QUESTION TWO

Read Unit $2,$ English Language Conventions in Relation to Emergent Reading and

Writing, Section $1$: Children's Literature Relevant for Teaching EFAL, in your R$-$FLE $322$

$|$Curriculum and Learning Guide $($CLG$)$ before answering questions $2\mathrm{.}1-2\mathrm{.}5.$

Read the short story below and answer the questions that follow.

The Lion and the Mouse

Read the story and do the task below.

One day, a lion slept in the

jungle. A tiny mouse ran into his big

paw. The lion woke up and roared.

$"$Im sory, Lion! Please don't eat

me$,"$ the mouse squeaked.

in

help you someday." the mouse begged.

$"$Mr$.$ Lion, if you let me go$.$ I can

"Thank you!" the mouse sald and ran

away.

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$"$Ha$!$ You are too small to help me$.$ You are too small to eat."

the lion laughed.

A few days Iater, the mouse heard

the lion roaring. She quickly ran toward

the sound. She saw the lion stuck In a

wdl belp you. Lion. she told him.

The Llon tried to laugh but he was

sad.

The mouse started chewing the

ropes. Soon, the lion was free.

me up$.$ said the lion

$"$ didn't think you could do it$.$

Thank you," the lion salid.

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Page $4$ of $8$

$2\mathrm{.}1$ Do you think this story would be appropriate to read to your Grade R learners? Answer

yes$/$no and provide a reason for your answer.

$2\mathrm{.}2$ What is the moral of this story that you could teach to your learners?

$2\mathrm{.}3$ ldentify the genre for this story and provide a reason for your answer.

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Characteristics

$(1$ markx $4)$

$1.$

$2.$

$2\mathrm{.}4$ Select any four $(4)$ characteristics of children's literature that closely align with this story and

explain why you believe these characteristics are strongly connected to the story.

$3$

$4.$

Strategy

Link characteristics to the story $(2$ marks x $4)$

Cognitive

strategies

$2\mathrm{.}5$ Learning strategies are intentional behaviours and thoughts used by learners during the

learning process to better understand or remember new information $($Boghian$,2016$ p$\mathrm{.}54).$

Metacognitive

strategies

$(2)$

The three major types of learning strategies are set out in the table below. Complete the

table by linking the story of The Lion and Mouse to each learning strategy, by explaining

how you would implement each strategy.

Social$/$affective

strategies

$(2)$

Each strategy is explained in detail on pages $37-38$ in the CLG$,$ under IMPLEMENTATION

explain how you will employ the strategies to ensure learners understand the story well

enough to participate in the language discussion, under EXAMPLE you need to provide two

$(2)$ activities of how each strategy will be implemented.

$(2)$

Implementation $(2$ marks x $3)$

Example $(4$ marks x $3)$

$(12)$

$(18)$