Spotlight on Storytelling

This week students in some of Mrs. DeYoung's language groups have practiced storytelling skills to describe personal experiences and develop narratives. Students have used the "5 W's," graphic organizers, and the internet to organize a story. Other children have identified words that can substitute for proper nouns and discovered how use of "vague" terms like "thing," "stuff," or even overusing common pronouns (he, her, it, etc.) can confuse the reader or listener. Groups are encouraged to use precise language and to sequence events in cause-effect order. These skills will help students to be better understood when speaking or writing.