ESL ELL Collaborative Story: Writing as a Team for Intermediate English Learners

Intermediate English Learners need to do more than memorize vocabulary lists and complete grammar exercises to move toward fluency. In this course, we will spend a few minutes reviewing three elements of English: 1. high-frequency irregular verbs, 2. a list of vocabulary related to the elements of story, 3. a common map of plot. Most of our session will be focused on writing a story collaboratively. Students will use vocabulary while being creative, active, and collaborative. I will offer immediate constructive correction for grammar, syntax, or word choice errors. Seeing how our story develops is fun and can be quite surprising. Practicing English this way makes the work social which is especially effective for young learners. 

Example of a Session:
Teacher: Shares a short list of irregular verbs, reviews meanings of character, setting, and plot. 
Teacher: Once upon a time, Olivia ate a magic apple and went into the Orange Forrest. 
Student Alice: Olivia was scared. 
Student Leo: Olivia saw a bird.
Teacher: Great start and I like the use of the irregular verbs "to be" and "to see" Do we need to say Olivia each time? 
Student Betty: We can say she.
Teacher: Excellent, Betty. Let's continue.
Student Joey: The bird said hello to Olivia.