TEACHING ORGANISER

Name of Teacher(s): Pn. Shaidatul,

Miss Jessica

Form

Duration(weeks)

1 Damai
1 Harmoni
1 Tenang

3 weeks

Domain (s)

Theme

Topic

People and Culture

Festivals in Asia

Personal
Educational

(questions/statements to be answered while and after lessons-similar to objec

They will be culturally informed about the festivals in Asia
Design an e-poster introducing the different festivals in Asia

EXPECTATIONS (content to be covered)

TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES

Collaborative Learning
Student-centredness

CROSS-CURRICULAR ELEMENTS (can have more but must be infused- it is the

Values Respect others cultures

Patriotism and Citizenship Accepting and appreciating different festivals in Asia w
ones
own identity

Listening and Speaking

Content Standard(s):1.4Speakintelligibly,eloquentlyandappropriatelyfordifferent purposes,audien

andcultures
Learning Standard(s): 1.4.1 (F1) Expressfeelingsandgivesimpledescriptionsofpersonal experience
Activity(ies):
- Listen to a video clip of Gion Matsuri festival in Japan and fill in the blanks on a worksheet
- Pair-work discussion
- Whole class discussion
Formative Assessment: Oral presentation in the classroom

Resources: Laptop, LCD, Speakers, Youtube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So86Gfd

Reflection:

Reading
Content Standard(s):2.3(F1) Analyseandevaluatevarioustexts

Learning Standard(s):2.3.1 (F1)Readvarioustextsandretrieveinformationby: (i) skimmingandscann

Activity(ies):
- Brainstorm on the topic of Festivals in Asia
- Read a given text.
- Underline unfamiliar words and look up for the meanings in the dictionary.
- Identify and underline information using given wh-word questions.
- Organise the information using a graphic organiser.
Formative Assessment:
Information-transfer exercise
Resources:

http://www.asia.com/journeys/asia/asia-coms-top-festivals-in-asia-2012-2013/#/vanilla/discussion/embed
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3942.html
Pictures, Worksheet
Reflection:

Writing

Content Standard(s): 3.2Produceavarietyoftextsforcreative,personal,academicand functionalpurp

Learning Standard(s):3.1.1 (F1) Can write simple sentences correctly.

3.1.2 (F1) Can organize and write ideas in a paragraph

a) titles for a paragraph b) captions for illustrations, posters and cartoon
3.1.3 (F1) Can apply pre-writing strategies
a) brainstorming (mind-maps, bubble maps, etc) b) note taking c) outlin

3.2. (F1) Writeforacademicandfunctionalpurposes:

(i) email/messages
Activity(ies):
Brainstorm on email writing conventions
Write an email a friend and invite him/her to a cultural exhibition
Gallery Walk
Formative Assessment:
Peer-editing of emails / Teacher-guided discussion or checking of emails
Resources:
Notes on writing email conventions
Reflection:

Grammar

Content Standard(s): 4.1 Can identify and use language structures appropriately according to cont
4.2 Can apply grammatical rules at word, phrase and sentence levels correc
meaningfully.
Learning Standard(s): 4.1.12(F1) Identifyandusepunctuationappropriatelyaccordingtocontext
(i) capitalletters
(ii) comma/fullstop
(iii)questionmark
(iv)exclamationmark
Activity(ies):
Punctuate sentences/ paragraphs on a worksheet
Dictate paragraphs read out by the teacher
Formative Assessment:
Dictation
Resources:Notes on festivals in Asia

Reflection:

ACTION-ORIENTED TASK(S)
(These

action-oriented tasks ensure that all the four language skills and the Grammar elements

taught are integrated to emulate real-life situations. These tasks and experiences will be the bridging th
to overcome challenges in real life which require them to communicate in English.)
Content Standard(s):
1.4Speakintelligibly,eloquentlyandappropriatelyfordifferent purposes,audiences,contexts
andcultures
3.2 Produceavarietyoftextsforcreative,personal,academicand functionalpurposes.
Learning Standard(s):
1.4.1 (F1) Expressfeelingsandgivesimpledescriptionsofpersonal experiencesorally
3.2.2Writeforcreativeandpersonalexpressions:
(iii)e-posters
Activity(ies):
- An e-poster competition among students in the classroom using VLE-Frog platform.
- The school community votes for the best e-poster
Assessment:The creativity in sharing important information in the e-poster
Resources: Score sheet
Reflection:

Literature in Action

Content Standard(s):5.1 Can engage and respond to a variety of literary texts to express understa
broader
world of ideas and concepts
5.2 Can use a wide range of literary texts to convey views for different purpo
audiences and relate them to real-life situations.
Learning Standard(s): 5.1.2 Can read and understand various literary works.
5.1.3 Can produce a new genre from the literary text read.

Activity(ies):
- Reading and understanding the poem Newsbreak
- Discussing issues in the poem
-A group-work to write an email to Mom, explaining the personas strange behaviour and to apo
badexamresult. .
Formative Assessment:Oral presentation via pair-work
Resources: Literature Component text (Newsbreak Form 1 Poem)

Reflection: