FORM 2 – LESSON 22

ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: 2 Cemerlang DATE/DAY: Thursday, 29 June,

2023
THEME: People and Culture LANGUAGE/ TIME : 9.00 AM to 10.00 AM
TOPIC: Free Verse - A Fighter's GRAMMAR FOCUS : CROSS-CURRICULUM
Lines by Marzuki Ali Vocabulary (e.g.) ELEMENT(S)
MAIN SKILL: Literature in Action Patriotism and Citizenship

CONTENT STANDARD : LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Main Skill :
Literature in Action By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
5.1 1. Understand the meaning and themes of the poem “ A
Engage with, respond to and Fighter's Lines by Marzuki Ali”.
interpret a variety of literary text 2. Guess the words used in the poem according to the
types pictures given.
3. Provide other words that are suitable and related with the
Complementary Skill : meaning of the poem.
Reading
3.1
Understand a variety of texts by
using a range of appropriate
reading strategies to construct
meaning

LEARNING STANDARD : SUCCESS CRITERIA : I am successful if I can….

Main Skills : (i.e. Content, Product, Support, Time and Questions asked)
Literature in Action
5.1.1 ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE WEAK
Explain in simple language 1. Students are 1. Students are 1. Students are
connections between characters, able to able to recall able to recall
places or events in texts and their completely part of the a little bit of
own lives understand meaning and the meaning
the meaning themes of and themes
Complementary Skill : and themes the poem. of the poem.
Reading of the 2. Students are 2. Students are
3.1.3 poem. able to guess able to guess
Guess the meaning of unfamiliar 2. Students are 4 out of 6 2 out of 6
words from clues provided by other able to from the from the
known words and by context on a guess all the words used words used
range of familiar topics words used in the poem in the poem
in the poem according to according to
according to the pictures the pictures
the pictures given. given.
given. 3. Students are 3. Students are
3. Students are able to able to
able to provide provide other
provide other two words that
other three words that are suitable
words that are suitable and related
are suitable and related with the
and related with the meaning of
with the meaning of the poem.
meaning of the poem.
the poem.

21st CENTURY LEARNING KEY CONCEPT/VOCABULARY:

STRATEGIES: Fight, Independence, Sacrifices
Thinker, Communicator
HOTS/ i- THINK: ASSESSMENT METHOD:
Analyzing Oral Work
RESOURCES: TEACHING STRATEGIES:
Text - A Fighter's Lines by Marzuki Strategy 4: Differentiate by the outcome expected from students
Ali Pupil-Centredness
Pictures Inquiry-Based Learning

LESSON OUTLINE IMPACT/REFLECTIO

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PRE-LESSON: (10 Minutes) Communication

4. Teacher greets students.
5. Teacher introduces A Fighter's Lines by Marzuki Ali with students.
Expected Question:
● Have you ever heard the poem A Fighter's Lines by Marzuki
Ali ?
Expected Answers:
● Yes.

6. If students never know the poem, the teacher will explain the poem
briefly. (Attachment 1)
- “A Fighter's Lines" written by Marzuki Ali, this poem talks
about the feeling of a retired soldier who had fought for the
country's independence. This poem is looking from the first
person point of view of a retired soldier. You will understand
further after we read the poem together.”

7. Teacher introduces today’s lesson to the class.

8. Teacher states the objective for the lesson.
LESSON DEVELOPMENT: (40 Minutes) Collaborative
Critical thinking
Lesson Development 1: (20 Minutes) Assessment
1. Teacher prepares a text containing A Fighter's Lines poem. 21st Century Learning
(Attachment 1) HOTS
2. Students are divided into 6 groups of 5.
3. Teacher explains in depth about the task.
- “I am going to distribute a text containing A Fighter's Lines
poem. Please read the poem and try to understand the
meaning and identify the theme of the poem.”

4. Students read the poem carefully.

5. Students discuss in groups and list the themes of the poem.
6. Teacher randomly selects a group, asks them to read aloud, listens
and responds to their answers, and then discusses the poem with the
class.

Expected Question:
● What do you understand from the poem? Can you give the
themes for the poem?

Expected Answers:
● The poet once had become a soldier and he had suffered a lot
to fight for independence from invaders.
● The poet sees the people trying to destroy themselves by
engulfing the world full of lies. The poet says that there is
nothing much he can do as these times are too challenging.
● The poet now urges the new generation to fight for their
freedom. First we have to be united regardless of our races or
religions and fight for the sake of our nation’s country.
● The poet also claims that he cannot affect others to fight for
freedom as he is old and has no will to protect the country and
it is the responsibility of the young ones to speak out their
 opinions.
● Themes: Patriotism, Courage, Unity

Lesson Development 2: (20 Minutes)

1. Students work in the same group as before.
2. Teacher prepares six pictures that portray a few words in the poem.
(Attachment 2).
3. Teacher explains in depth about the task.
- “Each group needs to guess the words used in the poem
according to the pictures given. "

4. Students discuss in groups and guess the words based on the picture
given.
5. From the words that students guess, provide other three words that
are suitable and related with the meaning of the poem.

Expected Answers:
● Loyalty
● Faithfulness
● Peace
● Harmony
● Integrity

6. Teacher gives the right answers and justify the reasons.

POST-LESSON: (10 Minutes) Values
21st Century Learning
1. Teacher asks students to state the moral values they got from the
HOTS
lesson.

Suggested Question:
 ● What can you learn from today’s lesson?

Expected Answer:

● We must be brave to uphold justice.

● We must be willing to make sacrifices to preserve our

independence.

● We must be united to preserve our freedom.

2. Teacher concludes the lesson.

TEACHER’S REFLECTION:

REMINDER:
Both Main and Complementary Skills should be addressed in the Lesson Development
stage.

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