Story Telling · B1 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.1.3.1.1 - Listen to stories and be able to identify characters with their roles

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Listen attentively to a short story told by the teacher and name at least three characters in the story.
Identify the role of each character in the story (for example, who is the hero, who needs help, who causes trouble).
Use story pictures to retell the story in the correct order.
Answer simple questions about the story, such as “Who did this?” and “What did this character do?”
Give a personal response to the story using the sentence frame “I like the story because…” or “I like the part where…”

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Story Telling (1.3)
Content standard: B1.1.3.1 - Respond to stories The document prints no content standard for B1.1.3.1. The only standard cell on the page reads "B1.1.4.1: Respond to stories" and it stands beside both this indicator and B1.1.4.1.2; its text is used here. There is no B1.1.4.1.1 anywhere in B1.
Indicator: B1.1.3.1.1 - Listen to stories and be able to identify characters with their roles
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 2 (Week 2 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

content standard text - p.7
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 7
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Mount appropriate story pictures.
- Guide learners to tell the story logically, using the pictures at each stage.
- Pause and show pictures for learners to ask questions or answer questions to predict the next stage.
- Let learners retell the story in a chain, using the pictures, if necessary.
- Tell learners your personal response and guide them to do same.
e.g. i. Why do you like the story? ii. I like the story because… iii. Which part do you like best? iv. I like where…