3A WEEK5 FIGHTER'S LINES INTRO

DATE	17/02/2015 MONDAY
TIME	11:20 - 12:40 (80 min)
CLASS	3A
PLACE	Class

THEME/TOPIC: A FIGHTER’S LINES - VOCABULARY

OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to:

i.   get at least 9 out of 11 correct answers on “fishermen” exercises 
ii. get at least 10 out 15 correct answer on exercise matching words & phrases to its meaning

CONTENT: contextual clues

ACTIVITIES:

1.    Public speaking for 3 students – theme social issues (teenagers)	10 minutes
2.    Discuss on previous contextual clues exercise – “the fisherman” -       Ask students to find a partner and discuss their answers -       Remind the students on the lesson they have had on contextual clues- replace the answer that they have chosen into the text and decide if it make sense or not -       Tell students not to use any dictionary -       Discuss the answer in a group of 4 and ask them if they have any words they are unsure of	30 minutes
3.    Teacher shows the pictures and images regarding Malaysia’s history in fighting for independence. 4.    Teacher asks the students opinion about the pictures. 5.    Teacher introduces the topic of the day – A Fighter’s Lines poem by Marzuki Ali.	40 minutes
6.    Teacher distributes the poem hand out to each of the students and asks them to read silently and then read loudly together. 7.    Ask students to volunteer and read out aloud the text – followed by the class (award Star) 8.    Teacher asks students on their opinion what the poem is about and what do they feel about independence. 9.    Teacher distributes hand out on matching word & phrases and its meaning in 20 minutes – pair work 10. Students use the contextual clues knowledge to discover the answer. 11. Discuss the answer – conclude the lesson 12. Homework – write the words and the answers in the exercise book

MATERIALS:  previous exercise on “fisherman” and 1 hand out on Fighter’s lines FROM Kementerian book

EVALUATION: Students' ability to identify the meaning of word by using contextual clues

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