Secondary School Lesson Plan

Date : 17th February 2012

Time/Duration : 80 minutes (Double periods)

Class : Form 1 Epsilon

No. of student : / students

Proficiency level : Intermediate

Theme : Social Issues

Topic : Hospitality

Language skill focus : Reading

Integrated skills : Writing, Speaking, Listening

Language focus : Vocabulary

Learning outcomes : By the end Form 1, students should be able to:

1.0 LANGUAGE FOR INTERPERSONAL USE

1.1b Take part in conversation and discussion iii. responding appropriately to questions.

2.0 LANGUAGE FOR INFORMATIONAL USE

2.2f Using dictionary iv. using dictionary to find the meaning of unfamiliar words.

3.0 LANGUAGE FOR EASTHETIC USE

3.2 Dramatizing a text i. acting out sections of a text.

Learning objectives : By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. respond to teacher’s explanation and answer the questions asked by the teacher appropriately. ( Observable)

2. work in pair to search for meaning of unfamiliar words found in the text. (Observable)

3. work in group to act out a section from the text regarding table menace. (Achievable)

3. Work individually and answer at least 5/7 comprehension questions based on the text given correctly. (Measureable)

Educational emphasis: a) Thinking skills: Students are taught to think critically and use their background knowledge to guess the

figurative meaning posed in the poem given. b) Values and citizenship: Students are taught to be a moral person by being helpful, responsible and friendly when they

are working in a group.

Moral values : Students are taught to, be helpful, work hard and cooperatively to achieve the goal.

Resource Materials : Form 1 Text book, whiteboard, and marker

Vocabulary list : Watery, broadly, molasses, piled, pitcher, kitchen, dinner, rude, guest, host

STAGE/ DURATION

CONTENT/ SKILL TEACHER/ PUPIL ACTIVITY

AVA/ RATIONALE

SET INDUCTION

(5 MINUTES)

Whole class.

Questions.

1. Have you ever received any guest to your home?

2. How do you great them?

3. Have your parents taught you on how to great a guest?

SkillsSpeakingListening

1. Teacher greats students and asks students on how they greet their quest at home?

2. Students answer teacher’s question.

To tap students’ background knowledge and create students’ interest into the lesson.

AVAWhite board and marker

PRE-READING

(10 MINUTES)

IndividualWhole class.

SkillsReadingListening

1. Teacher asks students to take out their English Form 1 text book and turn to page 27.

2. Teacher then calls a student randomly and tells the person to read a section of the text aloud.

3. Other student will be called to continue reading the text until the end.

4. Teacher will tap on students’ pronunciation if necessary.

To ensure that students are able to read out text using the correct intonation.

AVA

English form 1 textbook,White board and marker.

WHILE-READING

(25 MINUTES)

Pair work

SkillsListeningReading

Individual Work

SkillsReadingWriting

Task 1

1. Teacher asks students to identify any unfamiliar words from the text.

2. Teacher asks students to read the sentence and try to understand the meaning using contextual clues.

3. Students are then told to search for the meaning of the word in the dictionary and teacher compares the word with what students have given.

Task 2

1. Teacher asks student to turn to page 27-28 in their English Text book.

2. Students’ are required to answer all the questions individually in their work book.

Rationale

To ensure that students are able o use the dictionary to search for meaning of unfamiliar words.

AVAText book page 27

AVA

Text book page 27

POST-READING

(20 MINUTES)

WHOLE CLASS

GROUP WORK

SkillsListeningSpeaking

Content

1. Teacher divides students’ into groups.

2. Students’ are then given different situations at home where they will need to receive their guest and greet them.

3. Students will be given 10 minutes to discuss and act it out according to their task in 2minutes time.

4. The best group which performs will be praised.

Rationale

To help student understand the lesson much better.

AVA

White board, marker pen.

CLOSURE

(5 MINUTES)

Whole class

SkillsListeningSpeaking

1. Teacher recaps the lesson of the day.

2. Teacher asks the students on the moral value that they have learned.

Rationale

To ensure that students learns the moral values gotten from the poem to be practiced in their daily lifestyle.

AVAHomework

Evaluation :

Follow-up Activity : Students are asked to write short sentences on how their parents have

taught them to greet their guest at home.

Self-Reflection :

Supervisor’s comment :

Appendix 2

Cue card which contains an extract of a line in the stanza taken from the poem

The river’s a wanderer

A nomad, a tramp,

He doesn’t choose one place

To set up his camp.

The River’s a winder,

Through the valley and hill

He twist and he turns,

He just cannot be still.

The River’s a hoarder,

And he buries down deep

Those little treasures

That he wants to keep.

The River’s a baby

He gurgles and hums,

And sound like he’s happily

Sucking his thumbs.

The River’s a singer

As he dances along,

The countryside echoes

The notes of his song.

The River’s a monster

Hungry and vexed,

He’s gobbled up trees And he’ll swallow you next.