### Lesson Plan: Grammar and Literature for Primary 6
**Lesson Topic:** Structure: Selected Poem Based on the Virtues of Kindness
**Grammar Focus:** Adjectives – Meaning and Types
#### **Learning Objectives:**
- Students will understand and identify adjectives and their types.
- Students will appreciate and analyze a poem that highlights the virtues of kindness.
- Students will apply their understanding of adjectives in their own writing.
#### **Materials Needed:**
- Selected poem on kindness (e.g., "Kindness" by Naomi Shihab Nye, or a similar, age-appropriate poem)
- Whiteboard and markers
- Chart paper
- Colored sticky notes
- Handouts with adjective exercises
- Writing materials (notebooks, pencils, erasers)
#### **Lesson Duration:**
- 60 Minutes
### **Lesson Structure:**
#### **Introduction (10 minutes):**
1. **Greeting and Warm-Up (5 minutes):**
- Greet the students and engage them in a brief discussion about kindness.
- Ask them to share examples of kind actions they have seen or done.
2. **Lesson Overview (5 minutes):**
- Introduce the lesson's objectives.
- Explain that they will be reading a poem about kindness and learning about adjectives.
#### **Literary Exploration (15 minutes):**
1. **Poem Reading (5 minutes):**
- Read the selected poem on kindness aloud to the class. You can display the poem on the board or distribute printed copies.
- Encourage students to listen carefully and think about the images and feelings the poem evokes.
2. **Class Discussion (10 minutes):**
- Discuss the poem's main theme and how it illustrates kindness.
- Ask students questions about the poem's content and their impressions.
- Highlight any descriptive language or adjectives within the poem.
#### **Grammar Focus: Adjectives (25 minutes):**
1. **Introduction to Adjectives (10 minutes):**
- Define adjectives and explain their function in a sentence (they describe or modify nouns).
- Write examples on the board (e.g., "The kind teacher," "The gentle breeze," etc.).
- Discuss the different types of adjectives (descriptive, quantitative, demonstrative, etc.).
2. **Identifying Adjectives in the Poem (10 minutes):**
- Provide students with a printed copy of the poem.
- In pairs, have students highlight or underline all the adjectives they can find in the poem.
- Discuss their findings as a class and categorize the adjectives by type.
3. **Adjective Exercise (5 minutes):**
- Distribute handouts with sentences where students need to fill in the blanks with appropriate adjectives.
- Review their answers together and provide feedback.
#### **Application and Creative Activity (10 minutes):**
1. **Writing Activity (5 minutes):**
- Ask students to write a short paragraph about an act of kindness they have witnessed or performed.
- Encourage them to use at least three different types of adjectives in their writing.
2. **Sharing and Feedback (5 minutes):**
- Invite a few students to share their writing with the class.
- Provide constructive feedback and praise their use of adjectives.
#### **Conclusion (5 minutes):**
- Recap the key points of the lesson.
- Reinforce the importance of kindness and descriptive language.
- Assign a follow-up homework task: Write a short poem or story about kindness using a variety of adjectives.
#### **Assessment:**
- Informal assessment through class participation and discussions.
- Review of the adjective exercise handouts.
- Evaluation of students' written paragraphs for appropriate use of adjectives.
#### **Homework:**
- Write a short poem or story about kindness, incorporating at least five adjectives. Students should be prepared to share their work in the next class.
**Note:** Adjust the complexity and depth of the lesson based on the specific needs and levels of your students.