Lesson plan

Institution/School: Instituto C.E.P N 39 Dr. Jos Ramn Bergallo Student Number: 25 (twenty-five). Level: Upper-Intermediate Teacher: Araujo, Martn. Timetable: 10:50 - 12:10 a.m. Date: Saturday 5th August. Conceptual contents: - Literary devices: metaphor and simile, imagery, personification, etc. - Song lyric: Firework by Katy Perry. Procedural Contents: - Listening and Understanding a music video. - Application of literary devices when analysing the song. - Analysis of metaphors. - Writing activities. Attitudinal contents: - Predisposition and willingness when working alone or in pairs. - Participation in the classroom - Showing respect when the teacher or someone else is talking. - Commitment when learning the language. Main Aims: - To analyse a song - To identify literary devices when analyzing the songs lyric. Subsidiary Aims: - To revise basic literary analysis theory. - To learn vocabulary related to a variety of expressions and words presented in the song. - To write sentences and compositions. Warming Up: Teacher sticks a picture of Katy Perry on the board and asks students whether they know and like her. After doing so, he writes the title of the song and asks students what do they think it stands for. Presentation: - The teacher explains students concepts related to some basic literary devices besides providing examples of them. - Teacher hands out students sheets of paper containing the lyric and plays the video.

Practice: Teacher asks students to read the lyric and highlight examples of literary devices. He also encourages them to make margin notes about how they feel or what think about different parts of the lyric. Teacher writes on the board the definitions of some words the students may find difficult when trying to figure out their meaning. After doing so, he points out at the examples and has students repeating the sentences in a loud voice. Teacher writes on the board some metaphors from the song and asks students to work in pairs and write short paragraphs about what they do understand when reading them Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin. Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in. 'Cause baby you're a firework Come on, show 'em what you're worth

Production: - Teacher asks students to write a short poem or song, taking into consideration at least two literary devices. They can use the song given as a reference. The object here is to encourage the use of imagination in the development of poetic works. Skills: - Writing. - Listening. - Reading.

Strategies: - Practicing. - Brainstorming. - Explaining directly. - Drilling. - Pair working. - Use of imagination Time: - 80 (eight minutes). Resources: - Board. - Chalks. - Photocopies. - Images.

Evaluation: - Active participation in the classroom. - Cooperation. - Resolution of the different activities and its delivery to the teacher (if necessary) on time. Bibliography: