Class

: Form 4 Cemerlang (Intermediate)

Time

: 8.00 a.m.-9.20 a.m

Enrolment

: 30 students (18 girls, 12 boys)

Subject

: English Language (Literature)

Topic

: Character and character traits in Fruitcake Special short

story

Focus skill

: Writing, Speaking

Other skill(s)

: Listening and reading

Previous Knowledge

: Students have learned:

i) to identify theme in The Fruitcake Special short story.
ii) to identify plot in The Fruitcake Special short story.

Curriculum Specifications :

1.0 LANGUAGE FOR INTERPERSONAL USE

1.1 Make friends and keep friendships by
a. taking part in conversations and
discussions;
d. exchanging ideas, information and
opinions on topics of interest.
1.2 Take part in social interaction by
a. carrying out a variety of language
functions;
2.2 Process information by:
a. skimming and scanning for specific
information and ideas;
b. extracting main ideas and details;
d. getting the explicit and implicit
meaning of the text;
i. interpreting non-linear texts such as
maps, charts, diagrams, tables,
graphs; and
2.3 Present information to different audiences
by:

b. instructing, describing, narrating,

explaining, and reporting orally;
h. reading aloud written materials such
as reports clearly and fluently;
3.0 LANGUAGE FOR AESTHETIC USE
3.1 Listen to, read, view and respond to literary
works by:
a. understanding and telling in ones own
words the story and poem heard and
read, and giving ones own opinion of
the text;
b. recognizing elements in a story
such as characters and setting;
d. understanding other peoples cultures,
traditions, customs and beliefs;

Learning outcomes

: By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1) fill in the tree map with the character and character traits
available in The Fruitcake Special short story.
2) create a poster on one of the characters in The
Fruitcake Special that they like the most using Microsoft
Publisher.

Stage/ Time

Content

Teaching/ Learning

Notes

activities
Set

Pictures and

1. Teacher paste pictures of

Induction

description of

two characters on the

(7 minutes)

characters in

whiteboard.

Black Beauty.
Whole-class

(Appendix I)

activity

Teaching aids:
Picture stimulus

Thinking skills:
2. Then, teacher paste the

Generating Ideas

descriptions of the pictures

Questions:

randomly onto the

Strategy:

1. Do you still

whiteboard.

Discussion

remember the
novel Black
Beauty?

3. Teacher asks the students

to match the descriptions
given with the correct

2) Can you tell

pictures.

me what are
the

4. Students match the

descriptions of

pictures and the

Black Beauty?

description based on their

understanding.

Expected answer:
1) Yes, we have
learned it when
we were in
Form 1.
Presentation

Power point

(15 minutes)

presentation on

pictures that she has

character and

shown before with todays

character traits.

topic which is identifying

(Appendix II).

the characters and

Whole-class
activity

1. Teacher relates the

character traits in the short

Multiple intelligent :
Linguistic intelligent

Thinking Skills:

Definition of

story Fruitcake Special.

character:
A person

Information
Processing

2. Teacher shows power

portrayed in a

point slides and gives

Instructional

novel, short story,

detailed input on how to

material:

or play.

identify the characters and

Power point slides

character traits in the short

Definition of

story.

character traits:
Character traits

Moral Values:
-Attentiveness

3. Teacher gives few

are the specific

examples to help the

qualities of the

students understand better

character.

about character and

-Cooperation

character traits.

4. Students listen attentively

to the input given by the
teacher.
Practice
(20 minutes)

Worksheet
(Appendix III)

1) Teacher instructs students

to get in pairs.

Pair work

Instructional
material:
Worksheet

Instructions:
Look at the

2) Teacher distributes a
worksheet to each pair.

worksheet given.
Please fill in the

Moral values:
- friendship

3) Teacher instructs each pair - tolerance

tree map with the

to fill in the tree map with

evidences

the character and character

available in the In

traits available in The

Qwertyuiop.

Fruitcake Special.

4) Each pair attempts the

- co-operation

Discussion

task within the allocated

time.

5) After the time is up,

teacher discusses the
answers with the students.

6) Students check their

answers and correct their
mistakes if there is any.
Production

Sample of poster

(30 minutes)

(Appendix IV)

1) Teacher instructs students

to get into groups of five.

Multiple
intelligence:
Linguistic

Group

Evaluation tool:

2) Teacher asks each group

intelligence

activity

Questionnaire

to come out with a poster

form

on one of the characters in

(Appendix IIV)

The Fruitcake Special that - friendship

Moral Values :

they like the most and

- gratitude

gives reasons to it.

- co-operation
- leadership

3) The poster created must

- responsibility

be based on the students

creativity and they have to

HOTS

complete the task using

Microsoft Publisher.

Thinking skills:
CCTS

4) Teacher shows the sample

of poster that she has
created to the students.

5) Students listen attentively

to the teachers
explanations.

6) Students discuss with their

group members and create
their own poster within the
allocated time.

7) When the allocated time is

up, teacher instructs each
group to present their
poster by using the LCD
projector provided in front
of the class.

10) After all groups have

presented, teacher
distributes a questionnaire
form related to cooperation and team work to
each student.

11) Every student has to

answer the questionnaire
form honestly and submit it to
the teacher.
Closure
(8 minutes)

Definition of

Whole-class
activity

1) Teacher recaps what the

Moral values:

character:

students have learned in

-attentiveness

A person

the class today by calling

-responsibility

portrayed in a

few students randomly and

- co-operation

novel, short story,

asks them to review what

or play.

Definition of
character traits:
Character traits
are the specific
qualities of the
character.

they have learned today.

2) Students answer teachers
question.