Week 25

Date Class Time	20 Jun 2011 MUET 6RS 8.50-9.25a.m.
Topic Sub-topics Objectives	Listening Component General Listening Strategies By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. know the general listening strategies by understand the notes copied. 2. understand the note-taking techniques by giving appropriate abbreviations, short forms and symbols.
Activities	1. Revise the previous lesson on the game. 2. Copy notes on General Listening Stategies and discuss. 3. Homework: note-taking techniques.
Reflection	The discussion on the game played showed that most of the students did not really know the aim of it. The notes copied helped them to know the listening strategies and the game.

 

Class	5K7
Date	20 Jun 2011
Time	9.45-10.55a.m.
Theme	English
Topic	Up in Smokes
Learning Outcome	2.3 i. using appropriate format , conventions, and grammar when presenting the information.
Behavioural Objectives	By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. know the effects of smoking to lungs and one's health. 2. build a sentence for the vocabulary learnt.
Activities	1. Show pictures of lungs. 2. Discuss the effects of smoking to one's health. 3. Vocabulary. 4. Building sentences individually based on the selected vocabulary. 5. The ss write their sentence on the blackboard. 6. Do corrections.
Moral Values	Appreciation on life, respects, be considerate.
Reflection	The ss were very interested with the pictures shown. They participated in the discussion accordingly. The ss were provided with a dictionary and facilitated by the teacher to do the sentence. However, there were still around 40% of the ss showed no attempt to learn.

 

Father's Day Celebration 11.30a.m. – 12.40p.m.

 

 

 

Date Class Time	21 Jun 2011 MUET 6RS 7.05-8.15a.m.
Topic Sub-topics Objectives	Listening Component General Listening Strategies By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. use appropriate abbreviations, short forms and symbols by giving suitable examples. 2. understand the three forms of note-taking given by using the forms to make notes based on the texts heard.
Activities	1. Revise the previous lesson on the note-taking techniques. 2. The students write their answers on the blackboard. Discuss. 3. The teacher discusses the notes on three common forms of note-taking. 4. Class activity: Two listening texts on using forms of note-taking.
Reflection	The ss were able to understand the note-taking techniques. They, however, were confused with the difference between abbreviations and short forms. They were given a set of standard short forms in order to clarify its difference from abbreviations. They enjoyed the listening activity and more than 80% of them could give appropriate answers even though they found that the listening texts were too fast for them to catch.
Class		5S4
Date		21 Jun 2011
Time		9.45-10.20a.m.
Theme		English
Topic		Up in Smokes
Learning Outcome		2.3 i. using appropriate format , conventions, and grammar when presenting the information.
Behavioural Objectives		By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. know the effects of smoking to lungs and one's health. 2. build a sentence for the vocabulary learnt.
Activities		1. Show pictures of lungs. 2. Discuss the effects of smoking to one's health. 3. Vocabulary. 4. Homework: Write a sentence for each word learnt.
Moral Values		Appreciation on life, respects, be considerate.
Reflection		The ss were very interested with the pictures shown. They participated in the discussion actively.

 

 

 

 

 

Hari Permuafakatan & Ceramah 7.30a.m.-11.00a.m. 1.30-5.00p.m.

 

 

 

Class	5K1/ 5K7
Date	22 Jun 2011
Time	10.20-11.30a.m./ 11.30a.m.-12.00p.m.
Theme	NILAM
Topic	English
Learning Outcome	3.1 a. understanding and telling in one's own words the story and poem heard and read, and giving one's opinion of the text.
Behavioural Objectives	1. understand the text or story read by extracting its main ideas and specific information as required. 2. learn at least a moral lesson/ value from the text read.
Activities	1. The ss choose an English reading material they like. 2. Read silently. 3. Fill in the NILAM form.
Moral Values	Politeness, diligence, discipline.
Reflection	Satisfactory feedback. Most of them chose the easy level of story books and some were interested with the non-fiction reading materials.

 

Class	5S4
Date	23 Jun 2011
Time	7.05-8.15a.m.
Theme	English
Topic	Up in Smokes
Learning Outcomes	2.1 c. reading materials in print such as reports and articles and using other electronic media such as the Internet. 2.3 i. using appropriate format , conventions, and grammar when presenting the information.
Behavioural Objectives	By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. know the effects of smoking to lungs and one's health. 2. build a sentence for each vocabulary learnt. 3. Understand the text read by completing the diagrams given.
Activities	1. Show pictures of lungs. 2. Discuss the effects of smoking to one's health. 3. Vocabulary. 4. Reading activity. 5. Discuss the text by answering the questions. 6. Homework: Completing the diagrams and building sentences.
Moral Values	Appreciation on life, respects, be considerate.
Reflection	The ss participated actively in the discussion. They could pronounce most of the words appropriately, but not on unfamiliar words or specific terms.

 

Date Class Time	23 Jun 2011 MUET 6RS 8.15-9.25a.m.
Topic Sub-topics Objectives	Listening Component Listening for Specific Information By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. share one's thoughts on the statement given in the session of Still Thoughts. 2. know how to obtain specific information by noting key words or making short notes based on the questions given and text heard. 3. use note-taking forms to make notes while listening to the text.
Activities	1. Revise the previous lesson on the general listening strategies and note- taking techniques. 2. The students copy the notes on Listening for Specific Information on the blackboard. Discuss. 3. Class activity: i. Listening to the and answer the questions given. ii. Listening to the text and making notes by drawing appropriate forms of note-taking. 4. Discuss the answers and tips to answer.
Reflection	All of the ss could give appropriate answers with minor errors like grammatical mistakes. However, they were unable to catch every detail because the listening texts were read too fast for their first time exercise. More exercises will be given in the later lessons.

 

Class	5K1
Date	23 Jun 2011
Time	11.30a.m.-12.40p.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	The novel: The Curse – Chapter 1
Learning Outcome	3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting.
Behavioural Objectives	1. know the author of the story. 2. know the places taken in the story. 3. know the characters involved in Chapter 1 by naming and describing them briefly.
Activities	1. The ss complete the information about the author based on the exercise given. 2. The ss name all the important places taken in the story. 3. The teacher discusses the characters in Chapter 1 with the ss. 4. Copy the notes. 5. Exercise: Crossword puzzle.
Moral Values	Respects, diligence, family love, friendship.
Skill/PS/CCTS	R, W/ CC, CX
Reflection	There was around 70% of the ss could respond accordingly to the activities done. They need more time to complete the crossword puzzle. It will be discussed next week.

 

Date Class Time	24 Jun 2011 MUET 6RS 7.05-7.40a.m.
Topic Sub-topics Objectives	Listening Component Note-taking Techniques By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. share one's thoughts on the statement given in the session of Still Thoughts. 2. know more standard abbreviations, short forms and symbols by referring to the Oxford Advanced Learner Dictionary, the 7th Edition.
Activities	1. Still Thoughts session. 2. Revise the previous lesson on Listening for Specific Information. 3. Class activity: i. Copy as many abbreviations, short forms and symbols as possible which one can find in the dictionary provided.
Reflection	The ss have not mastered the skills to use a dictionary. The teacher facilitated the ss to do the exercise individually.

 

 

Class	5S4
Date	24 Jun 2011
Time	9.40-10.40a.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	The novel: The Curse – Chapter 1
Learning Outcome	3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting.
Behavioural Objectives	1. know the author of the story. 2. know the difference between main and minor characters by categorizing them correctly based on the criteria discussed. 3. know the characters involved in Chapter 1 by naming and describing them briefly.
Activities	1. The ss complete the information about the author based on the exercise given. 2. Discuss the main and minor characters in the story. 3. The teacher discusses the characters in Chapter 1 with the ss. 4. Copy the notes. 5. Homework: Chapter 2 exercise.
Moral Values	Respects, diligence, family love, friendship.
Skill/PS/CCTS	R, W/ CC, CX
Reflection	The students were clear with the difference between main and minor characters after the discussion. They could name all the characters too. The exercise on Chapter 1 and 2 will be discussed next week.

 

 

 

Class	5K7
Date	24 Jun 2011
Time	10.40-11.40a.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	The novel: The Curse – Chapter 1
Learning Outcome	3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting.
Behavioural Objectives	1. know the author of the story. 2. know the characters involved in Chapter 1 by naming and describing them briefly. 3. know the storyline of Chapter 1 by arranging the events given in a correct order.
Activities	1. The ss complete the information about the author based on the exercise given. 2. The teacher discusses the characters in Chapter 1 with the ss. 3. Copy the notes. 4. Homework: Sequencing the events in Chapter 1 in order.
Moral Values	Respects, diligence, family love, friendship.
Skill/PS/CCTS	R, W/ CC, CX
Reflection	The ss could find the answers for the author but they failed to describe the characters in Chapter 1. Notes and exercise were given to help them understand the story.