Teaching Short Story: The Fisherman and The Genie

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Teaching Short Story

The Fisherman and the Genie


(Dont show the topic for exercise
purpose.)
-Grade V
-

-Yubaraj Neupane
Course Facilitator

ABCD Objectives of the Lesson


(

Comprehension & Production)

By the end of the class, the Ss shall;


write the meaning of eight words.
tell the setting and characters name.
write answer of three questions with the
help of teacher.
write a brief summary in group.

Pre-reading activities
Setting the scene
Play the video for 1 minute on http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Idhb8
UqE0&list=PLGrNcSUFWUwmG3mLQ1eH
OMQWBm1jvEUnR

What is the story about?

Group division
Can you match the meaning of these
words?
seashore, weighed, dejected, sealed,
merchant, precious, genie, disgraceful
measured, closed, seaside, businessperson,
valuable, shameful, unhappy, spirit

(Pre-teach Vocabularies)

Play the video for 3 min.


What place does the story take place?

What is the time?

What is tone: happy or serious?

WHILE READING ACTIVITIES

Play the video completely.


Name the characters.

Who freed the genie?


Why did the genie want
kill the fisherman?

to

How did the fisherman put the genie in the pot again?

Watch the video once again


completely.

You can use this clue.

First, the fisherman


Then, the genie
Again, the fisherman
After that, the genie was furious
Finally, the fisherman merely picked
up the and sealed

Do you know these words?

centuries
captive
expectations
vowed
pleaded
vain and so on.

(Make them generalize these using the


referential sentences from the story. One can
play the video for further comprehension and
do the ongoing checking.)

What is the moral of the story? (Reward


the best group.)

Post-reading activity/ies

Is the title of the story suitable?


Why? (Justification of title)

Write a brief summary of the


story in group. (The best one
would be awarded.)

Home assignment
Which character do you like most
and why? Write a paragraph in about
100-120 words in group.
(For developing critical commentary
habit from the beginning boys would
favour the genie while the girls write for
the fisherman.)

Plan B
Use the story on Page no 111 if the
video/internet doesnt work. Other
activities would be similar.

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