Literature in English SS 1 Curriculum Guides – General Introduction to Poetry
THEME – INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
TOPIC 1 – BACKGROUND AND SETTING
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Any concrete pictorial items that can be used in demonstrating.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. identify the background.
2. identify the experiences of the values, dominant society issues as they relate to the poem.
CONTENTS OF THE LESSON
FOCUS LESSONS
Read or imagined from which the poem emerged.
LESSON PRESENTATION
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
The teacher,
1. leads a discussion on the background and setting on the poem.
2. leads students to reflect on their own backgrounds in relation to the poem.
STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES
The students discuss in groups, the settings of the poem.
LESSON EVALUATION
Students to accurately restate the title, author and background features of poem.
THEME – INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
TOPIC 2 – FORM
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Recommended poem
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to identify the form in relation to;
1. arrangement of lines
2. rhyming scheme
3. metre, etc.
CONTENTS OF THE LESSON
FOCUS LESSONS
Different types of poems e.g. ballad, epic, dirge, sonnet, lyric. (
Written or oral to be sung.
LESSON PRESENTATION
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
The teacher guides students to identify different types of poems by their characteristics.
STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES
The students identify and discuss structure of the poem.
LESSON EVALUATION
Students to construct similar forms of the poem.
THEME – INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
TOPIC 3 – IMAGERY
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Any relevant audio/visual aid(s).
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to identify the dominant images and link them with the main ideas in the poem.
CONTENTS OF THE LESSON
FOCUS LESSONS
Images in the poem
LESSON PRESENTATION
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
The teacher,
1. explains the choice of images in the poem.
2. links the images with the background of the poem.
STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES
The students,
1. describe the dominant in groups.
2. Create images of their own.
LESSON EVALUATION
Students to describe the dominant images.
THEME – INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
TOPIC 4 – LANGUAGE
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The text
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. identify features of the language that characterize the poem.
2. compare the diction and syntax of the poem and paraphrase.
CONTENTS OF THE LESSON
FOCUS LESSONS
Uniqueness of the diction (figures of speech).
LESSON PRESENTATION
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
The teacher leads a discussion on the appropriateness or otherwise of the language of the poem.
STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES
The students,
1. identify unique linguistic features of the poem, in groups.
2. replace some of these, e.g. words, phrase with their own constructions
3. read their re-written poems aloud.
LESSON EVALUATION
Students to,
1. write their version of the poem.
2. relate poem to their own language experiences e.g. comparing with poetic language in their natural languages.
THEME – INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
TOPIC 5 – SUBJECT MATTER
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
1. Text
2. Pre-recorded cassette
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. state in their own words what the poem is all about.
2. compare the poem with ones specifically from their background.
CONTENTS OF THE LESSON
FOCUS LESSONS
The poem should be taken in whole, stanza and lines.
LESSON PRESENTATION
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
The teacher,
1. gives a model for reading of the poem or plays a pre-recorded cassette if available.
2. helps students identify action in the poem that can be simulated.
STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES
The students,
1. silently identify key ideas.
2. read aloud to emphasize poetic elements rhythm, reading other sound effects.
3. identify actions in the poem that can be simulated.
LESSON EVALUATION
Students to,
1. discuss adequately the subject matter of the poem
2. make stanza by summarizes.
3. relate poem to life experiences.
THEME – INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
TOPIC 6 – THEME
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
1. Recommended poem
2. Cardboard sheets
3. Flip chart
4. Markers
5. Pencils
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. identify the main theme(s) of the poem.
2. relate theme(s) to real life experiences.
CONTENTS OF THE LESSON
FOCUS LESSONS
Main issues running through the poem.
LESSON PRESENTATION
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
The teacher,
1. guides identify the main theme of the poem, and
2. analyze how it is developed in the poem.
STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES
The students,
1. express their personal feeling and ideas concerning the theme.
2. draw graphic presentations of theme(s).
LESSON EVALUATION
Students to,
1. identify and explain the main themes.
2. list thematic issues in the poem that are related to their experiences.