Stories for Malaysian Kids

1. Stories for Malaysian Kids MELTA 2012, Kuching

2. Training Fellow Ruth Wickham • MEd TESOL (Wollongong Uni), and BEd • English Language Training Fellow, IPGKDRI, K Terengganu • 20 years’ teaching Australian primary schools • 12 years a field linguist in the Torres Strait • 6 years teaching and managing ESL courses in China, Turkey, UK, Saudi Arabia and Australia.

3. Lecturer Azlindabt A Aziz • Language lecturer at InstitutPendidikan Guru, KampusDato’ Razali Ismail in Kuala Terengganu • Bachelor of Education (TESL) • Master of Education (TESL) degree from UiTM • 15 + years teaching English in Primary schools • Research interest Language Learning.

4. This is a WORKSHOP YOU will be working. Let’s write some stories!

5. The Elements of our Story: • Setting: Malaysia, Primary Schools

6. The Elements of our Story: 2. Character(s): Malaysian School Children

7. The Elements of our Story: 3. Problem: Reading in English …

8. The Elements of our Story: 4. Solution: Stories for Malaysian Kids

9. They WANT to read • Because they are CURIOUS.

10. They WANT to read • Because it is ABOUT THEM.

11. Create stories that Malaysian kids want to read.

12. 1. Know your students Do you know their hopes and wishes, dreams and fears …?

13. What Super Power would you like to have?

14. If you had 3 wishes …

15. Tell me about something … embarrassing funny happy sad frightening

16. 2. Plan Your Story Setting

17. 2. Plan Your Story Character(s)

18. 2. Plan Your Story The Plot: Problem ⇢ Solution

19. The Moral of the Story Reading is fun!

20. You will receive 3 pieces of paper: 1. Participant’s notes 2. Participant’s worksheet Fill it in and hand it in Read it and keep it 3. A blank sheet of paper Make a Little Book and keep it

21. Let’s make a Little Book

22. You need: pens/pencils scissors A4 or A3 paper

23. Step 1: Fold the paper in half

24. Step 2: Fold the paper in half again

25. Step 3: Fold the paper in half a third time

26. Step 4: Unfold as far as the first fold Cut down to the fold mark from the fold edge

27. Step 5: Fold Cut section Unfold, and re-fold the other way

28. Hold the two ends ... ... and push them together.

29. And there it is!

30. Use your little book to plan your story Think of a title

31. Use your little book to plan your story Setting Problem 2 1

32. Use your little book to plan your story Solving the Problem 3 4

33. Use your little book to plan your story The Results 5 6

34. 3. Illustrations Use kids’ drawings

35. 3. Illustrations Draw like a kid!

36. 3. Illustrations Use photos of your students (maybe they could pose to fit the story)

37. 3. Illustrations Draw your own from photos

38. 3. Illustrations Use Clip-Art and photos * As long as it will not be published widely.

39. 4. Publish Your Story Include it on the Stories for Malaysian Kids website. (We can check and edit it for you first.)

40. 4. Publish Your Story Print Booklets for your students to read right away

41. 4. Publish Your Story Self-Publish with ‘Lulu’, ‘Blurb’ or ‘Create Space’

42. 4. Publish Your Story Look for a publisher

43. Let’s Get Started 1. Keep the notes – especially take note of the website. 2. Keep your little book – remember how to make one 3. Fill in the worksheet and hand it. We’d like to keep in touch.

44. Participant’s Worksheet 1

45. Participant’s Worksheet 2

46. Participant’s Worksheet 3

48. How to stay in touch Go to the ‘Stories Blog’ page of the website. Click on RSS feed and receive news as it happens.

49. Use the Course on the Website