The appropriate use of props, voice modulation, and body language infused passion, enhanced imagination, and introduced children to the new horizons of story narration. Story content need not be rel- evant or newsworthy if co-narration holds the promise of high involvement. Students of Grade I and II narrated bedtime stories, fairy tales and some self-composed fiction stories which were finely plotted. on the dynamics of the narrative event itself. 4 For example, in One Thousand and One Nights One Thousand and One Nights, the technique of embedding narratives, also known as ‘a story within a story,’ is a. But prose fiction can also include narration within the story itself. It was a surprise for the teachers to have such great storytellers in class that day. Here, we are mostly concerned with the narration of a story, which is an instance of narrative discourse. Students of Nursery and Kindergarten narrated short stories based on CVC words. Children found it really interesting because of the creative gestures and facial expressions. The teacher narrated the story of ‘Pete the cat, I love my white shoes’ to Pre-Nursery students. Stories were narrated with the help of props like hand puppets, real-life objects, flashcards, and interactive PowerPoint presentations. The stories taught us about the good and bad and also had a hand in making us the people we are as grown-ups.Ī virtual Story Narration activity was conducted on 11 February 2022 where the students of class Pre-Nursery to Grade II actively participated. When we think of our childhood, the sweetest memory that comes to our mind is storytelling by our grandparents, parents, and teachers. GD Goenka Public School organised an activity ‘Story Narration’.

Story narration