Literature

Literature

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Overview of the Teaching Approaches

Power Point presentation for the overview of the approaches.

Gender Based Approach Classroom Activities

(QWERTYUIOP)

Student’s Level of Proficiency         : Low to Intermediate
Learning Outcomes                           : 1.0 Language for interpersonal use
1.1 making friendship by:
a. exchanging ideas and giving opinions on topics of interest;
b. taking part in conversations and discussions

2.0 Language for informational use
2.1 presenting information to different audience by:
a. reading aloud written materials clearly and fluently.

General Objectives                            :Students are able to understand the issue regarding women in the short story.

Specific Objectives                            : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1.      Elicit personal responses related to women issues.
2.      Giving a speech related to an issue related to women; women empowerment.


Set Induction

Rationale:
1.     To introduce the students about the topic that they about to learn.
2.     To stimulate students’ interests on the topic.
3.     To provide a structure on students’ learning.

Teacher’s activities
Student’s activities
Materials/Notes
1.      Teacher starts the lesson by showing a short clip from the animated movie, Brave
2.      Then, teacher asks students what they can tell about the main character.
3.      Teacher then briefly tells the students an issue related to women in the animated movie, Brave.
4.      Teacher tells the topic of their learning.
1.      Students pay attention to the short clip
2.      Students answer when teacher asks what they can tell about the main character in the short clip.
1.      A short clip from the animated movie, Brave
Pre-reading

Rationale:
1.      To familiarize the students with the short story.
2.      To help the students to look into various point of view based on different characters in the short story.
3.      To help the students develop the relationship between the short story and what they are going to learn.

Teacher’s activities
Student’s activities
Materials/ Notes
1.      Teacher then asks students to take out their literature component textbook and open page to the short story, QWERTYUIOP
2.      Teacher then asks students to volunteer to represent the characters in the story and perform reader’s theatre.
3.      After a short excerpt, teacher asks students to switch role with their friends.

1.      Students take out their literature component textbook
2.      Students turn to page where the previous lesson is being conducted.
3.      Students listen to teacher’s explanation about reader’s theatre.
4.      Students volunteer to represent the characters during the reader’s theatre.
5.      Students switch role with the other students for representing characters after a short excerpt.
1.      Literature component textbook
While-reading

Rationale:
1.      To allow the students to get better insight on the issue related to women and how it is being conveyed in the story.
2.      To help the students develop meaningful relationship between the information in the short story and the topic that they are learning.
Teacher’s activities
Student’s activities
Materials/ Notes
1.      Teacher introduces an issue related to women in the short story; women empowerment.
2.      Teacher explains to the students what the issue is all about and providing an example from real-life situation
3.      Teacher provides a sample of textual evidence in the short story as an example.
4.      Then, teacher asks the students if they can find any other relevant textual evidences that related to women empowerment.
5.      Teacher asks students to focus on Lucy Beck, the main character.
6.      Teacher explains how Lucy Beck portrays the redefinition of self and as a symbol of women empowerment.
7.      Teacher also provides some historical facts that related to the short story.
8.      Teacher asks the students if they have any questions.


1.      Students respond when the teacher asks about their experience in women empowerment.
2.      Students look for textual evidence in the short story.
3.      Students focus on Lucy Beck, the main character in the short story, QWERTYUIOP.
4.      Students ask if they have any inquiry.
1.      Quotations from the short story, QWERTYUIOP
2.      Literature component textbook
Post-reading

Rationale:
1.      To sustain the students’ learning.
2.      To evaluate the students’ understanding towards the topic
3.      To allow the students to demonstrate their understanding through giving speech related to the topic.
Teacher’s activities
Student’s activities
Materials/ Notes
1.      Teacher then take out two jars labelled “Male” and “Female”.
2.      The jars contain strips of paper on several situations related to women empowerment.
3.      Teacher asks the students to pick a strip from the jars according to gender.
4.      When each student has his/her own strip of paper from the jars, teacher asks them to open it.
5.      Teacher asks the students to answer the questions in the strips by writing a short speech.
6.      Teacher asks them to justify why they give such answer in the speech.
7.      When the students are ready, teacher asks them to present their speech, one by one
8.      Teacher asks them to justify why they give such answer in the.


1.      Students pick a strip of paper from the jars according to gender.
2.      Students open the strips of paper.
3.      Students answer the questions in the strips.
4.      Students prepare a short speech based on their answers in the strips.
5.      Students present the speech.
1.      Two jars contain strips of paper labelled “Male” and “Female”
2.      Strips of paper contain questions/situations related to women empowerment.
Closure

Rationale:
1.      To conclude the lesson
2.      To strengthen students’ knowledge.
Teacher’s activities
Student’s activities
Materials/ Notes
1.      Teacher recaps what they have learnt in the class.



Aesthetic Based Approach Classroom Activities

(QWERTYUIOP)

Student’s Level of Proficiency         : Low to Intermediate
Learning Outcomes                           : 1.0 Language for interpersonal use
1.1 making friendship by:
a. exchanging ideas and giving opinions on topics of interest;
b. taking part in conversations and discussions

2.0 Language for informational use
2.1 presenting information to different audience by:
a. reading aloud written materials clearly and fluently.

3.0 Language for aesthetic use
3.2. express themselves creatively and imaginatively by:
a. dramatizing text and role-playing the characters


General Objectives                            :Students are able to understand the plot of the story and the events sequence.
Specific Objectives                            : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1.      Identify the correct sequence of events for the plot
2.      Work together in a group to solve the puzzle
3.      Conduct a mini role-play based on the events given

Set Induction

Rationale:
1.     To introduce the students about the topic that they about to learn.
2.     To stimulate students’ interests on the topic.
3.     To provide a structure on students’ learning.

Teacher’s activities
Student’s activities
Materials/Notes
1.      Teacher starts the lesson by showing a short clip about how typewriters were used back in the days.
2.      Then, teacher asks students to relate the clip with the short story-- QWERTYUIOP.
3.      After that, teacher asks students to take out their literature component textbook.




1.      Students pay attention to the short clip
2.      Students answer when teacher asks how they can relate the clip with the short story, QWERTYUIOP.
3.      Students take out their literature component textbook
1.      A short clip about how typewriters were used back in the days.
Pre-reading

Rationale:
1.      To familiarize the students with the characters in the short story.
2.      To allow the students to look into various point of view based on different characters in the short story.
Teacher’s activities
Student’s activities
Materials/ Notes
1.      Teacher then asks students to take out their literature component textbook and turn to page where it was left off in the previous lesson.
2.      Teacher explains that he/she would like to conduct a reader’s theatre activity with the students.
3.      Teacher gives a brief explanation on what is reader’s theatre.
4.      Teacher then asks students to volunteer to represent the characters in the story and perform reader’s theatre.
5.      After a short excerpt, teacher asks students to switch with their friends to give more students a chance to participate.


1.      Students turn to page where the previous lesson is being conducted.
2.      Students listen to teacher’s explanation about reader’s theatre.
3.      Students volunteer to represent the characters during the reader’s theatre.
4.      Students switch role with the other students for representing characters after a short excerpt.
1.      Literature component textbook
While-reading

Rationale:
1.      To allow the students to get better insight on the plot of the story.
2.      To develop students’ understanding on the movement and flow of the story.
Teacher’s activities
Student’s activities
Materials/ Notes
1.      Teacher distributes some coloured paper.
2.      Teacher then asks students to get in groups of three based on the coloured paper that they have chosen.
3.      Teacher distributes an envelope to each group which contains strips of events from the story that have been cut and scrambled.
4.      Teacher asks students to place the sequence of events correctly and paste it on a piece of paper.
5.      The first group that finishes gets a reward.
6.      Teacher then go through the correct sequence of events together with the students.

1.      Students choose the coloured paper
2.      Students divide themselves into three groups based on the coloured paper that they have chosen.
3.      Students place the sequence of events from the envelope that contains strip of events correctly and paste them on a piece of paper.
4.      Students go through the correct sequence of events together with the teacher.
1.      Coloured paper
2.      Envelopes contain strips of events
Post-reading

Rationale:
1.      To sustain the students’ learning.
2.      To evaluate the students’ understanding towards the short story
3.      To allow the students to simulate the events in the short story based on their point of view.
4.      To allow the teacher to identify which
Teacher’s activities
Student’s activities
Materials/ Notes
1.      Teacher then instructs each group to select an event from the strips given.
2.      Each group is then required to conduct a short role play based on the strip that they had chosen. *each group will choose different event.
3.      After the students finish preparing, they will then perform their role play in front of the class.
4.    The best group will then get a reward.
1.      In their own group, students select an event from the strips.
2.      Students are required to conduct a short play based on different event that they have chosen.
3.      Students prepare the role play.
4.      Students perform the role play in front of the class.

Closure

Rationale:
1.      To conclude the lesson
2.      To strengthen students’ knowledge.
Teacher’s activities
Student’s activities
Materials/ Notes
1.      Teacher praises students for their creative presentation.
2.      Teacher recaps what they have learnt in the class.





Materials- Video Clip