1. What are the 5 essential elements that a story must have?

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• A setting of some kind.
• A resolution at the end.
• One or more characters.
• A fight scene.
• A conflict of some kind.
• A plot.
• Two or more characters

2. Mark whether the statement below is true or false:

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“To be a complete story, it must be at least 600 words in length (one page of A4).”

• True
• False

3. Which of these are examples of “formulaic openings”?

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• "Tuesdays were the busiest days of the week for Max."
• "Once upon a time..."
• "There was once a..."

4. What makes “reading texts” potentially more useful for younger students?

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• They can be created on the spot while waiting for your students to arrive - this allows you to come to work without needing to prepare beforehand.
• They can be much more simple - introducing some interesting events without having to form a complete story.

5. Mark whether the statement below is true or false:

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“Before reading a story to your class, you should first practice reading it by yourself.”

• True
• False

6. When choosing a new storybook, roughly what percent of the lexis inside should your students to understand?

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• 40% of the lexis.
• 95-100% of the lexis.
• 75% of the lexis.

7. What are the three stages of reading a story?

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• Post-storytelling stage
• Storytelling break stage
• Pre-storytelling stage
• During-storytelling stage

8. What should the main focus of the “post-storytelling stage” be?

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• To find a new storybook to use with your students.
• To find out what your students have understood and consolidate that understanding.

9. Mark whether the statement below is true or false:

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“It can be fun to introduce stories to your class, but after finish the story you’ll find yourself quite limited in terms of possible follow-up activities.”

• True
• False