Raffles Institution
English Language Arts
Year One
Storytelling Task Sheet
Formative Assessment
Name: ______________________ ( ) Class: ____ Date: __________ Score:
/20
Storytelling Task Sheet (Formative Assessment - Individual)
Objectives
Students should be able to:
1. Articulate, enunciate and pronounce words accurately and clearly to be understood.
2. Demonstrate effective use of vocal expression through the appropriate use of pace,
stress, intonation, voice variation and fluency in delivery to engage the audience.
3. Use body language effectively to clarify and enhance the narration of the story.
Task
Students are to tell a story of their choice to their classmates and teachers with the
following considerations:
1. Stories should take about two to three minutes to tell.
2. Stories can be of any genre:
a. Fairy tales, fables, translated stories, legends, myths, mystery, science fiction,
motivational, travel or ghost stories.
b. However, students are not allowed to tell religious stories, stories with
references to God or personal recounts which use the first person narrative.
c. Stories should have a narrative plot structure [Introduction, Rising action,
Conflict, Climax, and Resolution] and not just be a recount of an incident.
3. Use of cue cards, scripts, props and costumes and dramatization of the story will not
be allowed.
4. Crude, vulgar language or gestures, racist remarks/slants/jokes are not allowed and
a penalty will be imposed.
5. Standard English and formal register should be used; use of ungrammatical
Singapore English and informal register will only be allowed in dialogue to enhance
character portrayal.
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Schedule of Storytelling Formative and Summative Assessments
No Term/Week
Activity
1
T1 W10
Brief on Storytelling Formative task –
Students to research and select a suitable
story.
2
T2 W1
Consultation and Body Language practice
3
T2 W2
Formative Assessment [Story 1]
Post-Formative Assessment Feedback
4
T2 W3
Summative Assessment [Story 2]
Post-Summative Assessment Feedback
Remarks
A good story is half the
battle won.
Practise and rehearse with
your friends and family.
Be ready for assessment.
Note feedback for
improvement.
Select a different story.
Note feedback for
improvement.
Application of Storytelling skills at The Singapore Arts Festival 2012
The Singapore Arts Festival began in 1977 as a national showcase celebrating the local
arts of Singapore’s diverse communities. Over the last three decades, the Festival
organized by the National Arts Council, has played a symbiotic and catalytic role in
development of the artistic and cultural life of Singapore.
The Singapore Arts Festival 2012 is happening from 18 May to 2 June. This edition of
the Festival completes the trilogy of themes set out two years ago – Between You and
Me (2010), I Want to Remember (2011), Our Lost Poems (2012). Over 16 days, the city
comes alive with art performances at key venues and at the Festival’s hub – the Festival
Village @ Esplanade Park.
One of the events happening is the Spooky Stories @ Kids Art Village and our school
has been invited to tell spooky stories at this event to children and their families on the
following dates:
a. 18 May Friday and 19 May Saturday 9-10pm
b. 25 May Friday and 26 May Saturday 9-10pm
We will be selecting students based on your formative and summative storytelling
performance to participate in this community event. Students who have done very well
for their formative assessments will be nominated by your teacher and these students
will then prepare to tell a ghost story for the summative assessment.
All other conditions for summative assessment will apply except that the genre of the
story is fixed as ghost stories. More information will be given after the formative
assessment. Students who are very keen but were not nominated can still approach
your teacher to nominate yourselves for this event after the formative assessment.
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