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THEME 3- READING AND WRITING FICTION NARRATIVE TEXTS

Narrative/stories are the most usual text ever since we are born. We try to understand what happens to us through vicar experiences ( what happens to others), in this way it is not necessary to live in the North Pole to observe a Polar Bear,or experience an extraordinary event..To sum up, through other people stories we expand our world and become more human, understand our feelings,and assume different perspectives. Stories provide us with Social Language (Vygostky) to understand ourselves and others

These are the main features of a narrative text



Some books about genres Poetry Fiction non-fiction book Fantasy and Folktales

But there are a lot of formats to narrate a story, the most usual one is a book. Read this book and follow the graphic organizers to understand its structure

MY SISTER LIVES ON THE MANTELPIECE

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download the book from here (the zipped version) :

but you might also listen the book using these archives :

There are also stories which belong to our childhood and help us building a culture Some of the cradle our sleep media type="youtube" key="7PYXYKOZBN0" width="560" height="315"

provide rhythm to your games, or help your imagination grow

Follow this link it is the official web page of Natalie Merchant there you can watch the way to include music in your lessons, through creating projects based on the latest album "Leave your sleep"

Others are associated to our games (instructional texts): media type="youtube" key="-aWy5QWOD-c" height="251" width="448"

In these stories there are well known characters who will be with us for the rest of our lives:

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 * Who has forgotten the 3 little pigs? || Sesame Street also provide this optional version: ||
 * Perhaps this version of Goldilocks following a poem format and with a simple music could be better to remember

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 * There was an old lady who lived in a shoe media type="youtube" key="FcRSM1U5TWo" height="283" width="364" || Sesame street version media type="youtube" key="WkefWfQahmo" height="283" width="364" ||
 * Guess what is this tale? media type="youtube" key="x_hoV9pCoXA" height="283" width="364" || media type="youtube" key="eYnbEOLKIig" height="283" width="364"
 * COOL SCHOOL videos

all of them help us to build and express our conception of the world "Culture", they are part of our H/history with or without letters || media type="youtube" key="3ouqhCtIh2g" height="251" width="448" ||

But you can find stories in different formats. media type="custom" key="24689260" || You might sing love or admiration Listen to this story "Amie" by Damien Rice media type="youtube" key="gFiwfZK7ro4" height="251" width="308" || media type="youtube" key="dYyn2rZ_QYI" height="283" width="364" || They might also help you to overcome an illnessmedia type="youtube" key="qK_RijnIri4" height="283" width="364" || media type="youtube" key="E7B9PrfNkAM" height="251" width="308" ||  ||
 * When we become older (from teenhood on, music is our natural source of storytelling) mainly when we feel frozen:
 * or look back in your life and observe your experience
 * or cope with the depression winter brings by sharing with others our sensation

Some stories, or the way they are told, help changing countries media type="youtube" key="ITZZ6-qCYIE" height="315" width="420"

other are build through changing the point of view:

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others are built with a very short story - Plot

There are stories built out of a speech, full of wishes and hope:

media type="youtube" key="SsV2O4fCgjk" height="315" width="560" Others are just nonsense but full of rhythm

media type="youtube" key="logwI5wVdlI" height="315" width="420" Apply your knowledge:

as well as register your readings Individually:

or as a group:

Suggested readings LEECH, //A LINGUISTIC GUIDE TO ENGLISH POETRY//

LURIE, A //Don't tell the Grown-Ups//

LEECH, G. Style in Fiction. A linguistic Introduction to English Fictional Prose

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY

NON-FICTION TEXTS

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