Week Three
Subject: CCA
Class: Primary Two
Week of the Third Term: 3rd Week
Topic: Characters in Stories
Subtopics: Good vs. bad characters in stories. Identifying major characters in a story (e.g., hero, villain).
Instructional Objectives
At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
- Identify and describe the roles of good and bad characters in stories.
- Recognize the major characters in a story, such as the hero and villain.
- Act out or draw their own version of a good and bad character from a familiar story.
Entry Behaviour
Before starting this lesson, pupils should already know:
- Basic understanding of what a character is in a story.
- Familiarity with simple stories where characters are easily identified (e.g., fairy tales or folktales).
Instructional Materials
- Spectrum Cultural & Creative Arts for Primary School 2 Textbook
- Flashcards with pictures of different characters (hero, villain, sidekick)
- Chart showing examples of good and bad characters in popular stories
- Props for role-play (optional)
Reference Materials
Usman Alima, Odewunmi Odebunmi, Obotuke Ejiro, Apolola Olusola, Ogunyinka Cecilia O, Chiedozie Uzochi. Spectrum Cultural & Creative Arts for Primary School 2 Textbook, 2016 Lagos
Oloja Azeez Adeyanju Cultural & Creative Arts for Primary Schools Book 2 Metropolitan Publishers. 2015 Lagos
Content
Good and Bad Characters in Stories
In every story, there are characters who play important roles. These characters can be good, bad, or somewhere in between.
- Good Characters (Heroes): These are the characters who help others, do good things, and usually solve the problem or conflict in the story. They are often brave, kind, and wise.
- Example: Cinderella – Cinderella is a kind and helpful character who is treated badly by her stepmother and stepsisters but remains good throughout the story.
- Bad Characters (Villains): These characters cause problems in the story and often act out of greed, jealousy, or hatred. They make the lives of the good characters difficult.
- Example: The Wolf in “The Three Little Pigs” – The wolf is the bad character who tries to destroy the pigs’ homes.
- Sidekicks and Supporting Characters: These are characters who may help the hero or villain. They can be good or bad, but their role is to support the main characters in their journey.
Lesson Presentation (Step-by-Step Procedure)
Step 1: Introduction
Start the lesson by asking the pupils to name their favorite story or character from a book or movie. Ask questions like:
- Who is the good character in the story?
- Who is the bad character?
- Why do you think one character is good and the other is bad?
Engage them with a quick recap of a well-known story, such as Cinderella or The Three Little Pigs, and ask them to identify the good and bad characters.
Step 2: Explanation
Explain the differences between good and bad characters in simple terms:
- Good Characters (Heroes): These are people or animals who do what is right, help others, and usually overcome the bad things that happen. They are often loved by the audience.
- Bad Characters (Villains): These characters are selfish, unkind, and often make the story’s problem worse. They create conflict by trying to hurt the good characters.
- Use simple, relatable examples like Cinderella (hero vs. stepmother and stepsisters) or The Lion King (Simba as the hero, Scar as the villain).
Step 3: Demonstration
Using flashcards or a chart, show examples of good and bad characters from different stories. For example, show a picture of Superman (good) and Joker (bad) and briefly discuss their roles in stories.
- Have the pupils look at a picture and decide whether the character is good or bad.
- Explain how their actions in the story help or harm others.
Step 4: Guided Practice
Tell a short story or read a simple storybook with the class. Pause at the part where a good and a bad character appear. Ask the pupils:
- Who is the hero in this story?
- Who is the villain?
- What makes them good or bad?
- What do the good characters do to overcome the bad characters?
Allow the pupils to work in pairs to identify and describe the good and bad characters in a short story provided by the teacher.
Step 5: Independent Practice
Give each pupil a worksheet with a list of different characters. Ask them to sort the characters into two groups: good characters and bad characters. Pupils can also draw pictures of a good and a bad character from any story they know and label them.
Step 6: Feedback
Review the pupils’ work, focusing on how well they were able to identify the good and bad characters. Provide positive feedback and correct any misunderstandings about the roles of different characters. Reinforce the importance of understanding character roles in stories.
Evaluation
Formative Assessment:
- Observe pupils during the guided practice and independent practice stages. Ask them questions to check if they can correctly identify and explain the roles of good and bad characters in a story.
- Ask pupils to share one good and one bad character from stories they know and explain their choices.
Summative Assessment:
At the end of the lesson, pupils will complete a worksheet where they identify good and bad characters from a short story and explain why they think these characters are good or bad.
Summary/Conclusion
Summarize the key points of the lesson by revisiting the concepts of good and bad characters. Explain how these characters help create the story’s conflict and resolution. Reinforce that heroes solve problems, and villains cause them.
Assignment
Ask the pupils to:
- Write a short story (2–3 sentences) about a hero and a villain. They should include the names of the characters and describe why one is good and the other is bad.
- Encourage them to draw pictures of their hero and villain characters.