencesandthenarra7vewri7ngprocess
• Explorestrategiestoteachnarra7vewri7ngthroughFacebookandbrainstormextensionac7vi7es
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Social Media in the Classroom: Opening a can of worms or a world of
possibility?
• Whichappswork?• Benefits• Challenges• Findingyourcomfortzone
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Benefits of Bringing Social Media
into the Classroom
• Mo7va7on• Relaxa7on• Familiarity• AudienceAwareness• Exchange• Efficiency
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Connec7ng Social Media to
Learning Objec7ves
1. Recognizesimilari(esbetweenwhatstudentspublishonsocialmediapla>ormsandyouracademicobjec7ves.
2. Clearlydemonstratethosesimilari7estostudentstoengagetheminyourlessonandbuildtheirconfidenceintryingnewskillsinfamiliarseXngs.
3. Strategicallyincorporatesocialmediaintoyourlanguagelearningac7vity.
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Is all the effort to
include social media
really worthwhile?
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Planning:
Narra7ve Wri7ng with Social Media
• Knowyouraudience.Areyoutalkingtostudentsorteachers?
• Reviewyouracademiccontent.Whatdopar7cipantsneedtoknowortorememberinordertobesuccessfulinthistask?
• Thinkspecificallyaboutyourlearningobjec(vesandyourtechnologyneeds.
• Planforvisualsupport.
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SeKng the
Scene for
Your
Audience 1.Establishamodeltext2.Reviewstory-tellingvocabulary3.Reviewplotlineofastory4.Iden7fyaPURPOSEandcreateenthusiasm.
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“Those who tell the
stories rule the world.” -Na7ve American Proverb
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Establish a Model Text
Thegoalisforstudentstobeginthediscussionwiththesamelevelofbackgroundknowledge.
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Story Telling
Vocabulary
Pointofview:Perspec7ve
Theme:Message
Plot:What’shappening?
SeXng:When&Where?
Characters:Who?
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Storytelling Vocabulary: Cinderella
Pointofview:Thirdpersonomniscient
Theme:Neverstopdreaming.
Plot:Poorgirlmarriesrichprincethankstohelpfromherfairygodmother.
SeXng:CabinandCastle
Characters:Cinderella,Prince,EvilStepsisters,FairyGodmother
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Plot Diagram: Vocabulary
• Exposi(on:Thebeginningofthestory.Thisiswherewemeetthecharactersandthesceneisset.
• RisingAc(on:Ac7onoreventsintheearlypartofthestorythatmovethestorytowardtheconflictorclimax.
• Climax:Theconflictorprobleminthestorywhichneedstoberesolved.
• FallingAc(on:Ac7onoreventsinthestorythatmovethestorytowardtheending.
• Resolu(on:Theendingofthestorywhichrevealshowtheconflictwasresolved.
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Plot Diagram:
Cinderella
Beginning
Cinderellalivesamiserablelifewithevilstepsisters.
Climax:Cinderellaloseshershoeassheleavestheball.
FallingAc7on:1) Theprincesearchesalloverfor
thebeau7fulwomanwholosthershoe.
2) TheprincefindsCinderella,andtheshoefitsherfoot.Hehasfoundhislove.
End
CinderellaandthePrincegetmarriedandlivehappilyeveracer.
Cinderella’sPlotDiagram
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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.
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Step 1: Status Update Template
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CheckIn
What’sonyourmind?
Photo/Video
Step2:SampleStatusUpdate
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Steps 3 and 4: Students Create and Share
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Step 5: Status Update Related to Components of Narra7ve Wri7ng
PointofViewPlot
SeXng
CharacterDevelopment
SeXng
Narra7veElements:• Characters• SeXng• Plot• Theme• PointofView
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Building Characters through Social Media Profiles
Ac(vity2:CharacterAnalysisthroughProfiles
1. Assigncharactersfromthemodeltexttopairsorsmallgroupsofstudents/teachers.
2. Displayaprofiletemplate.3. Groupscreateprofilepostersfortheirassignedcharacters.4. Studentssharetheirprofileposterswiththeclass.5. Studentsreflectontheac7vityandconsidercharacterdevelopment
strategies.
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Step 2: Display Profile Template
• Overview• Workandeduca7on• Placesyou’velived• Contactandbasicinfo• Familyandrela7onships• Detailsaboutyou• LifeEvents
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Step 3:
Create and
Share a
Social Media
Profile
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Step4:ShareProfilePosters
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Step 5:
Reflect on the
Ac7vity
1. Wasiteasytocreateaprofileforyourcharacter?
2. Wereyouabletomakepredic7onsaboutwhatyourcharacterwouldhavewri@en?
3. Considerhowthisrelatestodirectandindirectcharacteriza7on.
4. Whichtypeofcharacteriza7onismoreinteres7ng?
5. Howcouldyouuseasocialmediaprofiletoimproveyourownnarra7vewri7ng?
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Mapping a Story with Status Updates
Ac(vity3:AnalyzingPlotDevelopmentthroughStatusUpdates
1. Assigncharactersfromthemodeltexttopairsorsmallgroups.2. Groupsretellthestoryfromthemodeltextinsixstatusupdates.3. Displaysampleplotdiagramandstatusupdate.4. Studentswriteupdatesfromtheassignedcharacter’spointofview.5. Studentsshare.6. Studentsreflectandconsiderhowthisprocesscouldbeusefulintheirown
wri7ngefforts.
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Step 2: Students retell the story
Ingroups,studentsretellthestoryfromtheirassignedcharacter’spointofviewandiden7fysixmaineventsthatmovethestoryforward.
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Step3:DisplayPlotDiagramandSampleStatusUpdate
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Steps4and5:Studentsdesignandshareprofileposters
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Step 6:
Reflect on the
Ac7vity
1. Didyouagreeontheessen7alelementsofthestory–theeventsthatreallymovedthestoryforward?
2. Didthestorychangedependingonwhichcharacterwasnarra7ngit?Howdiddifferentpointsofviewaffectthestoryline?
3. Whataretheconnec7onsbetweenthisac7vityandwri7ngasummaryofastory?
4. Howcouldyouuseasimilarstatusupdateac7vitytoimproveyourownnarra7vewri7ng?
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Overview
Ac7vity#1:Connec7ngSocialMediaPoststoComponentsofNarra7veWri7ng
Ac7vity#2:UsingSocialMedia
ProfilestoDevelopandAnalyzeCharacters
Ac7vity#3:LinkingSocialMediaStatusUpdatestoPlotDevelopmentinNarra7veWri7ng
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Extensions
• Addvideotostatusupdatesorincomments.• Havecharactersrespondtooneanotherinthecommentsandcreatearealdialogue.
• UsetheFacebookLivefeaturetohavecharactersbroadcastfromwherevertheyare.Cinderellacouldbringustotheball.
• InstagramorSnapchat:CreateastoryforCinderella’snightout.• Twi@er:Tweetabouttheessen7alploteventsin140charactersorless.
• What’sApp:CreateadialoguebetweentheprinceandCinderellatoshowhowheaskedhertotheball.
Howcouldyouextendthisac7vitytoincorporateotherlanguageskillsorothersocialmedia?
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Once you open the door, the
possibili7es are limitless.
• Brainstormwithcolleagues.• Getexcitedaboutthepossibili7es.
• Con7nuetheconversa7onontheNing.
Thankyou!
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Lookfor“TeachingNarra7veWri7ngwithFacebook:EmbracingSocialMediatoEngageStudentsintheEnglishLanguageClassroom”intheTeachingTechniquessec7onofanupcomingissueofEnglishTeachingForum.
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