5 minutes STARTER ACTIVITY HOW DOES ONE BEGIN

5 minutes STARTER ACTIVITY HOW DOES ONE BEGIN A STORY? 1

ANSWERS TO STARTER ACTIVITY A. STORIES CAN BE OPENED USING: I. QUOTATIONS II. RELATING MEMORIES OF THE PAST 2

TOPIC: STORY OPENERS LESSON OBJECTIVE(S) 1. All children should be able to mention the types of starters 2. Most of the learners should be able to identify the types of starters 3. Some of the learners should be able to start story writing with the various types of starters. LESSON OBJECTIVE(S) KEY WORDS 1. Characters 2. Description 3. Mystifie 4. Conflict 5. Prologue 3

TEACHER INPUT: LESSON INTRODUCTION Define story openers. Story openers are sentences, clauses or phrases used to begin stories. For example: ‘He walked into the living room where everyone was sitting at the round table. ‘Happy birthday, dear Fred- er – ick…… Happy birthday to you’ ADD A FOOTER 9/7/2021 7: 33 AM 4

TEACHER INPUT TYPES OF STORY STARTERS. Character introduction: Here characters are the first people to meet. For example: ‘’smith yawned and looked around his space capsule’’ Begin with crucial memories: Relate memories of the past: ‘’it was seven months after hiding under the rock’’ D A FOOTER 9/7/2021 7: 33 AM 5

TEACHER INPUT Mystifier: Bringing confusion at the beginning of a story may set the readers on fire. For example: ‘’It was pleasure to burn’’ Purposeful prologue: This begins a story with words before words separating introductory from prefatory. ‘’the snow in mountain was melting and bunny had been dead for several weeks before we understood the gravity of our situation’’ 9/7/2021 7: 33 AM ADD A FOOTER 6

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15 minutes STUDENTS’ ACTIVTY Write about five lines story starter for the picture below using the example on it. 9/7/2021 7: 34 AM ADD A FOOTER 9

15 minutes CORRECTION OF STUDENTS’ ACTIVTY AFL (RAG RATING) 80% + ‘’At the gate were various types of flowers which made the garden an interesting place to visit………’’ 60% - 79% 59% & below ‘’Patrick peeped with fear into the garden which was very quiet. He was scared because there was no one either coming or going……. . ’’ 9/7/2021 7: 34 AM ADD A FOOTER 10

5 minutes PLENARY Define story opener? Give examples of story openers? ADD A FOOTER 9/7/2021 7: 34 AM 11