Poetry (Primary 6)

ENGLISH STUDIES

READING

FIRST TERM 

WEEK 10

PRIMARY 6

THEME – READING 

TOPIC – READING A POEM 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –

1. Reading any given poem.
2. Answer simple oral questions on the poem.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Reading and Listening to story

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Poem from any anthology.
2. Objects and pictures for illustration.

METHOD OF TEACHING – Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work
2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
3. Course Book
4. All Relevant Material
5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

• Reading a narrative poem. 

• Simple poetic devices e.g. rhythm and imagery. 

• The story line in the poem. 

PRESENTATION

• To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;
2. Reads the poem to the pupils.
3. Pupil’s Activities – Listen to the teacher read the poem.
4. Discusses the poem and its meaning with pupils.
5. Pupil’s Activities – Discuss the meaning of the poem.
6. Lets pupils dramatize the story in the poem.
7. Pupil’s Activities – Dramatize the poem.
8. Asks simple oral and written questions on the meaning and poetic devices of the poem.
9. Pupil’s Activities – Answer oral and written questions set on the poem.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to read a given poem correctly.