LESSON PLAN

Date

: 21st April 2016

Time

: 8.00 a.m. 9.20 a.m.

Duration

: 80 minutes

School

: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sungai Kapar Indah, Selangor

Location

: Rural

Class

: Form 5 Sains Tulen 1

Level of Proficiency

: High

No. of Students

: 27

Subject

: Literature in English (Poetry)

Topic

:The symbolism of Victory Mansion in 1984 by George

Orwell

Previous Knowledge

: Students have had the knowledge of symbolism and are

already familiar with the concept of themes and messages in
novels from the previous lesson.

Curriculum Specification:
1.0 Language for Interpersonal Use
1.1 Make friends and keep friendships by
a. Taking part in conversations and discussions
b. Exchanging ideas, information and opinions on topic of interest
Level 1
ii. Responding to questions politely by giving the required information
Level 3
vii. Reading articles and giving opinions in the following ways:
- Agreeing with the writer
- Disagreeing with the writer and giving reasons.

1.2 Take part in social interaction by

a. Carrying out a variety of language functions

Level 1
i. Disagreeing politely in simple language
ii. Offering advice in simple language
3.0 LANGUAGE FOR AESTHETIC USE
3.1 Listen to, read, view and respond to literary works
a. Understanding and telling in ones own words the story and poem
heard
and read, and giving ones own opinion of the text.
c. Explaining the message the writer is trying to convey and discussing
how this relates to ones life
e. Reciting poems with feeling and expression.

Level 3
xi.

Talking about the message the writer is trying to out across in his/her
writing and writing a simple paragraph on it

General Learning Objective

: to enable students to understand the symbolism of
Victorry Mansion in 1984 by George Orwell
Specific learning Outcomes

: By the end of the lesson, students are able to;

1. Enrich their understanding of symbolism
2. Orally express their ideas about the symbolism and
its message
3. Distinguish the reality and fantasy

Moral Values

: Content based
i. We should accept the reality of the world despite its
flaws
Activity based
i. Students learn to work together as a team
ii. Students learn the idea of escapism is not always good.
iii. Students learn to appreciate life despite its flaws

Focus skills

Teaching Aids
Reference

: Reading lines in the novel extract, listening to their

friends opinion, speaking to present idea and writing
while answering worksheet and written activity
: The poem on video, Music Video: Talking to the by
Bruno Mars, Handout, Worksheet
: Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia (2003). Huraian
Sukatan Pelajaran Kurikulum
Bersepadu Sekolah Menengah,Bahasa Inggeris
Tingkatan 4.Kuala Lumpur: Dewan
Bahasa dan Pustaka.

Stage/Time

Content/Materials/
Activity

Set Induction

Whole Class Activity

(5 minutes)
Talking to the
Moon

Teaching/Learning Activity/ Rationale

1. Teacher greets the class

2. Teacher instructs students to check on class
Instructions
cleanliness
1. Let the student watch the
3. Teacher checks the students attendance
music video of, Talking to The 4. Teacher starts by showing a music video of,
Moon by Bruno Mars
Talking to The Moon by Bruno Mars
2. Explain or describe what is
5. Teacher asks students what are the meaning
the meaning of the song
of the songs lyrics. Teacher then ask
students the same question but from the
Questions:
poem context.
1. What is the title of the song
and who is the singer?
2. What are the meanings of
the songs lyrics?

Stage I:
Understanding
(10 minutes)
The theme of
Escapism

Aids:
1. Music Video of Talking to
The Moon
2. Laptop
3. LCD
Whole Class Activity
Content:
Recap on the definition of
theme A theme is a main idea
or message, of an essay,
paragraph, movie, television
program, book or video game.
The message may be about
life, society, or human nature.
Themes often explore timeless
and universal ideas and are
almost always implied rather
than stated explicitly

Rationale:
I.
To attract students attention to the
lesson. Engage their schemata.

1. Teacher explains what the connection of

the song to the poem is and what they
are going to learn in the lesson.
2. Teacher give out handouts of the poem
3. Teachers explain new words from the
poem
4. Teacher asks students to recite the poem
from stanza 1 to stanza 3 together from
a video shown
5. Teacher then proceeds by asking the
students whether they understand what
the poem is all about
6. Teacher explains about the poem
7. Teacher ask about the themes in the
poem
8. Teacher asks about escapism being one
of the themes in the poem.

Questions:
1. Do you still remember what
a theme is?
2. What do you think are the
themes in the poem?
3. Is escapism one of the
themes of the poem?

Rationale:
i.
To provide input for students
enough for them to move on to the
next stage of the lesson.

Aids:
1.Video of poem
2. Laptop
3. LCD
4. Handouts

Stage II:
Analysing
(20 minutes)
Activity 1:
Drawing a
Symbol of
Escapism

Group Work Activity

Instruction:

Activity 1:
1. Teacher gives out A4 paper to groups.
2. Teacher explains symbol to represent a
certain something.
3. Teacher instructs the groups to draw
what they think symbolizes escapism.
4. Teacher gives 10 minutes for the
students to finish drawing
5. Teacher informs it is time to present
6. Teacher called out a volunteer share
his/her drawing and choose two more
groups to present their drawing.
7. Teacher then relates the activity back to
the poem.
8. Teacher explain the symbol of escapism
in the poem

1. Students divide themselves

into group of two
2. Each group will receive 1
A4 paper
3. Each group needs to draw
what they think is a symbol
to escapism
4. Selected group will share
the reason behind their
drawing to the class
5.
Questions:
1. How do you think your
symbol
relates
to
Rationale:
escapism?
2. What do you think Encouraging self-interpretation of the text
symbolizes escapism in the using visualization technique
poem?

Aids:
1. A4 Paper

Stage III:
Applying
(20 minutes)
Activity 2:
Writing a
Diary or
Journal as
Escapism

Individual Work Activity

Activity 2:
9. Teacher gives out diary paper to
Instructions:
students.
1. Each students will receive
10. Teacher explains on writing a diary and
1 A5 paper
a journal.
2. Just like the poem, write
11. Teacher instructs the students to write
own unhappiness
about their feelings.
3. Once you have done, some
12. Teacher gives 5 minutes for the students
of you will have to present
to finish writing
your entry to the whole
13. Teacher informs it is time to present
14. Teacher called out a volunteer share
class
his/her diary entry and choose two more
Questions:
students to present their entry
1. How do you think diary or
15. Teacher then relates the activity back to
journal serve as a medium of
the poem.
escapism?
Aids:
1. Diary paper

Stage III:
Evaluation and
Exercise

Individual Work Activity

(25 minutes)

Instructions:
1. By referring to the poem,
answer all the questions in
the worksheet.

Content:
Analyze the poem based on the
questions given

Aids:
1. Handout
2. Worksheet

Rationale:
i. To gauge the input given by the teacher
and apply them in the activity.
Activity 2
1. Teacher distributes worksheet for
each students
2. Teacher instructs the students to do
the worksheet individually or by
group
3. After 10 minutes, teacher will
discussed the worksheet together
4. Teacher gives the answer of
Worksheet while recapping the
lesson together with the students.
Rationale:
i.

Closure

Whole Class Activity

Questions:

Evaluate students understanding

and measure the output of the
lesson.

Presentation:
1. Teacher explain a diary as an
escapism

(10 minutes)

What have we learned today?

Help me remember the events
by:
1) What have we learnt today?
2) What do we know about
escapism?
3) Is escapism good for us?
Moral value:
In every problem theres a
solution.
Never give up in finding
solution.

2. Teacher explains the moral values

found from this lesson.
Rationale:
i.
To recap the lesson as a whole.
ii.
To properly ends the lesson.
To instigate moral values in the poem.

Name:

Date:

Exercise 1
Refer to the poem Ode to Nightingale by John Keats and answer all the
questions given.
1. What is the main theme in the poem? Give reason and evidence to your answer.
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2. In this poem, what does the Nightingale symbolises?
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3. What are the options the persona mention as a way for him to escape?
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4. What are the moral values found in the poem?

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Answer Scheme
1. The main theme for the following poem is Escapism. The poem depicts the weariness, the
fever, the agony and the fret of human life, with its consciousness that everything is mortal and
nothing lasts and how the persona wanted to run away from that fact (Answer in Stanza 3)
2. Nightingale symbolises freedom, beauty, and immortality
3. Drinking a poison, taking drugs, getting drunk, sleep to have dreams, death,
4. We should choose a proper way to get ourselves out of depression, we should value our lives
and we should be amaze by Gods creation and be humble.

Evaluation
1. Students recite poem with appropriate intonation
2. Students discuss together with their group mates regarding their own interpretation of the
word escapism
3. Students orally presented their ideas to whole class
4. Students are engaging with their classmates to discuss what they have presented
5. Students use their knowledge of the poem to find answer for the worksheets provided

LHE 3252 Teaching the Language of Poetry

Semester 1 2015/2016
Themes of Escapism
in
Ode to Nightingale
by
John Keats

Name

: Mohd Nor Amirul b Norkhaidi

Matric No

: 178024

Course

: Bachelor in Education (Tesl)

Lecturer

: Mdm Juridah binti Md. Rashid

Date of Submission

: 1st December 2015