B6 English Language · Term 1 Week 5: Listening Comprehension

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.7.1.2 - Relate the sequence of events (E.g. beginning, middle and end) stories/drama/texts

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define the terms beginning, middle and end as they apply to the structure of a story or text.
Listen to a level-appropriate story and identify the key events that belong to each part of the sequence (beginning, middle, end).
Arrange a set of jumbled events from a story in the correct chronological order.
Retell a familiar story in the correct sequence using signal words such as first, then, next, after that and finally.
Work in groups to sort events from a story into a three-part plot structure and justify their choices.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Listening Comprehension (1.7)
Content standard: B6.1.7.1 - Use appropriate skills and strategies to process meaning from texts
Indicator: B6.1.7.1.2 - Relate the sequence of events (E.g. beginning, middle and end)stories/drama/texts
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 5 (Week 5 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 160
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Referring to a recently read story, assist learners to identify the sequence of events in the story.
e.g. The beginning, middle, and ending.
- Groups choose a story read or heard and identify the plot structure and list events at the beginning, middle and at the end.