TEACHING ORGANISER

Name of Teacher(s): Cikgu Dorothy, Cikgu Medan, Cikgu Evan, Cikgu Charlene
Form

Duration(weeks)

Grammar Item(s)

3 weeks

4.1.1 Identify and use nouns appropriately

according to context
(i) common nouns
4.1.3
Identify
and
use
adjectives
appropriately according to context.
(i) adjective of quality

Domain (s)
Educational

Theme

Topic

Science & Technology

Your Future Smart Home

Personal
EXPECTATIONS
(questions/statements to be answered while and after lessons-similar to objectives)
1) Adapting to a new lifestyle
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2) Ways to fully optimize technology in our daily lives

3) The positive ways of using technology

TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES

1) Project-based Learning
2) Cooperative Learning

CROSS-CURRICULAR ELEMENTS

1)
2)
3)
4)

Language
Science and technology
Information and Communication Technology
Creativity and Innovation

Listening and Speaking

Duration: 1 hour
Content Standard(s): 1.3 Listen to and respond critically to a wide range of spoken, hours
audio and visual texts
Learning Standard(s):
1.3.1 Listen to spoken, audio and visual texts to (i) retrieve main ideas; (ii) retrieve supporting details
1.3.2 Listen to and respond to spoken, audio and visual texts to (i) compare and contrast

Activity(ies):
-

Whole-class discussion
Listen to a video/audio of living in the city and in the kampong

Formative Assessment:
4

Written assessment - List adjectives from the video/audio

Resources:
Video

Reflection:

Reading

Duration: 1 hour
hours

Content Standard(s):
2.2 Apply a range of strategies to comprehend texts related to everyday living

Learning Standard(s):
2.2.2 Locate and organise information by :
(i) using graphic organisers
(ii) creating their own graphic organisers

Activity(ies):
(1) Brainstorm on the topic of Smart House
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(2) Read a text and complete a graphic organiser about Smart Home

Formative Assessment:
Information transfer exercise

Resources:
An article from Knowledge magazine : Your Future Smart Home

Reflection:

Writing

Duration: 1.5 hours

hourshours hours

Content Standard(s):
3.1 Apply appropriate writing skills and strategies

3.2 Produce a variety of texts for creative, personal, academic and functional purposes
Learning Standard(s):
3.1.1 Write simple sentences correctly

3.1.3 Apply pre-writing strategies: brainstorming and outlining

3.2.2 Write for creative and personal expressions: e-diary
Activity(ies):
1) Listing vocabulary to be used in the diary (nouns and adjectives related to smart home)
2) Write simple sentences using the words that they had listed
3) Write an e-diary entry where they describe their dream smart homes
Formative Assessment:
1) Listing activity
2) Students presentation of sentences
Resources:
Graphic organiser from the reading lesson.

Reflection:

Grammar

Duration: 1 hour

Content Standard(s):
4.1 Identify and use language structures appropriately according to context
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Learning Standard(s):
4.1.1 Identify and use nouns appropriately according to context
(i) common nouns
4.1.3 Identify and use adjectives appropriately according to context.
(i) adjective of quality
Activity(ies):
1) Identify nouns and adjectives in the text by underlining
2) Fill in the blanks
3) Create sentences using nouns and adjectives that they had identified earlier
Formative Assessment:
Task sheets
Resources:
Reading text, students task sheets

Reflection:

ACTION-ORIENTED TASK(S)

Duration: 3 hours
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(These action-oriented tasks ensure that all the four language skills and the Grammar elements

taught are integrated to emulate real-life situations. These tasks and experiences will be the bridging that helps students to
overcome challenges in real life which require them to communicate in English.)

Content Standard(s):
1.4 Speak intelligibly, eloquently and appropriately for different purposes, audiences, contexts and cultures
Learning Standard(s):
1.4.1 Express feeling and give simple descriptions of personal experiences orally
Activity(ies):
1) Each group is assigned a section in the house and they create a plan for smart features in their section.
2) Each group presents their plan
Assessment:
1) The plans produce by groups
2) The presentation from each group

Resources:
Brochures of houses for sale ( the plan)
Reflection:

Literature in Action
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Duration:3 hours
hours

Content Standard(s):
5.1 Engage and respond to a variety of literary texts to express understanding of the broader world of ideas
and concepts
Learning Standard(s):
5.1.1 Listen to and respond orally to various literary works
5.1.2 Read and understand various literary works
5.1.3 Share personal responses of issues related to literary works and develop new ideas or solve problems
Activity(ies):
-

Reading and understanding the poem Sad I Ams

Matching exercise (words to descriptions)
Group-work to create a poem Happy I Ams based on their AoT

Formative Assessment:
1) Task sheet for matching exercise
2) Poems created by the students
Resources:
Literature Component text (Sad I Ams)
Reflection:

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