Comprehension of a Story TEDU 220 August- December 2008 Jován Marrero Marrero

Introduction:Introduction: This design has been developed for students for 6th grade for the class of the English Language.

Table of Contents: ObjectivesPlot ObjectivesPlot GoalCharacters GoalCharacters Materials and ResourcesProblem Conflict Materials and ResourcesProblem Conflict Activities that could FindVocabulary Activities that could FindVocabulary Pre-ContentSolution Pre-ContentSolution First Video (The Vowel Song)Conclusion First Video (The Vowel Song)Conclusion The Meaning of Short StoryThird Video (Rhymes/English) The Meaning of Short StoryThird Video (Rhymes/English) Parts of a Story Practice Exercises Parts of a Story Practice Exercises Video (Parts of the Story)Fill The Blanks Video (Parts of the Story)Fill The Blanks Story (The Shepherd's Boy)True or False Story (The Shepherd's Boy)True or False SettingBonus SettingBonus

Objectives:Objectives: This design would help the student to analyze and understand the parts of the story. As to identify and streamline its method of reading.

GoalGoal The goal is that the students learn the parts of a story, analyze the structure and learn it.

Materials and Resources: Connecting to the Internet, computer audio to hear the videos entered in this design (Visual Aids). Printer if you want to print some exercises to practice.

Activities that could be found: You will have the opportunity to read a story, you'll find videos and audio. They will have a maximum of 10 exercises for his or her practice after finishing reading.

Pre-Content:Pre-Content: You can read a short story about a child that for not telling the truth, which occurred in a number of situations. As soon you finish the short story you will understand the meaning of the story. We need to pay great attention to the story, because then you will have a series of

Cont. Pre-Content questions, Fill the Blanks and True or False to have to answer concerning the story that you began to read.

First Video: The Vowel Song Click Icon to see the Video

The Meaning of Short Story The short story is a literary genre of fictional prose narrative that tends to be more concise. Taken of: in August 28, 2008http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_story

Parts of a Story: Setting, Main Idea, Plot, Characters, Conflict, Vocabulary and Conclusion.

Second Video: Parts of the Story Click icon to see the video

Story: The Shepherd's Boy Story: The Shepherd's Boy

There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark forest. It was rather lonely for him all day, so he thought upon a plan by which he could get a little company and some excitement. He rushed down towards the The Shepherd's Boy Taken from: in August 28,

Cont. The Shepherd's Boy village calling out "Wolf, Wolf," and the villagers came out to meet him, and some of them stopped with him for a considerable time. This pleased the boy so much that a few days afterwards he tried the same trick, and again Taken From: in August 28, in

the villagers came to his help. But shortly after this a Wolf actually did come out from the forest, and began to worry the sheep, and the boy of course cried out "Wolf, Wolf," still louder than before. But this time the villagers, who had been fooled twice Cont. The Shepherd's Boy Taken from: in August 28, 2008.

Cont. The Shepherd's Boy before, thought the boy was again deceiving them, and nobody stirred to come to his help. So the Wolf made a good meal off the boy's flock, and when the boy complained, the wise man of the village said: Taken from: in August 28,

Cont. The Shepherd's Boy “A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth." Taken from: in August 28, 2008http://

Setting:Setting: On the outskirts of a mountain

Plot:Plot: The boy is telling lies to the people of the village.

Characters:Characters: The Shepherd's Boy The Sheep The Villagers The Wolf

Problem/Conflict:Problem/Conflict: A child who was feeling he needed to draw the attention of the people, invented a lie in order to draw the attention of those who lived the village.

Vocabulary:Vocabulary: 1.shepherd: pastor 2.tend: cuidar de 3.lonely: solitario 4.rush: apurarse 5.trick: broma 6.actually: realmente

Cont. Vocabulary 7.worry: preocuparse 8.louder: más alto 9.had been fooled: habían sido engañados 10.twice: dos veces 11.deceive: engañar, mentir 12.stir: moverse

13.flock: rebaño 14.wise: sabio 15.liar: mentiroso Cont. Vocabulary

Solution:Solution: The child has learned to not tell lies. The lie has unexpected situations.

Conclusion:Conclusion: The boy learned that telling lies is not the right thing and you can bring negative situations.

Third Video: Rhymes for Learning English Click Icon to see the Video

Practice Exercises:

1.What is the title of the story: a. The sheep goes to the river a. The sheep goes to the river b. The boy that lives in the mountain b. The boy that lives in the mountain c. The Shepherd's Boy c. The Shepherd's Boy

SORRY ! ! ! The Sheep goes to the river is NOT the title of the story.

INCORRECT ! ! ! The Boy did not live in the mountain. Please, pay more attention.

GOOD ANSWER ! ! ! The title of the story is The Shepherd's Boy.

2.What the Sherperd boy wants ? a. Carry the sheep to the mountain a. Carry the sheep to the mountain b. A little company and some excitement b. A little company and some excitement c. The boy wants to camp in the Village c. The boy wants to camp in the Village

INCORRECT ! ! ! The boy did not want to carry the sheep to the mountain.

CORRECT ! ! ! The boy wants a little excitement and some company.

INCORRECT ! ! ! The child was never at the camp. Pay attention and read carefully.

3. Who worried the sheep ? a. A cow a. A cow b. A horse b. A horse c. A wolf c. A wolf

INCORRECT ! ! ! The cow is not presented in the story. Read carefully.

THIS IS NOT THE CORECT ANSWER ! ! ! The horse is not mentioned in the story.

JOB ! ! ! GOOD JOB ! ! ! The wolf was who scarred the poor sheep.

Fill the Blanks:

4.The Boy cried out __________ louder than before. a. Help me a. Help me b. Caution b. Caution c.“Wolf, Wolf” c.“Wolf, Wolf”

SORRY ! ! ! The boy did not cry for help.

THIS IS NOT THE CORRECT ANSWER! ! ! The boy never said caution in the story.

CONGRATULATIONS ! ! ! Yes, the boy cried out “Wolf, Wolf” to be heard.

5.The wolf made a good meal of __________. a. The Boys Flock a. The Boys Flock b. A chicken b. A chicken c. The Wise Man c. The Wise Man

TERRIFIC ! ! ! The wolf made a good meal of the boys flock.

INCORRECT ! ! ! In the story the wolf never saw a chicken.

SORRY ! ! ! The wolf was never found with the wise man from the village.

6.The Wise man tells the boy: “A _______ will not be _______, even he speaks the truth”. a. Boy, problem a. Boy, problem b. Liar, believed b. Liar, believed c. Children, the wolf c. Children, the wolf

INCORRECT ! ! ! The Wise man did not tell the boy: “A boy will not be problem.” Please, read carefully for the Next One.

GREAT WORK ! ! ! Yes, the wise man tells the boy: “A liar will not be believed even he speaks the truth”.

SORRY ! ! ! The Wise man did not tell the boy: “A Children will not be the wolf, even he speaks the truth”. It makes no sense.

True or False:

7.True or False ___The boy calls the children of the village ? a. Trueb. False a. Trueb. False

GREAT WORK ! ! ! The child began to call for help, he did not call the children of the village

INCORRECT ! ! ! The boy did not call at anytime the children of the village.

8.True or False The meaning of shepherd in Spanish is “pastor ”. a. Trueb. False a. Trueb. False

CORRECT ! ! ! The meaning of Shepherd's in Spanish is “pastor” de Ovejas.

INCORRECT ! ! The meaning of the word “Shepherd's” in Spanish is “Pastor de Ovejas".

9.True or False ___The People from the village wanted the child to die or reveal the truth. a. Trueb. False a. Trueb. False

CORRECT ! ! ! The boy is lying when he said again and again, people of the village do not believe it.

INCORRECT ! ! ! The people of the village never wanted to hurt the child.

10.True or False ___The boy lied more than 2 times ? a. Trueb. False a. Trueb. False

CORRECT ! ! ! The passage of days the child lied, lied and lied to the people of the town.

INCORRECT ! ! ! The boy lied to the people of the town more than two times.

BONUS:

What is the meaning of a short story ? a. Novel that defines the characters of the story a. Novel that defines the characters of the story b. The short story is a literary Genre of fiction b. The short story is a literary Genre of fiction c. The Shepherd’s boy is a short story c. The Shepherd’s boy is a short story

SORRY ! ! ! The Novel is not a short story. A novel is a story of what happens to some people in a certain place, time and circumstances.

GOOD JOB ! ! ! The short story is a literary genre of fictional prose narrative that tends to be more concise.

THIS IS NOT THE BEST ANSWER! ! ! The Shepherd's boy is a short story, but it is not the meaning of literary genre.