Emo-Tale Resilience Journey

DESCRIPTION:
The Emo-Tale Resilience Journey is a linguistic activity designed for students aged 10-12 to enhance their emotional competence, particularly resilience. This activity involves collaborative storytelling and reflection to help students understand and develop resilience through creative narratives.

OUTCOMES:

• improved emotional competence, focusing on resilience, empathy, and emotional expression.
• enhanced language skills, including vocabulary, communication, and narrative construction.
• increased self-awareness of personal strengths related to resilience.
• greater empathy and understanding of the challenges faced by others.

DURATION: 40-60 minutes

MATERIALS:

• Paper and writing utensils or access to a digital document for online classes.
• Access to a whiteboard or a digital platform for online classes.
• Access to a camera or smartphone (for online classes).
• Access to a video conferencing platform (for online classes).

SKILLS RELATED:

• emotional expression through storytelling.
• vocabulary and language skills.
• collaboration and teamwork.
• self-reflection and self-awareness.
• empathy and understanding of others.

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Start by discussing the concept of resilience and its importance in facing challenges.
• Set the stage by sharing a brief opening of a story, leaving it at a critical point where resilience is needed.
• Divide the class into groups of 3-4 students.
• Provide each group with paper and writing utensils.
• Instruct each group to continue the story, focusing on how the characters demonstrate resilience and overcome challenges.
• After the allotted time, have each group share their stories with the class, encouraging discussion on the theme of resilience.

TIPS:

• Encourage creativity and collaboration within groups.
• Foster an empathetic and supportive atmosphere where students feel comfortable sharing their stories.
• Lead a discussion on the common elements of resilience in the stories and how they can be applied to real-life situations.
• Highlight the importance of resilience and teamwork in daily life.

REFLECTION:

• How did your group's story reflect the concept of resilience, and what lessons can be drawn from it for facing challenges in your own life?
• In what ways did contributing to the collaborative story help you understand and appreciate the importance of resilience and teamwork?
• How might you use the lessons learned from the Emo-Tale Resilience Journey to support your peers when they encounter difficulties?