SDENG3J
Due date: 21 July 2025
ASSIGNMENT 02 - LESSON ACCOUNT
OPTION A: INTENSIVE READING OF POETRY
Grade: 10
Poem: Africa My Africa by David Diop
Theme: African identity, struggle, and resilience
Focus: Teaching poetry using the four language skills (listening,
speaking, reading, writing)
Activity 1: Pre-teaching Activity
Grade: 10
Resources: Chalkboard, poem handouts, printed African map, audio
recording of the poem
Duration: 10 minutes
One lesson outcome (SMART):
, The learners will be able to access prior knowledge by arguing about the
colonial history of Africa and describing their own attitudes toward African
identity.
Activity Description:
The instructor shows a huge map of Africa and proposes to learners to
discuss their knowledge of the history of colonialism and establishing
independence in the continent. This is then proceeded by reading out a
recording of the poem in order to create emotional and cultural context.
Students are then given a question on what the poem did to them.
Justification:
This involves using historical facts as well as emotional consciousness. It also
gets students to reason on the identity of Africa and to engage them with the
poem, further on.
Assessment:
Teacher also notices the reaction and interaction of learners in the discussion;
oral summary immediately to know whether learners grasped the context.
Activity 2: While-teaching Activity
Resources: Projector, PowerPoint slides with poetic devices, printed table
with definitions and examples
Duration: 20 minutes
One lesson outcome (SMART):
Learners will be capable of identifying and describing three types of poetic
devices (imagery, repetition, personification) applied in the poem and
commenting on the effects.
Activity Description:
The teacher describes the poetic devices with the help of a slide presentation.
Students are then made to take a brief matching practice session in which
they match the examples of the poem with the correct poetic device and
definition. The answer is given out by pairs into the classroom.
Justification:
The activity encourages contact with the peer group, and further enhances
knowledge of poetic devices. It enhances vocabulary learning and thinking.
Assessment:
Completion of matching tables and participation in classification is employed
as an evaluation of the understanding of the poetic devices.
Due date: 21 July 2025
ASSIGNMENT 02 - LESSON ACCOUNT
OPTION A: INTENSIVE READING OF POETRY
Grade: 10
Poem: Africa My Africa by David Diop
Theme: African identity, struggle, and resilience
Focus: Teaching poetry using the four language skills (listening,
speaking, reading, writing)
Activity 1: Pre-teaching Activity
Grade: 10
Resources: Chalkboard, poem handouts, printed African map, audio
recording of the poem
Duration: 10 minutes
One lesson outcome (SMART):
, The learners will be able to access prior knowledge by arguing about the
colonial history of Africa and describing their own attitudes toward African
identity.
Activity Description:
The instructor shows a huge map of Africa and proposes to learners to
discuss their knowledge of the history of colonialism and establishing
independence in the continent. This is then proceeded by reading out a
recording of the poem in order to create emotional and cultural context.
Students are then given a question on what the poem did to them.
Justification:
This involves using historical facts as well as emotional consciousness. It also
gets students to reason on the identity of Africa and to engage them with the
poem, further on.
Assessment:
Teacher also notices the reaction and interaction of learners in the discussion;
oral summary immediately to know whether learners grasped the context.
Activity 2: While-teaching Activity
Resources: Projector, PowerPoint slides with poetic devices, printed table
with definitions and examples
Duration: 20 minutes
One lesson outcome (SMART):
Learners will be capable of identifying and describing three types of poetic
devices (imagery, repetition, personification) applied in the poem and
commenting on the effects.
Activity Description:
The teacher describes the poetic devices with the help of a slide presentation.
Students are then made to take a brief matching practice session in which
they match the examples of the poem with the correct poetic device and
definition. The answer is given out by pairs into the classroom.
Justification:
The activity encourages contact with the peer group, and further enhances
knowledge of poetic devices. It enhances vocabulary learning and thinking.
Assessment:
Completion of matching tables and participation in classification is employed
as an evaluation of the understanding of the poetic devices.
