The Teaching and Appreciation of Literature EPB4044

Lesson Plan Form 2

Naaim Bin Idris YM1080977

Lesson plan (form 2)

Date Time/Duration Class Number of students Proficiency level Topic General Objectives

: 14 March 2013 : 10.00 am 10.45am (45 minutes) : Form 2 Bestari Jaya : 25 students : Intermediate : Literature Heir Conditioning by M SHANmughalingam : By the end of the lesson, students are able to understand the meaning behind the poem

Specific Objective(s)

: By the end of the lesson, students are able to: Explain the important elements that consist in the poem Describe characters of person who practice the moral value of moderate Answer ten out of fifteen question given

Previous Knowledge Teaching Materials Moral Value

: Listening, reading, speaking, WH questions : Worksheet : Moderate and respect

Stage/time Set Induction 5 minutes

Content Read out loud

Procedure

Rationale

Teacher asks student to read out To gain students the poem together interest Students read the poem Teacher explain about the poem

Presentation Explanation on 15 minutes the poems elements:Teacher emphasize the meaning, importance of keeping the themes, message and moral values. mother nature from being destroyed as well as being moderate in life and ask student to describe the character of a moderate person

To give the students explaination about the poem

Practise 10 minutes

Complete the task given

Students listen and respond accordingly Teacher gives students handout that consist of questions based from the poem Students individually complete the questions about the poem which consist of multiple choice and true and false question Teacher provides 10 minutes time for students to complete the task Teacher and students discuss the answer together and ask them to explain the elements of the poem Teacher corrects any incorrect answer and briefly explain again about the poem

To test and apply the input that the student receive from the explaination

Production 10 minutes

Discussion

To test their comprehension

Closure 5 minutes

Reminder

Teacher reminds students about being moderate, respect and protecting the nature for future generations Students respond

Reflection

Worksheet Heir Conditioning, by M SHANmughalingam Grand dad did you breathe Before air cons were invented Was it hard staying alive without modern inventions? Grandma werent you flustered As you fluttered with paper fans? Could you communicate before faxes and long distance calls became basic necessities? Grandchild we lived before your age. Because of our ignorance, we did not know pollution, stress traffic jams destruction of forests, streams and hills

A. Read the poem and answer the following questions. Circle the correct answer.

1. The conversationin the poem highlights A. Current political issues B. Past and present beliefs in God C. Current environmental problems D. Pas and present lifestyles and values 2. The phrase did you breathe... indicates that child is A. Flustered at seeing his grand parents using paper fans B. Puzzled at the lives of his grandparent using paper fans C. Full of wonder about the life of his grandparents in the past 3. All the following are results of moderatinization except A. Faxes B. Paper fans C. Air conditioning D. Destructions of forest and streams 4. On the whole, the mood of the poem is A. Seroius and ironic B. Fun and humorous C. Naive and foreboding D. Seroius and foreboding 5. Which is the most important moral values put toward in this poem? A. Money is the root of all evil B. It is our moral duty to help our grand parents C. We must maintain our traditional values despite modernization D. Protecting the environment is the responsibility of the new generation.

B. State whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). 1. The poem is conversation between a parent and a child. ( )

2. The child is surprised how people were able to live without air conditioning in the past. ( ) ) ) )

3. In the past, the grandfather used faxes for long distances calls. ( 4. The grandmother using a paper fan shaows that they were poor. (

5. The grandparents were ignorant of the effects of modern amenities. ( 6. Pollution and stress are the effects of modern living. ( ) )

7. Modern ailments are the result of Mans greed for material things. ( 8. Modern Man has little respect for grandparents. ( )

9. Man sees money as his new God as he puts comfort And luxury before protections of the environments. ( )

10. The poet puts foward a warning that the future generation is heir to a good comfortable life ahead. ( )

Answer Scheme Exercise A 1. D 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. D

Exercise B 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. F 9. T 10. F