TY - BOOK AU - Wajnryb,Ruth TI - Stories: narrative activities for the language classroom T2 - Cambridge handbooks for language teachers SN - 0521001609 AV - PE1128.A2 W215 2003 U1 - 428.0071 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Cambridge, U.K. PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Narration (Rhetoric) KW - Storytelling N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Sect. A activities 1-14; Learning about text as narrative genre --; 1; Sorting and sequencing --; 2; Musical orientation --; 3; Complications and resolutions --; 4; Choose your own adventure narrative --; 5; Starting at the end --; 6; Getting the point of a story --; 7; Point of view --; 8; Shaping facts to fit purpose --; 9; Troubles talk --; 10; Travel tales --; 11; Tall stories --; 12; In a nutshell --; 13; Rumour as narrative --; 14; Limericks --; Sect. B activities 15-28; Language learning through narrative lessons --; 15; Text repair --; 16; Read, ask and tell --; 17; Again and again --; 18; Recorded anecdotes --; 19; Arguing a case --; 20; Describing the circumstances of a past event --; 21; Complaints in the context of a recount --; 22; Perfect match --; 23; Sound contrast --; 24; Schwa map --; 25; Milking a mystery --; 26; Finish my sentences --; 27; From short story to drama --; 28; Rewriting song lyrics --; Sect. C activities 29-42; Building a 'storied' class --; 29; Story-telling as a social act --; 30; Every name tells a story (1) --; 31; Every name tells a story (2) --; 32; The landmarks of your life --; 33; Your language biography --; 34; Liar, liar, pants on fire --; 35; That's incredible! --; 36; Wearing a story --; 37; Pet hates --; 38; Culture bump --; 39; Write my story --; 40; Parables --; 41; Mystery pebbles --; 42; Here comes the bride N2 - "This book is for teachers who want to use story-based activities in their classrooms, but are looking for a place to start. The material is particularly suitable for teachers of adults and young adults. It is packed full of fun activities using different narrative genres such as soap opera, urban myth and newspaper reporting, as well as advice on how to use stories in the classroom."--BOOK JACKET UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam033/2002041551.html ER -