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Building comprehension of 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'

'Anansi and the Antelope Baby': reading

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils read and explore the folktale, 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'. They use retrieval and inference to develop their comprehension of the text. Finally, pupils will explore the key themes and engage in rich discussions.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to answer a range of comprehension questions on 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'.

Key Notes

  • 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby' tells the story of how Anansi and Antelope help and protect one another.
  • Anansi demonstrates admirable character traits such as kindness, loyalty and integrity towards Antelope.
  • We use a range of strategies to build comprehension of a text.
  • Skimming and scanning can help us to retrieve key information.
  • We can use inference to draw conclusions about the text by searching for clues.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • comprehension: our understanding of the text
  • retrieve: to find information within the text
  • inference: to draw conclusions from clues within the text
  • discussion: the process of talking about something to exchange ideas

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Children may find it hard to retrieve an answer if it is not in the sentence that the keyword is in.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.

'Anansi and the Antelope Baby' tells the story of how Anansi and Antelope help and protect one another. Anansi demonstrates admirable character traits such as kindness, loyalty and integrity towards Antelope.

2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'comprehension'

our understanding of the text.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Children may find it hard to retrieve an answer if it is not in the sentence that the keyword is in. Correction: Model checking the sentence before and after. E.g. For Task B 1. b), the answer to the question is in the sentences that follows the one with the keywords.

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