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Learning English through Poems and Songs Lesson PlanLearning English through Poems and Songs Lesson Plan
Publisher
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Resource Details
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Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Audio
Year
2010
Lesson Plan

Learning English through Poems and Songs

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Exposing learners to the power of words in poetry is a stimulating way to learn languages. Songs, haikus, rhyming words, and narrative works are all employed in a resource for teaching English as a Second Language.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

poetry, haikus, speaking skills, listening, Writing, Songs, poetic elements, lyric poetry, poetic structure, poetry writing, shape poems, limericks, ballads

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Use this resource as a supplemental assignment to poetry writing lessons 
  • Ask class members to volunteer to share their poems

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson can be used in general or ESL classes
  • Copy the handouts back-to-back to save paper
  • Tailor the worksheets to use in any language acquisition class

Pros

  • Great tool to build writing, reading, fluency, and speaking skills 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.4.5 RL.4.10 RL.5.5 SL.4.1.a SL.4.6 SL.5.1.a SL.5.6 L.4.1.a L.4.5.a RL.6.7 W.6.3.d SL.6.1.a

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