8 Advanced – My Life Story
Joehenson Niño Babao
Chapter 3
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, the learners will be able to:
- Demonstrate an advanced level of conversational communication skills by participating in a five-category question interview and sharing their life stories before cell.
- Develop an advanced level of technical communication skills by creating a life story timeline consisting of important life events.
- Exhibit an advanced level of creative communication skills by sharing in the language classroom the story behind your name with a maximum of three minutes of presentation.
Vocabulary
Before jumping into the discussion, the essential terms relevant to the discussion of the topic My Life Story, and the demonstration of the three-course outcomes will be operationally defined to establish a common frame of reference as to how the texts work. You will encounter these terms as we go throughout the discussion. Please refer to these definitions in case you will encounter difficulty in understanding some concepts.
- Life timeline – Life timeline which comes from the word timeline that refers to a listing of important events for successive years within a particular period, is frequently used in history textbooks and biographies because it is a useful tool for explaining what happened to a specific person or during a given period.
- Life Story – a description of the sequence of incidents that comprise a person’s life. Synonyms include life, biography, and life history.
- Family Dynamics – refers to the ways that relatives engage with one another, their responsibilities and connections, and the many ways that these elements influence their interactions.
- Chronological order– the arrangement of events according to the order of time.
- Storytelling – the act of telling a story, sometimes achieved through improvisation, theatrics, or embellishments.
Essential Knowledge
Our life stories are shaped by the compelling stories of our lives. Gayman (2021) stated that stories frequently represent our adversities, victories, and life lessons, strengthening our relationships with others. Some stories that an individual has, might be bitter and sad, and others may have sweet and happy stories. Having either of the two of having the former or the latter may seem to be normal, and we need to consider sharing the good things that happen and overcoming the problems that are in our stories. There are several ways of sharing stories, an individual can do oral storytelling, visual storytelling, and written storytelling. This can be achieved when answering open-ended questions (e.g., interviews), creating a diagram or an illustration of your story, or even simply sharing some background information about a thing that is related to you. These methods can help you narrate your story to others and let them empathize and know you better.
Activities
At this point, we will have an activity about sharing your life stories with others. Learners will ha