WEB-BASED LESSON PLAN

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Form: Form 4

Level: Intermediate

Background knowledge: Figurative language

No. of Students: 30 students

Time: 80 minutes (2 periods)

Aims: To recall the learning of figurative language for literature component

Technical Requirements:

1. A computer, stereo set and LCD projector
2. A stable internet connection, a choice of blog and a web browser

Preparation:

1. Find suitable audio to be used for the individual activity
2. Locate sites related to the topic
3. Prepare a worksheet
4. Song by Katy Perry called “Fireworks”

Websites:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3bkpyNiv8Y
2. http://kyuhana.blogspot.com/2015/05/lesson-plan-idea-for-figurative.html

Procedures:

A) Set induction (5 minutes)

1. The teacher tells the students to look at the trees and show the movement of them when the wind blows (eg: the trees sway/dance happily because of the wind).
2. Then the teacher tells the students to describe the trees as exaggerating as they can (eg: the tree is so tall like an Eiffel Tower).
3. Teacher tells the students about the poetic devices that will learn for today.

B) Teaching procedure (10 minutes):

1. Teacher asks the students to recall the definition of figurative language that they know.
2.  Teacher then pastes the cards containing the definition.
3.  After explaining the definition, teacher pastes five cards containing the poetic devices (Hyperbole, onomatopoeia, metaphor, personification and simile).
4. After that, teacher explains the poetic devices.

C) Activity 1 (25 minutes):

1. Teacher hands out a worksheet containing a song’s lyrics and blanks spaces at the side.
2. Teacher opens up a video on youtube.com for the students to listen and read the lyrics.
3. For the first watch, teacher asks the students to look at the lyrics and identify the poetic devices used in it.
4. For the second watch, the students can start filling in the blanks by using the poetic devices discussed for today.
5.  Teacher allocates 15 minutes for the students to answer the questions.

D) Activity 2 (35 minutes):

1. After answering the questions, teacher proceeds to the next activity.
2. Teacher asks the students to change their paper with each other.
3. Then, together, teacher checks the answer of the students.
4. Teacher opens up a blog with the worksheet and reveals the answers together.
5. Teacher asks the students to justify their answers through discussion in class.

E) Conclusion (5 minutes):

Teacher recalls the lesson by emphasizing the importance of knowing the figurative language during literature component class.

F) Follow-up activity:

Teacher asks the students to find one song lyrics which has at least 3 of the poetic devices. They will share their findings in the next class.

APPENDIX

A. The lesson cards

B. The worksheet

C. The answer.

Happy teaching =)

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THE POEM OF ALL TIME

As I look to the sky I can clearly see
The glorious sun beaming down on me
The clouds go from thick to a whispy thin
To miss such a view is a terrible sin
As I look around this spectacular place I feel a smile take over my face
The fields of lush green grass are dotted
With beautiful wild flowers the bees have spotted
Busily flying from flower to flower
Pollinating before a shower
The distinctive red of a poppy field
To a tarmac strip they have to yield
The man-made pathway cuts through nature's canvas
Taking us to far flung places around us
To a built up concrete industrial machine
Where places like this are rarely seen
So whenever you visit the countryside
Take a few moments to put aside
So you will remember what you have seen
Before you return to the not so green.

Source: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/countryside-to-city#ixzz3ZyU7scFh Family Friend Poems 

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