Appendix
Learning to Know
(page 20, activity 3) Characters • Protagonist or main character: the story revolves around him/her • Antagonist: he/she acts against the protagonist • Secondary : he/she helps to move the story along Some stories also have a narrator , who recounts the events.
(page 17, activity 4) Plot The plot describes the sequence of events in a story. It is like a roller-coaster ride!
Climax: the most exciting part of the story
Rising actions: actions that lead to the climax
Falling actions: actions that lead to the end
Beginning: presents the characters and setting
Resolution: the end
Learning to Do
(page 19, activity 5)
Identifying direct and indirect speech
Use
Structure
Example
The words that were said are written between quotation marks (“ ”). Instead of a period to end the sentence, a comma is used and then who said the words. Some verbs such as said, asked , exclaimed , etc. are commonly used followed by the word that to introduce the reported words.
It repeats the exact words a character said.
“I will y to those royal birds,” the duckling said. The duckling said that he was going to y to those royal birds.
Direct Speech
Indirect Speech
It reports what a character said.
Making connections While reading a tale, you can become more engaged with it if you make connections with your own life. In order to do so, try to finish the following sentences: Learning to Learn (page 21, activity 4)
This passage reminds me of my own life because… I can relate to this character because… If it were me, I would… I felt like… (character) when I… Something similar happened to me when…
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