Focus:Theme:Topic:ReadingWorld of StoriesThe Princess and The Dragon2.2Pupils will be able to demonstrate understanding of avariety of linear and non-linear texts in the form ofprint and non-print materials using a range ofstrategies to construct meaning.ContentStandard:LearningStandard:2.2.4 Able to read and understand a paragraph with simple and compound sentences. (SK)2.2.4 Able to read and understand a paragraph of 5 8 simple sentences. (SJK)Objective:Time :Teaching Aids:Extra-CurricularElements:By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to read andsequence the story correctly.30 / 60 minutespicture cards, phrase cards, power point presentation, sentencestripsConstructivismActivity1. Pupils are given figurines of characters.2. Teacher pastes phrase cards on the board.3. Pupils match the figurines to the phrase cards.4. Pupils read aloud all the phrases.Teaching & Learning StrategyRead and matchNotesFigurines and phrasecards.Readinga king, a queen, aprincess, a prince, anogre, a knight, a dragon, acastle, a tower, a bag ofgold, the kings land185Activity5. Teacher reads the story, The Princess and the Dragon.6. In groups, give pupils sentence strips of the story, The Princess and the Dragon.7. Teacher picks a group to start a story chain. (This group identifies and reads the first sentence of the story).8. The first group to identify the second sentence continues the story chain. (This activity is repeated until the whole story is completed.)7. Invite pupils to read the story with the correct pronunciation and intonation.8. Distribute worksheets. Pupils complete them.Assessment:Able to read the story withthe correct pronunciationand intonation.Remedial:Pupils are able to re-arrange sentencescorrectly.Enrichment:Get pupils to talk about aperson they liked ordisliked in the story.Teaching & Learning StrategyPresentationNotesPower point presentationPractice by recallingSentence Strips(Appendix 2)Practice by recallingReinforcementLevel 1 (Appendix 3)Level 2 (Appendix 4)Level 3 (Appendix 5)The assessment is carriedout as step 7 is carriedout.Appendix 4Critical Thinking186Appendix 1Story -The Princess and The Dragon Once upon a time there was a king and aqueen. They lived in a golden castle with theirbeautiful daughter. One night an ugly ogre lockedthe princess in his tower. The king promised to givea bag of gold to the knight who could rescue theprincess. All the knights in the lands rode to theogres tower. The ogre was so scary that they rodeaway as fast as they could. The next day a friendlydragon saw the princess in the tower. The dragonblew the ogre into the ocean. The dragon put theprincess on his back and flew into the sky. Then, thedragon took the princess back to the castle. Theking was so happy with the dragon. He gave thedragon the bag of gold.192Appendix 2Sentence strips for the story -The Princess and TheDragonOnce upon a time there was a king and a queen.They lived in a golden castle with their beautifuldaughter.One night, an ugly ogre locked the princess in histower.The king promised to give a bag of gold to theknight who could rescue the princess.All the knights in the lands rode to the ogres tower.The ogre was so scary that they rode away as fastas they could.The next day, a friendly dragon saw the princess inthe tower.The dragon blew the ogre into the ocean.In the end, the dragon took the princess back tothe castle.The king was so happy with the dragon.He gave the dragon the bag of gold.193Appendix 3Match correctly.1.a princess2.a knight3.a king4.a dragon5.an ogre194Appendix 4Read the sentences.One night, an ugly ogre locked the princess in his tower.Once upon a time there was a king and a queen.They lived in a golden castle with their beautiful daughter.The king promised to give a bag of gold to the knight who could rescue the princess.All the knights in the lands rode to the ogres tower.The next day, a friendly dragon saw the princess in the tower.The ogre was so scary that they rode away as fast as they could.In the end, the dragon took the princess back to the castle.The dragon blew the ogre into the ocean.He gave the dragon the bag of gold.The king was so happy with the dragon.Now, re-arrange the sentences correctly.1. __________________________________________________________2. __________________________________________________________3. ___________________________________________________________4. ___________________________________________________________5. ____________________________________________________________6. ____________________________________________________________7. ____________________________________________________________8. ____________________________________________________________9. ____________________________________________________________10. ____________________________________________________________11. ____________________________________________________________195http://syazalina83.blogspot.comAppendix 5Read the sentences.One night, an ugly ogre locked the princess in his tower.Once upon a time there was a king and a queen.They lived in a golden castle with their beautiful daughter.The king promised to give a bag of gold to the knight who could rescue the princess.All the knights in the lands rode to the ogres tower.The next day, a friendly dragon saw the princess in the tower.The ogre was so scary that they rode away as fast as they could.In the end, the dragon took the princess back to the castle.The dragon blew the ogre into the ocean.He gave the dragon the bag of gold.The king was so happy with the dragon.Now, write the story in a paragraph.196