STORIES

STORY 1

WILLIAM TELL: READING COMPREHENSION

A. What do you know about William Tell?  Write down your ideas.

B.  Look at the picture.  Describe it.  Make predictions about the story you are going to read.

B. Click on the link and follow the instructions.

William-Tell-the-Story

1. Find the names of people and places.

2. List the artificial and natural landscape features.

3. Write down verbs in the third person singular form.

DYNAMITE TIMER

C. Read and listen to the story.  Compare your ideas in A with the events in the story.  What's the same?  What's different?

D. As you read the story, find words that match the definitions below.

VOCABULARY

Find the verb.

1. This is what Japanese people do when they say hello to each other.

2. To speak in a very loud voice.

3.  When your eyes focus on something.

4.  When you don't live anymore.

5.  This is what you do with a gun or a bow and arrow.

6.  This is a sound you make when something is very funny.

7.  When you move your legs very fast, you do this.

8.  When you direct a vehicle to a particular place.

9.  When you go into the air with both legs.

10.  When your body goes to the ground by accident.

E. Complete the comprehension activity.

WILLIAM-TELL-Reading-Comprehension

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STORY 2 

RIP VAN WINKLE: READING COMPREHENSION

1. Look at the picture.  Describe it.  What can you see?

2. What do you think is happening?

3. Can you make any predictions about the story you are going to read?

The story is set in the Catskills Mountains.  Where are they?

Watch the video.

THE STORY

a. Write down a list of adjectives to describe the protagonist.

b. How would you feel if you were Rip Van Winkle?  Why?

c. What's your favourite part of the story.

d. In groups prepare a theatrical presentation of the story.

e. Before you present your play, design a publicity poster.

STORY 3

HERCULES: READING COMPREHENSION

1. In one minute, write down everything you know or have heard about Hercules.

TIMER

2. Describe the picture above.  What can you see?  What is happening?

3. What do you know about Greek mythology.

4. Watch the video and compare your answers with what you see.

5. Watch the video again.  Who were they?

ZEUS

POSEIDON

HADES

APHRODITE

APOLLO

ATHENA

HERMES

HERCULES AND ODYSSEUS

6. What is a demi-god?

7. Watch the video and correct your answers.

8. READ AND COMPLETE THE QUIZ ABOUT GREEK MYTHOLOGY.

Now you're ready to read the story.  Enjoy!

WILLIAM TELL AND OTHER STORIES - Oral presentation

Dear Year 5 students,

Your oral presentation for this term will be in the form of a dramatic presentation.  You must do the following:

1. divide yourselves into groups of five

2. choose a story from the book, "William Tell and Other Stories" that we've read in class

3.  each person must choose a character and say some of the lines

4. decide who will have the following responsibilities: director, stage manager, script writer, props, costume

5.  write the script - you can make any changes you think will be necessary

6. present the play - you can do the presentation inside or outside

You can use these resources to help you:

William Tell

King Matthias and the Good Shepherd

Johnny Appleseed

Lord Bao and the Stone

Tom Blood

Have fun working on this project!

Janine