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Reading the folktale 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'

I can summarise the folktale of 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'.

New
New
Year 3

Reading the folktale 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'

I can summarise the folktale of 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Anansi is a spider in African folktales and he is famous for being a trickster.
  2. Summarising key events and ideas in a story helps to build our understanding of it.
  3. Anansi faces danger and Antelope saves him when no other animal will.
  4. When Antelope and her baby are in danger from hunters, Anansi uses his trickery for good to protect Baby Antelope.
  5. 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

Use illustrations or precise phrases from the text to support in the retelling of the story.
Teacher tip

Equipment

You need a copy of the ‘Anansi and the Antelope Baby’ from 2016 Oxford University Press edition of ‘Mischief Makers’ retold by Tony Bradman for this lesson.

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Who is the main character in 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'?
Correct answer: Anansi
Antelope
Antelope Baby
Q2.
What is Anansi famous for?
the jokes he tells
the songs he sings
Correct answer: the tricks he plays
Q3.
What was Anansi doing at the beginning of the story, 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'?
playing tricks on others
Correct answer: spinning a spider's web in a bush
sleeping in a bush
Q4.
What problem does Anansi encounter?
His web falls apart.
Correct answer: A forest fire starts to head towards him.
An animal tries to eat him.
Q5.
What is a prediction?
a summary of what has happened so far
your opinion on a text
Correct answer: a sensible guess about what will happen next
Q6.
What type of story is 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'?
a magical fairytale
Correct answer: an African folktale
a poem
a non-fiction information text

6 Questions

Q1.
In 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby', why did most of the animals not help Anansi?
Correct answer: 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
Q2.
Which animal rescued Anansi from the fire?
the lion
the elephant
Correct answer: the antelope
Q3.
How did Anansi show his gratitude towards Antelope?
Correct answer: He said he would help her if she ever needed it.
He spun her a web.
He hugged her and said thank you.
Q4.
Who were Antelope and her baby in danger from?
other animals
Anansi
Correct answer: hunters
Q5.
How did Anansi protect the baby antelope?
He chased the hunters away.
Correct answer: He spun a web around a bush to hide the baby.
He led the hunters away.
Q6.
Why did Anansi protect Baby Antelope?
He felt like he had to.
Correct answer: He cared about Antelope and wanted to repay the kindness she had shown him.
He wanted something in return from Antelope.