Bilkent University Graduate School of Education

Lesson Plan for Coming Home

Teacher: Nilfer Gkmen Date: 03.02.2017

Level of class: 9/IGCSE No. of students: 27
Lesson aims: Develop the ability to engage in close, detailed analysis of written text (poem)
Encourage a personal appreciation of literature and develop an understanding of a poem both surface and deeper level
Anticipated problems & solutions: Time constraints will be handled by making immediate alterations in the lesson plan

Stage Learning Time Int patt Teacher / student activity Script Materials
objectives (Procedures)
Lead in Describe images 5 T-S In this activity, the teacher will -Here, we have some awesome PPT, images
and identify what reflect some images related to time images. What I want you to
they mean to and ask students to identify what describe the images to the class
them the images mean to them. and identify what they mean to
you.
-What is your perception of time?
-Is time important to you?
-Do you know other works
(movies or literary works) related
to time? What are they?
PPT, images
Starter Comprehend the 5 T-S In this activity, the teacher will give -Do you like poetry?
importance of the brief information about the poet, -Whos your favorite poet or
poet for the better Owen Sheers, and ask students the poem?
understanding of relationship between the -Have you heard of Owen Sheers
the poem poets/writers and their works. before?
-Why do we study poets or writers
as well while studying their
works?
YouTube
video
 Predict the 3 T-S In this activity, the teacher will play -Now, I want you to close your
possible meaning reading of the poem and ask eyes while listening the poem. As
of the poem students to write down very briefly you listen, think what the poem
what the poem they are listening may be about. Write down your
may be about. ideas on a piece of paper. Text

Main Infer the meaning 5 S-S In this activity, the teacher have the -X, can you read the first stanza
Activity of the poem students read the poem out-loud for us please?
and infer the meaning, then -Who wants to read the second
compare their previous answers stanza? Y, go ahead!
with their partners and compare -Z, please read the last one.
their answers to see if they still -After listening the poem and
think the same. reading it, can you tell me what
you infer from this poem? Write
down your ideas very quickly.
-Now, we will compare our
answers. Remember to take into
consideration your predictions.
You two, work together
Text,
worksheet
Analyze the poem 20 T-S In this activity, students will work -Here (showing the worksheet) we
for the surface individually on a worksheet have some guiding questions to
and deeper level provided to them as a guide to help us through the poem. We will
meaning break down the poem and to look at them and find what the
analyze its meaning. author mean in this poem.
-As you see, like the poem, the
worksheet is divided into three
sections. Each section refers to
one specific stanza.
-You have 3 minutes to complete
the first stanzas questions.
 -Take one (worksheet) and pass
them around.
-If you are finished, compare
answers with your partners

Closure Tell students 2 T-S The teacher will remind students -Alright, thats enough work for
about the second another teacher will continue with this hour. In the second hour,
hour the literary devices in the second Batuhan Teacher will assist you
hour. with literary devices used in the
poem. Enjoy!