Narrative Structure and Oral Connectors: Presentation

Section role: supports the 'Mapping the Narrative Flow' section while the teacher explains narrative structure and transition words using the students' visual storyboards. Slides: (1) Title — 'Mapping Our Stories'; (2) The 3-Act Structure — bullets: Introduction, Development, Conclusion; (3) Introduction Slide — bullets: Who and Where, setting the scene; (4) Development Slide — bullets: The Action and the turning point; (5) Conclusion Slide — bullets: The Result and ending; (6) Transition Words — bullets: First, Then, Suddenly, Finally; (7) Physical Gestures — bullets: connecting movements to words for inclusive learning. Concrete examples: vacation themes from Section 2. Hooks back to Section 2 storyboard drawings and sets up the listening activity in Section 3. Closing slide: 'Can you spot these transition words in a story?' — hands control back to the teacher for the listening exercise. This material is part of a English foreign-language class for students in Brazil learning English. Regardless of the material's language, the key terms and examples being taught must be written in English, not in the students' native language.