Presentation · B5 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.1.10.1.3 - Demonstrate awareness of how meaning is conveyed through appropriate pace, stress, tone - through reciting poems.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify how pace, stress, and tone affect the meaning of a recited poem.
Explain how a poet’s feelings are revealed through the speed, emphasis, and pitch of the voice.
Recite a familiar poem with appropriate pace, stress, and tone to convey its meaning.
Critique a classmate’s recital constructively, focusing on pace, stress, tone, and rhythm.
Perform a self-chosen poem individually or in a group, applying the vocal techniques discussed.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Presentation (1.10)
Content standard: B5.1.10.1 - Demonstrate knowledge of spoken grammar and register
Indicator: B5.1.10.1.3 - Demonstrate awareness of how meaning is conveyed through appropriate pace, stress, tone - through reciting poems.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 9 (Week 9 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: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 87
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Perform a familiar poem as learners listen and observe.
- Have learners discuss the recital with focus on intonation, stress and rhythm.
- Perform it again and have the class or groups do same.
- Individuals, pairs and groups now choose and perform their favourite poems.
- Have the class critique each effort.