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Unit 5 · Storytellers

Week 27 · Write Your Own Story

Integrated narrative writing + presentation.

Week 27 of 46 60 minutes by Dom Jones

Language target語言目標

Integrated narrative writing + presentation.

Seasonal / Taiwan connection季節與台灣連結

March creativity: students can write a story inspired by a photo, song, sports moment, or cultural tradition.

Power vocabulary核心字彙 · 敘事工具箱 · 10 個說故事的零件 · 中文與例句由 MCC 補充

  • setting · character · conflictn.場景・角色・衝突Start with all three in your first two sentences.第 22 週 · 故事的三根柱子
  • after that · a moment laterphr.接著・過了一會兒A moment later, the door opened.第 22 週 · 拿來換掉 and then
  • stubborn · reliable · mischievousadj.固執・可靠・調皮Give evidence, not just the adjective.第 23 週 · 用行為證明
  • crowded · peaceful · breathtakingadj.擁擠・寧靜・令人屏息The alley was narrow and strangely peaceful.第 24 週 · 五感都要寫到
  • There is / There arephr.(某處)有There was a light under the door.第 24 週 · 不是 have
  • whispered · shouted · jokedv.低聲說・大喊・開玩笑說"Don't move," she whispered.第 25 週 · 不要整篇都 said
  • had already · had neverphr.(更早)已經・從來沒有The bus had already left.第 26 週 · 只有往回跳才用
  • by the timephr.等到…的時候By the time she looked up, he was gone.第 26 週 · 幾乎一定接過去完成式
  • suddenlyadv.突然Suddenly the music stopped.整篇只准用一次
  • finallyadv.最後Finally, she understood why.收尾用 · 不要寫出道理,讓故事自己說

The lesson, minute by minute · 課堂流程

60 minutes, four moves

Teaching pack · 教學包

Ready to run, no preparation

Activities you can read straight off this page, written to fit the blocks above.
可以直接照著這一頁上的活動,對應上面每一段課堂流程。

Who wrote what The lesson plan above is Dom Jones's, including her choice of this week's power vocabulary. The Chinese, the example sentences and the practice sets below are added by My Culture Connect so the plan can be taught without preparation.
上面的教案出自 Dom Jones,包括本週核心字彙的選擇;下面的中文、例句與練習由人師教育協會補充,讓這份教案不必備課就能上。

Story planner · fill this before you write

故事規劃表・先填再寫

Ten minutes on this saves thirty minutes of staring at a blank page. Every line is one sentence. If a student cannot fill line three, they do not have a story yet — they have a situation.
花十分鐘填這張表,可以省下三十分鐘盯著空白頁。每一行寫一句。第三行填不出來的學生,手上還沒有故事,只有一個情境。

  1. Who is this about, and what do they want? ______
  2. Where and when? ______
  3. What gets in the way? ______
  4. What is the worst moment? ______
  5. What is different at the end? ______
  6. My eight power words: ______

Revision checklist · the whole unit

修稿檢查表・整個單元

Hand this out with the first draft, not before. Every line is something the class has already learned, so the checklist is a review disguised as editing.
這張表要在第一稿寫完之後才發,不要提前。每一行都是全班學過的東西,所以這張檢查表是偽裝成修稿的複習。

  1. □ 'and then' 出現幾次?超過一次就改掉。(W22)
  2. □ 每個單數可數名詞前面有沒有 a / an / the?(W23)
  3. □ 有沒有寫成 The place has…?改成 There is / There are。(W24)
  4. □ 對白的句號在引號裡面嗎?said 有沒有連用兩次?(W25)
  5. □ 有沒有一次往回跳?沒有的話,加一句 had already。(W26)
  6. □ 最後一句有沒有寫出道理?有的話刪掉。

The 60-second summary

六十秒口述

Dom asks for a spoken summary as well as the written story. Sixty seconds is about 130 words, which is four sentences — this shape fits every time.
Dom 除了書面故事還要一段口述。六十秒大約 130 字,也就是四句話——這個形狀每次都套得上。

  1. ① This is a story about ______ , who wants ______ .
  2. ② The problem is ______ .
  3. ③ The worst moment is when ______ .
  4. ④ In the end, ______ . (不要爆雷結局,停在這裡也可以)
  5. Practise it twice with a partner before the premiere.

Story Premiere · the awards

故事首映會・獎項

Dom asks classmates to award fun categories, so here are eight. Every story must win exactly one — decide that in advance and nobody sits down empty-handed.
Dom 要同學頒些有趣的獎項,這裡給八個。規定每篇故事都必須得到一個獎——事先講明,就不會有人空手坐下。

  1. Best First Line · Most Surprising Ending · Best Villain
  2. Best Use of Silence · Funniest Line of Dialogue
  3. Most Vivid Place · Character We Would Most Like to Meet
  4. Best Sentence in the Whole Class (唸出來給大家聽)

Prep · 備課 No preparation needed. This is the writing week, so the list below is not new vocabulary — it is the toolkit from the last five weeks, gathered in one place. Dom asks students to choose eight power words of their own; this is where they choose from.
不必備課。這是寫作週,所以下面不是新單字,是前五週工具的集合。Dom 要學生自選八個 power words,這就是他們挑選的地方。

Optional video / media plug-in影片與媒體(選用)

Optional: music-only cinematic clip to inspire a story.

Homework回家作業 · due next week

Final story: 200–300 words (adjust by level) + 60-second oral summary.

CEFR differentiation · 依程度分級

Same lesson, different output

One plan for a mixed class: what each level is asked to produce.
同一份教案帶混合程度的班:各級學生被要求產出的東西。

A1

60–80 words with scaffold.

A2

100–150.

B1

150–220.

B2

220–300.

C1/C2

polished original narrative.

Next-week routine下週例行

Next Saturday: review this homework first, then move into Week 28.

Teacher principle: Review → Retrieve → Learn → Use → Challenge → Homework. Every week runs on the same routine, so the routine can be predictable and the learning can be creative.