Lesson 4: Understanding my story

Essential questions:

How I understand my own story.

Lesson overview:

The lesson helps learners to interpret and think about the events that have occurred in their own lives. The activity uses poetry, and related questions, as a framework for learners to explore their own stories. The lesson also reflects on the skills learners have learnt about listening and asking, and uses telling to teach poetic conventions, particularly types of comparisons.

Keywords:

• Emotional awareness
• Metaphor
• Simile

Materials: 

• Journals