How to Use: Story Maker
The Story Maker is a creative assistant for English language teachers, powered by Azure OpenAI. This tool helps you quickly generate unique and engaging stories tailored to specific EFL learner levels and topics. Instead of spending hours crafting narratives, you can input your criteria and receive a custom-made story ready for classroom use, complete with options to include target vocabulary or grammar points. It's perfect for sparking imagination, providing context for new language, and making lessons more memorable.
Instructions
- Access the Story Maker tool via the main site navigation or from the 'How to Use' section.
- On the Story Maker page, you'll find a form to input your story generation preferences.
- Enter a 'Topic or Theme' for your story (e.g., 'A Journey to the Moon', 'My Favorite Animal', 'A Surprise Party'). Be as specific or as general as you like.
- Select the 'Target EFL Level' from the dropdown menu (e.g., A1, A2, B1, B2). This helps the AI tailor the vocabulary and sentence complexity.
- Optionally, you can specify 'Key Vocabulary to Include'. List a few words or phrases you want the story to incorporate.
- Optionally, you can also suggest 'Grammar Focus Points' (e.g., 'Past Simple Tense', 'Comparatives'). The AI will try to emphasize these structures.
- Once you've filled in your preferences, click the 'Generate Story' button.
- Please wait a few moments as the AI crafts your unique story. The generated story will appear in the text area below the form.
- Review the story. You can copy it for use in your lesson plans, or try generating a new one with different parameters if needed.