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ACTIVITY 1
WRITING A PARAGRAPH
BY:
ELUCIA YONGTIONG WONG INGLEANZA WONG
IVY CLARE
LOH CHIA YEE
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TOPI C:FRI ENDSHI P
First task- students listen to the song and
try to immerse themselves into the
situation sung in the lyrics.
Secondly, students are asked to thinkabout a bad situation they themselves
had experience.
They are required to write down a short
paragraph about what happened and how
their friends helped them.
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(When?), I was unhappybecause (What?). My f riendhelped me by (How?). I know
I can count on my f riendbecause (why?).
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Th e Bad Sit uat ion
W he n? W hat ? H ow ?
Last w eek Lo st m y purse Lent m e m o ney
Last year Quarrel w it h fam ilym em ber s
Consoled and adv ised m e
Yest erd ay Failed m y exam i nat io n Ad vised . Co nd uct revisio n w i th m eo r t u t o r ed m e .
Last n ight Invo lved in anaccident
Took care of m e or v isi ted m e.
Th is m o rn ing Pet d ied Conso led m e.
A fo r t n ight ago Go t lost in a newplace
Came a l l the w ay to he lp m e.
Few years back Had self est eemprob lems
Giv ing suppo r t by encouraging m e.
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W hy? Becau se, he / she
Can keep secret s.
Is som eon e I can t ru st .
Gu ides m e w henever I need he lp .
M akes m e sm ile .
Accep ts m e fo r who I am .
App reciate m e .
A lw ays stand by m e.
Understands m y needs.
Give supp or t w hen I need i t .
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La st y ea r , I w a s unha p p y
b eca u se m y m oth er p a ssed
a w a y. M y f r iend , JoAnne
help ed m e by giv ing m e sup p ort
a nd sitt ing b y m y sid e, si lent lycry ing w i th m e. I k now I ca n
count on m y f r iend b eca u se no
m a t t e r w h a t h a p p en ed , I ca n
a lw a ys ca ll her a nd sha red m yp roblem s w ith her
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Ba ck in yea r 20 0 8 when I joined t he
prefect ca m p, I w a s unha pp y a s Iw a s sick a nd I spra ined m y a nk lew hen I fe ll dow n f rom the ta b le
tw ice . M y f r iend helped m e by
ta k in g ca re of m e an d p u t t in goin tm ent on m y a nk le . I k now I ca n
count on m y friend b eca use shew ould a lw a ys be t here w hen I need
help a nd she w ould a lw a ys ta k e ca reof me.
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Ex a m p l e
La st n ight , I w a s unha p p yb eca u se I q u a rrelled w it hm y sist er. M y fr iend help edm e by com for t ing m e a nd
t old m e jok es. I k now I ca ncount on m y f r iend b eca u seshe is t he one w ho a lw a yssta nd b y m e.
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ACTIVITY 2
CREATING AN ACROSTIC POEM
BYSTENNIA M IGA
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Son g w i ll be p layed and st ud ent s are requi red t osing t he son g t hen lat er ref lect on i t .
Brainst or m abou t f r iend ship. ( st ud ent s are f ree togive ideas on w hat f r iend ship m eans to t hem )
St ud ent s w i ll be d ivided in to group s to pro ceed t ot he group task.
STEPS
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Revise a l l th e t h ings t hat has been brainst or m ed.Point s t hat is no t re levant , can be cut ou t .
Typ e o f Po et r y : Acrost ic PoemIt sim p ly m eans, t he FIRST lett er in each l ine can be
read ver t ical ly to form a w ord .They can u se t he i r ow n nam e for exam ple, bu t in
t h is task, th ere w i ll be g iven l im i tat ion s.
Gro up t ask: Po et r y
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Each group has to com e ou t w i th TW O acrost ic po em .
The w ord t hat can o nly be used by each group is FRIEND and also o ne o f t heir goo d f r iend s nam e.
Exam ple: F Fo rever, lend ing m o ney,R Rem em ber, t hat I don t pay,
I In t im es, you w i ll be poor,
E Every t im e I need you ,
N Never once you leave m e,D Dear Sten nia.
Po em m ust be related t o t he t he m e, FRIENDSHIP.
Inst ruct ions
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Exam ple b ased o n f r iend s nam e:S Som et h ing...
U U n u su al
S Secret ....A Ad o rab le
N Nice
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Line 1 : For ever d ream ing, ( I dr eam ed) Line 2 : Rem em ber ing w ho ?, (a f r iend s nam e) Line 3 : In w her e?, (nam e a place etc.) Line 4 : act ion Line 5 : how it w as don e
This t ype of po em a lso kno w n as W ing spa rk. Itfo l low s a speci f ic pat t ern .
How to develop t he poem ?
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Acro st ic Poe m
Increasesvocabulary.
Im por tance o fw ord choice.
Im proved in th easpect of accuracy.
St ude nt s are ableto constr uctsentences.
Im por tance in thew r i t ing on pur posecan be st ressed.
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Cho ice of w ord s
Grammar
Sent ence st ru ct ure Format
Text re lat ion t o t he t op ic
Presenta t ion o f w ork
Part icipat ion in gro u p d iscu ssion
Evaluat ion Schem e
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ACTIVITY 3
PARAGRAPH WRITING
BYM UHAM M AD FARIZ PUGALM UHAM M AD SHYAZZW AN IBRAHIM BRIAN
NUR AFFIA HELIM IN
ERNI NABILAH HASNINUR FATIN KASSIRAN
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The Lesson PlanStage Activity and content Rationale
Set induction
(5 minutes)
1. Teacher makes a quick overview of what the studentshave learnt in the previous lesson.
2. Students are then asked whether they really have theability to write a topic sentence and a complete paragraph.
To make a review of what the studentshave learnt and to direct students to
the topic.
Presentation(1 0 minutes)
1. Teacher will then distribute the song lyrics to the studentsfor each.
2. The song will play through the radio while the studentsare told to listen attentively and sing along.
3. Teacher will ask the students to state their view on thestory, meaning and theme of the song.
4. After that, teacher will come out with a topic sentenceand a complete paragraph by follow the theme of the song.
5. Teacher will also explain the use of some thephrases/words highlighted within the lyrics.
Teacher and students work together toknow the right way to write a completeparagraph (joint-construction).
Practice
(1 5 minutes)
1. Teacher will divide the students into groups.2. Teacher will distribute the handouts for the song lyrics toeach groups.3. The song will play through the radio and the students aretold to listen and sing along.
4. A suitable topic will be given by the teacher which relatedto the theme of the song.5. Each group will develop only one paragraph with a topicsentence according to the topic given. They may use thephrases/words highlighted to complete their own paragraph.
Students are told to work collaboratively in order to help themgenerate more points.This also helps to build up theirconfidence before they are required to
write independently.
Closure(1 0 minutes)
1. Teacher asks students have they have learnt from thelesson.2. Explain the moral value of being cooperation, friendshipand reliable.
To make an overview of what thestudents have learnt and also to instillmoral value.
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Suggested answer :
*BOLD PHRASES/ WORDSare phrases/words taken from
the lyric.
I have a friend who is reliable. I can always count on him wheneverIm in need. He always helps me no matter what kind of problems Iface. He is always the light to guide me when I am wrong.