STORYTELLING AS A WAY OF TEACHING GOOD CHARACTER IN A NARRATIVE TEXT

Abstract

Finding out how to teach respectable character in a narrative text through storytelling and the students' reactions to this approach were the main goals of this research paper, "Teaching Good Character in a Narrative Text through Storytelling." Respect was the virtue, and the tale "Gilbert the Goat Learns Respect," which served as the basis for this study, was created in 2012 by MyYoungChild.org. The eighth grade students participated in this study, and the qualitative approach was used together with descriptive analysis, observation, questionnaires, and document analysis as the research instrument to gather and identify the data. The study's findings demonstrated that teaching respect and good character through storytelling is a fairly faithful application of Ellis and Brewster's (1991) three-step paradigm. The pre-storytelling, during, and post-storytelling phases are where the three steps are located. A few of the tasks in each level also assist the students in developing respectable moral character. Through this instruction, the students were able to think on the tale and demonstrate their respectful behavior in that reflection. Nearly all of the students who responded to the use of storytelling in teaching respect and good character in a narrative text did so in a favorable way. Teachers can teach respect and excellent character through storytelling in a more prepared way by using this teaching strategy.