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The Week the School Closed
A story about a tap, a queue and a bar of soap
A KICD Grade 5 story for the sub strand Intensive Reading. 386 words, the length the design asks for at this grade.
The opening pages
Page 1
Hassan’s family ran the water kiosk at the bottom of the road. He knew every jerrican in the neighbourhood by its dents, and he knew every person who carried one, and roughly what each one weighed.
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The remaining 11 pages of this story, and every book on the shelf, in English and Kiswahili.
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- outbreak
- cholera
- germs
- hygiene
- symptoms
- infect
- treat
- medicine
- laboratory
- fever
- cure
- immunity
Think about it
- Why was the neighbourhood angry with Hassan’s mother?
- Where did the germs actually come from?
- Why did the whole queue start washing without being told?
KICD
| Subject | English Language |
| Grade | 5 |
| Strand | Reading |
| Sub strand | Intensive Reading |
| Theme | THEME 9.0: COMMUNICABLE DISEASES |
| Length | 386 words |
| Outcome | read a descriptive text of about 400 words for comprehension |
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