Summary:

Students read It’s Quite True! by Hans Christian Andersen and discuss how retelling alters a story using framing techniques. In groups, they write a neutral event, then rewrite it in turns, gradually changing details until the final version differs significantly. They present their stories, analyse framing effects, and write a short reflection on its impact in real-life communication.

Learning Aims

By completing this assignment, students can:

• recognise and explain how language choices shape meaning and audience perception.
• reflect on their own language use to understand its effects on others.
• develop critical awareness of media framing and its consequences.

 Final Objective 11(H) – Language Use and Reflection

Students can show understanding of language choices in different situations by:

• Explaining language effects: describe how words change a reader’s response.
• Reflecting on their English use: think about how they write and speak online and offline, and how others see it

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Framing the Truth A Chain of Retellings