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Children’s Literature in the Primary School (CLiPS)

Unit Plan : NOBLE TALES UNTOLD


Unit Overview
Unit Title
Noble Tales Untold (Values in Life)
1. The Caring Tree
2. Holes in the Fence
3. True Wealth
Unit Summary
By the end of the fourth month, pupils should be able to understand and talk about characters,
setting, theme, plot and point of view of the 3 short stories, produce a Character Quilt, Make a new
Book Jacket and Dramatize a scene ( choose from the 3 stories) to be presented at the year-end
concert.
Subject Area
Literature + Art + Moral
Grade Level
Primary 6
Approximate Time Needed
4 months (16 x 30 minutes)
Unit Foundation
Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
Syllabus Specifications: world
1.3.1 Listen to key words and phrases in stories, recounts, and descriptions heard.
1.3.3 Listen to and understand phrases in stories, recounts and descriptions heard.
1.5.2 Listen to simple descriptions, recounts, news reports and factual texts and give the main ideas
and supporting details.
1.7.1 Listen to stories, fables and legends and give the names of people, animals and places.
1.7.2 Listen to stories, fables and legends and give details.
1.7.3 Listen to stories, fables and legends and give the sequence of events.
1.7.4 Listen to stories, fables and legends and predict outcomes.
1.7.5 Listen to stories, fables and legends and talk about the moral of the story or fable and of the
lesson learnt.
1.7.6 Listen to stories, fables and legends and share feelings about the stories, fables and legends
heard.
2.6.2 Continuing a story being told.
2.6.3 Tell what happens next
2.6.6 Tell simple stories.
2.7.1 Name the good and bad characters and tell why they are good or bad.
2.7.2 Talk about the place in a story.
2.7.3 Talk about the events in a story.
2.7.4 Talk about the values explored in the stories.

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2.8.1 State whether one likes or does not like the story and give reasons.
2.8.2 Relate the story to one’s life.
3.4.3 Read aloud poems and stories clearly and expressively
3.9.1 Read and give details about the place in the story.
3.9.2 Read and give details about the people and animals in the story.
3.9.3 Read and talk about the actions of people and animals in a story read.
3.9.4 Read and tell and write why a person or animal in a story is good or bad.
3.9.5 Relate the people and events in the story to one’s life.
4.2.3 Complete mind-maps, diagrams with information from the text
4.2.2 Write words and phrases in clear and legible writing.

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Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes


Students will be able to:
• Understand the text’s characters, setting, theme, plot and point of view of the short stories
through discussions, exercises and presentations.
• Produce a Character and event Quilt, Make a new Book Jacket and Dramatizing a scene from
the 3 stories as extension activities.

Curriculum-Framing Questions
Essential What are some of the most important values in life?
Question
What make people behave in such manner?
What is important in life?
What do parents want for us?
Unit Who do you think we hurt?
Questions What does doings mean?
What will happen to a person who shows anger?
Can being selfish hurt anyone?
What does wealth mean to you?
Why did the man cut the branch?
Why did the man chop down the trunk?
Why did the man go back to the tree?
Why was the boy crying?
Who made the boy decide to change?
What did the father ask him to do?
Content Who taught him to control his temper?
Questions Do we need to work hard for money?
Does nature give us joy?
What is the difference between town and village?
Do you like to take advantage on people?
Do you care about others?
What respect mean to you?

Student Assessment Plan


Assessment Summary
1. Worksheets
2. Peer Evaluation Form for Peers (Quilt) and (Book Jacket)
3. Mind Maps
4. Character and Event Quilt

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Assessment Timeline

Before project work begins Students work on projects After project work is
and complete tasks completed

Week 1 – 5 Week 6-8 Week 9-11 Week 12-13 Week 14-15 16


•Workdsheets •Completing the • Completing • Preparing • Rehearsal • Dramatizing
•Drawing second story the third the script
on the scenes
pictures of a boy (Holes in the story (True • Completion
dramatizi from 3
and a tree Fence) Wealth) of script for ng a stories.
•Creating a •Questioning • Presentation Dramatizing scene
•Designing a a scene. from 3
character and of Character
Book Jacket. and event short
event quilt
Quilt, and stories.
evaluation by
peers
Unit Details
Prerequisite Skills
• Drawing and painting ability
• Writing ability
• Pupils can identify themselves with the character in the story.
• Pupils can express themselves through verbal, linguistic or visual art activities.
Instructional Procedures
Prior to Instruction
Month 1
In this month students will be able to show their understanding of the text by completing mind maps,
exercises in worksheets, answering questions orally and drawing pictures.
Month 2
Here the students will be able to complete a Character Quilt, talk about it during group presentation
and evaluate peers’ work through justification.
Month 3
In this month students will be able to put the production group together, complete the script for the
skit ( one short story for each group )
Month 4
In this final month the students will be able go through rehearsals for the skit including full-dress
rehearsals and perform at the year – end concert and also show-case their final product of the
Character and event Quilt.
Extension Activities:
• Character and event Quilt
• Dramatizing a Scene
• Making a Book Jacket

Accommodations for Mixed Ability Instruction

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• Guidance to make a new Book Jacket


At Risk Student
• Take part in the skit/dramatizing with guidance

• Creating Character and event Quilt


• Reading out the parts of the characters
EFL Student
• Reading out the sentences

• Script Writing
Advanced Student
• Dramatizing the scene from the 3 stories

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Materials and Resources Required For Unit


Technology – Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)
✘ Camera Laser Disk VCR
✘ Computer(s) ✘ Printer ✘ Video Camera
✘ Digital Camera ✘ Projection System Video Conferencing Equip.
✘ DVD Player ✘ Scanner Other
✘ Internet Connection ✘ Television
Technology – Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)
Database/Spreadsheet ✘ Image Processing Web Page Development
Desktop Publishing Internet Web Browser ✘ Word Processing
E-mail Software ✘ Multimedia Other
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM

• The book ‘Noble Tales Untold’


• Worksheets
Printed Materials
• Pictures (of characters, setting, events)
• Sentence and word cards

• Costumes
Supplies
• Props
• Look up on websites for the meaning of words for ‘characters’ in the
stories.
Internet Resources
• Look up on how to create a Character and event quilt

• Parents
Other Resources
• Other teachers

Unit Plan template adapted from the Intel Essentials v10 Programme
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