SNOW WHITE
Module
Storytime
Unit
Snow White
Key Stage Targets
To develop an ever-improving capability to use English
- To respond to characters and events in simple imaginative and other narrative texts through oral, written and performative means such as participating in the telling of stories (E.D. b)
- To give expression to one’s experience through activities such as providing descriptions of a scene or character (E.D. d)
Programme Outline
This is the tale of Snow White and the seven dwarfs. When the Queen, Snow White’s stepmother, learns from her magic mirror that Snow White is the most beautiful lady on earth, she is so jealous that she decides to kill her. Guided by his conscience, the huntsman sent by the Queen releases Snow White in the forest where she finds refuge in the cottage of the seven dwarfs. The seven dwarfs are Doc, Grumpy, Bashful, Sleepy, Sneezy, Happy and Dopey. Each of them behaves exactly as their names suggest, e.g. Happy laughs all day long, Doc looks after everyone, etc. During her stay with the seven dwarfs, a passing Prince falls in love with her at first sight. When the Queen discovers that Snow White is still alive, she disguises herself as an old woman and kills her with a poisonous apple. All ends well when Snow White miraculously comes back to life upon the Prince’s kiss.
Communicative Functions
1. Greet people and respond to greetings, bid farewell
2. Ask a person’s name and make other simple inquiries
3. Respond to and give instructions
4. Identify people and describe them briefly
Suggested Activities
1. Teachers can bring some story books including “Snow White” into the classroom and show them to the pupils.
2. Encourage the class to talk about the stories they have read.
3. Elicit responses from the pupils to find out whether they have read “Snow White”.
4. Introduce the characters, the Queen, Snow White, the Prince and the seven dwarfs, namely, Doc, Grumpy, Bashful, Sleepy, Sneezy, Happy and Dopey, if necessary.
5. After watching the programme, the pupils can role play some scenes such as:
a) The Queen gives instructions to Snow White to do some household chores such as, “Go and clean the floor”. Encourage the pupils to think of more examples in their role-play.
b) The dialogue between the Queen and the Mirror when the Queen asks the Mirror, “Mirror, Mirror, who’s the most beautiful of all?”
c) Seven pupils can imitate the behaviour of the seven dwarfs as their names suggest. Snow White asks and guesses the names of the seven dwarfs.
- As a follow-up activity, help pupils put on a play based on the story of “Snow White”.
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