Year 3 - English
Building comprehension of 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby' through rich discussions
'Anansi and the Antelope Baby': reading
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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 infer meaning from 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby' through discussion.
Key Notes
- A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs in a story.
- Anansi folktales explore themes relating to character in order to teach an important moral or lesson.
- 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby' explores themes such as trickery, kindness, strength and loyalty.
- Exploring themes can help us infer greater meaning from a story.
- Anansi and Antelope use their strength in different ways to show one another kindness and protection.
Vocabulary To Learn
- discussion: the process of talking about something to exchange ideas
- theme: a big idea, topic or message that recurs in a story
- strength: the quality of being strong
- trickery: the practice of deception
- kindness: the quality of being friendly, generous and considerate
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may only understand the term 'strength' in relation to physical strength.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs in a story. Anansi folktales explore themes relating to character in order to teach an important moral or lesson.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'discussion'
the process of talking about something to exchange ideas.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children may only understand the term 'strength' in relation to physical strength. Correction: Clearly explain the meaning of strength in terms of characters and provide children with examples. Pupils could discuss every day examples of strength of character.
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