Alibaba Lesson Plan.docx

January 21-23, 2019

I.

Objectives a. Read the story of Alibaba and the Forty Thieves. b. Identify fact from opinion. c. Answer the comprehension correctly.

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Subject Matter a. Topic: Alibaba and the Forty Thieves b. Reference: Grade 8 Learning Module c. Materials: Hand-outs.

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Strategy

ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES ALI BABA AND CASSIM ARE BROTHERS. ALI BABA IS VERY POOR AND CASSIM IS RICH. ALI BABA IS A WOODCUTTER. HE GOES TO THE FOREST TO CUT DOWN TRESS.

ONE DAY, HE SEES FORTY THIEVES ON HORSEBACK AND THEIR CAPTAIN. THEY STOP IN FRONT OF A CAVE. “OPEN SESAME!¨ THE CAPTAIN SAYS. AND THE CAVE MAGICALLY OPENS. THE MEN GET INTO THE CAVE. “CLOSE SESAME”, THE CAPTAIN SAYS. AND ALL THE MEN AND HORSES LEAVE THE CAVE. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS: A) WHO IS CASSIM? __________________________________________________________________________ B) IS ALI BABA RICH? __________________________________________________________________________ C) WHAT DOES ALI BABA DO IN THE FOREST? __________________________________________________________________________ D) HOW MANY THIEVES ARE THERE? __________________________________________________________________________ E) WHAT ARE THE MAGIC WORDS? __________________________________________________________________________

ALI BABA IS EXCITED. HE IS WAITING TO GET INTO THE CAVE. “OPEN SESAME”, HE SAYS. INSIDE THE CAVE, HE FINDS LOTS OF GOLD AND TAKES SOME OF THE TREASURE HOME.

ALI BABA TELLS CASSIM ABOUT THE CAVE AND THE TREASURE. CASSIM GOES TO THE CAVE. “OPEN SESAME”, HE SAYS. BUT THEN HE DOESN’T REMEMBER THE MAGIC WORDS TO LEAVE THE CAVE. LATER, THE THIEVES KILL CASSIM. CORRECT THESE FALSE SENTENCES: A) ALI BABA IS WORRIED. _________________________________________________________________________________________ B) HE FINDS GOLD IN THE FOREST. _________________________________________________________________________________________ C) HE DOESN’T TAKE ANY GOLD. _________________________________________________________________________________________ D) CASSIM TELLS ALI BABA ABOUT THE CAVE. _________________________________________________________________________________________ E) CASSIM REMEMBERS THE MAGIC WORDS.

MORGIANA IS A SERVANT. SHE HELPS ALI BABA TAKE CASSIM’S BODY OUTSIDE THE CAVE. THE CAPTAIN OF THE THIEVES IS ANGRY WITH ALI BABA.ONE DAY, THE CAPTAIN VISITS HIM WEARING AN OIL SELLER DISGUISE. HE HAS GOT FORTY OIL JARS. THE THIEVES ARE IN THE JARS.

MORGIANA DISCOVERS WHO THEY ARE AND POURS BOILING OIL INTO THE JARS. LATER, SHE KILLS THE CAPTAIN OF THE THIEVES. SHE SAVES ALI BABA’S LIFE. UNSCRAMBLE: A) IS – SERVANT – A – MORGIANA. _______________________________________________________________________________________ B) HELPS- ALI BABA – SHE. _______________________________________________________________________________________ C) THE – ANGRY – CAPTAIN – IS. _______________________________________________________________________________________ D) THIEVES – THE - ARE – JARS – OIL – IN –THE. _____________________________________________________________________________________ E) SAFE – ALI BABA – IS. _____________________________________________________________________________________