Afrikaans First Additional Language - Term 2 - Week 1

Shared reading is a collaborative approach where the teacher reads a text aloud while students follow along. This method encourages participation and helps learners make predictions about the content. Today, we will read a short story together and discuss what we think might happen next based on the title and illustrations.

Let’s look at the title of our story: 'Die Avontuur van die Klein Leeu'. What do you think this story might be about? (Pause for responses.) Now, let’s examine the first illustration. What do you see? How does it make you feel? (Encourage students to express their thoughts.) This is how we start predicting what will happen in the story.

Now, I will read the first paragraph of the story aloud. As I read, think about what might happen next. After reading, we will discuss your predictions. What clues did you find in the text or illustrations that helped you make your prediction? (Facilitate a discussion, prompting students to share their ideas and reasoning.)

On your own, write a short paragraph predicting what you think will happen next in the story. Use complete sentences and remember to check your punctuation. Once you finish, share your prediction with a partner and discuss any differences in your thoughts. This will help you practice articulating your ideas clearly.

• To read silently
• To predict and discuss
• To memorize texts
• To write stories

Answer: To predict and discuss

Shared reading encourages learners to make predictions and engage in discussions about the text.

• Only the text
• Only the illustrations
• Both text and illustrations
• None of the above

Answer: Both text and illustrations

Both the text and illustrations provide clues that help in making predictions about the story.

Answer: I learned to look for clues in the text and pictures.

Looking for clues helps to form educated guesses about what might happen next.

• Question mark
• Exclamation mark
• Comma
• Full stop

Answer: Full stop

A full stop is used to indicate the end of a statement.

• To argue
• To compare ideas
• To write more
• To read less

Answer: To compare ideas

Discussing predictions allows learners to share and compare their thoughts, enhancing understanding.

Answer: The little lion will meet a new friend.

This sentence shows a prediction based on the story's context.

• Forget about it
• Read to see if you were right
• Write it down
• Tell everyone

Answer: Read to see if you were right

After making a prediction, it is important to read further to check if the prediction was accurate.