DATE
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18/02/2015 WEDNESDAY
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TIME
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10:40 - 12:00 (80 min)
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CLASS
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3A
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PLACE
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Class
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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)
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10 minutes
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2. Check previous homework given on contextual clues for the poem
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5 minutes
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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
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40 minutes
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8. Teacher discusses the answer with the students and choose group to write the correct answer on board – 20 stars for all correct answers
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20 minutes
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9. Conclude the lesson – homework; copy the poem and its paraphrases - line by line in exercise book.
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5 minutes
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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.
