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Using an integrated-skills approach

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Learning outcomes:

By the end of this session we will:

  • Discuss challenges related to teaching poetry
  • Include all four skills in the teaching of poetry
  • Mention different ways of assessing students’ understanding of poetry.

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Task 1: (L.O 1)

  • Choose a sticker which best describes what you think of when it comes to teaching poetry.
  • Group together according to which face you chose.
  • Discuss why you chose this face.
  • Make a list of challenges you face when teaching poetry.
  • Agree on the greatest challenges.

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Teaching Objectives

Learning Outcomes:

The teacher will:

The students will:

teach students to listen to and read poems for gist

listen  to and read  the poem for gist using the correct  pronunciation, rhyme pattern and rhythm (Level 7,8) (Statement 1 in self-assessment sheet)

teach students to respond orally to a poem

respond orally to the poem by answering both closed and open-ended questions, and participating in discussions about the topic of the poem (Level 7) (Statements 2,3,4 in self-assessment sheet)

teach students to identify stanzas, rhyming pattern, run-on lines, onomatopoeia and alliteration and express their understanding by writing examples

identify and poetic features including stanzas, rhyming pattern, run-on lines, onomatopoeia and alliteration, and write various examples of the target features. (Level 7) (Statement 6 in self-assessment sheet)

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Teaching Objectives

Learning Outcomes

The teacher will:

The student will:

teach students to comment on the function and effect of the literary devices

discuss the function and effect of the literary devices (Level 8) (Statement 7 in self-assessment sheet)

teach students to write short paragraphs/respond creatively to a poem

participate in activities to allow the teacher to assess their understanding of the poem - class quiz, questions handout, poem profile (writing 60words about the poem – statement 8) and carry out self-assessment (All statements in self-assessment sheet)

conduct revision work  related to poetry

identify and rectify a number of weaknesses as to be able to perform competently literature activities chosen for revision (Level 7,8) (The Way Forward in self-assessment sheet)

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Activity 1:Speaking about the Poem (Clip 1)

Activity 2: Reading the poem

Activity 3: Watching a video clip

Activity 4: Reacting to the poem…(Clip 2)

Activity 5: Vocabulary Game

Activity 6: Oral assessment - Quiz (Clip 3)

Activity 7: Written assessment - Questions

Activity 8: Further writing - Poem Profile

Activity 9: Self-Assessment

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Task 2:

  • Think of other interesting ways in which you could present this poem to the students and assess whether they understood it.

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Has this session helped you to find more ways how to make students understand these emotions? (Feedback)