Walking Through the Genres - Short Story Y4 050413

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THE CONTEMPORARY CHILDRENS

LITERATURE

WALKING THROUGH THE GENRE

THE SHORT STORY

YEAR 4


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THE KING OF KITES


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About The Short Story

A short work of fictional prose and much shorter than a

novel.

The mood captures the general feel of the story (sad,

happy, humour etc.).

The characters are based on real-life people, and the

plot may be inspired by a real-life event; but overall

more of the story is made-up! than real.


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ELEMENTS IN SHORT STORY

Sett!"

The time and location in which a story takes place. Also refers to place, time,

weather conditions, social conditions, mood or atmosphere.

P#ot

A plot tells the series of events in a story.

Co!$#%t

The conflict ties one incident to another and makes the plot move."ithin a short story, there may be only one central struggle (conflict) or there

may be one dominant struggle (conflict) with many minor ones.

Ch&r&%ter

#haracters are the people found in the story. #haracterisation is the

information the author gives the reader about the characters in the story.

Po!t o$ 'e(

$n a story, the point of view is the angle from which the story is told.

The)e

A theme is the main message%moral issues%important lessons that can befound in the story.


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more interesting than the te&ts found in te&tbooks.

themes of the story relates to pupils interests and e&perience.

transport them to the realm of imagination and encourage imagination

a tool to generate and hone pupils' critical and creative thinking skills.

helps improve pupils' reading and vocabulary skills.

allows pupils to share their opinions, ideas and feelings.

e&poses pupils to e&periences in life

teaches pupils to develop empathy and understanding for their fellow

humans.

builds confidence and cooperation through learner-centred

activities.

elp pupils to acuire the four language skills (listening, speaking,

WHY THE SHORT STORY IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOM*


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SYNOPSIS

Anil is a very skillful kite maker and his mother is a skillful

seamstress. "hen Anil hears about the big wedding in the village,

he decides to make twelve kites to fly in honour of the bride.

owever, Anil's mother needed to make clothes for the special

day and she needed Anil's help and his ribbons and seuins too.

As a result, Anil could not make his kites as time was running out

because he had to help his mother. *ne&pectedly, Anil's friends

helped him by giving their old kites to be used. Anil's mother

helped him to decorate the kites. +n the wedding day, Anil and his

mother were able to get their tasks done and everyone was happy

with their good work.


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Ch&r&%ter+

A!#

A!#+ )other


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The story takes place in a village in $ndia. The clay pots in the background,

the sari (traditional costume worn by $ndian ladies) and the bangles on theirhands, can all attest to the fact that the setting depicts an $ndian village.

Sett!"


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E,e!t+ I! The StoryAnil, the ing of ites was good at making and flying kites.

Anil's mother, the ueen of eedles was good at sewing.

/very morning, they sat down in a corner of the yard to do their work.

+ne day, Anil heard about a wedding in the village.

e wanted to make twelve kites with seuins to fly them all at once.

Anil's mother had to prepare e&tra shirts and saris for the wedding.

Anil's mother needed Anil's help to get more cloth and thread.

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Anil ran straight to the market to buy things for his mother.

is friends asked him about the twelve new kites for the wedding.

Anil was sad because his mother used his kite's materials for her

sewing.

is friends knew he was sad and wanted to help him.

e woke up the ne&t morning and saw twelve kites on the ground.

is mother helped him to decorate the kites.

Anil's twelve kites flew high in the sky on the wedding day.


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Me++&"e+ ! the +tory

"e should learn to be appreciative and thankful for

what we have in life.

"e should be obedient, respectful and be

thoughtful of others.

"e should learn to value friendship and not take

things for granted.

"e should never give up and always strive for the

best in everything we do.


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0oral 1alues

elpful

Thoughtful

+bedient

2ilial

3iligent

4atient

Appreciative


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5et's have fun65et's have fun6

A%t,ty -

7.Think of your best friend and list the things you like about

him%her.

8.*se ad9ectives to describe your best friend. (/&ample: friendly,

honest, kind, and etc)


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A%t,ty .

7.$n pairs, take turns to read the te&t aloud.

8.Bcan the te&t and underline different dialogues

uttered by different people in the story

.Ask pupils to number the dialogues according to the

correct seuence of the story.


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uess who says this?uess who says this?

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5et's have fun C Activity


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THANK YOU!THANK YOU!

Ewe Choy Choo, English Lang Unit (Primary

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