2.4 Intensive Reading: Short Stories

• Characters in a short Arabic story
• Themes and subject matter in short stories
• Moral lessons from a story
• Collecting and sharing short Arabic stories
• Forming a reading club for lifelong reading

• identify characters in a story for information
• describe the themes in a text for comprehension
• deduce the moral lessons from a story
• enjoy reading Arabic stories for lifelong learning

“How do stories help in language acquisition?”

“What makes a character in a story memorable?”

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1. What a short story is
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Introduce the short Arabic story and its five elements.
2. Characters in a short story
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Identify and describe the characters in a short Arabic story.
3. Themes and subject matter
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Describe the themes in a short story about health and fitness.
4. Moral lessons from a story
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Deduce the moral lessons of a short Arabic story.
5. Plot and setting
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Follow the plot of a story and describe its setting.
6. Forming a reading club
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Form a reading club and share short Arabic stories.