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8.2.1 Intensive Reading – Trickster stories
Indigenous Languages · Grade 7 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Collecting and intensively reading trickster narratives from the community
- Characters, plot, paraphrase and moral of a trickster tale
- Reader’s theatre and a short skit in the indigenous language
What you will be able to do
- paraphrase trickster stories from their community for information
- analyse trickster stories from their community for understanding
- value reading oral narratives for enjoyment
Key questions
“Why are trickster narratives shared in the community?”
Lessons
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Analyse a trickster story
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRead a community trickster tale slowly, name characters and plot, and paraphrase the main events in your indigenous language.
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Stage a trickster skit
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizTurn your analysed trickster tale into a short skit in your indigenous language and name the moral for the class.