What to Expect Structurally from Each Level of K.K. Bonteh’s Literature Awareness: Part 3

LITERATURE AWARENESS BY LEVEL

5ème (Form 2)

Focus :
Expanding on themes and character development, with an introduction to conflict and resolution.

Core Elements

1️⃣ Conflict :

✅Understanding the central struggle or problem in a story.

✅Differentiating between types of conflict:

✅Internal Conflict (character vs. self).

✅External Conflict (character vs. character, society, nature, or fate).

2️⃣ Resolution :

✅Exploring how conflicts are resolved.

✅Understanding the connection between the resolution and the story’s message or theme.

3️⃣ Character Development:

✅Analyzing how characters grow or change throughout the story.

✅Exploring character motivations and relationships.

✅Differentiating between static (unchanging) and dynamic (changing) characters.

4️⃣ Narrative Perspective :

✅Building on earlier lessons about point of view.

✅Exploring how the narrator’s perspective shapes our understanding of the story.

Teaching Methodology

1️⃣ Comparative Reading:

✅Introduce two stories with similar themes or conflicts and analyze how they are handled differently.

Example : Compare how two characters resolve similar struggles to explore diversity in storytelling.

2️⃣ Group Work:

✅Divide students into small groups to analyze key elements of a story together.

✅Assign specific tasks like identifying conflicts, summarizing themes, or discussing character growth.

3️⃣ Dramatization of Short Stories:

✅Encourage students to act out scenes to bring characters and conflicts to life.

✅Use role-playing to help students empathize with characters’ struggles and decisions.

4️⃣ Visual Mapping :

✅Use storyboards or diagrams to map conflicts, resolutions, and character changes.

✅Visual tools help students track the progression of the story and better understand narrative structure.

Practice/Assessment Questions

  1. Identifying Conflicts:

✅What is the main conflict in the story?

✅Is the conflict internal or external? Why?

✅How does the conflict affect the characters?

  1. Analyzing Characters’ Actions:

✅How does the main character respond to challenges?

✅What does this reveal about their personality or values?

✅Did the character change by the end of the story? How?

  1. Understanding Themes:

✅What central idea or message does the story convey?

✅How does the resolution reinforce this theme?

✅Can you connect the theme to a real-life situation?

  1. Exploring Narrative Perspective:

✅Who is telling the story?

✅How does the narrator’s perspective shape the reader’s understanding?

✅Would the story feel different if told from another character’s point of view?

Expected Outcomes

✅ Students will develop a deeper understanding of storytelling, focusing on how conflicts drive narratives and how characters evolve.

✅ They will begin to analyze literature critically, moving beyond basic comprehension to interpretation.

✅ Students will practice empathy and creative thinking by engaging with characters’ struggles and decisions.

✅ By using dramatization and group activities, students will build teamwork and communication skills.

✅ This level prepares students to tackle more complex literary elements in higher grades while fostering an appreciation for diverse perspectives in literature.

This approach ensures that students not only engage with the text but also connect its lessons to their own experiences, fostering both literary and personal growth.