This document outlines an activity to have students summarize parts of the story "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" through pictures and discussion. It is divided into several parts: 1) The teacher introduces the topic and shows pictures to activate students' background knowledge. 2) Students work in groups to sequence pictures and develop the plot. 3) Students simulate different characters' opinions about events and compare answers. 4) In pairs, students write an introduction and conclusion for part of the story and answer questions. They then present their completed story to the class.

1. Activity 2
Topic: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Level B1
Literary
Goal
Giving opinions about the story A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Technique Speaking about events in a story
Objective
After providing students with some pictures , they would try to complete the story
adding the plot
Segment Time Instructor’s Task
Participants
Learning Tasks
Rationale
Schema
activation
5 min -T will tell apart of the
story the students about
A ConnecticutYankee in
King Arthur's Court
-T will show the picture of
the book
-Ss will name the
objects.
-Ss will give more
examples.
This section will
introduce the
students to the
topic before the
story.
First Task 10 min - T will use the picture to
continue the story.
-T will show one more
picture, following a
sequence of events, so the
ss will try to keep giving the
sequence of the story.
- Students are going
to use the cards to
write the plot of the
story.
- Students can also
provide their insights
about the story they
will create.
- This class will let
the students to
express ideas, be
creative and
activate the use of
vocabulary
studied in
advance.

2. - T will present some of the
most important aspects of
the story for them to think.
-Ss will share in groups
their opinions about the
pictures.
Controlled
written
practice
10 min - T will distribute a handout
With names of the
characters:
Hank
Sir Kay
Arthur King
Merlin
Clarence
Sir Meliagrance
-T will ask students to
simulate characters
opinions.
- T will check the possible
answers given by the
students
- Ss will share the
possible answers.
-Ss will compare the
answers as well as
discuss them with the
rest of the class
Ss will check answers
with T.
- This section of
the class will allow
to the students to
know their
different opinions
and values,
connected to the
story plot.
Expansion
activity
15 min - T will ask the students to
make pairs, then to find an
introduction and a
conclusion to the part of
the story.
-T will write some questions
for the ss.
SS will give possible
answers.
-Where is the story
happening?
- How long ago did the
story happen?
- Ss will form a circle,
they will read their
complete story, finally
they would choose
the most completed
story according to the
most developed ideas
as most structured
reading.
This section will
allow the students
to see the parts of
the reading, check
the sequence of
the events and
the supported
ideas in the
paragraphs.

3. -In your opinion Who is the
most important character
from the story?
- Where was Camelot?