5 E LESSON PLANS

DAY 1

Unit Title: Establishing Healthy Relationships

Grade: 9

Lesson Duration: 1 hour

Date: July 24, 2020

Focus: Reading with Meaning & Enjoyment - (Literature)

Topic: Poetry - Recognizing Sensory Details

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Define sensory details

• Identify sensory details in poetry about different aspects of healthy relationships

• Respond to sensory details used in the poetry

• Identify figures of speech through which sensory details are conveyed

• Describe the connections that are made through the use of different figures of speech

• Demonstrate appreciation for the creative efforts of others by providing constructive feedback
using the ‘Sandwich Feedback Technique”

Activity Highlights

Engagement
Listen to/View a poem titled ‘Hope’ by Alina Cristea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbCo1UkBvRQ

Exploration
Discuss the poem ‘Hope’ just viewed. What was the main technique used by the poet to engage her
readers in the poem?

Introduce the term ‘sensory details’. Link the meaning of the concept to aspects of students’ responses.

View/Listen to the poem again and write down some of the sensory details. Say which sense is being
appealed to in each example found.

Identify the main figure of speech through which the writer conveys the sensory details in the following
examples:

1. Hope feels like the sunrise after a long moonless night

2. Hope is as pure as angels’ wings

3. It tastes like chocolate after a stressful day

In small groups read poems about aspects of healthy relationships (honesty, friendship, etc.) and

Identify sensory details

Identify the sense or senses being appealed to in each detail

Identify the figure(s) of speech, if any, through which the sensory details are conveyed

Say which connections, if any are being made

Poems assigned will be differentiated according to comprehension levels. Teacher will rotate among the
groups to provide support.

Explanation

Students share their responses to the poems with the whole class.

Extension

Perform one of the poems read or create a short video or Power Point of the poem and present it to the
class.
Evaluation

Assess students’ knowledge, skills throughout the lesson, using observation and students’ responses to
the following:

• Definition/Understanding of term ‘sensory details’

• Identification of sensory details

• Ability to make connections based on the details given

• Ability to provide constructive feedback

Sample Poems (Exploration Activity)

Friendship

I felt your warmth like a blanket

In my cold world of despair

Your friendship wrapped around me

Assuring me you were there

Your smile was the only flicker

In the dark tunnel of pain

I followed it for my rescue

And I reached the light again

Say it Now

Spill the truth and let it flow

I want to know your thoughts of me

They will not cause a stream of tears

For I really know you care

But a new day dawns with change

I will not sit and hang my head

Nor fold my arms and sigh

Day 2
Date: July 25, 2020

Unit Title: Establishing Healthy Relationships

Focus Strand: Writing/Communication

Topic: Writing Poetry – Using Sensory Details

Prior Learning

Students are familiar with the more common figures of speech such as the simile, metaphor and
personification which were addressed at the upper primary grades.

Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

 Compose poems on aspects of healthy relationships, giving attention to the uses of sensory
details and figurative devices.
 Use figurative devices appropriately to add appeal to texts
 Demonstrate appreciation for the work of others by providing constructive feedback using the
‘Sandwich Feedback Technique”

Engagement:
Have students engage in Modified Chalk-Talk activity. On flip chart paper placed around the class room
children will write words and phrases related to sensory details.
Exploration
Using information written by students in Modified Chalk Talk activity as the springboard, teacher will
recap the main points of Day 1 and set focus for today’s lesson.

Students will look back briefly at some of the poems done on day 1 and show how they reflect
themes/ideas related to aspects of healthy relationships.

They will compose poems individually, in pairs or in groups under one of the following headings/themes.

1. Friendship

2. Forgiveness

3. Honesty

4. Sharing & Working Together

Their poems should clearly reflect the effective use of

• Sensory details

• Figures of speech

Teacher will work to support individuals/pairs/group requiring special support.

Explanation
Students will present their poems and talk about the sensory details and figures of speech which they
have included. Use one of the following media to make their presentations to the class:

• Illustrated Charts

• Power Point

• Short video

• Audio recording supported by written poem

Students will be supported by the ICT Specialist in developing electronic material, where this support is
necessary.
Extension/Elaboration
Students will start a Poetry Corner in which they will display and make available, samples of their poetry
in the different formats. They will begin to analyze the pieces mounted by their peers, paying special
attention to the sensory details included and their impact.

Evaluation:
Assess students’ ability throughout the lesson to do the following:

• Compose meaningful poems which incorporate sensory details

• Present their poems effectively to the class and explain their use of sensory details

• Provide meaningful feedback to peers on their products which include the use of sensory
details

• Show appreciation for the efforts which have been made by others

Overall Evaluation