This lesson plan is for a 40-minute Year 8 literature class taught by Mrs. Benjamin on May 31, 2023. The lesson will introduce students to the poem "Let My Mother Sing" by Folorunsho Moshood. Students will first share their prior knowledge of poetry. They will then read and explore the features of the poem, examining it for literal and figurative meanings. The class will be split into two groups to analyze the figurative language, themes, and meanings within the poem. Students will answer questions to assess their understanding. For homework, they will analyze another short poem.
This lesson plan is for a 40-minute Year 8 literature class taught by Mrs. Benjamin on May 31, 2023. The lesson will introduce students to the poem "Let My Mother Sing" by Folorunsho Moshood. Students will first share their prior knowledge of poetry. They will then read and explore the features of the poem, examining it for literal and figurative meanings. The class will be split into two groups to analyze the figurative language, themes, and meanings within the poem. Students will answer questions to assess their understanding. For homework, they will analyze another short poem.
This lesson plan is for a 40-minute Year 8 literature class taught by Mrs. Benjamin on May 31, 2023. The lesson will introduce students to the poem "Let My Mother Sing" by Folorunsho Moshood. Students will first share their prior knowledge of poetry. They will then read and explore the features of the poem, examining it for literal and figurative meanings. The class will be split into two groups to analyze the figurative language, themes, and meanings within the poem. Students will answer questions to assess their understanding. For homework, they will analyze another short poem.
This lesson plan is for a 40-minute Year 8 literature class taught by Mrs. Benjamin on May 31, 2023. The lesson will introduce students to the poem "Let My Mother Sing" by Folorunsho Moshood. Students will first share their prior knowledge of poetry. They will then read and explore the features of the poem, examining it for literal and figurative meanings. The class will be split into two groups to analyze the figurative language, themes, and meanings within the poem. Students will answer questions to assess their understanding. For homework, they will analyze another short poem.
Teacher Mrs. Benjamin Wednesday, 31st May, Lesson 1
Date Week 6 2023. Group Year 8 Period 5 Duration 40 mins Type of Visual ( ) Auditory ( ) Subjec Literature Learners Kinesthetic ( ) t Room FFCL103 No of Boys (5) Girls (0) SEN - Learners G&T
Prior Learning Students already know about poetry.
Topic INTRODUCTION TO POETRY (LET MY MOTHER SING) Starter Students share past knowledge about poetry.
Differentiated Learning and Teaching Objectives:
All will Explore the figurative languages used in the poem. (Grade C) Most will Explore other features and themes in the poem. (Grade B) Some will Analyse the poem for meanings. Grade A/A*) Key Words Ancestral songs
Outcomes: Students will
Work out the various features of the poem. Success Criteria: Students can use the idea of the analysis in other poems. Resources: ppt, link: https://www.kofastudy.com/courses/jss3-english-2nd-term/lessons/jss3- english-second-term-week-6/topic/poem-let-my-mother-sing-by-folorunsho-moshood/
Activity to maximise quality of learning and Differentiatio Sign Post for
progress. n: Reference progress (AFL). to target When is groups progress going (SEN/G&T) to be assessed and how? Lesson Introduction Progress is Activities Students read the poem aloud and explore the assessed features the reading helped them to discover. throughout the Development lesson through They examine the poem to find out if there are the participation literal meanings or otherwise. in group work and responses to Group task students work in two groups to oral and written find figurative languages used, find themes tasks. and infer meanings. Class Activity: Students answer questions for WAKT 1, 2 and 3 based on the discussions. Plenary Students review their work for corrections.
Homework/ Independent Learning:
Analyse another short poem.
Health & Safety /Risk Assessment No health and safety risk
Deployment of TA/AA. NA For lesson 2, test corrections will be done and they will also complete and review tasks for lesson 1.