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8.1.1 Listening Comprehension: Explanatory Narratives
English · Grade 7 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Explanatory (pourquoi) narratives: stories that say why something in nature or custom is as it is
- Characters, sequence of events, and moral lessons
- Listening, retelling, dramatising, and creating a short explanatory tale
What you will be able to do
- identify the characters from a listening text
- sequence the events in explanatory narratives
- explain the moral lessons in an explanatory narrative
- acknowledge the importance of listening comprehension in communication
Key questions
“What are the functions of oral narratives?”
Lessons
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Characters and sequence in a why-tale
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizAn explanatory narrative answers why something is as it is. List who acts, then number first, then, so today.
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Morals, dramatise, create a why-tale
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizName the moral of a why-tale, act a short stretch, then invent a four-step explanation (including a travel-safe one if you wish).