Starter quiz
- What is a moral?
- a piece of interesting information from a story
- a lesson that can be learnt from a story ✓
- a summary of a story
-
- How does Anansi use his trickery in the story of 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'?
- for good ✓
- for evil
- for fun
-
- Why does Anansi go out of his way to protect Baby Antelope?
- because he feels sorry for her
- because he wants to repay the kindness Antelope showed him ✓
- because the other animals says he has to
-
- How does Antelope's strength help Anansi?
- She uses her mind to stop the fire.
- She uses her breath to extinguish the fire.
- She uses her physical strength to carry Anansi to safety. ✓
-
- How does Anansi's strength help Antelope?
- He uses his physical strength to attack the hunters.
- He uses his mental strength to trick the hunters. ✓
- He makes a wish that the hunters will go away.
-
- True or False? Anansi and Antelope use their different strengths to show kindness and protection to one another.
- True ✓
- False
Exit quiz
- True or false? There is only one moral that can be interpreted in a story.
- True
- False ✓
- Which of the following elements help us to identify a moral in a story?
- the character's names
- the setting
- themes that recur ✓
- character's actions ✓
-
- What is a 'perspective'?
- the truth
- a personal point of view or opinion ✓
- a guess
-
- True or false? Readers will always understand a text in the same way.
- True
- False ✓
- What does it mean to make comparisons?
- to identify a character's traits
- to identify similarities and differences between two or more things ✓
- to identify the moral
-
- How does making a comparison between a story with a moral and your own life benefit you?
- It is a fun activity.
- It tells me everything I should do.
- It helps you reflect on admirable traits you have and anything you'd change. ✓
-
Worksheet
Loading worksheet ...
Presentation
Loading presentation ...
Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A moral is a lesson that can be learnt from a story or experience.
- Exploring character traits and themes within a folktale can help us infer a moral from the story.
- Readers may have different interpretations of a text, its meaning or the moral drawn from it.
- Personal responses to a story may vary as a result of an individual's own life experiences.
- Making comparisons between a story and our life experiences can help us reflect on our own character and actions.
Common misconception
Children may find it hard to infer or justify an appropriate moral for the tale.
Model linking examples back to the story to ensure it is an appropriate inference. E.g. I think the moral of the story is that good deeds are returned because after Antelope did a good deed for Anansi, Anansi returned the favour.
Keywords
Moral - a lesson that can be learnt from a story or experience
Personal response - expressing your own opinions, ideas or feelings on what you have read
Comparisons - identifying the similarities and differences between two or more things
+