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