3A WEEK5 FIGHTER'S LINES PARAPHRASE

DATE	18/02/2015 WEDNESDAY
TIME	10:40 - 12:00 (80 min)
CLASS	3A
PLACE	Class

THEME/TOPIC: A FIGHTER’S LINES - PARAPHRASE

OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to:

i.              get at least 10 out 15 correct answer on exercise matching words & phrases to its meaning

ii.             get at least 10 out of 13 correct paraphrases

 

CONTENT: poem – a fighter’s lines

 

ACTIVITIES:   

1.    Public speaking for 3 students – theme social issues (teenagers)	10 minutes
2.    Check previous homework given on contextual clues for the poem	5 minutes
3.    Explain to students what a paraphrase is in a poem – test the students what do we call a character of a poem (answer: persona) 4.    Teacher asks the students to form a group of 3 (student A- stanza 1, B- stanza 2, C stanza 3&4) – work individually 5.    Match the poem with its paraphrases  – 20 minutes 6.    Explain to students that it is not line by line – give how many paraphrases each stanzas should have – 13 jumble up lines – stanza 1: 3 lines, stanza 2: 5 lines, stanza 3: 3 lines, stanza 4: 2 lines 7.    After they have tried to look for the meaning – they regroup and then discuss in group whether their answer is correct – 20 minutes	40 minutes
8.    Teacher discusses the answer with the students and choose group to write the correct answer on board – 20 stars for all correct answers	20 minutes
9.    Conclude the lesson – homework; copy the poem and its paraphrases - line by line in exercise book.	5 minutes

MATERIALS: 1 hand out on paraphrasing Fighter’s lines (use any paraphrase from credible source on Fighter's lines)

EVALUATION: Students' ability to identify the meaning of the poem for each stanza

REFLECTION:

Sample:

 

• He wants them to unite and fight for justice.
• The personas says nobody will listen to him because he is old and powerless now.
• He tells them to protect this country from threats and problems like corruption.
• He was a soldier who fought for independent.
• He sacrificed and suffered a lot for his country’s independence.
• The persona is in a wheelchair. Maybe he was badly wounded and crippled when he fought for independence.
• The Persona is now old, tired and weak.
• Nobody listens to him.
• He cannot fight anymore because he is powerless.
• The persona wants the younger generations to be Brave and stand up for their freedom.
• Now, he is worried about challenges and deceit like cheating & corruption in his country
• But he can only sit and watch what is going on around him,
• He demands that the young generations speak up for justice and freedom.