English: Asking and Listening
Welcome to our toolkit for using What's Your Story? in your Senior Phase English lessons. These resources are categorised into two sections: asking and listening and telling. We recommend you always begin with asking and listening to build a helpful foundation for your learners. View the content for telling here.
In this section, there are five lesson plans that cover three topics. The lessons include presentations, keywords, handouts and audiovisual materials, which can be viewed and downloaded from the lesson module, or downloaded individually from our resources page.
In addition, we have two teacher training videos that can be downloaded or watched online:
We also have a PDF of all the lesson plans available, if you would prefer to use them that way.
CAPS Alignment
Topic 1: Listening and speaking
Types of language texts used:
- Conversations
- Dialogues
- Interviews
- Prepared speeches
- Storytelling
- Informal discussion/conversations
Related lessons
- Lesson 1: Active listening
- Lesson 2: Empathy
- Lesson 3: How we view the world
- Lesson 4: Pyramid story structure
- Lesson 5: Telling the stories of others
Topic 2: Reading and viewing
- Reading processes and strategies
- Interpretation of visual texts
Related lessons
- Lesson 1: Active listening
- Lesson 2: Empathy
- Lesson 3: How we view the world
- Lesson 4: Pyramid story structure
Topic 3: Writing and presenting
Types of writing texts used:
Essays
- Narrative essays
- Reflective essays
Transactional texts
- Diary entries
- Posters
- Contracts
- Speeches
- Interviews
Literary media texts
- Personal recounts
- Dialogues
- Newspaper articles
- Documentaries
Related lessons
- Lesson 4: Pyramid story structure
- Lesson 5: Telling the stories of others