Following A Narrative Sequence

Competency: To be able to teach narrative skills by using natural sequences of events.

Note: Language use includes many kinds of interactions. The major form of language employed in most second language teaching materials is the dialog with Question-Answer sequences. Yet most of our interactions in real life are not composed of a question followed by an answer at all. We use language to explain things, to tell about events in our lives, to tell stories, to describe things, to mention only a few.

Preparation: Examine the lesson materials for lesson 3 and prepare the visual aids in Appendix C. The visuals are very helpful in eliciting the language. The narrative can also be elicited by pantomiming.

Teaching:

Step 1: Read Through The Narrative, Pointing At Each Of The Pictures As It Is Mentioned, Students Listen.

Example:

Juan Gomez wakes up at six o'clock every morning. (Point to Juan waking up.)

He gets up, (Point to the picture of Juan getting up.)

takes a shower (Point to him taking a shower.) Etc.

Step 2: Read Each Line Of Practice One, Point At The Picture, And Have Students

Repeat.

Teacher: Juan Gomez wakes up at six o'clock every morning.

Students: Juan Gomez wakes up at six o'clock every morning.

Teacher: Then he gets up.

Students: Then he gets up.

Step 3: Beginning At The Beginning, Point At Each Picture And Name A Student.

Students Narrate The Day's Events.

Teacher: (Points to picture #1)

Student: Juan Gomez wakes up at six o'clock every morning.

Teacher: (Points to picture #2)

Student: Then he gets up. Etc.

Step 4: Teacher Transforms The Narrative To The First Person, Students Listen.

Teacher: I wake up at six o'clock every morning. I get up, take a shower,

get dressed and eat breakfast. (Teacher should either point to the pictures

or pantomime each phrase.)

Step 5: Repeat Step 3 With The First Person.

Teacher: (Points to the first picture)

Student: I wake up at six o'clock every morning.

Teacher: (Points to the second picture)

Student: I get up. Etc.

Step 6: Have Students Rewrite The Narrative Using The First Person And Changing

The Events To Be Appropriate To Their Situation.

Step 7: Have Students Read Narratives To The Class.

Step 8: Repeat Steps 4 Through 7 With Past Tense and/or Future Tense.