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Basic 1 · Ghanaian Language · Story Telling

Telling Stories

In this topic you will listen to stories. You will talk about the characters and what happened.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Name the characters in a story
  • Tell what happened in the story in order
  • Retell a short story

What you already know

  • Rhymes in our language

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

Strand
Oral Language
Sub-strand
Story Telling
Indicator
B1.1.4.1.1-3 – Discuss the characters and events of a story

Introduction

Our elders tell folktales. Many have Ananse the spider, the tortoise or the hare. Each story has characters and events.

1. Parts of a Story

Parts of a story
PartMeaning
Charactersthe people or animals in the story
Settingwhere the story happens
Eventswhat happens, in order
Lessonwhat the story teaches
Kwaku Ananse, a tortoise and a hare as story characters
Figure 1: Story characters Draw one story character.Illustration: Sirbus

2. Retelling a Story

  1. Say who is in the story.
  2. Say where it happened.
  3. Say what happened first, next and last.
  4. Say the lesson.

Tip: Use words like first, next, then and last.

New words

story
A telling of what happened.
character
A person or animal in a story.
event
Something that happens in a story.
folktale
An old story told by elders.

Summary

  • Stories have characters, setting, events and a lesson.
  • We tell events in order: first, next, last.
  • Folktales are old stories told by elders.

Class activity: Story Play

  1. Listen to a folktale in your Ghanaian language.
  2. Use the character picture cards to retell it.
  3. Act out the story with props.

You need: Ghanaian-language folktale picture book, Character picture cards, Calabash, Kente cloth props

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. A person or animal in a story is a…

    • A. Character
    • B. Setting
    • C. Lesson
    • D. Line
    Show answer
    Answer: CharacterCharacters are in stories.

  2. 2. Which word shows what happened first?

    • A. First
    • B. Last
    • C. Never
    • D. Tomorrow
    Show answer
    Answer: FirstWe use first for the start.

  3. 3. A folktale is an old story.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueElders tell folktales.

  4. 4. Stories have no characters.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseEvery story has characters.

  5. 5. Where a story happens is the ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: settingThat is the setting.

  6. 6. Name one character from a story you know.

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. Kwaku Ananse.Characters are people or animals.

Homework

  1. Ask an elder to tell you a folktale. Draw one character.