Student No: 55920330
Year: 2020
Subject Name: Subject Didactics – English
Course Code: SDENG3J
Assignment No: 2 (TWO)
Unique Assignment No: 744815
Closing Date: 30 June 2020
I (full names): Sonja Davies
Student number: 55920330
Module: SDENG3J
Declare that…
I understand what plagiarism entails and am aware of the University’s policy in this
regard.
I declare that this assignment is my own, original work. Where I used someone else’s
work, whether a printed source, the internet or any other source, I give the proper
acknowledgement and include a complete reference list.
I did not use another current or previous student’s work, submitting it as my own.
I did not allow and will not allow anyone to copy my work with the intention of
submitting it as his or her own work.
Signature Date: 30th June 2020
, QUESTION 1:
Choose a Grade 10, 11 or 12 class.
Select an appropriate poem, to write an account of a lesson in which you teach three literary
devices using intensive reading strategies.
Use suitable additional resources to teach the three literary devices
ANSWER:
GRADE: 12 [1 mark]
AMOUNT: 48 learners
VENUE: School Hall
DURATION: 90 minutes (double lesson) [1 mark]
POEM: An African Thunderstorm. By David Rubidiri
LESSON OUTCOMES:
By the end of the lesson, Learners will have a clear understanding of: [4 marks]
• What the poem is about.
• The author’s attitude and feeling towards the poem.
• The emotions that are evoked in readers of the poem.
• How the author uses the poem to convey more than one theme.
• How the structure of the poem and the various literary devices, help to convey the poet’s
message.
RESOURCES: [4 marks]
I will provide each learner with the following:
• A sheet of paper with a copy of the poem, for learners to make notes.
• TWO small pieces of paper (about 10cm x 7cm) – ONE red piece and ONE green piece.
(These will be used for a quiz, where Green will indicate TRUE and RED will indicate FALSE).
• Printed notes, covering all the content of the lesson, which will be handed out at the end of
the lesson, which will be ideal for the Grade 12’s to use for studying.
The classroom will have the following resources set up:
• Data Projector.
• PPT - Presentation
INTRODUCTION TO THE LESSON: PRE-READING [5 marks]
Activity 1:
• A VIDEO OF A THUNDERSTORM - Learners watched and listened to a video recording of an
intense thunderstorm with pouring rain, including all the relevant sound and visual effects.
(1 minute)
JUSTIFICATION – This set the mood and get the learners thinking about one of the themes of
the poem.
• QUESTIONS & ANSWERS - I asked learners questions relating to how thunderstorms make
them feel and what emotions they believe thunderstorms might evoke in others. They shared
their thoughts and feelings openly. (5 minutes)
JUSTIFICATION – This helped learners realize that they have differing views and have had
varying experiences with thunderstorms, whether playing in the rain as small children or being
scared of the lightening in bed at night. It set the mood for analyzing the poem further.
• START OF POWERPOINT SLIDE SHOW: ‘About the poet – David Rubidiri’ (2 minutes)
JUSTIFICATION – Learners were given context as to the poet’s background and the era he grew