Subject: English (Contemporary literature) Class: Year 5 Lili Enrolment: 18 boys and 19 girls Level: Below average Date/

Day: 11 August 2010/ Wednesday Time: 11.00 am- 11.30 am Theme: World of knowledge Topic: Alphabet poem Focused skill: Writing Integrated skill: Speaking Language content: Grammar (Adjective)

Curriculum specifications: Learning Outcomes Writing 4.3 Complete texts with the missing word, phrase or sentence. 4.3.2 Complete simple instructions, recipes, descriptions, rhymes with the missing words and simple phrases. (with guidance). Specifications

Speaking 2.4 Tell stories based on pictures and other stimuli, and recite poems. 2.4.1 Recite simple poems and jazz chants with expressions and appropriate gestures.

Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: Complete a stanza of alphabet poem about their friends by using suitable adjectives and words. Recite the poem that they have created with correct intonation that has been taught by the teacher

Educational emphases: Thinking skills (Stimulating students to think of creative phrases starting with the required alphabet in introducing their friends) Moral values: Getting to know each other: Students learn about their friends life and things that they like. Giving positive comments: Students introduce their friends using positive characteristics that they have.

Previous knowledge: Students have learned simple adjectives to describe other people. Anticipated problems: Students have limited words that are suitable to describe their friends using the required alphabet.

Stage Set induction (+/- 2 minutes)

Content Revealing a word with jumbled-up letters Eg. bpaelhat = alphabet

Teaching learning activity Teacher tells students that they are going to learn different types of poem starting from this week. Teacher writes a word with jumbled-up letters and asks students to guess the answer which is the type of poem that they are going to learn on that day. Teacher recites a short alphabet poem as an example for students. Teacher asks students to repeat after her to get the correct intonation of reciting a poem. Teacher discusses with students the characteristics of the poem and its content. Teacher asks students to copy down the poem in their literature book.

Rationale To get students full attention.

Teaching aids

Presentation (+/- 8 minutes)

Poem recitation Identification of the characteristics of the poem Eg. -The first word of each line begins with a letter of the alphabet. For instance, the letter A. -The poem can be either from A to Z or teacher can let students choose any letter that they would like to begin with. The explanation of the content of

To show the example of an interesting alphabet poem. To enhance students understanding of the characteristics of the poem.

A poem entitled My friend, Momo Manila card

Practice (+/- 12 minutes)

the poem. Group discussion to come up with new alphabet poems

Students gather in their previous groups and listen to teachers instructions. Students discuss and write down a stanza of alphabet poem on the mahjong paper given. Students copy the poem that they created in their literature book. Everyone in the group reads their poem together from their place with correct intonation. Teacher gives feedback for each group and chooses a winner. Teacher distributes a handout of alphabet poem and asks students to paste in their book. Students submit their books to the teacher. Students revise and recall the knowledge retrieved in the lesson.

To make it easier in managing students. To let students share their ideas and come up with a creative poem. To encourage students to speak confidently and creatively using the work that they have done.

Mahjong paper

Production (+/- 6 minutes)

Presentation of students works Teachers feedbacks and corrections

A handout of alphabet poem

Closure (+/- 2 minutes)

The revision of what have been learned Characteristics of alphabet poem Moral values that they learned from the lesson

To strengthen students knowledge.