Garde 1 - Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide

Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 10A | All Stories Are Anansi’s 169

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Quarrel

1. In today’s story Anansi quarrels with his wife over something.


2. Say the word quarrel with me three times.


3. To quarrel means to argue.


4. The two boys quarrel over the same toy because they do not want to
   share or take turns.


5. Have you ever been in a quarrel before? Who did you quarrel
   with? What did you quarrel about? [Sentence frame: “I quarreled
   with ; we quarreled over .”]

Capture

1. In today’s story Anansi and his wife think of a plan to capture Onini—
   the python.


2. Say the word capture with me three times.


3. Capture means to catch, hunt, or take something.


4. The leopard captures the deer after following the deer for a little while.


5. Do you think Anansi, a little spider, will be able to capture Onini, a big
   snake?

Purpose for Listening

Remind students that the title of this folktale is “All Stories Are Anansi’s.”
Tell students to listen carefully to find out why Nyame, the sky god,
gives Anansi a box at the end. [Have students point to the last scene on
Response Card 10.]

By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:

 Demonstrate familiarity with “All Stories Are Anansi’s”

 Describe the characters, setting, and plot of “All Stories Are Anansi’s”

 Identify that “All Stories Are Anansi’s” is a folktale