Drawing conclusions and making comparisons 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'

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Understanding the genre of 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'

Reading the folktale 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'

Building comprehension of 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'

Building comprehension of 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby' through rich discussions

In 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby’, children developed their understanding of the features of a traditional tale and inferred meaning from the text. In ’The Sheep Pig’, children will develop their inference skills with a more complex narrative and story structure. They will discuss how the author creates an impression of different characters. 

In 'Mulan’, pupils read and listened to a traditional tale. They developed their understanding of the features of a traditional tale and discussed the theme of a hero. In ’Anansj and the Antelope Baby’, pupils will read a traditional folk tale and will develop their understanding of what a moral is.

In this unit, pupils read and explore the folktale, 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'. They use retrieval and inference to develop their comprehension of the text. Finally, pupils will explore the key themes and engage in rich discussions.

'Anansi and the Antelope Baby': reading

True or false? There is only one moral that can be interpreted in a story.

Which of the following elements help us to identify a moral in a story?

True or false? Readers will always understand a text in the same way.

to identify similarities and differences between two or more things

What does it mean to make **comparisons**?

It helps you reflect on admirable traits you have and anything you'd change.

How does making a comparison between a story with a moral and your own life benefit you?

a piece of interesting information from a story

a lesson that can be learnt from a story 

How does Anansi use his trickery in the story of 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'?

because he wants to repay the kindness Antelope showed him

Why does Anansi go out of his way to protect Baby Antelope?

She uses her breath to extinguish the fire.

She uses her physical strength to carry Anansi to safety.

How does Antelope's **strength** help Anansi?

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.

How does Anansi's **strength** help Antelope?

True or False? Anansi and Antelope use their different strengths to show kindness and protection to one another.

Starter Quiz

What is a moral?