WEBQUEST

I LOVE FAIRY TALES

A WebQuest for Adult, Intermediate Students of English as a Foreign/ Second Language (EFL/ ESL)

Created by Irma Dwi Kurnia Setyorini
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TEFL 2

Introduction

         Everyone likes fairy tale. Fairy tale is such kind of a narrative story that may feature folkloric characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, gnomes, etc.  There are so many fairy tales that you can find on internet.

Fairy tales and storytelling are two things that cannot be separated. Storytelling is one of our oldest art forms. Long before modern media entertained us, storytelling was a common pastime, and a good storyteller was a valuable attribute to the community. In other side, retelling is an effective instructional strategy for enhancing the comprehension of proficient and less-proficient readers.  According to Gambrell (1984) “The verbal reconstruction of the text helps readers to organize and to deploy their processing capacities more effectively”.

Becoming a storyteller can encourage our verbal self-confidence, develop our unique imagination, and enhance listening skills. Storytelling is interactive community fun!

Task

There is an audition to find a story teller that is managed by a famous Television Station. The guideline is you have to perform your own story especially fairytale. You want to participate in that audition. So, you have to prepare everything such as the story and of course your performance. That’s why you have to:

1.    Create your own fairy tales. Your story must be creative and should spark interest. You are also reminded about “The Writing Process.”  In order to have a really good story you must follow the correct steps when writing ( Prewriting, Writing, Revising, and Editing)

2.    Perform your own story to the team of audition. The presentation should be from 5 to 7 minutes.

*You have two weeks to do your tasks.

Process

• You will be working individually. Search the information from the links of which are provided below. You can explore these links.
• The links consist of the History of Fairytales, Collections of Fairy tales, Process of Writing, and Perform Your Own Fairy Tale. Remember to note down important information that you need for your task.

History of Fairytale:

You will get information about the history of fairy tale

Click Here

Collections of Fairy Tales:

You can read so many fairy tales in these links

Fables, Fairy Tales, Stories, and Nursery Rhymes

Classic Fairy Tales

Aaron Shepard's World of Stories

Grimm Fairy Tales

Fairy Tale Magic

Traditional Stories

Process of Writing

Now you have read so many fairy tales. Of course you have had idea to write your own fairy tales. You can start writing up your fairy tale. You can use these links to help you in writing fairy tale.

Writing

How to Write a Fairy Tale 1

How to Write a Fairy Tale 2

Read Write Think

Story Maker

How to Write Better Fairy Tale

Fairy Tale and Fable Writing

How to Write a Newfangled Fairy Tale

Key Components in How to Write a Fairy Tale

Perform Your Own Fairy Tale 

After your own fairy tale is ready, prepare for your performance. The following resources would be useful to guide you to perform your own fairy tale.

How to Be a Good Storyteller

How to be a Storyteller

How Can I Become a Better Storyteller

Effevtive Storytelling

What Makes A Good Storyteller?

Evaluation

1.   The Fairy Tale ( Total:40 points)

Criteria	Indicator
Authenticity (10)	The story is authentic from the writer’s thinking. The writers don’t do plagiarism.
Creativity (10)	The story contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has really used his imagination.
Structure of language and vocabulary (10)	The structure of language is correct and appropriate with the meaning.
Organization (10)	The story is very well organized. One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions.

2.  Performance ( Total Points : 60)

Criteria	Indicator
Pronunciation (15)	Story telling consists of almost appropriate pronunciation.
Performance(15)	The performance expresses and appropriate with the content of the fairytale.
Fluency (15)	Story telling is quite following style, mostly easy to understand.
Grammar (15)	The story teller makes few (if any) noticeable errors of grammar or word order.

Conclusion

Wow! Now you are ready to participate the audition. Remember the more you practice- the more skilled you will become. Don't be overly self- conscious. Have fun and share the joy of story. Good luck!

Acknowledgement

I would like to thank to the owners or copyright holders of the following websites from which the resources of this web quest are cited:    The History of Fairy Tale  Fables, Fairy Tales, Stories, and Nursery Rhymes    Classic Fairy Tales  Aaron Shepard's World of Stories  Grimm Fairy Tales  Fairy Tale Magic    Traditional Stories    Pre Writing  How to Write a Fairy Tale 1  How to Write a Fairy Tale 2  Read Write Think    Story Maker  How to Write Better Fairy Tale  Fairy Tale and Fable Writing    How to Write a Newfangled Fairy Tale  Key Components in How to Write a Fairy Tale    How to Be a Good Storyteller    How to be a Storyteller  How Can I Become a Better Storyteller  Effevtive Storytelling    What Makes A Good Storyteller?