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Aim : to give teachers an overview of the story Outlines what the story is about.: synopsis of the story the events in the story characters the message of the story
SECTION 1 : Synopsis: The story is about a hungry tiger looking for food in a jungle. While he was walking in the jungle, suddenly, a tree fell on it. The tiger cried for help. A buffalo heard the cries and came to help him. It used its horns to remove the tree. Once the tiger was free, the tiger bit the buffalos leg. The buffalo cried out in pain. A mouse deer heard the noise and came to find out what was it about. The mouse deer wanted to help the buffalo. The mouse deer got an idea. It asked them to show how it happened. The buffalo and tiger showed what had happened. The buffalo was free and the tiger was once again trapped under the tree! The buffalo thanked the mouse deer for saving its life.
Tiger
Buffalo
helpful, strong
Mouse deer
The Message
Never take advantage Listen before taking action
Always be fair
Worksheet 1 to 3 Activities Enhancing pupils prediction skill Teacher can actually guide the pupils by providing key words.
Worksheet 1 What was the tiger looking at ? Why was the tiger so afraid ? What is going to happen next ?
Activities Worksheet 2
1. Look at the picture below. Do you know what is happening here? Fill in the bubbles with suitable dialogues.
Activity Worksheet 3
The mouse deer has a few questions for you. Can you help answer his questions?
Answer :
Post Watching Activities Worksheets 4 and 5 Activities Worksheet 4 is a simple sequencing activity to help students recall the sequence of ideas in the story. For worksheet 5, students can do the activity individually or in small groups. This activity promotes the use of students speaking and writing skills.
Activities Worksheet 4
Your friend looks at these pictures. He is confused. Match the pictures to the correct numbers to show the sequence of the story.
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Post Activities
Reading
Worksheet 5
Your friend wants to know about the story of `The Clever Mouse Deer. Look at the pictures below and tell the story. Then, write out the story.
The aim of these activities is to enhance students understanding of the main characters in the story. Worksheet 7 further explores students imagination and creativity by asking them to imagine how the characters must have felt at the end of the story. Teachers should always bear in mind that students interpretation may sometimes differ from our own expectations. However, as long as students are able to tell why they chose their answers (justification), then their answers are acceptable.
Activities Worksheet 6
These are the characters from the story. Fill as much details as you can about them.
Activities Worksheet 7
The mouse deer had tricked the tiger. What do you think those two animals felt about it?
Activities Worksheet 8 The activity in this worksheet helps students analyse the whole structure of the story. Through this activity, students will be able to identify the building up of the story in a simple form.
Your friend reads these sentences. He is not sure about the sequence. Can you match these sentences to the correct numbers to show the sequence of the story? Then, rewrite the sentences in a paragraph. 1 Suddenly, a tree fell on it. 2 3 The buffalo heard the cries. He moved the tree. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The tiger cried for help.. The mouse deer wanted to know how it happened.
The buffalo ran away. He thanked the mouse deer for helping him.
The buffalo cried in pain. The mouse deer heard the cries.