Comments on: Student Stories http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/02/20/73/ Deas Richardson is currently living as a JET and teaching English in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea, a gorgeous part of Japan. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:30:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rocking in Hakata » Blog Archive » Student Stories Part Trois http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/02/20/73/comment-page-1/#comment-11713 Rocking in Hakata » Blog Archive » Student Stories Part Trois Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:17:48 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/02/20/73/#comment-11713 [...] was written by a group of 4 in 5 minute shifts without any outside ideas. I hope you enjoy it. - Student Stories, 20 February 2007 Ready for round 2? Come and get some love. (Or a suspicious box of bananas, [...] [...] was written by a group of 4 in 5 minute shifts without any outside ideas. I hope you enjoy it. – Student Stories, 20 February 2007 Ready for round 2? Come and get some love. (Or a suspicious box of bananas, [...]

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/02/20/73/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Deas Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:18:40 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/02/20/73/#comment-43 Ha ha - my students are pretty creative. I've got a second entry warming up. Maybe I'll post it later this week. The instructions were to write an original story, 2 to 3 sentences per person, given 5 minutes for each. With four people, that is pretty difficult. With each successive round, the student has to read the story before continuing it, and it grows longer, so their writing time dwindles. Kinda cool for keeping the pressure, and also explains wacked out endings. (Or complete disregard of major plot direction for the sake of expedience.) The worksheet we gave them was 4 blank rectangles with spaces for their names and grades. That's all. We gave them hints about good starting sentences, but didn't write them down at all. We introduced the class by going through <em>Momotaro</em> as a chain story first. Then we let them sweat through the activity. Most really enjoyed it, I think. Some resent just being at school in the first place, though. Those kids are lame. Anyhoo, now I am rambling. Stopping in 3, 2, 1. Ha ha – my students are pretty creative. I’ve got a second entry warming up. Maybe I’ll post it later this week.

The instructions were to write an original story, 2 to 3 sentences per person, given 5 minutes for each. With four people, that is pretty difficult. With each successive round, the student has to read the story before continuing it, and it grows longer, so their writing time dwindles. Kinda cool for keeping the pressure, and also explains wacked out endings. (Or complete disregard of major plot direction for the sake of expedience.)

The worksheet we gave them was 4 blank rectangles with spaces for their names and grades. That’s all. We gave them hints about good starting sentences, but didn’t write them down at all. We introduced the class by going through Momotaro as a chain story first. Then we let them sweat through the activity. Most really enjoyed it, I think. Some resent just being at school in the first place, though. Those kids are lame. Anyhoo, now I am rambling. Stopping in 3, 2, 1.

]]> By: Nikki http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/02/20/73/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Nikki Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:42:17 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/02/20/73/#comment-42 I am livid that your students are able to come up with such delightful tales of wonderment. What were the instructions? Did you give them words to start with? If I ask for stories I get a series of incredibly creative works all written in invisible ink. Oh, I was so HOPING that the glasses story was going to have a harry potter element to it. Shame that. The WW IV story sounds like a twisted subplot in a Tarrentino movie. Well done, kiddies, well done. I am livid that your students are able to come up with such delightful tales of wonderment.

What were the instructions? Did you give them words to start with? If I ask for stories I get a series of incredibly creative works all written in invisible ink.

Oh, I was so HOPING that the glasses story was going to have a harry potter element to it. Shame that.

The WW IV story sounds like a twisted subplot in a Tarrentino movie. Well done, kiddies, well done.

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