Starter quiz
- Who is the main character in 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'?
- Anansi ✓
- Antelope
- Antelope Baby
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- What is Anansi famous for?
- the jokes he tells
- the songs he sings
- the tricks he plays ✓
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- What was Anansi doing at the beginning of the story, 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'?
- playing tricks on others
- spinning a spider's web in a bush ✓
- sleeping in a bush
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- What problem does Anansi encounter?
- His web falls apart.
- A forest fire starts to head towards him. ✓
- An animal tries to eat him.
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- What is a prediction?
- a summary of what has happened so far
- your opinion on a text
- a sensible guess about what will happen next ✓
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- What type of story is 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'?
- a magical fairytale
- an African folktale ✓
- a poem
- a non-fiction information text
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Exit quiz
- In 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby', why did most of the animals not help Anansi?
- because of the times he had play tricks on them ✓
- because they didn't notice his plea for help
- because they thought it would be funny
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- Which animal rescued Anansi from the fire?
- the lion
- the elephant
- the antelope ✓
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- How did Anansi show his gratitude towards Antelope?
- He said he would help her if she ever needed it. ✓
- He spun her a web.
- He hugged her and said thank you.
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- Who were Antelope and her baby in danger from?
- other animals
- Anansi
- hunters ✓
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- How did Anansi protect the baby antelope?
- He chased the hunters away.
- He spun a web around a bush to hide the baby. ✓
- He led the hunters away.
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- Why did Anansi protect Baby Antelope?
- He felt like he had to.
- He cared about Antelope and wanted to repay the kindness she had shown him. ✓
- He wanted something in return from Antelope.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Anansi is a spider in African folktales and he is famous for being a trickster.
- Summarising key events and ideas in a story helps to build our understanding of it.
- Anansi faces danger and Antelope saves him when no other animal will.
- When Antelope and her baby are in danger from hunters, Anansi uses his trickery for good to protect Baby Antelope.
- Antelope and Anansi forged a friendship through showing acts of kindness and loyalty.
Common misconception
Children may include unnecessary details when summarising the story.
Model non-examples when summarising the story. For example, model a sentence where an unnecessary detail has been included and ask the children to spot which piece of information could be taken out.
Keywords
Folktale - an oral story passed down over time that teaches a moral
Trickster - a person who cheats or deceives people
Summarise - to pull out the key events and ideas from a text
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