Week 32- 2011

Date Class Time	8 Aug 2011 MUET 6RS 8.35-9.05a.m.
Topic Sub-topic Objectives	Writing Component Main Idea(MI), Topic Sentence(TS) and Supporting Detail(SD) By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. write a suitable thesis statement based on the topic given. 2. know the relationship between MI and TS by writing three correct TS based on the topic given. 3. Support each TS with at least one SD clearly and specifically.
` Activities	1. The teahers comments generally on the performance of Topical Test 4. 2. The teacher gives brief notes on MI, TS, and SD to the ss. 3. Discuss the test given briefly. 4. Homework: Do correction.
Reflection	Overall, there were only one around 50% of the ss could make a correct thesis statement based on the topic given. There were only one out of the nine ss could provide the correct topic sentences and clear supporting details coherently. Others tended to mixed up the TS and SD. The correction will be discussed in the next lesson.

 

 

Class	5K7
Date	8 Aug 2011
Time	9.25-10.25a.m.
Theme	English
Topic	Descriptive Essays
Learning Outcome	2.2 j. making short notes and mapping out ideas.
Behavioural Objective	By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. know the common main ideas for three types of descriptive essays: a person, a place and an event/ incident, respectively by referring to the short notes given.
Activities	1. The teacher explains what a descriptive essay is in general. 2. The ss refer tto the reference book for the types of descriptive essays. 3. The make notes. 4. Homework: Find an interesting place and describe it in 10 sentences.
Moral Values	Diligence, co-operation.
Reflection	Satisfactory feedback as the ss needed notes to help them understand the topic.

 

 

 

 

 

Class	5K1
Date	8 Aug 2011
Time	10.55-11.55a.m.
Theme	English
Topic	World Heritage Site: Mulu National Park.
Learning Outcomes	2.1c. reading materials in print such as reports and articles. 2.2 b. viii. Identifying main ideas in the text read.
Behavioural Objective	By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. know the meaning of world heritage by pointing out examples of world Heritage one knows. 2. identify the main idea for each subtopic in the text read correctly.
Activities	1. The teacher gives examples of world heritage. 2. Reading activity. 3. Exercise: Looking for main ideas. 4.The teacher defines what main ideas are by giving a sample answer. 5. The teacher facilitates the ss to do the exercise.
Moral Values	Love on nature, appreciation, responsibility.
Reflection	The ss were interested to know the world heritage in other countries. They could not identify the main ideas without facilitation. The answers will be discussed later.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class	5S4
Date	9 Aug 2011
Time	9.25-9.55a.m.
Theme	English
Topic	World Heritage Site: Mulu National Park.
Learning Outcomes	2.1c. reading materials in print such as reports and articles. 2.2 b. viii. Identifying main ideas in the text read.
Behavioural Objective	By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. know the meaning of 'world heritage' by pointing out examples of world heritage one knows. 2. identify the main idea for each subheading in the text read correctly.
Activities	1. The teacher gives examples of world heritage. 2. Reading activity. 3. Exercise: Looking for main ideas. 4.The teacher defines what main ideas are by giving a sample answer. 5. The teacher facilitates the ss to do the exercise.
Moral Values	Love on nature, appreciation, responsibility.
Reflection	There were less than 50% of the ss knew what world heritage is. Nevertheless, they could name few examples correctly after the explanation.

 

 

Date Class Time	10 Aug 2011 MUET 6RS 7.05-8.05a.m.
Topic Sub-topic Objectives	Writing Component Main Idea(MI), Topic Sentence(TS) and Supporting Detail(SD) By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. write a suitable thesis statement based on the topic given. 2. write correct TS to support the thesis statement made.
` Activities	1. The teacher recaps the previous topic by checking the correction made by the ss in class. 2. The ss write their thesis statement on the blackboard. 3. Discussion on their answers by reading aloud the topic sentences they have done.
Reflection	In general, they can compose a thesis statement accordingly, but around 40% of them needed to improve it by making it more specific instead of general and vague. Topic sentences were clear.

 

 

 

 

Class	5K1
Date	10 Aug 2011
Time	9.55-10.55a.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	The novel: The Curse – Chapter 5
Learning Outcome	3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting.
Behavioural Objectives	1. know the events in Chapter 1-4 in general based on the pictures shown. 2. know the places and its events in Chapter 5. 3. know the plot of Chapter 5 by looking for textual evidences based on the questions asked correctly.
Activities	1. Revise Chapter 1-4. 2. The ss present Chapter 5 in groups. 3. The teacher discusses Chapter 5 in class. 4. Homework: Do the exercise in the workbook.
Moral Values	Respects, family love, friendship, honesty, bravery.
Skill/PS/CCTS	R, S, W/ CX
Reflection	The ss enjoyed the revision due to the interesting picture shown on Chapter 4. The ss participated also in the Q & A session presented by Group 5 actively. The discussion on the exercises will be done in the next lesson.

 

Class	5K7
Date	10 Aug 2011
Time	10.55-11.55a.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	The novel: The Curse – Chapter 4 & 7
Learning Outcome	3.1 a. xi. Giving one's opinion of the poem or story. 3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting.
Behavioural Objectives	1. explain one's opinion based on the situation given in Chapter 4 by relating it to one's life. 2. know the plot of Chapter 7 by referring to the chapter summary.
Activities	1. Revise Chapter 4. 2. The teacher discusses the situation given in class. 3. Copy the notes on chapter summary for Chapter 7.
Moral Values	Respects, family love, loyalty.
Skill/PS/CCTS	R, S, W/ CX
Reflection	The ss were interested with the picture shown for Chapter 4. They were able to express their opinion accordingly based on the situation given. However, they failed to respond it in Standard English. The teacher helped to translate their thoughts into words.

 

 

Class	5S4
Date	11 Aug 2011
Time	7.05-8.05a.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	The novel: The Curse – Chapter 4
Learning Outcomes	3.1 a. xi. Giving one's opinion of the poem or story. 3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting.
Behavioural Objectives	1. explain one's opinion based on the situation given in Chapter 4 by relating it to one's life. 2. know the places and its important events in Chapter 4 by looking for textual evidences based on the questions asked correctly.
Activities	1. Recap Chapter 1-4 by showing the pictures and gaining responses from the ss. 2. The ss answer the situation given based on Chapter 4 by relating the characters' life to one self's. 3. The teacher discusses the exercises of Chapter 4 in class. 4. Homework: Do the exercise of Chapter 4 in the workbook.
Moral Values	Respects, family love, friendship, honesty, rationality.
Skills/PS/CCTS	R, S, W/ CX,CC/ making decision
Reflection	The ss could respond accordingly. However, they needed to understand the text fully so that they know the flow of events and the characters' quality traits fully.

 

 

Date Class Time	11 Aug 2011 MUET 6RS 8.05-9.05a.m.
Topic Sub-topics   Objectives	Reading Component 1. Identifying Facts and opinion 2. Making inferences By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. identify between facts and opinions by referring to the expressions or words used in the sentences read. 2. guess the meaning of the words by referring to the contextual meaning.
` Activities	1. Still Thoughts. 2. The ss present the topic given individually. 3. The teachers recaps the topics presented by discussing the exercises in the reference book.
Reflection	Satisfactory feedback. More exercises are suggested for them to do.

 

 

Class	5K1
Date	11 Aug 2011
Time	10.55-11.55a.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	The novel: The Curse – Chapter 5 & 6
Learning Outcomes	3.1 a. xi. Giving one's opinion of the poem or story. 3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting.
Behavioural Objectives	1. fill in the blanks with correct words by referring closely to the text in Chapter 5. 2. know the events in Chapter 6 in general by responding accordingly to the questions asked.
Activities	1. Revise Chapter 5. 2. The selected group of ss present Chapter 6 in class. 3. Q & A session.
Moral Values	Respects, family love, loyalty, politeness
Skill/PS/CCTS	R, S, W/ CX/ problem-solving
Reflection	The ss enjoyed the Q&A session. They participated actively.

 

 

Date Class Time	12 Aug 2011 MUET 6RS 7.05-7.35a.m.
Topic Sub-topics     Objectives	Conclusions 1. Drawing conclusions for reading text 2. Drawing conclusions for listening text 3. writing conclusions for an essay By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. know the techniques of drawing conclusions for reading texts by identifying or using appropriate expressions or sentences. 2. know the techniques of drawing conclusions for listening texts by identifying or using appropriate expressions or sentences. 3. use different ways and expressions to write a good conclusion.
` Activities	1. Still Thoughts. 2. The ss present the topic given individually. 3. The teachers recaps the topics presented by discussing the exercises given.
Reflection	Satisfactory feedback. More exercises are suggested for them to do.

 

 

 

Class	5S4
Date	12 Aug 2011
Time	9.40-10.40a.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	The novel: The Curse – Chapter 5
Learning Outcome	3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting.
Behavioural Objectives	1. list the places and characters in Chapter 5 correctly. 2. know the plot by looking for textual clues in Chapter 5.
Activities	1. Recap Chapter 1-4 by showing the pictures and gaining responses from the ss. 2. The selected group present Chapter 5 in class. 3. The teacher discusses Chapter 5 in class. 4. Homework: Do the exercise of Chapter 5.
Moral Values	Respects, family love, friendship, honesty, rationality.
Skills/PS/CCTS	R, S, W/ CX,CC/ thinking skills
Reflection	The ss were actively participated in the group presentation session. More student-centred activities will be planned in the future lessons.

 

Class	5K7
Date	12 Aug 2011
Time	10.40-11.40a.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	The novel: The Curse – Chapter 7
Learning Outcome	3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting.
Behavioural Objectives	1. know the important events in Chapter 7 by looking for textual clues in the chapter. 2. respond rationally based on the questions asked according to the novel read.
Activities	1. Recap Chapter 1-7 by showing the pictures and gaining responses from the ss. 2. The teacher discusses the exercise of Chapter 7 in class. 3. The ss copy the answers.
Moral Values	Respects, family love, friendship, honesty, rationality.
Skills/PS/CCTS	R, S, W/ CX,CC/ thinking skills
Reflection	The ss were interested with the revision because it was taught in BM, brief and more attractive with the help of pictures shown. They did not try hard to respond in English. They even nearly refused to copy the answers just because it were long.

Week 31-2011

Date Class Time	2 Aug 2011 MUET 6RS 7.05-8.05a.m.
Topic Sub-topic Objectives	Writing Component Form and Style of Essays By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. understand what expository essay is by choosing the best way to advise a friend based on the question given. 2. know how to plan an argumentative essay by referring to an sample outline 3. write a suitable thesis statement based on the question given.
` Activities	1.Recap the previous topics of presentation by discussing the notes and exercises in the handouts given. 2. The teahers selects students to give answers. 3. Correction.
Reflection	Out of the nine students, there were seven of them could recognize the correct way to advise based on the question given. They needed to write in order to master the skills in writing an argumentative essay. Most of them were still poor in providing a clear and strong thesis statement. Some of them misinterpreted the question given. More exercises are needed as their own revision purpose in the sense of improving themselves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class	5S4
Date	2 Aug 2011
Time	9.25-9.55a.m.
Theme	English
Topic	What A Waste
Learning Outcome	1.2 a.ii. Asking one to think about / decide on something.
Behavioural Objective	By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. categorize things based on the pictures cut from the newspaper into two categories i.e. biodegradable and non-biodegradable correctly.
Activities	1. The teacher revises the topic of solid waste: define the meaning of vocabulary learnt. 2. Discuss the answers of group work. 3. The ss jot down the answers in their exercise book. 4. Homework: Complete the tables given by giving the time taken to degrade for each type of waste.
Moral Values	Responsibility, love on environment.
Reflection	The ss were able to categorize things around correctly. However, some of them were confused with paper and cloths. They were asked to find out the explanation on why they are non-biodegradable wastes.

 

Date Class Time	3 Aug 2011 MUET 6RS 7.05-8.05a.m.
Topic Sub-topics     Objectives	Writing Component 1. writing paragraph 2. writing introduction 3. writing conclusion By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. know the techniques of writing paragraph by jotting down notes based on their friend's presentation. 2. write an introduction by choosing an appropriate technique learnt based on the topic given. 3. write a suitable conclusion by using a technique learnt based on the topic given.
` Activities	1.Recap the previous topics of presentation by discussing the notes and exercises in the handouts given. 2. Presentations. 3. Discussion and giving handouts on writng introduction and conclusion. 4. Homework: Writing introduction and conclusion.
Reflection	The topic of writing paragraph was not clearly presented. More notes and exercise will be given in the next lesson. The topics of writing introduction and conclusion were well presented but more exercises are given as homework to improve the students' writing skills.

 

 

Class	5K1
Date	3 Aug 2011
Time	9.55-10.55a.m.
Theme	English
Topics	1.What A Waste 2. NILAM
Learning Outcomes	1.2 a.ii. Asking one to think about / decide on something. 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	By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. categorize things based on the pictures cut from the newspaper into two categories i.e. biodegradable and non-biodegradable correctly. 2. understand the text or story read by extracting its main ideas and specific information as required. 3. learn at least a moral lesson/ value from the text read.
Activities	1. The teacher revises the topic of solid waste: define the meaning of vocabulary learnt. 2. Discuss the answers of group work. 3. The ss jot down the answers in their exercise book. 4. The ss choose an English reading material they like. 5. Read silently. 6. Fill in the NILAM form.
Moral Values	Responsibility, love on environment, Politeness, diligence, discipline.
Reflection	Most of the ss were confused with biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes. The discussion helped them to understand the difference by identifying the things in the pictures and put it into a correct category. On the other hand, the NILAM activity was satisfactory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class	5K7
Date	3 Aug 2011
Time	10.55-11.55a.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	The novel: The Curse – Chapter 7
Learning Outcome	3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting.
Behavioural Objectives	1. know the events in Chapter 1-6 in general based on the pictures shown. 2. know the places and its events in Chapter 7. 3. know the list of characters involved in Chapter 7.
Activities	1. Revise Chapter 1-6. 2. The teacher explains the plot of Chapter 7 in class. 3. Discussion on the exercise given.
Moral Values	Respects, family love, friendship, politeness.
Skill/PS/CCTS	R, S, W/ CX
Reflection	The ss could only respond according to the pictures shown. However, it was unclear and uncertain with their answers. They did not revise the novel learnt at all.

 

Class	5S4
Date	4 Aug 2011
Time	9.55-10.55a.m.
Theme	English
Topic	Understand HIV and AIDS
Learning Outcomes	2.1c. reading materials in print such as reports and articles. 2.2a. skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas.
Behavioural Objectives	By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. read aloud fluently. 2. understand the text read by extracting its main ideas and specific information as required.
Activities	1. The ss do a self-assessment quiz on general knowledge about HIV and ANDS by stating true or false based on the statements given. 2. Discuss the answers in general. 3. The selected ss read aloud the selected paragraphs. 4. The teacher discussed the main ideas of the paragraphs in class. 5. Exercise: Complete the information 6. Discuss the answers.
Moral Values	Responsibility, appreciation on life, determination, be considerate, perseverance.
Reflection	More than 60% of the ss managed to give correct answers for the statements given. There knew more about HIV and AIDS after reading the text. They were shocked to know the number of death due to AIDS.

 

Date Class Time	4 Aug 2011 MUET 6RS 8.05-9.05a.m.
Topic Sub-topic Objectives	Writing Component Writing Skills By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. know the essay writing skills in general especially in generating ideas and developing paragraphs. 2. understand the task word of a question by knowing the requirement of key verbs. 3. use suitable organisation patterns based on the question given.
` Activities	1.Recap the previous topics of presentation by discussing the notes and exercises in the handouts given. 2. The selected student present the topic of generating ideas. 3. Discussion on the presentation topic. 4. The ss jot down the notes during the presentation and discussion.
Reflection	The handouts were useful reference for the ss. They did not explore in details and the information presented for generating ideas was lack of precision.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date Class Time	5 Aug 2011 MUET 6RS 7.05-7.35a.m.
Topic Sub-topic Objectives	Writing Component Topical Test 4 By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. write a suitable thesis statement based on the topic given. 2. generate ideas by giving three appropriate topic sentences, respectively, with one supporting detail. 3. write a conclusion accordingly.
` Activities	1. The teacher gives the instruction on the Topical Test 4. 2. Topical Test.
Reflection	All of the ss managed to finish the test within the time limit except for two students were rushing with their final sentence at the last minute.

 

 

Class	5S4
Date	5 Aug 2011
Time	9.40-10.10a.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	The novel: The Curse – Chapter 4
Learning Outcome	3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting.
Behavioural Objectives	1. know the events in Chapter 1-4 in general based on the pictures shown. 2. know the places and its events in Chapter 4. 3. know the list of characters involved in Chapter 4.
Activities	1. Revise Chapter 1-3 2. Presentation on Chapter 4 by the selected group of ss. 3. The teacher discusses the plot of Chapter 4 in class. 4. The ss copy the notes. 5. Discussion on the exercise given.
Moral Values	Respects, family love, rationality, politeness, be thoughtful.
Skill/PS/CCTS	R, S, W/ CX
Reflection	The ss enjoyed the presentation by looking at the pictures shown. They could give correct answers and response based on the questions given. However, there were around 30% of them were still blurred with the plot of the story because they did not read beforehand.

 

 

 

Class	5K7
Date	5 Aug 2011
Time	10.40-11.40a.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	The novel: The Curse – Chapter Summaries (Chap. 1-6)
Learning Outcome	3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting.
Behavioural Objectives	1. know the events in Chapter 1-6 in general based on the pictures shown. 2. know the plot of Chapter 1-6 by copying the chapter summary for each chapter learnt.
Activities	1. Revise Chapter 1-6. 2. The ss copy the notes. 3. Discussion on the notes given.
Moral Values	Respects, family love, friendship, politeness.
Skill/PS/CCTS	R, S, W/ CX
Reflection	Chapter 7 & 8 will be further discussed in the next lesson due to the revision on chapter 1 to 6 had taken too much time i.e. copying the chapter summaries.

 

 

 

 

WEEK 30- 2011

Date Class Time	25 Jul 2011 MUET 6RS 7.05-7.40a.m.
Topic Sub-topic Objectives	Speaking Component Individual Task By the end of the lesson, students are able to 1. introduce oneself appropriately. 2. introduce the task given clearly. 3. justify points suggested with clear explanation and examples. 4. conclude the points firmly and precisely.
Activities	1. Recap the topics in the previous lesson by discussing the exercise given. 2.The teacher selects ss to tell their answer for the selected part of the task. 3. Comments on the answers. 4. Do correction.
Reflection	The ss were able to response accordingly. However, they needed to improve on their way of introducing oneself and the task. The points suggested were lack of supporting details like statistics and real examples. They needed to practice more in order to maximise the use of time within the time limit. They were advised to speak clearly and steadily instead of mumbling to themselves and softly.