Story Telling · B2 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B2.1.4.1.2 - Retell stories sequentially, following story structure (beginning, middle and ending)

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Recall the main characters from the story told in the previous lesson and state one thing each character did.
Arrange picture cards or sentence strips of a familiar story in the correct order (beginning, middle, ending).
Retell the story “Ananse and the Pot of Soup” in their own words, keeping the beginning, middle and ending in the correct sequence.
Identify the moral lesson of the story and share how it applies to their own lives at home or in school.
Use time sequence words such as “first”, “then”, “next” and “finally” when retelling the story.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Story Telling (1.4)
Content standard: B2.1.4.1 - Respond to stories
Indicator: B2.1.4.1.2 - Retell stories sequentially, following story structure (beginning, middle and ending)
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.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 40
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Revise the previous story told by having learners recall some of the characters.
- Discuss the moral lessons/values of the story.
- Let learners retell the story sequentially, following story structure (beginning, middle and ending).
- Let learners relate the story to real life situations.