CORAL ISLAND

• English and media
• Secondary Education

     *WELCOME TO ENGLISH CLASS*

Expected Learning Outcomes

*Read and comprehend the adventure story of 'Coral island'.

*Describe the illustrations used in the story.

*Summarize the key details of the story. 

*Identify and connect with the theme of the narrative  

*Find the contextual meaning of the new words given.  

*Analyse and List the values and qualities shown by the characters. 

*Recapitulate Simile and Metaphor  

*Identify commands used in the sentence structure in the story.  

*Think and give their opinions on the actions in the story. 

*Identify adverbs used in the story.  

*Predict what would happen next in the story. 

 

WHAT DO THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE STORY TELL US?

WHAT DO THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE STORY TELL US?
WHAT TYPE OF STORY?

DESCRIBE THE GIVEN SCENE?

USE VERBS AND ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE THE GIVEN SCENE?

CORAL ISLAND

Author- R.M. Ballantyne

This famous Adventure(Classic-Fiction) was published in 1858.

British colonialism expanded in the Pacific in the nineteenth century.

WARM UP-Big question?

What choices do you have when being attacked?

List the names of the characters you have come across while reading the story.

THE STORY

SUMMARY AND THEME

*THE THREE SHIPWRECKED BOYS USE A LOG AS A FISHING BOAT.

*THEY FLEE FOR THEIR LIVES WHEN A SHARK SHOWS INTEREST IN THEM.

*THEME-FACING DANGER, LEADERSHIP, SURVIVAL

What problem are the boys confronted with when they go fishing?

'FIGHT OR FLIGHT'means to face the situation or get away.
When do the boys do both?

What qualities make Jack a good leader of the group?

1. QUICK DECISIONS
2. OBSERVES EVERYTHING
3. WISE ADVICE,CARING ATTITUDE
4. ALL OF THE ABOVE!

WHAT DO YOU THINK SAVES THE BOYS?

1. LOOKING FOR HELP
2. QUICK THINKING
3. PANIC
4. BRAVERY

FIND SOME COMMANDS (ORDERS,INSTRUCTIONS)IN THE STORY.
Example-'Look out!
(start with verb; short; end in exclamation mark; address a person)

CAUSE AND EFFECT
While Ralph and Peter try to balance the log, what does Jack do when the shark attacks?

What does the simile 'like a statue' say about jack as he is waiting to hit the shark?

1. Shows he is totally still
2. He is acting smart
3. He does not know what to do
4. Implies worthy of a statue being made,a hero

Pick another character from the story and make a simile or metaphor about them?

Let's revise adverbs

Adverbs used in the story

Adverbs of Manner

*savagely

*incredibly

*clumsily

*furiously

Let's be detectives and find more adverbs..........

Identify and list some examples of ADVERBS used in the story.

Vocabulary Building

Test your comprehension by matching the words with their contextual meanings.

a) snout

an animal that naturally preys on others

push suddenly or violently in a specified direction

extremely ugly or unpleasant

in a fierce, violent and uncontrolled manner

the projecting nose and mouth of an animal

b) thrust

c) hideous

d) savagely

e)predator

What do you think would happen next in the story?

Home Assignment

*REVISE THE NEW WORDS LEARNT IN THE STORY AND FRAME 5 SENTENCES 

*ATTEMPT  CREATIVE WRITING EXERCISE ON PAGE 4 OF YOUR 

SHORT READS ACTIVITY BOOK

*ATTEMPT TWO PAGES GOOD HAND PRINT IN YOUR 

ENGLISH NOTEBOOK

*HEADING:  CORAL ISLAND (SHORT READS)

*S.NO : 2:16

DATE: 14/12/20