Literature in English - Primary 5 - Critical appreciation

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous topic on round and flat characters

Pupils observe, learn and participate

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EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher explains the meaning of style in literature, key parts of an author’s style

Style is the way in which an author writes and/or tells a story. It’s what sets one author apart from another and creates the “voice” that audiences hear when they read.

Key parts of an author’s style

1. Diction: the style of the author’s word choice
2. Sentence structure: the way words are arranged in a sentence
3. Tone: the mood of the story; the feeling or attitude a work creates
4. Narrator: the person telling the story and the point-of-view it is told in
5. Grammar and the use of punctuation
6. Creative devices like symbolism, allegory, metaphor, rhyme, and so on

Pupils observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

1. Explain the meaning of style

2. Highlight the key parts of an author’s style

- Pupils observe, learn and participate

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CLASS-WORK

As in Evaluation

Pupils observe, learn and participate

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ASSIGNMENT

As in Evaluation

Pupils participate

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CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commend the pupils