The following is a summary of all the activities suggested, and they are grouped under the headings of critical thinking, creativity and cultural awareness. The asterisk in the brackets means that it depends on the learning and teaching situation.
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| Writing captions for the story |  |
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| Writing simple sentences describing some of the characters in the story | |
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| Giving responses/suggestions/ advice to the characters in the story | |
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| Writing letters to the main characters or the author of the story | |
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| Writing simple comments on the story (book report) | |
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| Rewriting conversations/ dialogues | |
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| Rewriting the ending of the story | |
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| Rewriting the story with different characters or setting | |
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| Rewriting the story on children's play in script form | |
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| Writing their own stories with "Story Starters" | |
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| Completing a story | |
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| Group work - story writing | |
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| Speaking activity | Critical thinking | Creativity (Creative speaking ) | Cultural awareness |
| Predicting the plot of the story | |
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| Telling the character(s) what to do | |
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| Role-playing the different characters in the story | () |
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| Storytelling with the help of pictures | |
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| Retelling the story | |
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| Guessing the character(s) | |
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| Acting out (an episode of) the play | |
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| Telling stories that they wrote | |
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| Other related activities | Critical thinking | Creativity (writing/speaking) | Cultural awareness |
| Drawing illustrations | |
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| Drawing cartoons/ comics for the story | |
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| Designing and drawing posters | |
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| Making models for the setting of the story | |
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| Adding music and songs to the story | |
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| Designing classroom game(s) | |
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| Designing outdoor games using the plot/characters of the story | |
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| Designing costumes for the characters of the story | |
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| Designing and writing recipes | |
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