Transforming Words, Pictures, Story! (WPS!) into a Story Map
Overview
A good follow-up to Workshop 3, this workshop will help participants learn how to guide learners into the next level of story writing from sentences to the composition of a story with a beginning, body and an ending. Through the use of WPS! components within the context of a story map, participants can provide the students with some degree of scaffolding to support them in the writing experience. In this workshop, participants will learn how to guide the students to complete a story through the use of a WPS!-influenced story map.
Who Should Attend?
Parents, Caregivers, Teachers and Teaching Assistants.
Programme Objectives
- Learn how to transform WPS! components into a Story Map.
- Learn how to create a story with the help of a WPS! Story Map.
- Apply learning to create a WPS! Story Map.
- Learn how to guide students through the writing process using a WPS! Story Map.
Training Methodology
Lecture (with slideshow), Small and Large-Group Discussions, Activity and Q & A.
Training Resources
PowerPoint Slideshow and Handouts.
Course Contents
Duration: 3 hours
- Revision of WPS! components.
- Integration of WPS! components within a Story Map.
- Process of creating a story with a WPS! Story Map.
- Strategies for guiding students through the writing process.
- Create a WPS! Story Map.