Story Telling · B3 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.1.4.1.2 - Tell parallel stories

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain what a parallel story is and how it keeps the main pattern of an original story while changing some details.
Identify the key parts of a story they have heard (characters, setting, events, ending) and describe how to change them to create a parallel story.
Work with a group to compose a simple parallel story based on a model story told by the teacher.
Present their parallel story to the class with clear pronunciation and appropriate expression.
Give and receive simple, kind feedback on group stories, focusing on what was kept the same and what was changed.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Story Telling (1.4)
Content standard: B3.1.4.1 - Respond to stories
Indicator: B3.1.4.1.2 - Tell parallel stories
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. 71
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Select a suitable story to tell or read to learners,
e.g. The old man.
- Put learners into groups to compose a parallel story.
- Let learners present their stories to the class for feedback.