*HOW THE BUFFALO WERE RELEASED ON EARTH* SHORT READS

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EnglishSecondary EducationAge 13

This lesson contains 26 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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*WELCOME TO ENGLISH CLASS*

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SHOW AND TELL

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SHORT READS-FICTION
DLF PUBLIC SCHOOL

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    EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

*read and comprehend the adventure story
*read the text with correct pronunciation and intonation
*identify the main characters and events given in the story
*select the correct option to identify new words from the story (contextual meanings)
*identify and relate with the main message conveyed by the story (theme) 







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SEL ACTIVITY- BIG QUESTION 

 What happens when you keep good things for yourself? 

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BIG QUESTION - What happens when you keep good things for yourself?

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FOLK TALE

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How do the illustrations express that the buffalo might be important for people’s survival?
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MYTHS, LEGENDS & FABLES

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Q- What is the difference between myths, legends and fables?
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Q-Why are the people upset with the old woman?
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She was very rich
B
She was greedy and selfish
C
She was smart
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She was living alone

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Q-How do her actions affect their lives?
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They were hungry
B
They had no buffalo to hunt
C
They had no meat to sell
D
All of the above

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Q-When Coyote observes the old woman and the boy, what does he notice about the latter? How does he plan to use this information?
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The old woman's nephew was intelligent, they could ask him for help
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The old woman's nephew did not have a companion animal, he would be longing for a pet
C
The old woman's nephew was small, he could be overpowered
D
Coyote would change himself into a bird, the boy would take him home & there he would work on his plan to release the buffalo

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Q-Why doesn’t Coyote’s first plan work? What does he plan to do next?
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Q- How does the old woman feel about animals? How does the boy feel about them?
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Q- How does Coyote finally solve the people’s problem?
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Q- What do you think is the purpose of this story?
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To be unselfish and considerate
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To be generous
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To value sharing
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All of the above

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CLOSURE



 

Match my Mate 
activity on 
vocabulary words 
(drag and drop) 

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COMPLIED
KILLDEAR
CORRAL
STAMPEDED
TO AGREE
AN AMERICAN BIRD THAT NESTS ON THE GROUND
AN ENCLOSURE FOR ANIMALS
A rush of a herd of animals

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SUMMARY OF THE FOLK TALE
AN OLD  WOMAN KEEPS ALL THE BUFFALO IN A PEN AND WON'T SHARE THEM.
CLEVER  COYOTE OBSERVES HER NEPHEW AND WORKS OUT A WAY TO LET THE BUFFALO OUT
  • THEME: NOT TO BE SELFISH AND DISTRUSTFUL, VALUE SHARING & CARING
  • LITERATURE FOCUS: COUNTRY- SPECIFIC WORDS(USA): BUFFALO, COYOTE, CORRAL, KILLDEER

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Now I can:
*read and comprehend the adventure story
*read the text with correct pronunciation and intonation
*identify the main characters and events given in the story
*select the correct option to identify new words from the story (contextual meanings)
*identify and relate with the main message conveyed by the story
A
Strongly Agree
B
Agree
C
Need help

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Art Integration Activity-Home assignment    
Create a comic strip based on the importance of sharing. (How might the story have been different if the old woman had agreed to share the buffalo)
(CANVA/ADOBE/PIXTON)

 LAQ- (To be done in the English Notebook) S.No.-1.7
Q. Would you agree that the old woman wasn't really greedy and that she was only protecting the buffalo? Write a paragraph in which you state your opinion and use evidence from the story to support it. (30-40 WORDS)


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THANK YOU

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