Group Lesson Plan NORSHAZILA, NURUL SOFIA, NURSHA-IRMA

Subject: English

Class: Year 5 Level: Average Enrolment: 25/25

Date: 07/03/2013 Time: 8.00 a.m. - 9 .00 a.m.

Teaching Context: World of Knowledge

Topic: Culture and Traditions

Specifications: 1.5.2 Listen to simple descriptions, recounts and factual texts and talk about them. 2.5.2 Talk about actions of people and animals in a story read, heard or viewed. 4.4.2 Construct simple sentences and compound sentences based on a given stimulus. 4.7.4 Write simple descriptions with guidance Learning Outcomes: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

a) state three different features of culture and traditions practised by different ethnic groups : Malay, Chinese and Indian.

b) completing a text with missing words and simple phrases while listening to recording by dictation practice

c) take part in dialog by asking partner about their favorite festival and how they celebrate it.

d) create a short paragraph to describe ethnic groups

Thinking Skills: Arouse new ideas and experiences

Previous Knowledge: Pupils have been taught about different ethnic groups in Malaysia.

Moral Values: 1) Respect other culture and traditions to foster a harmonious relationship among multi-cultural society. 2) Preserve rich cultural practices of the peoples in Malaysia.

Teaching Materials: Flash cards, recording, video, worksheets, descriptive text, puzzle worksheet

Steps/ PhaseTime

Content Teaching Learning Activities Remarks

Set Induction:

(+/- 5 mins)

Traditional dress

of different ethnic

- Eg.

Cheongsam,

1) Teacher shows the real

traditional dresses to pupils.

2) Teacher relates traditional

clothes with each ethnic group.

Traditional

clothes

Group Lesson Plan NORSHAZILA, NURUL SOFIA, NURSHA-IRMA

Baju Kurung,

Saree

Presentation:

(+/- 15 mins)

1) Teacher introduces pictures of

different ethnic groups.

Eg. Indian, Malay and Chinese

2) Teacher explains the variety

features of culture by listing

down on the white board.

Eg. Traditional clothes,

food, festival/ celebration.

Traditional

dress

Food Festival

celebration

Malay

Chines

e

Indian

Flash

cards

Practice:

( +/- 15 mins)

-Partial dictation

activity

1) Teacher distributes a text with

missing words and phrases to

each pupil.

2) Pupils read through the text.

3) Teacher gives instruction and

explains procedure of activity.

4) Teacher plays a recording on

“Festivals in Malaysia”.

5) Pupils listen to recording

carefully. As they listen, they

need to fill in the blanks with

the right words they heard.

6) Teacher plays the recording

for the second time for pupils

--recording

on

Festivals in

Malaysia.

Group Lesson Plan NORSHAZILA, NURUL SOFIA, NURSHA-IRMA

Pair work activity

In pairs, take turn

to ask your partner

the questions

below :

1) What is your

favourite festival?

2) When do you

celebrate it?

3) How do you

celebrate it

4) What special

things do you do?

to check their answer.

7) Teacher discusses the answer

with students.

8) Next, pupils are grouped in

pairs.

9) Teacher sets pupils task to ask

their partner about their

favorite festival and how they

celebrate it.

10) Pupils work with their partner

and share ideas of their

favourite festival and

celebration.

Production/

Evaluation:

(+/- 20 mins)

-Paragraph

writing

-Group

presentation

1) Teacher divides the class into

3 groups with 5 members

each.

2) Pupils seat in their assigned

group and teacher ask them

to choose a group leader.

3) Teacher calls the group

leader to choose one

envelope.

4) Teacher asks pupils to create

a short paragraph consist of 5

sentences to describe the

ethnic group they had

chosen.

5) Pupils are given 7 minutes to

create the paragraph.

6) Teacher calls pupils group by

Manilla

card

Group Lesson Plan NORSHAZILA, NURUL SOFIA, NURSHA-IRMA

group to present their work to

the class.

7) Pupils read the paragraph

one by one.

8) Teacher discusses each

paragraph with pupils.

Closure:

(+/- 5 mins)

Patriotic song –

“This is Who We

Are” song

1) Teacher plays a song to

pupils.

2) Teacher explains positive

values regarding culture and

traditions such as respect and

cooperation.

-A video

Group Lesson Plan NORSHAZILA, NURUL SOFIA, NURSHA-IRMA

Fill in the blanks as you listen to recording on festivals celebration in Malaysia. The

recording will be played twice.

FESTIVALS IN MALAYSIA

Malaysia is a (1) _______________ country consisting of Malays, Chinese, Indians

and numerous indigenous people. There are many festivals celebrated in Malaysia.

(2) ________________________is practised almost all the festivals, which means

inviting (3) ________________________to house on festivity occasion. Special

dishes are served for festivals and friends during "open house".

Major festivals in Malaysia include Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Chinese New Year and (4)

__________________.

Hari Raya Aidilfitri is the most significant celebration for Muslims. It signifies the end

of the (5) _____________ month of Ramadan. The words ‘Hari Raya’ means day of

celebration. It is also the time for (6) _________________________.

Chinese New Year is celebrated by the (7) _______________ community and it lasts

for a full two weeks! It begins with a reunion dinner which is (8) ______________ for

every member of the family to attend. Chinese New Year is the time when spirits are

appeared and (9) ________________ are made to Gods. The unmarried youngsters

are given Ang Pows which are gifts of money enclosed in little (10)

________________.

Deepavali on the hand is an Indian festival of lights. Deepavali means (11)

____________________. It celebrates the (12) _______________ of good over the

evil. Hindus take a traditional oil bath in the early hours of the morning on Deepavali

day and after prayers entertain their friends and guests to "open house”.