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Storytelling lesson plan (cont.)
3. Say ‘Imagine you can give any gift to either
Rabbit or Jaguar. Think which character and
which gift – perhaps you can describe the gift
or say why you’re giving it. Imagine your
partner is that character and give your partner
the gift. When you are ready, you can begin.’
After students have had time to exchange gifts,
find out about some of the gifts that have been
given. Some may be very practical, such as
‘refreshing hot chocolate’ for Jaguar after such
a difficult day. Other gifts may be more
abstract, such as ‘security’ for Rabbit or
‘intelligence’ for Jaguar.
Homework Idea
What traditional folklore have you heard about the
moon? Invite students to retell the story of Rabbit
and Jaguar to family and friends and to find out
Moon folktales from their own culture from them.
Students with Internet access could also research
‘Moon folktales’ from different parts of the world on
the Internet, using Google for example. They
should prepare to talk to other students about one
folk tale, myth or superstition in the next class.
In this video we can see David Heathfield telling a
Japanese story. Although this is an example with
adult learners of English, we can see how David
uses some of the techniques he talks about in his
article. It is also a good example of the value of
stories as “a way of bridging cultures within the
classroom”
(Heathfield,
«The
Joys
of
Storytelling», 2019).
Link para o vídeo: https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=C3vgL4uNAj4
Image retrieved from http://www.worldstories.org.uk/
stories/story/37-the-rabbit-and-the-jaguar/english
D AVID H EATHFIELD | F REELANCE STORYTELLER | UK
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