Activity 1: Recite the Book Information
- Before and after reading or listening to the story, recite aloud the name of the author, the title of the book, and the title of the chapter.
Activity 2: Narrate the Story
- After reading or listening to the story, narrate the events aloud in your own words.
Activity 3: Recite a Passage from the Chapter
Practice reciting aloud the following passage, with drama and feeling.
- 'If it is bitter, I will not take it.'
- 'Listen to me: drink it.'
Activity 4: Dictate a Sentence from the Chapter
- Step 1: Instructors write the sentence, and children copy it.
- Step 2: Instructors say the sentence aloud, and children write it.
- Sentence: Your lie has a long nose.
Activity 5: Discuss the Passage
Explore the meaning of the following passage:
Lies, my dear boy, are found out immediately, because they are of two sorts. There are lies that have short legs, and lies that have long noses. Your lie, as it happens, is one of those that have a long nose.
- This passage asserts that lies will be exposed and are counterproductive.
- Lies with short legs may outrun the truth for a little while, but the truth quickly catches up to reveals the liar.
- Lies with long noses are obvious to everyone and make the liar appear a fool.