Talking stories
Outline of the activity
The children planned, developed and wrote their own adventure stories. They developed their writing skills and were able to create linked multimedia pages using the tools available in Primary Writer. They then presented their stories to the rest of the school in a series of assemblies using the school’s multimedia projector.
Skills Covered
The children used a multimedia package to organise, refine and present a set of linked multimedia pages, which incorporate images, sounds and text. They created interesting stories that matched the needs of their audience.
Rationale
The activity develops the pupils imaginative skills and allows them to develop their story structure skills in an interesting manner. The use of ICT not only enhances the presentation of the final product but also gives real purpose and audience for their work.
Result
The children were highly motivated and generally were able to produce exciting, well written stories which they presented enthusiastically and confidently to their audience. [N.B. when viewed using Primary Writer clicking on each of the pictures activates a sound or video file]
