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10.4.1 Intensive Reading: Short story (Class Reader)
English · Grade 8 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Main events in a class-reader short story; graphic organiser
- Setting: time and place, and why they matter
- Relating events to real life
What you will be able to do
- highlight the main events in the story
- relate the events in the short story to real life
- identify the setting in the short story
- appreciate the importance of literature in life
Key questions
“How do events flow logically in a story?”
“Why is the setting of a story important to the reader?”
Lessons
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Main events and setting
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRead a class-reader extract. Map the main events. Name the setting and why it matters.
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Relate the events to real life
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizConnect Aisha’s contest, mural and rain to real Kenyan school and family choices.