Form 5

Nature
Table of Contents
Introduction
Synopsis
Elements
Activities
Assessment
Answer Key
Glossary
Panel of writers

Curriculum Development Division.inistry of Education alaysia. !"#"

DRAFT
Introduction
NATURE
POETRY
The Poet
Flag of Jamaica
Map of Jamaica
Hugh Doston Carberry, 1921-1989, as e!ucate! at Jamaica College before going to
"#for! $ni%ersity& He or'e! as a (arrister of )a an! as later appointe! a Ju!ge of the
Court of *ppeal, here he remaine! until his retirement at the age of +,&
Synopsis
-his poem is about celebration& .t is a !escripti%e poem about the changing scenes& .t
celebrates the richness of the lan!/s pro!uce an! ho ali%e an! plentiful 0ature is& Hoe%er,
ami!st the harsh rain an! lashing in!, things are alays bright an! glorious hen the sun
shines again&
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Elements
NATURE
POETRY
SETTI$G
-he poem is set in Jamaica& -he poet uses nature an! !escribes the eather being hot an!
et& -he poet also uses trees, bushes, floers, an! fruits to portray nature as ali%e an!
abun!ant& -he eather is seen as bright an! sunny ith floers in full bloom& .f it turns et
ith its torrential rain an! gushing in!, or hen ater sirls on the groun! an! nature is in
mayhem, it ill all e%entually pass& He shares his enthusiasm an! gratitu!e an! appreciation
for nature as the poem en!s&
T%$E A$D %%D
H&D& Carberry uses a 1oyful an! casual tone& He celebrates nature using or!s li'e 2gol!/,
2magnificent/, stars/ an! 2beauty/& His light-hearte! moo! in%ites the rea!ers to celebrate
Jamaica/s opulent nature&
T&EE
#' Celebratin( nature yet be )umbled by it
-he on!er of nature shoul! be a!mire! an! re%ere! as its poer is limitless an!
unpre!ictable& 3eather changes in a in' of an eye, latent one moment an! the
other, unleashing its !estructi%e force& -he same eather can be stagnant one
moment an! the ne#t re%itali4ing the earth ith groth an! beauty the ne#t&
!' Cycle of life
-hough, e are sa!!ene! at the passing of beauty an! life, e must learn that it is
the natural cycle of life& 0ature has its moments of life an! !eath5 moments of
construction an! !estruction& 3hen the struggle is o%er, e ill see the re1u%enate!
nature blossoming itself&
*' Appreciatin( one+s country
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Steps
Aims aterials
)ife in one/s country has its share of ups an! !ons but one must alays loo' at the
brighter si!e of life& .n this poem, the poet stresses on his country/s eather being
sunny, rainy an! in!y& He mentions its pro!uce of mango an! honey, an! the
beauty of its canefiel!s an! the openness of the countrysi!e& -he poet states that e
must appreciate hat e ha%e&
NATURE ACTIVITY 1

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Listen and
Match
Time , -" minutes
1 6ho pictures of seasons an! scenes !epicting lines from the poem&
2 7licit ansers from stu!ents& *ccept any possible ansers&
8 9i%e ansers to stu!ents&
: Di%i!e stu!ents into groups of 8-: stu!ents&
; Distribute Han!out 1a an! 1b to groups&
+ Han! out scissors&
, 6tu!ents cut strips of sentences off Han!out 1b&
8 <ea! the poem alou! an! stu!ents rearrange the strips&
9 6tu!ents are to listen an! place the strips in the empty spaces on the Han!out 1a
1= Fill all empty s>uares so that the seasons an! scenes, an! strips are matche!
correctly&
11 <ea! the poem again&
12 6tu!ents rearrange the strips if there are any corrections to be ma!e&
18 ?in stu!ents/ or' on the notice boar!&
1 -o recognise seasons an! scenes mentione! in
the poem
2 -o match pictures of seasons an! scenes to
lines from the poem
1 Han!out 1a an! 1b
2 6cissors
8 *!hesi%e
: 3or'sheet 1
$otes
NATURE HANDOUT 1a

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Listen and
Match
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NATURE Handout
1b

Cut t)e strips and paste t)em to t)e SEAS%$ and SCE$ES on &andout #a
.t)ese sentences are not in t)e correct order'
/)en t)e tall (rass sways and s)ivers to t)e sli()test breat) of air.
/)en t)e bus)es are full of t)e sound of bees and t)e scent of )oney
And t)ere is no sound but t)e swis) of water in t)e (ullies
T)e days w)en t)e rain beats li0e bullets on t)e roof
/)en t)e buttercups )ave paved t)e eart) wit) yellow stars
$eit)er Autumn nor Sprin(
/e )ave instead t)e days
Also t)ere are t)e days w)en leaves fade from off (uan(o trees
And beauty comes suddenly and t)e rain )ave (one.
1ut best of all t)ere are t)e days w)en t)e man(o and t)e lo(wood blossom
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Listen and
Match
/e )ave neit)er Summer nor /inter
/)en t)e (old sun s)ines on t)e lus) (reen canefields2
a(nificiently.
And t)e trees stru((lin( in )i() 3amaica winds
And t)e reaped canefields lie bare and fallow to t)e sun.
NATURE WORKSHEET 1

Picture C4E # Picture C4E !
5ISTE$ and ATC& lines from t)e poem )ere.
PASTE t)e sentence strips )ere.
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Listen and
Match
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Steps
Aims aterials
NATURE ACTIVITY 2

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Sequence Key
Chain
1
2
"rganise stu!ents into groups of 8-: members&
Distribute 3or'sheet 2 to each group&
8 6tu!ents cut out the 'eys an! punch a hole at the 'ey-hole&
: .t/s a game of 2Master an! 6cribes/& "ne stu!ent ill become the /Master/ an! the
others as scribes&
; 6catter the en%elope clues along the corri!or@open-space@hall
; 6cribes ill be responsible to go out an! rea! the clues an! come bac' to report to
the 2Master/ hich lines come first, secon!, thir!, an! so on&
+ 6cribes must put the clues bac' into the en%elope an! they are not alloe! to mo%e
the clue en%elopes from their spots or ta'e the en%elopes bac' to the 2Master/&
, "nly one 6cribe per group is alloe! out of the group at any one time&
8 $se the string gi%en to tie the 2A7B6/ together&
9 6tu!ents present their 'ey chain to the teacher& *ccept all possible ansers&
1= 9roup ith the most correct or!er ins&
&
Time , -" minutes
1 -o un!erstan! the poem
2 -o train stu!ents to remember the poem in
se>uence
8 -o se>uence the lines of the poem
1 3or'sheet 2
2 ?unch hole, string,
scissors
$otes
NATURE WORKSHEET 2

#. Cut out t)e s)ape of t)ese ## 0eys and punc) a )ole at w)ere t)e 60ey )oles+ are.
!. Give eac) (roup a strin( so t)at t)ey can tie t)e 0eys to(et)er once t)ey )ave
finis)ed se7uencin( t)e poem in t)e correct order.
*n! trees struggling in the high *n! the reape! cane fiel!s lie
Jamaica in!s bare an! fallo
to the sun
*lso there are the !ays hen (ut the best of all there are the !ays
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1. Poem necklace can be used to highlight other skills and elements of
the oem.
2. !tudents can create en"ironmental necklaces that features seasons
e#erienced b$ students.
3. %se &'(! or )'*+,-'*+! to identif$ .orking !cribe. !o/ there .ill
onl$ be 0*1 23orking !cribe4 .orking for the team at an$ one time.
'cti"it$ adated from &he -ig -ook of reading 5esonse 'cti"ities 6 2007 b$
7ichael (ra"ois/ !cholastic &eaching 5esources
Sequence Key
Chain
lea%es fa!e hen the mango
from off an! the
guango logoo!
trees blossom

3e ha%e neither summer nor -he !ays hen the rain beats
inter neither li'e bullets on
autumn nor the roof
spring
*n! there is no soun! but the 3hen the bushes are full of the
sish of ater soun! of bees
in the gullies an! the
scent
of honey
3e ha%e
instea! the
3hen the !ays 3hen the
tall grass says an! shi%ers gol! sun shines on the lush green
to the slightest cane fiel!s-
breath of magnificently
air
3hen the
buttercups ha%e
pa%e! the earth
ith yello stars
an! beauty comes su!!enly
an! the rains
ha%e gone
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Aims aterials
Steps
NATURE ACTIVITY
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Time , 8" minutes
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1 -o gi%e the meaning of the %erbs in the poem
2 -o recite the lines here the %erbs are use!
ith feeling an! mo%ement
1 3or'sheet 8
2 Han!out 8
1 9et stu!ents to match the %erbs foun! in the poem ith the meaning C3or'sheet 8D
2 Cut the line strips in Han!out 8&
8 *ssign stu!ents in groups of four&
: 9i%e each group a line strip ta'e form Han!out 8&
; .nstruct the stu!ents to recite the lines here ith feeling an! mo%ement&
Lets Shake
It Up
$otes
NATURE WORKSHEET
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atc) t)e verbs found in t)e poem wit) t)e meanin(s.
shines Cline :D sings
beats Cline +D co%ere!
struggling Cline 9D glos
fa!e Cline 1=D appears
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-he teacher may e#ten! this acti%ity to the complete recital of the poem& 9et
stu!ents to recite the poem ith feeling an! mo%ement&
Lets Shake
It Up
9erbs eanin(s
lie Cline 12D ilt
blossom Cline 1:D battling
says Cline 1,D hits
shi%ers Cline 1,D remain
pa%e! Cline 19D sha'es
comes Cline 21D !isappeare!
gone Cline 21D bloom
NATURE Handout 3

Cut t)e line strips below. Give eac) strip to t)e (roups.
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Lets Shake
It Up
3hen the gol! sun shines on the lush green canefiel!s
-he !ays hen the rain beats li'e bullets on the roofs
*lso there are the !ays hen lea%es fa!e from off guango trees
*n! trees struggling in the high Jamaica in!s
Aims aterials
NATURE ACTIVITY 4

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O.W.L.S.
Time , 8" minutes
1 -o ma'e connections beteen characters
or simple e%ents in a literary or' an!
people or e%ents in their li%es&
2 -o obser%e, on!er, lin', an! sense
C"&3&)&6&D the characteristics of nature in the
poem
1 3or'sheet :
2 (lan' *: paper
(ut best of all there are the !ays hen the mango an! the logoo! blossom
*n! the reape! canefiel!s lie bare an! fallo to the sun
3hen the buttercups ha%e pa%e! the earth ith yello stars
3hen the tall grass says an! shi%ers to the slightest breath of air
*n! beauty comes su!!enly an! the rains ha%e gone
Steps
$otes
How can you LINK things that
happens in the poem Nature to your
own life
NATURE WORKSHEET 4

In (roups: complete t)e (rap)ic or(anisers .%./.5.S.' below. 1ase your reaction to
t)e poem read.
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!hat "o you !#ND$R as you rea"
the poem Nature
!hat %$N%#R& "escriptions are
inclu"e" in the poem Nature 'sight(
taste( smell( hearing( touch)
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2
"rganise stu!ents into groups of 8-: members
Distribute blan' *: paper to the groups&
8 6tu!ents are gi%en ; minutes to rea! the poem 20ature/&
: *fter rea!ing the poem, as' group members to sit in a circle facing each other in an
open space of the classroom here e%ery group member can see each other&
; .ntro!uce the concept of "&3&)&6& 6tu!ents !iscuss the
elements of nature in the poem,
things they on!ere! about as they rea! the poem,
ays they coul! lin' the poem to their li%es, an!
ays in hich their senses Csight, hearing, taste, smell, touchD ere
arouse!&
+ *fter group !iscussion, complete the graphic organisers&
, Distribute copies of the "&3&)&6& graphic organisers to stu!ents an! ha%e them fill
them out base! on their reaction to the poem they ha%e rea!&
8ou can introduce this reading strateg$ .hile teaching *o"els/ !hort !tories/
(rahic *o"els/ or e"en +rama
's students become more accustomed to this st$le of discussion/ the$ .ill be
more likel$ to make connections to their o.n life e#eriences .hile the$ are
reading.
'cti"it$ adated from &he -ig -ook of reading 5esonse 'cti"ities 6 2007 b$
7ichael (ra"ois/ !cholastic &eaching 5esources
O.W.L.S.
!hat "o you #*%$R+$ as you rea"
the poem Nature
Aims aterials
NATURE ACTIVITY 5

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Sin!s in
"ature
Time , 8" minutes
1 -o i!entify effects of !ifferent seasons in
poem
2 -o !escribe changes in nature as e#perience!
in Malaysia
8 -o rite a stan4a on nature in Malaysia
1 3or'sheet ;
2 Draing paper, mar'ers,
blue tac'&
Steps
$otes
NATURE WORKSHEET 5

;rom t)e poem: identify t)e lines t)at reflect sunny days and rainy or windy days.
/rite t)em in t)e appropriate column.
S4$$< DA<S =AI$< A$D /I$D< DA<S
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1
2
.nstruct stu!ents to rea! the poem&
Distribute or'sheet ;
8 9et stu!ents to complete the table Cacti%ity aD on or'sheet ; in groups of three
or four& Discuss ansers&
: -ell stu!ents to complete the table Cacti%ity bD in pairs& Discuss ansers&
; *s' stu!ents to rite a stan4a on nature in Malaysia& -his can be !one on !raing
paper ith mar'ers& Display them in the classroom&
)igh roficienc$ students can be encouraged to .rite a comlete oem on
nature in 7ala$sia.
Sin!s in
"ature
1ased on your e>perience and observation: write t)e c)an(es or effects in alaysia
durin( sunny and rainy days.
S4$$< DA<S =AI$< A$D /I$D< DA<S
In pairs or individually write a stan?a on nature in alaysia.
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Aims aterials
NATURE ACTIVITY 6

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#he Weather
Time , -" minutes
1 6can a poem for rele%ant information&
2 *nalyse an! e#tract information from a poem
an! anser >uestions at literal, inferential an!
applie! le%els&

1
2
?icture car!s
3or'sheet +

Steps
$otes
NATURE HANDOUT 6



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1
2
8
:
-eacher shos pictures of nature&
6tu!ents try to !escribe hat they see in the picture shon&
.nstruct stu!ents to refer to the poem&
Han! out 3or'sheet + an! e#plain the re>uire! tas's&
; 6tu!ents respon! to the assigne! tas's&
&

#he Weather

NATURE WORKSHEET
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5iteral
/it) reference to t)e poem: answer t)e 7uestions.
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#he Weather
1& E3hat seasons !i! the poet say that they !i! not ha%eFG
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
2& Complete these sentences
aD -he !ays ha%e both HHHHH that HHHHHH magnificently on the green
canefiel!s an! HHHHH that HHHHHH on the roofs&
bD -he mango an! logoo! HHHHHHHH&
8& )ist out the %erbs foun! in the poem 20ature/&
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Inferential

1& 3hy !o you thin' the poet chose to use the or!s he ha! chosenF
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
2& )ist or!s that !escribe the folloing in the poem&
aD sunny !ays
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
bD rainy !ays
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Applied
1& Do you agree that the sunny !ays are Ethe best !aysG as compare! to rainy !aysF
7#plain hy or hy notF
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
NATURE ACTIVITY

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#he Elements
Time , -" minutes
aterials
Steps
Aims
$otes
NATURE HANDOUT

5oo0 at t)e pictures below and identify t)e elements of nature.
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1
2
-eacher !isplays the pictures in Han!out , an! prompts stu!ents to i!entify the
elements of nature
-eacher then !istributes or'sheet ,&
6tu!ents are as'e! to or' in pairs to complete the !escription of the poem ith
literary elements an! supporting !etails pro%i!e!&
8 -eacher !iscusses the ansers ith the stu!ents&
: 6tu!ents ith the most correct ansers are gi%en a to'en of appreciation&


1
2
.!entify an! name elements of nature&
.!entify an! fill in the correct literary element
an! supporting !etails into a !escription of the
poem&
1
2
Han!out ,
3or'sheet ,
#he Elements


NATURE WORKSHEET

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#he Elements
0ature sish of ater in the gullies 9o!/s gift
colours an! light natural cycle of life phases in life
soun! of bees personification buttercups
H&D& Carberry hot sunny !ays metaphor
appreciate beauty of nature col! et in!y
e#perience yello stars rainy !ays
similes %isuali4e contrast
magnificent beauty soun! of bees scent of honey
mango an! logoo! blossom
;ill in t)e blan0s wit) words or p)rases provided
.n the poem entitle! EHHHHHHHHHHHHHG by HHHHHHHHHHHHH the themes of the
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH an! the many HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH are
e#plore!& -he poet/s central message is the HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH&
-hrough the use of poetic !e%ices such as HHHHHHHHHHHH, onomatopoeia an!
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, the poet allos the rea!er to HHHHHHHHHHH the beauty of his
homelan!&
*mong the !ominant elements, is HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH& .n the poem, imagery
of sight such as EHHHHHHHHHH ha%e pa%e! the earth ith HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHG
allos us to %isualise the colourful si!e of nature& -he poet has use! or!s relate!
to HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH to help the rea!er HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH the beauty
of nature& .magery of soun! is shon through Ethe
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, the rain fall on the roof tops an! the
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHG& -he EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHG is an e#ample of the
imagery of taste& EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHG e#emplify the imagery of
smell&
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH is also use! effecti%ely an! this is shon through
Ethe tall grass says an! shi%ers to the slightest breath of airG& -here is also
HHHHHHHHHHHHH in the poem, for e#ample Ethe gol! sun shinesG an! the magnificent
Elush green cane fiel!sG&
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-he poem highlights the beauty of nature !uring HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH,
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !ays an! HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH an! the har%est season&
7ach season has its HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH& -he poet has shon hy e shoul!
HHHHHHHHHHHH an! preser%e HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH to us&
NATURE ASSESS!ENT 1

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$a%e I
Understood&
A$S/E= T&E ;%55%/I$G @4ESTI%$S 1ASED %$ T&E POE! "NATURE#
1& <ea! the poem 20ature/ an! state hat the poem re%eals about the poet/s
homelan!&
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
2& 3hich line in the poem 20ature/ suggests the sense of smellF
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
8& 3hich line in the poem 20ature/ suggests the sense of hearingF
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
:& (ase! on your 'nole!ge of the poem 20ature/, !escribe a theme in the poem&
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
;& 3rite C-D for -<$7 an! CFD for F*)67 in the bo#es ne#t to these sentences&
* -he country that is portraye! in the poem has only to seasons&
( (amboo crop is mentione! in the poem&
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Su!!ested
anser
C -he strength an! poer of the in! is mentione! in the poem&
D (ullets are mentione! as flying aroun! in the poem&
7 6ummer an! roofs are nouns mentione! in the poem 0ature
F 7#amples of a!1ecti%es from the poem are swish an! reaped&
9 "ne of the themes of the poem is about sur%i%al against the
elements of nature&
H )ine 8 of the poem 0ature en%isions a gentle gush of bree4e&
. -he image suggeste! in line 9-1= is !eath an! inacti%ity&
J -he tone of the poem as a hole is more upbeat than
melancholy&
+& From the poem, e 'no that the poet li%es in a HHHHHHHHHH country&
*& in!y C& tropical
(& hot D& temperate
,& 3hich of the folloing phrase suggests a 2crop-free/ lan!F
*& Ithe reape! canefiel! lie bare an! fallo to the sun&
(& Ithe bush are full of the soun! of bees an! the scent of honey
C& Ithe gol! sun shines on the lush green canefiel!s
D& Ithe buttercups ha%e pa%e! the earth ith yello stars&
8& 3ith reference to the last line of the poem, hat is the colour of the buttercups that
pa%e! the earthF
*& (lue C& <e!
(& 9reen D& Bello
NATURE
POETRY
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Activity # , 5isten and matc)
3e ha%e neither 6ummer nor 3inter
0either *utumn nor 6pring
3hen the gol! sun shines on the lush green canefiel!s - Magnificiently&
-he !ays hen the rain beats li'e bullets on the roof
*n! there is no soun! but the sish of ater in the gullies
*n! the trees struggling in high Jamaica in!s
*lso there are the !ays hen lea%es fa!e from off guango trees
*n! the reape! canefiel!s lie bare an! fallo to the sun&
(ut best of all there are the !ays hen the mango an! the logoo! blossom
3hen the bushes are full of the soun! of bees an! the scent of honey
3hen the tall grass says an! shi%ers to the slightest breath of air&
3hen the buttercups ha%e pa%e! the earth ith yello stars
*n! beauty comes su!!enly an! the rain ha%e gone&
Activity * , 5et+s s)a0e it up
shines J glos
beats J hits
struggling J battling
fa!e J ilt
lie J remain
blossom J bloom
says J sings
shi%ers J sha'es
pa%e! J co%ere!
comes J appears
gone J !isappeare!
Activity - , %./.5.S.
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How can you LINK things that
happens in the poem Nature to your
own life
9 :nstead of canefields/ .e ha"e add$
fields in 7ala$sia.
9 ;ea"es fall from rambutan or ciku
trees.
9 +a$s .hen rambutan or aa$a or
rambutan tree blossom.
9 !ound of bees or flies or mos<uitoes.
9 &all grass s.a$ in our garden or oen
saces.
Assessment #
Assessment #
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!hat "o you !#ND$R as you rea"
the poem Nature
9 )o. hot the !un is=
9 )o. "ast the canefiled is=
9 )o. hea"$ the rain is=
9 )o. .ater mo"es in the gullies=
9 )o. the canefield .ill look bare=
9 )o. loud the sound of bees is=
9 )o. lo. do the tall grass s.a$=
9 )o. beautiful the earth look a"ed
.ith buttercus=

!hat %$N%#R& "escriptions are
inclu"e" in the poem Nature 'sight(
taste( smell( hearing( touch)
9 hearing > s.ish of .ater/ sound of
bees/
beats like bullets/
9 sight >gold sun shine/ lush green/
trees
struggling/ tall grass s.a$s/ $ello.
stars
9 smell > scent of hone$/


!hat "o you #*%$R+$ as you rea"
the poem Nature
9 sun
9 canefield
9 rain
9 roofs
9 .ater
9 gullies
9 trees
9 lea"es
9 guango trees
9 log.ood
9 bushes
9 bees
9 hone$ comb
9 tall grass
9 buttercus
Activity A , Swin(s in nature
S4$$< DA<S =AI$< A$D /I$D< DA<S
3hen the gol! sun shines on the lush
green canefiel!s - Magnificently
-he !ays hen the rain beats li'e bullets
on the roofs
(ut best of all there are the !ays hen
the mango an! the logoo! blossom
*n! there is no soun! but the sish of
ater in the gullies
3hen the bushes are full of the soun! of
bees an! the scent of honey
*n! trees struggling in the high Jamaica
in!s
3hen the tall grass says an! shi%ers to
the slightest breath of air
*lso there are the !ays hen lea%es fa!e
from off guango trees
3hen the buttercups ha%e pa%e! the
earth ith yello stars
*n! the reape! canefiel!s lie bare an!
fallo to the sun
*n! beauty comes su!!enly an! the rains
ha%e gone
S4$$< DA<S =AI$< A$D /I$D< DA<S
)ush green pa!!y fiel!s an! trees Flashing lightning an! thun!er
6easonal fruits an! local fruits <ains cats an! !ogs
Constant soun! of insects )an!sli!es
-all grass Flash floo!s
Flame the forests, bougain%illea, hibiscus
etc
<oof tops get blon aay@!amage!
<ainbos sometimes seen after the rain Crops get !amage!
Activity B , T)e weat)er
1& 6ummer @ *utumn @ 3inter @ 6pring
2& Complete these sentencesK
iD -he !ays ha%e both sun that shines magnificiently on the green
canefiel!s an! rain that beats on the roofs&
iiD -he mango an! logoo! blossom&
8& e&g& rain J beats
trees J struggle
reape! canefiel!s J lie
tall grass J says @ shi%ers
buttercups J pa%e
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Activity C , T)e elements
.n the poem entitle! E0atureG by H&D& Carberry the themes of the natural cycle
of life an! the many phases of life are e#plore!& -he poet/s central message is the
beauty of nature& -hrough the use of poetic !e%ices such as similes, onomatopoeia
an! metaphor, the poet allos the rea!er to e#perience the beauty of his homelan!&
*mong the !ominant elements, is imagery& .n the poem, imagery of sight such
as Ebuttercups ha%e pa%e! the earth ith yello starsG allos us to %isualise the
colourful si!e of nature& -he poet has use! or!s relate! to colours an! light to help
the rea!er %isualise the beauty of nature& .magery of soun! is shon through Ethe
sish of the ater in the gullies, the rain fall on the roof tops an! the soun! of the
bees&G -he Escent of honeyG is an e#ample of the imagery of taste& E-he mango an!
logoo! blossomG e#emplify the imagery of smell&
?ersonification is also use! effecti%ely an! this is shon through Ethe tall
grass says an! shi%ers to the slightest breath of airG& -here is also contrast in the
poem, for e#ample Ethe gol! sun shinesG an! the magnificent Elush green cane
fiel!sG&
-he poem highlights the beauty of nature !uring hot sunny !ays an! col! et
in!y !ays an! the har%est season& 7ach season has its magnificent beauty& -he
poet has shon hy e shoul! appreciate an! preser%e 9o!/s gift to us&
Assessment # , &ave I understoodD
1& (right an! hot sunny eather, sometimes hea%y !onpour an! strong gushing
in!s&
2& -he line, E3hen the bushes are full of the soun! of bees an! the scent of honeyG
8& -he line, E-he !ays hen the rain beats li'e bullets on the roofG
-he line, E*n! there is no soun! but the sish of ater in the gulliesG
-he line, G3hen the bushes are full of the soun! of bees an! the scent of honeyG
:& -heme of celebrating nature in times of inacti%ity or otherise&
-heme of appreciating nature&
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'lossary
NATURE
POETRY
T)eme K * unifying i!ea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic or'&
Tone K 1& -he general atmosphere of a place or situation an! the effect that it
has on people5
K 2& Manner in hich ritten or!s might be sai! Cfor e#ample, sarcastic,
mil!, itty, angryD& .n general the tone of a or' can gra!ually shift
Cperhaps from sarcastic to ironic or from angry to remorsefulD
ood K Feelings that you get hile your rea!ing a boo' or a feeling that a or'
of literature e%o'es& .n general moo! !escribes the feeling of the entire
piece&
5us) K 1& ?ro!uce! or groing in e#treme abun!ance5
K 2& (eing rich, fertile, opulent, plentiful or affluent&
1eat K 1& * regular rate of repetition5
K 2& -he soun! of stro'e or blo&
Swis), K Mo%e ith or cause to mo%e ith a histling or hissing soun!
Gullies K Deep !itch cut by running ater Cespecially after a prolonge!
!onpourD
Stru((lin( K 1& 6trenuous effort5
K 2& *n energetic attempt to achie%e something
Guan(o tree K 9uan(o is a large, i!e sprea!ing tree, beautifully proportione!& -he
blac' po!s are stic'y an! seet, caramel coloure! on the insi!e&
=eaped K -o ha%e accumulate!, amasse! or garnere!&
;allow K )eft unploe! an! unsee!e! !uring a groing season&
5o(wood K 6piny shrub or small tree of Central *merica an! 3est .n!ies ha%ing
bipinnate lea%es an! racemes of small bright yello floers an!
yiel!ing a har! bron or bronish-re! heartoo! use! in preparing a
blac' !ye&
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Writers
S)iver K 1& -remble5
K 2& * refle# motion cause! by col! or fear or e#citement&
1uttercups K * plant of the genus <anunculus, or crofoot, particularly <& bulbosus,
ith bright yello floers5 calle! also butterfloer, gol!en cup, an!
'ingcup& .t

NATURE POETRY
Coordinators
Diana ;atima) 1t A)mad Sa)ani (ahagian ?embangunan Auri'ulum, A?M
asreen /irda 1t o)ammad Ali Aementerian ?ela1aran Malaysia
Ten(0u Irene?a arina Tun0u a?lan *ras :-8, (lo' 79
Eileen 3essie A) Guan Aomple's Aera1aan ?arcel 7
$( <ew Kee ?usat ?enta!biran Aera1aan ?erse'utuan
+2+=: ?utra1aya
3immy T)en C)oon 3in( 6MA (intulu, ?eti 6urat 9,
9,==, (intulu, 6araa'&
Panel of Writers
Andrew 5eon( Kon( en( 6MA *ir .tam, Jalan -hean -ei',
C?anel Hea!D 11;== ?ulai ?inang
Adrian =obert 6M )a 6alle, ?&"& (o# 1=282
888=8 Aota Ainabalu, 6abah&
9asant)i Sandra Gasam 6MA -un Habab, Jalan -a1ul&
819== Aota -inggi, Johor&
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