Activity 4: Answer questions on the story

1. The plot of the story is the place and time the story takes place. 2. Do not forget to take notes the first time a story is read. 3. The dragon has leathery wings. 4. Samantha shares a bedroom with her brother. 5. The story takes place at night. 6. Samantha hears a scratching noise at her door. 7. Jimbo doesn’t usually play tricks on Samantha. 8. Samantha has never seen a tiny dragon like this before. 9. Jimbo was fast asleep when he first heard the scratching at the window. 10. Samantha turned off her overhead light to see into the dark.

Mark your work as the facilitator reads out the answers. Explain why the questions you answered as false are incorrect.

11. In two to three sentences, explain what the main idea of the story is. 12. Provide at least two different endings to the story. Be as creative as possible. 13. The dragon is not shown in the illustration. Draw a picture to show what you think the dragon looks like.

Activity 5: Read aloud

How to read aloud

• Understand what you are reading. • Form a picture in your mind of what the story is about. • Let your voice show the feeling/emotion in the story.

You can do this by: 1. Letting your voice go high or deep to suit the story. 2. Reading some parts quickly, others at a medium pace and others more slowly. This will depend on what is happening in the story. 3. Read some parts loudly and others more softly. • Pronounce the words correctly and end the word clearly. • Use the punctuation correctly; stop at full stops, pause at commas, use volume and emotion for exclamation marks and a questioning tone for questions. • Use good body language by standing or sitting in a relaxed manner; make eye contact with the audience.