On the 4th of October, 2023, I was honoured to take part in the webinar entitled “Course and lesson plan design”, with my presentation about creative activities in English in Vocational High Schools.
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The element of competition usually motivates students, that’s why I decided to organise a creative writing competition with a group of 10 pupils of mine at the 3rd Junior High School of Amaliada.
I gave them this beginning of a story: “It seemed like a usual day. Nobody imagined it would be a day to remember”.
They were free to continue and end the story as they wished. I collected the stories, wrote them on a piece of paper having omitted their names and they voted for the best. They were not allowed to vote their own and I avoided that by telling them to write their name under their favourite story. All of them received a certificate of participation, which I downloaded from www.123certificates.com . There were complaints in the beginning, that this activity was too creative for them, but they soon changed their mind and did their best to impress their classmates.
This was the story that won: “Suddenly, while walking in the street, I saw something exciting. I saw Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr, C. Ronaldo, Van Persie and many footballers of the top of Europe. What surprised me was that they knew my name. Then, holding a soccer ball, they asked me to play assists. We went to a park, scored goals and started playing. They made many fantastic tricks and taught me some. We took a lot of photos and videos. Finally, when they had to leave, I gave each one a jersey and they gave me a ball of Champions League. It was the best day of my life. A day I will never forget.”