Online Teaching Blog (SKVB 4033 Teaching of Literature in English): Lesson Plan 2 (Aesthetic Based Approach)

LESSON PLAN 2 (AESTHETIC BASED APPROACH)

Form 2 (Poem: ‘Heir Conditioning’ by M.shanmughalingam)

Form : 2 Cemerlang

Day : Thursday

Date : 18 September 2014

Time : 9.00 a.m – 9. 45 a.m (45 minutes)

Subject : English Language (Literature Lesson)

Proficiency Level : Low to Intermediate

Topic : ‘Heir Conditioning’ by M.Shanmughalingam (Poem)

Subtopic : The 7 things that give comfort to our life and the negative effects that they bring towards nature

General Objective : Students will be able to understand the effects of modernization and development portrayed in the poem.

Specific Objectives : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

1. List at least 7 inventions that give comforts towards the life of human beings and give at least 4 out of 7 correct negative effects that they could bring towards nature in groups of 4.

2. Write a short conversation between the younger and older generation focusing mainly on the differences in terms of point of views and opinions about the world in groups of 4.

Moral Values : Cooperation, Diligence, Rationale

Thinking Skills (CCTS): Generating Idea, Analysing, Making inferences

Teaching Method : Communicative Language Teaching

Teaching Aids :

1. A series of cropped pictures on modern and traditional devices

2. Task sheet 1- 7 Examples of inventions that give comforts to the life of human beings and the negative effects that they could bring towards nature (Table form)

3. Task sheet 2-A short conversation between older and younger generation

4. LCD projector, Marker Pens, Whiteboard

Previous Knowledge : Students have already learnt about the detailed analysis of the poem in the previous lesson.

References :

1. Literature Component for Secondary Schools. A Collection of Poems, Short Stories and Drama (Form 1 to Form 3). Ministry of Education Malaysia 2009.

2. Christine Tan, Rahmah HS and Rose Latiff (2010). Understanding New Literature (Literature Component) Poems, Short Stories and Drama for Form 1 to Form 3. Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn.Bhd.Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

Teaching Content : Literature

CONTENT AND TEACHING PROCEDURES:

TEACHING STEPS & RATIONALES	TEACHER AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY	MATERIALS/NOTES
Set Induction (5 Minutes) Rationales: 1. To arouse the students’ attention through the use of pictures. 2. To access the students’ previous knowledge. 3. To prepare them for the lesson and predict the topic of the lesson.	1. Students greet teacher and teacher asks students to sit down. 2. Teacher shows a series of cropped pictures on the modern and traditional devices and asks the students to guess what they are. 3. Students respond to teacher’s question and guess the topic of the lesson. 4. Teacher introduces the lesson.	Teaching Aids (AVA): - A series of cropped pictures on modern and traditional devices Thinking Skills (CCTS): -Providing Idea and Predicting Multiple Intelligences: -Interpersonal -Visual Spatial -Verbal Linguistic
Development: Activity 1 (20 Minutes) Rationales: 1. Improve the students’ analytical and critical thinking as they need to state the negative effects that the different things or devices could bring to the nature. 2. Allows the students to improve their interpersonal skills through group work activity. 3. Allows the students to reflect upon about the current situation that is happening in the world due to the effects of modernization or development.	1. Teacher explains briefly on what is the poem about to allow the students’ to recall about their understanding on the poem. 2. Students ask questions. 3. Teacher divides the class into 4 groups. 4. Students sit in their own groups with minimal noise. 5. Teacher distributes Task sheet 1 to each group and asks the students to list down at least 7 inventions that give comforts towards the life of human beings and give 7 negative effects that they could bring towards nature in the space provided. 6. Teacher gives 15 minutes to complete the task. 7. Students discuss and brainstorm ideas in their respective groups. 8. Teacher facilitates every group to ensure that everyone is participating in the discussion. 9. After the time is up, teacher randomly selects one group to share with the class about their answers and generates short discussion about it.	Teaching Aids (AVA): -Task Sheet 1 (7 Examples of inventions that give comforts to the life of human beings and the negative effects that they could bring towards nature (Table form)) Thinking Skills (CCTS): -Generating ideas Multiple Intelligences: -Interpersonal -Verbal Linguistic
Activity 2 (15 Minutes) Rationales: 1. Enable the students to compare and contrast between the older and younger generations. 2. Allows the students to relate their own personal experience. 3. Allows the students to reflect upon the issue of generation gaps between the older and younger generations.	1. Teacher asks students to remain seated in their own groups. 2. Teacher distributes Task sheet 2 to each group. This task sheet requires the students to write a short conversation between the younger and older generations focusing mainly on the differences in terms of their point of views and opinions about the world. 3. Students complete the task individually within 15 minutes. 4. After the time is up, the students submit their work to the teacher.	Teaching Aids (AVA): -Task Sheet 2 (A short conversation between older and younger generation) Thinking Skills (CCTS): -Generating Ideas Multiple Intelligences: -Interpersonal
Closure (5 Minutes) Rationales: 1. Utilisation of cognitive closure where the teacher will get the students to summarize by describing again what have been learned. 2. Allow the students to evaluate their own performance throughout the lesson.	1. Teacher asks students what they have learnt from the lesson. 3. Students respond to teacher’s question. 4. Teacher recaps and ends the lesson.	Multiple Intelligence: -Interpersonal