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| in media res

In medias res storytelling is when teachers or the narrator begins the storytelling in the heat of the action, before starting over at the beginning to explain how the story got to that point.

BENEFITS OF THE TECHNIQUE IN THE ESL CLASSROOM

Grabbing pupils' attention from the start.
Keep pupils engaged on the story for the resolution.
Focusing attention on a pivotal moment in the teacher's or narrator's story.

REFERENCES

Vedats. (n.d.). 8 classic storytelling techniques. Norsensus. Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://norsensus.no/storydown/storytelling-techniques

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