Story Telling · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.1.4.1.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Retell the story “The Hawk and the Hen” in detail, in the correct sequence of events.
Identify and name the three parts of a story: beginning, middle and ending.
Sort the events of the story into a table showing what happened, where it happened in the story, and the key details of each event.
Discuss the central message of the story in small groups and share their ideas with the class.
Retell the story sequentially using their own words, including key details from all three parts.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Story Telling (1.4)
Content standard: B4.1.4.1 - Respond to stories
Indicator: B4.1.4.1.1 - Retell stories sequentially, including key details
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:

exemplars - p.4
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 4
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Tell/read a suitable story to the class e.g. "The Hawk and the Hen".
- Learners retell the story in detail.
- Have learners identify the parts of the story as beginning part, middle part and ending part.
- Through questioning, have learners discuss the various parts of the story i.e. beginning, middle and ending, as in the table below:
Title................. What was the Where in the story What are the key event? did this event details of this event? happen? Beginning Middle Ending
- Put learners into groups to discuss the central message of the story.
- Have learners retell the story sequentially.

Story-parts table (What was the event? / Where in the story did this event happen? / What are the key details of... — The story-parts table (What was the event? / Where in the story did this event happen? / What are the key details of this event?, rows Beginning, Middle, Ending).

 The table the exemplar says to use ("as in the table below: Title.....") is drawn, and its cells arrive in the text layer as one run of words. Its columns are "What was the event?", "Where in the story did this event happen?" and "What are the key details of this event?", with rows Beginning, Middle and Ending; the figure shows it.