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

REFLECTION:

3A WEEK4 CONTEXT CLUES

DATE	08/02/2015 SUN – WEEK BETA
TIME	09:00 - 10:20 (80 min)
CLASS	3A
PLACE	SEEDS ROOM

TOPIC / THEME: CONTEXTUAL CLUES

OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to:
                      i.        achieve 80% mastery (or 4 out of 5 word meanings correctly identified).

BEFORE LESSON: 3 students will present their prepared speech to the class

ACTIVITIES:

1.      Explain to students that context clues are pieces of information in the words or sentences or illustrations that help supply the meaning of the word. Tell students that what they just did, using the pictures or other words, helped them figure out the words computer, car, and dog even though they didn’t know what the words were.

2.      Show students the chart and explain each of the following steps, writing each step on the chart as you go:

a.       “Don’t panic.” Don’t let a new word frighten you.

b.      “Context.” The words around it will probably help you figure out what it means.

c.       “Pictures?” See if there are pictures that might help you understand it.

d.      “Guess it!” Guess the word.

e.       “Were you right?” Does the word make sense in your story or sentence? If it doesn’t make sense look at the clues (your words and pictures) again. Did you miss something? Read the sentences carefully to help you figure out the meaning of the word again.

3.      Give each student a copy “Context Clue”

4.      Explain to them that the words in the texts were absolutely nonsense and they have to replace it with real words by guessing the meaning (worksheet level: beginner)

5.      Have students complete the worksheet in pairs.

6.      Tell students they have 5 minutes as it is a race against time – the first group to get all correct will get 20 stars.

7.      After the winner is declared – discuss with the students the answer to all of the text.

8.      Check students’ answers for understanding.

MATERIALS: Hand-out contextual clues

EVALUATION: students’ ability to apply contextual clues in the text and guess 4 out 5 correct answers
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