All of it is based on language they have learned, and our class theme is Masterchef Indonesia. The story is basically about a person auditioning for Masterchef Indonesia. The 3 focus phrases being:
1. "Berapa orang?" (How many people?)
2. "Siapa namanya?" (What is their name?)
3. "Bagaimana rasanya?" (How does it taste?)
I ran it with my students as the "props" and told the story, while showing them what actions to imitate.
My year 7s loved it! .....
Then we covered reading comprehension - students highlighted words that they already KNEW, and I modelled the beginning on the board about how to work out what each part means. For example, "Ada empat orang." Are we talking about the "Juri Masterchef" or all the people in the roleplay? If we know that Chef Arnold, Chef Rinrin, Chef Degan are Juri Masterchef, what is a peserta? "Siapa nama dia?" We know "Siapa nama Anda?" means "What is your name?" then what do you think "Siapa nama dia?" means? etc.
Finally students, created their own roleplay based on language items found in story and more from their notebooks, but nothing Google Translated or too new.
I would like to keep honing my skills at making this work, but I am a bit hesitant that I may not be implementing best practice at making the most of this style of teaching. If you are an Indonesian teacher, please feel free to provide this beginning teacher feedback on how to construct a better and more engaging story! ALSO I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR about your own TPRS experiences!
Audisi Masterchef Indonesia
Hari ini, ada empat orang.
Ada Chef Arnold, Chef Rinrin, Chef Degan dan peserta.
Ada berapa orang di cerita ini?
Ada berapa Juri Masterchef?
Ada berapa peserta?
Siapa nama dia? Chef Arnold
Siapa namanya? Chef Rinrin
Siapa namanya? Chef Degan
Siapa namanya? (Insert name of student choice) Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga mau menjadi Masterchef Indonesia!
Lady Gaga sedang memasak nasi goreng.
(f act this out)
Dia memasak apa?
Lady Gaga memberi makanan kepada Chef Arnold.
Bagaimana rasanya, Chef Arnold?
Rasanya ____________.
Lady Gaga memberi makanan kepada Chef Arnold.
Chef Arnold sedang mencoba makan itu.
Menurut pendapat Chef Arnold, bagaimana rasanya?
Rasanya enak sekali.
Lady Gaga memberi makanan kepada Chef Rinrin.
Chef Rinrin sedang mencoba makan itu.
Bagaimana rasanya Chef Rinrin?
Rasanya tidak enak!
Menurut pendapat Chef Rinrin, bagaimana rasanya?
Rasanya tidak enak!
Lady Gaga memberi makanan kepada Chef Degan.
Chef Degan sedang mencoba makan itu.
Bagaimana rasanya Chef Degan?
Rasanya pahit sekali!! Aduh… APA INI? Ada laba-laba!!!
Menurut pendapat Chef Rinrin, bagaimana rasanya?
Rasanya tidak enak!
Apakah Lady Gaga bisa menjadi Masterchef????
(Give students choice...)
A) Ya!!
B) TIDAK!!