Can a Picture Tell a Thousand Words?
Learners begin to understand that storytelling is multimodal. Learners experiment in creating a wordless story inspired by a mentor text.
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Storytelling scaffold: people and places
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.
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Sample tablescape / sofra
How Can I Bring My Stories to Life?
Learners will brainstorm different special moments with a loved one and create a comic strip/storyboard to represent it. Learners experiment with figurative language to bring their writing to life.
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Comic book template, Ten Ways to Hear Snow (Arabic excerpt)
Preparing for Interviews
Learners reflect about their relationship with favorite family recipes and brainstorm questions they would like to ask a family member about food or recipes. This is preparation for a family interview.
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Mentor texts: ways I can tell my family’s story, أكلنا من
Family Interview Connections
Learners will make meaning of interviews. Learners share their interview with a partner, looking for similarities.
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Same, different, connect, question, Family interview connections
Creating Recipe Stories
Learners will use their family interviews to create multimodal recipe stories.
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Family interview connections
Oral Storytelling
Learners will explore different examples of oral storytelling practices like Zajal, hekaye, and harvesting songs.
Unit:Food & StoriesIncludes
Food and Stories unit vocabulary, Examples of oral storytelling, Oral storytelling observation tool
Passing Down Stories
Learners explore hakawatias like Fida’a Ataya as they learn how kharareef are passed down from generation to generation.
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Slides on Fida’a Ataya, Folktales from Hakaya Stories on SoundCloud (Arabic), Timeless Tales (English)
Preparing for Final Presentations Day 1
Learners will complete and revise two chosen pieces from their portfolios and reflect on their growth.
Unit:Food & StoriesIncludes
Checklist for final presentations, Portfolio reflection, Family letters
Preparing for Final Presentations Day 2
Learners will self-assess using a rubric and prepare for their presentations.
Unit:Food & StoriesIncludes
Checklist for final presentations, Family letters, Rubric for final presentations
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