Tanjong Rhu LP

LESSON PLAN Form Topic Curriculum Specification

Learning Outcomes

Moral Value Thinking Skill Teaching Materials Background Knowledge

Stage Set Induction (10 minutes)

Factual analysis/ explicit meaning (30 minutes)

4 Short Story - Tanjong Rhu by Minfong Ho By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 3.1 Listen to, read, view and respond to literary works by: b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting; vi) describing characters and writing simple descriptions During the lesson, students should be able to: i) correctly sort the characters and the characteristics with the given evidence by filling the graphic organizer ii) compare and contrast the characters by filling the graphic organizer ii) briefly make inference by answering the given questions Acknowledgement Analysing and evaluating PowerPoint slides, laptop, projector, hand-outs, whiteboard, whiteboard markers Students have read the story and have knowledge in detecting the elements of literature such as characters and characteristics, themes, values, plot and setting. Teacher’s activity  Begins the lesson by recalling the story of Tanjong Rhu.  Shows the old and new pictures of Tanjong Rhu.  Asks students to stand up and close their eyes.  Asks students to pretend they are holding a binoculars and imagine what they see.  Calls up 2-3 students and ask to share their imagination with the class.  Divides the students into 8 groups, distributes handouts and asks them to complete it within 10 minutes.

Students’ activity  Recall the story with teacher.  Look at the pictures shown on the LCD projector.  Follow the teacher’s instruction: close their eyes, pretend seeing with binoculars, imagine Tanjong Rhu and picture what they see.  Share what they have imagined.

Remarks PowerPoint slides, laptop, projector

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First hand-out: characters traits

Be in a group and complete the handout. Sends out representative of their group and do the ‘Lat Tali Lat’.

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Closure (10 minutes)

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Call out the representative of each groups to do the ‘Lat Tali Lat’. Whoever wins can choose the character they would like to present and have to act the evidence out. If the group answered correctly, they can proceed to choose any other group to present. If the answer is wrong, they will be punished to freeze in 10 seconds. Distributes the second hand-out. In the same group, instructs them to find similarities and differences between the characters. Allocates 25 minutes for them to complete it. Asks 2-3 groups to read out. Ask students whether they have experienced similar situations with their parents (like Ah Ma and Ah Wah) and what would they do to change it. Select 2-3 well-done graphic organizers. Paste them on the English board in the classroom. Dismiss.

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Present their answers and act the evidence out. Choose other group if they managed to answer correctly or freeze in funny posture in 10 seconds if they answered wrong.

Fill in the graphic organizer by stating the similarities and differences between the characters. Make inference by answering the questions provided. Share their answer. Actively participate in the discussion. Paste their graphic organizers on the subject board.

Second hand-out: compare & contrast