Lesson Plan

Form : 5 Science Date : 9th. November 2009

School : SMK Tg. Budriah Time : 7.40 – 8.20 am.

Text : The Pearl

Aims : To introduce the theme of money before reading the novel.

Objectives :
Students should be able to:
1. listen to a poem and suggest a suitable title to the poem.
2. brainstorm ideas on the things that money can buy and things money cannot
buy.
3. present their findings to their teacher and peers.
4. state either agree or disagree with the statements given in the
Anticipation/Reaction Guide worksheet.
5. write a short response regarding the topic given.

Students’ Previous Knowledge :

Students are familiar with the theme “money” in L1 lesson and they know the
importance of money in life.

Materials required for the lesson :

1. “Money” poem
2. Brainstorm worksheet
3. Anticipation/Reaction Guide worksheet

Stage of lesson Teaching-learning Activities Rationale Time

Allotted

Introduction Teacher informs students that To prepare the 5 minutes

tomorrow they are going to start students
reading the novel “The Pearl”. toward the
lesson.
Teacher informs students that today
they are going to start of with 3
activities that will help them to
understand one of the themes found
in novel more clearly.

Activity 1 Teacher informs students that he

will recite a poem and asks the To introduce
students to listen carefully. the theme
“money”
Teacher recites the poem “money”
without telling the title of the poem.
 Students listen to the poem.

Teacher asks students to suggest a

suitable title to the poem.

Students try to suggest a suitable

title.

Teacher lists all the suggestions on

the whiteboard.

Teacher asks students to vote for the

most suitable title.

Students vote for the most suitable

title.

* Teacher will tell the actual title of

the poem if nobody suggest/vote the
title “money”

Teacher informs students that today

they will be discussing about the
theme money/wealth.

Extension Teacher informs students that they To generate 5 minutes

Activities are going to continue with the ideas on what
second activity. money can
buy and what
Activity 2 Teacher divides the students into money cannot
groups. Each group consists of 4 buy.
students.

Teacher asks each group to appoint a

leader and a secretary.

All groups appoint a leader and a

secretary.

Teacher distributes a brainstorm

worksheet to each group.

Teacher asks students to look and

read the brainstorm worksheet.

Students look and read the

brainstorm worksheet.

Teacher explains that students will

 be given 5 minutes to brainstorm
ideas on what money can buy and
what money cannot buy.

* 5 things /items that money can buy

and 5 things/items that money
cannot buy.

Teacher gives one example for each

item.

Teacher explains that the group

secretary will note down all the
findings given by group members
and group leader will present their
findings later.

Teacher asks the students to start the 8 minutes

brainstorming session.

Students start brainstorming ideas.

Teacher stops the session.

Teacher asks each group leader to 12 minutes

come out to the front and present
their group findings.

Group leader presents findings.

Teacher gives / asks comment

regarding the findings.

Teacher concludes the session by

saying that there are things that
money can buy and there are things
that money cannot buy. Teacher
gives appropriate reasons.

Activity 3 Teacher informs students that they To help 5 minutes

are going to continue with the third students
activity. reflect on the
theme of
Teacher distributes money
Anticipation/Reaction Guides
worksheet to all students.

Teacher asks students to read the

worksheet.
 Teacher asks students to record (√)
in the Before Reading column either
they agree or disagree with the
statements in worksheet.

Teacher informs students that they

will look at the worksheet again at
the end of the novel to see how it
compares to the author’s views.

Students complete the

Anticipation/Reaction Guide
worksheet.

Teacher collects all the worksheets

for future reference.

Conclusion Teacher informs students that they To help 5 minutes

are going to end the lesson with a students to
writing activity. express their
feeling, view
Teacher writes the question on the and opinion.
whiteboard.

Question :

In less that 30 words.

If you suddenly have a lot of

money, what is the one thing that
you will buy or do and why?

Students write their response in their

exercise book.

Teacher collects all the books.

Teacher concludes the lesson with

appropriate comments.
Poem “Money” Adapted from The People, Yes

Money is power: so said one.

Money is a cushion: so said another
Money is the root of evil: so said still another
Money means freedom: so runs an old saying.

And money is all of these- and more.

Money pays for whatever you – want if
you have the money.
Money buys food, clothes, houses, land,
Guns, jewels, men, women, time to be lazy and
listen to music.
Money buys everything except love,
personality, freedom, immortality,
silence, peace

Carl Sandburg
Brainstorm Worksheet

Money
Can
Buy

Money
Cannot
Buy
 Anticipation/ Reaction Guide Worksheet

Before Reading After Reading

Agree Disagree Agree Disagree

People in your community will respect and

accept you if you have a lot of money.
A person’s personality changes when he
becomes rich.
When you have what you need to survive, you
are happy.
People will help you whether or not you have a
lot of money.
If you don’t have money, you don’t have
anything
You can tell the character of a person by the
clothes he wears.