Life Around a Table
Learners create a visual representation of a tablescape or sofra, drawing the foods they might eat, the objects that might be strewn on their table, and adding dialogue that is commonly heard.
Learning Objectives
- I understand that inspiration for stories can be found anywhere, even in the smallest moments.
- I can tell my story using drawings, descriptive details and dialogue.
Essential Questions
- What makes you a storyteller?
- Where can we find inspiration for stories?
Lesson Plan
After exploring the wordless picture book Birthday Kunafa and practicing narrating their own memory-based stories, learners will create a visual story based on the image they brought in of a moment they shared around a table with their families.
Show your learners the same picture of you around a table from the last lesson and tell your own story using the photograph as inspiration. Below is an example:
With their previously gathered photographs in hand, learners will practice telling their own stories.
Materials
- Photographs of each learner at a table (see teacher note in this lesson)
- Paper
- Colored pencils / crayons
- Pencils
- Sticky notes
- A folder per learner for their work portfolio
- Arabic classrooms — كعكة لماما and العمة فوزية, Taghreed Najjar
- English classrooms — This Table, Alex Killian
- 01Can a Picture Tell a Thousand Words?
- 02You are hereLife Around a Table
- 03How Can I Bring My Stories to Life?
- 04Preparing for Interviews
- 05Family Interview Connections
- 06Creating Recipe Stories
- 07Oral Storytelling
- 08Passing Down Stories
- 09Preparing for Final Presentations Day 1
- 10Preparing for Final Presentations Day 2
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