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2.4.1 Intensive Reading: Short story (Class Reader)
English · Grade 8 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Setting: time and place in a short story
- Geographical setting, historical period and culture
- Episodes in chronological order; comparing story setting with own life
What you will be able to do
- identify the setting - time and place-of a short story
- highlight the episodes in the short story chronologically
- appreciate the differences in culture and setting
Key questions
“Which places in the short stories would you like to visit?”
“Which time in history would you desire to live?”
Lessons
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Setting: time and place
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRead a class-reader extract and name the geographical setting, the time, and cultural clues in the wording.
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Episodes in order, setting compared
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizList the episodes of the lakeside story chronologically, then compare that setting with your own place and time.