FAIR’S FAIR

CHARACTERS &
CHARACTERISTICS
Characters: people involved in the story. They
can play the role of a major or a minor
character.
Characteristics: adjectives or phrases that
describe the characters in the story

For example: lazy prince, intelligent maid.

 M A J OR
A C T E RS
CHAR
 Raj’s dad

Woman
with MINOR Lee’s mum
AC T E RS
shopping CHAR
bag

Mrs Green
1 Dishonest₂

2 Obedient

3 Sympathetic₂

4 Obedient₂

5 Resourceful

6 Intelligent

7 Honest
• Obedient
• Intelligent
• Sympathetic
• Honest
• Sympathetic
• Dishonest
• Obedient
• Resourceful
• Dishonest
  SETTING

 POINT OF VIEW

 THEMES
 Social - who

Time - Place -
when where

SETTING
 Setting of Time : refers to the time or period
the story is set in

 How many days do you think the story is set?

 Is there any event at night? Or during the day
only?
 Social setting: refers to the class of people
involved

 Is the story about royal people?

 Or about poor people?
 Or they are just average people
Setting of Place : refers to the place where the
events occur

 Can you think of the places where events in

the story take place?
 Third
First person
person

POINT OF
VIEW
 Point of View

 First person: the narrator is one of the

character involved
 Third person: The narrator describes
characters in the story.
 THEMes
 Central message of a literary work.

 the idea that the author wish to convey

 It is expressed in a sentence or a general
statement
Which theme (s) do you think is/ are in the story??

Determination
Love for leads to
Family? success?

Love Friendship?
yourself?
Negative
Trusting the effects of
right person? boasting?
 Friendship

A true friend loves you unconditionally, will not

judge you but always tries to support you and gives
good advice.
Sam and Raj help Lee to raise money so that Lee
can go to the fair with them. They do not abandon
him but try their best to make him able to join them.
 Determination

“When there is a will, there is a way” If you

want something, you will find a way to have it.
The children are determined to go to the fair
together. They do not give up when Lee does not
have money and fail to earn money. They
continue to do a few jobs to earn money.
 A Person of Integrity
It is never a disadvantage to be a person of
integrity. Someone who is honest and keeps to
moral principle will earn himself good name and
even good return.
In the story, Lee keeps to his integrity by returning
the woman’s purse even though he could just take
the money. In the end, his integrity leads him to
being rewarded! He is praised for his honesty and
he earns money to go to the fair.
 HOTS

1. Give a reason why the children asked

permission from their parents to go to the fair.

2. If you were Lee, would you give the girl

some money to get a new ball. Give a reason
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1. Has someone ever done a really nice thing for
you? Describe the good deed.

2. Does one has to be rewarded for every good

deed?