Unraveling the Mystery of Prologues

Unraveling the Mystery of Prologues

Learning Objective

Understand the purpose of a prologue and identify its role in a story.

What do you already know about prologues?

What is a Prologue?

A prologue is an introductory section of a literary work, often setting the stage for the main story.

Purpose of a Prologue

A prologue provides background information, context, or foreshadowing to help readers understand the main story.

Visible Thinking Routine: Think-Pair-Share

Students will think about a prologue individually, discuss with a partner, and then share their thoughts with the class.

Sample Prologue Analysis

Read a short prologue together and discuss its significance in relation to the main story.

Identifying Prologues

Engage in an activity to identify prologues in various literary works or movies.

Creating a Prologue

Encourage students to write their own prologue for a story they have in mind.

Reflecting on Learning

Discuss the importance of prologues and share insights gained from the lesson.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.