Week 8: 20-24/2/12

Class	4K1/ 4K4
Date	20 .2. 2012
Time	7:05-8:15a.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	Poem: In The Midst of Hardship
Learning Outcome	3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting.
Behavioural Objectives	By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1.   Know the literal meaning of the poem by matching it to the lines or stanzas found in the poem correctly. 2.   Know the figurative meaning of the poem by matching it to the literal meaning provided correctly.
Activities	1.        The teacher recaps the meaning of litearal and figurative meaning briefly. 2.        The tr. discusses the exercise given in the previous lesson.      3.        The ss check their answers.
Pedagogical strategies/ Skills	CX, MI/ R,W
CCTS	TS
Teaching Aid	Handout
Moral Values	Optimism, bravery, resilience, stoicism.
Reflections	4K1: The ss answered 80% of the questions given correctly. 4K4: The tr had to explain one by one for the questions given in          order to guide the ss to answer. There were around 50% of          them able to give appropriate response.

                                                      

Date	20 .2. 2012
Class	6AS
Time	9:45-10:55a.m.
Subject	MUET
No. of  Ss.	7
Level	Average
Topic	Corrections: Mid Sem 1  Speaking Exam
Skill	Speaking
Curriculum Specifications	1.      Presenting relevant ideas 2.       Developing and organising ideas
Objectives	By the end of the lesson, the students are able to: 1.    Understand both of the tasks by identifying the subjects based on the situations given. 2.    Present one’s ideas accordingly and clearly by using different language functions or expressions.
Activities	1.    The teacher discusses the performance of the ss in the Speaking Paper generally. 2.    The ss are asked to identify the keywords found in the tasks given.    3.    The ss tell the subject for each task given. 4.    The ss present one’s point by using appropriate expressions based on the situation given. 5.    The teacher explains the assessment criteria for Speaking Paper.
Teaching Aid	Effective Text for MUET, Ilmu Bakti.
Reflection	Half of the students have improved especially in using the expressions learnt accordingly. However, they still need to practice more on identifying the subject matter of the task given so that they can give suitable response.

Class	4K1; 4K7/ 4K4
Date	21.2. 2012; 22.2.2012
Time	8:15-9:25a.m.;  8:15-9:05a.m./ 11:10a.m.-12:10p.m.
Theme	English
Topics	1.      ULBI 2.      Narrative Essay: Unforgettable Memories
Learning Outcomes	1.2 a. carrying out a variety of language functions. 2.3 a. writing recounts, descriptions, explanations, speeches, reports,           and articles.
Behavioural Objectives	By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1.      Carry out a dialogue or answer to the questions asked based on the situation accordingly. Write a narrative essay with an interesting introduction.
Activities	1.      ULBI. 2.      The teacher recaps the previous topic – tastes of life.    3.      The copy the notes given by the teacher on the structure of the essay and ways to write an introduction. 4.      The voluntary ss read aloud the introcutory paragraph. 5.      Homework: write at least three main ideas/ events based on the topic given.
PS/ Skills/Domains	CC, CX, IP/S,R,L,W/ CCTS
Moral Values	responsibility, be grateful, perseverance, politeness, diligence.
Reflections	4K1: The ss were able to write interesting introduction. 4K7:The ss did not manage to start the introduction by themselves except for the only 5%. So, they copied the sample of introduction written by the teacher to help them generate ideas. 4K4: The ss’ performance was average. They were confused with the topic. In general, most of the ss in  all these three classes have misinterpreted the vocabulary i.e. memories. They only focused on one event instead of  more than one when writing the essay.

Class	4K7/ 4K4
Date	21.2. 2012/ 23.2.12
Time	9:45-10:20a.m./ 10:55-11:30a.m.
Theme	English
Topics	1.      ULBI 2.      NILAM
Learning Outcomes	1.2 a. carrying out a variety of language functions. 2.1 c. reading materials in print.
Behavioural Objectives	By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1.      carry out a dialogue or answer to the questions asked based on the situation accordingly. Understand the fiction or non-fiction reading materials chosen by jotting down the specific information required.
Activities	1.      ULBI. 2.      Nilam Programme.
PS/ Skills/Domains	CC, IP, MI/S,R,L,W/ TS
Moral Values	Responsibility, diligence, politeness
Reflection	The objectives achieved.

Date	21 .2. 2012
Class	6AS
Time	10:55a.m.-12:05p.m.
Subject	MUET
No. of  Ss.	7
Level	Average
Topic	Corrections: Mid Sem 1  Speaking Exam
Skill	Speaking
Curriculum Specifications	1.      Defining , describing, explaining 2.      Developing and organising ideas
Objectives	By the end of the lesson, the students are able to: 1.    Understand the tasks by defining the meaning of the terms in it. 2.    Suggest one course which is relevant to the current job market and support it with appropriate information.
Activities	1.    The teacher discusses the terms of the tasks. 2.    The ss copy the correct definition of the terms. 3.    Each ss suggest one course and read aloud the point. 4.    The teacher conclude the activity by asking the ss to choose the best four courses as the main ideas for tasks discussed.
Teaching Aid	The Speaking Paper
Reflection	The ss had the difficulty to explain the terms. They did not sure with some of it. Directly, they failed to generate concrete ideas for some of the points discussed. They are allowed to complete this exercise at home by looking for more reference or resources.

Date	22 .2. 2012
Class	6AS
Time	9:30a.m.-9:55a.m.
Subject	MUET
No. of  Ss.	7
Level	Average
Topic	Corrections: Mid Sem 1  Speaking Exam
Skill	Speaking
Curriculum Specifications	1.      Defining , describing, explaining 2.      Developing and organising ideas
Objective	By the end of the lesson, the students are able to: 1.    Suggest one course which is relevant to the current job market and support it with appropriate information.
Activities	1.    The teacher recaps the previous lesson. 2.    The voluntary ss read aloud the paragraph completed at home. 3.    The teacher discusses the main ideas provided. 4.    The ss copy the answers.
Teaching Aid	The Speaking Paper
Reflection	The ideas provided by the ss had been improved in terms of coherence and use of language functions.

Date	23 .2. 2012
Class	6AS
Time	7:05-8:15a.m.
Subject	MUET
No. of  Ss.	7
Level	Average
Topic	Corrections: Mid Sem 1  Reading Exam
Skill	Reading
Curriculum Specifications	1.      Deriving the meaning of words, phrases, sentences from the context. 2.      Identifying main ideas
Objectives	By the end of the lesson, the students are able to: 1.    Guess the meaning of the words, phrases or sentences by referring to the text read. 2.    Identify the main ideas of the text read by underlining keywords. 3.    Identifying the main ideas in each paragraph by paraphrasing.
Activities	1.    The teacher comments on the overall performance of the ss. 2.    The ss read aloud the texts. 3.    Discuss the main ideas and terms of the texts read. 4.    Discuss the questions. 5.    Do corrections.
Teaching Aid	The Reading Paper
Reflection	The students’ achievement was satisfactory. They needed to be drilled on passage one, the non-linear text.

Class	4K1
Date	23.2. 2012
Time	9:45-10:20a.m.
Theme	English
Topics	1.      ULBI 2.      Narrative Essay: Unforgettable Memories
Learning Outcomes	1.2 a. carrying out a variety of language functions. 2.3 a. writing recounts, descriptions, explanations, speeches, reports,           and articles.
Behavioural Objectives	By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1.      Carry out a dialogue or answer to the questions asked based on the situation accordingly. Write a narrative essay with an interesting introduction.
Activities	1.      ULBI. 2.      The teacher recaps the previous topic – the introduction.    3.      The teacher explains on the difference between ‘memories’ and ‘memory’. 4.      The ss are asked to write three main events or memories in one’s life. 5.      The voluntary ss read aloud one of the events. 6.      Homework: Complete the essay.
PS/ Skills/Domains	CC, CX, IP/S,R,L,W/ CCTS
Moral Values	responsibility, be grateful, perseverance, politeness, diligence.
Reflection	The ss were clear with the requirement of the essay topic after the discussion. They, nevertheless, were still poor in generating interesting ideas.

Date	24 .2. 2012
Class	6AS
Time	9:40-10:10a.m.
Subject	MUET
No. of  Ss.	7
Level	Average
Topic	Corrections: Mid Sem 1  Listening Exam
Skill	Listening
Curriculum Specifications	1.      paraphrasing 2.      summarising information
Objectives	By the end of the lesson, the students are able to: 1.    Identify the main ideas of the text heard by paraphrasing. 2.    Identifying the subject matter of the text heard by summarising.
Activities	1.    The teacher comments on the overall performance of the ss. 2.    The ss tell their problems when answering the questions. 3.    The teacher suggests ways to overcome the problems. 4.    Discuss the questions. 5.    Do corrections.
Teaching Aid	The Listening Paper
Reflection	The students’ achievement was poor. They needed to be drilled on listening skills especially Part I and III.

Class	4K7
Date	24 .2. 2012
Time	10:40-11:40a.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	Poem: He had such quiet eyes
Learning Outcome	3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting.
Behavioural Objectives	By the end of the lesson, students are able to: Describe one’s eyes with an appropriate adjective. Explain the reason why one uses the adjective to describe the eyes chosen.
Activities	1.        The teacher introduces the word of eyes to the class. 2.        The tr. gives the instruction for the activity. 3.        The ss use an adjective to desribe the eyes in the picture cut. 4.        The voluntary ss read aloud their asnwers.
Pedagogical strategies/ Skills	CX, MI/ R,W
CCTS	TS
Teaching Aids	Old newspaper, bilingual dictionaries.
Moral Values	Co-operation, politeness, diligence, be observant.
Reflection	The ss enjoyed to do the acivity. They tried to find the suitable word to describe the eyes and explain their idea.