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Before class, make one copy of the cards for each group of three or four and cut as indicated.
Procedure
Tell the students that they are going to practice the use of articles by making a story.
Elicit different types of genre from the class to help get the students thinking about what kind of
story they would like to write, e.g. a horror story, a love story, a science fiction story, etc.
Explain that on each card there is an article and a noun. The students task is to create a story
using as many of the cards as possible.
Tell the students that they must use the same article and noun that they see on each card, but
they can add adjectives to each phrase to make their story more descriptive, e.g. a journey
could be changed to a long tiring journey.
Remind the students that they may also need to use the same noun with a different article when
they are writing, e.g. Tom grabbed a jacket as he ran out the door. When Tom touched the
jacket, he felt something strange inside
The students then look at the cards and think about what kind of story they would like to make.
The students brainstorm their ideas first and then arrange the cards in order on the table, so that
they can then write the story down.
When the students have finished writing, they tell their story to another group.
After each group has been given feedback and made any necessary changes to their story,
have them read their story again to the class.
Award points to each group based on how many cards they used, the story line, use of articles,
grammar, adjectives, etc.