SHS1 Literature In English · Semester 2, Week 20
From Verse to Performance
Lesson notes
Learning Objectives
Indicator: 1.4.3.LI.3 - Create short poems
By the end of the lesson, learners can:
- Brainstorm and select a subject (nature, death, love, religion, or another chosen theme) for an original short poem, generating at least ten ideas in pairs.
- Draft a short poem of 8 to 12 lines in a chosen poetic form (such as a quatrain stanza, free verse, or simple rhyme scheme) that develops the selected subject using sensory details, feelings, and diverse perspectives.
- Apply at least two poetic devices (imagery, personification, simile, metaphor, or alliteration) deliberately and correctly in their drafts.
- Revise their poem based on structured peer feedback, producing a final version that shows improved word choice, rhythm, or clarity.
- Perform their finished poem to the class with attention to voice, pace, and expression, and file the final version in their portfolio.
This lesson builds directly on Week 18 (performing parts of selected poems) and Week 19 (reconstructing a poem into another creative expression). Learners now move from adapting existing poems to creating entirely new ones of their own.
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Sign in with phone numberCurriculum details
- Strand
- Poetry (Strand 4)
- Sub-strand
- From Verse to Performance (4.3)
- Content standard
- 1.4.3.CS.1 - Reconstruct and perform poetic pieces. 1.4.3.LO.1 Adapt and reconstruct existing poetic pieces through pastiches and performances.
- Indicator
- 1.4.3.LI.3 - Create short poems
- Suggested placement
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Semester 2, Week 20
(Week 40 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. 76
Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)
Project-Based Learning: - In pairs, learners brainstorm on a subject (nature, death, love, religion,) to write on. - Learners choose a poetic form and develop the ideas further (Consider all senses, diverse perspectives, feelings). - Learners fine tune it into chosen format considering language, devices, art. - Peer edits and review. - Revise and perform. - Update final version into portfolio using appropriate format. Assessment (1.4.3.AS.3). 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: - Poems - Relevant reading materials - Writing guide - Apps and Softwares - Videos - Recordings - Animations and images - Relevant printables - Radio and tv programs.