SHS2 Literature In English · Semester 2 Week 14: Appreciation

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.4.2.LI.2 - Analyse in detail how themes develop throughout the poems.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Trace how a theme emerges, grows, and reaches its full force through the stanzas of a given poem.
Identify the key vocabulary and recurring words that signal theme development and explain their denotative and connotative meanings.
Compare how the same theme is developed differently in two poems.
Discuss, in groups, how a poet’s progression of ideas shapes the reader’s understanding of the theme.
Write a short PEE paragraph showing how a theme develops, with textual evidence from the poem.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Poetry (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Appreciation (4.2)
Content standard: 2.4.2.CS.1 - Demonstrate understanding of multiple meanings, central ideas/themes critically in a poem from different perspectives. 2.4.2.LO.1 Identify and compare multiple meanings, central ideas/themes and use them in writing essays on poems through different perspectives. 2.4.2.LO.2 Analyse poems presenting personal responses and textual evidence using PEE Approach.
Indicator: 2.4.2.LI.2 - Analyse in detail how themes develop throughout the poems.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 14 (Week 34 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 114

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Experiential Learning:

- Learners in groups identify key vocabulary/vocabularies that surround the theme(s) by considering the recurring or repetition of words and explaining them denotatively or connotatively etc..

- Learners discuss the themes based on the vocabulary identified and present their findings in a creative way.

- Learners develop creativity and work in groups showing respect to each other.

Assessment (2.4.2.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Textbooks
- Poems
- Relevant reading materials.
- Apps and Software
- Digital Learning
- Digital learning resources including video, audio, visuals, text, animations and images.