Unit 1: The Power of Storytelling

A group of people listening to a story told by a member of the group

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this unit, you will be able to:

  •  Identify the characteristics of hopeful and resilient individuals.
  •  Discover the opportunities and challenges of other new Canadians through their immigration stories.
  •  Explore different stages of culture shock.
  •  Practice vocabulary related to the topic of Migration.
  •  Identify main ideas, supporting details, opinions and implied meanings in reading passages, conversations among four international students and talks given by subject matter experts.
  •  Negotiate your identity through your own stories.

 

Topics

  •  Activity 1: Resilience and Hope in Storytelling
  •  Activity 2: Resilience
  •  Activity 3: Case Studies
  •  Activity 4: Newcomer Stories
  •  Video Lesson 1
  •  Assignment: Newcomer Stories

License

Motivating Academic Learning Copyright © 2022 by Alireza Sobhanmanesh, Ph.D is licensed under a Ontario Commons License, except where otherwise noted.

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