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Basic 2 · Ghanaian Language · Story Telling

Retelling Stories and Their Lessons

In this topic you will retell part of a story and find the moral (lesson) in it.

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

  • Retell part of a story in order
  • Name the characters and setting
  • State the moral of a story

What you already know

  • Telling stories (Basic 1)

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

Strand
Listening and Speaking
Sub-strand
Story Telling
Indicator
B2.1.4.1.1-2 – Retell part of a story and recognize the morals/values in a story

Introduction

Ananse wanted all the food at a party for himself. He ended up with nothing. Stories like this teach us good values.

1. Retelling a Story

  1. Who is in the story?
  2. Where does it happen?
  3. What happens first, next and last?
  4. How does it end?

2. Morals and Values

Moral: The lesson a story teaches.

Stories and their morals
Story ideaMoral
a greedy character ends with nothingdo not be greedy
a tortoise wins a race by not stoppingkeep trying
a child who obeys is kept safeobey your parents
Ananse with too much food falling from his hands at a party
Figure 1: Ananse the greedy Draw the end of a story you know.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

retell
To tell a story again in your own words.
moral
The lesson of a story.
value
A good way of behaving.
greedy
Wanting too much for yourself.

Summary

  • We retell stories in order: first, next, last.
  • Every folktale has a moral.
  • Morals teach good values like sharing and obedience.

Class activity: Story Circle

  1. Listen to a folktale in your Ghanaian language.
  2. Each person retells one part in order.
  3. Agree on the moral of the story.

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. The lesson of a story is its…

    • A. Moral
    • B. Title
    • C. Setting
    • D. Page
    Show answer
    Answer: MoralThe moral is the lesson.

  2. 2. What is the moral of a story about a greedy character?

    • A. Do not be greedy
    • B. Eat more
    • C. Run fast
    • D. Sleep early
    Show answer
    Answer: Do not be greedyGreed brings trouble.

  3. 3. Folktales teach good values.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueThey carry morals.

  4. 4. We retell stories in any mixed-up order.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseWe retell in order.

  5. 5. Wanting too much for yourself is being ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: greedyThat is greed.

  6. 6. Write the moral of the tortoise and the hare.

    Show answer
    Answer: Keep trying; slow and steady wins.The tortoise did not give up.

Homework

  1. Ask an elder to tell you a story. Write its moral.