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6.4.1 Intensive Reading: short story (Class Reader)
English · Grade 8 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Main ideas in a short story; storyline
- Summary of key events; talking tree of findings
- Relating main ideas to real life; acting a section
What you will be able to do
- identify the main ideas in the short story
- summarise the key events in the short story
- relate the main ideas in the short story to real life situations
- appreciate the relevance of the short story in addressing real life issues
Key questions
“Why do people read short stories?”
Lessons
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Main ideas and the storyline
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRead a class-reader extract, state the storyline, and hang events on a talking tree whose trunk is the main idea.
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Summarise, act, and relate to real life
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizWrite a short summary, act the gate scene, and link the story's idea and gender roles to life in your community.