Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

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TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

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INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous topic on literary devices

Pupils observe, learn and participate

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EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher explains the meaning of literary devices and examples of common literary devices used in literature

Literary devices are specific techniques that allow a writer to convey a deeper meaning that goes beyond what's on the page. Literary devices work alongside plot and characters to elevate a story and prompt reflection on life, society, and what it means to be human

Some common Literary devices and their examples

1. Mood

Mood is the general feeling the writer wants the audience to have.

2. Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia is a word (or group of words) that represents a sound and actually resembles or imitates the sound it stands for

Examples: Buzz, boom, chirp, creak, sizzle, zoom, etc.

3. Oxymoron

An oxymoron is a combination of two words that, together, express a contradictory meaning.

Examples: Deafening silence, organized chaos, cruelly kind, insanely logical, etc.

4. Paradox

A paradox is a statement that appears illogical or self-contradictory but, upon investigation, might actually be true or plausible.

5. Personification

Personification is when a nonhuman figure or other abstract concept or element is described as having human-like qualities or characteristics

Example: "The wind moaned, beckoning me to come outside."

6. Repetition

Repetition is when a word or phrase is written multiple times, usually for the purpose of emphasis

Example: And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love cannot be killed or swept aside.

7. Satire

Satire is genre of writing that criticizes something, such as a person, behavior, belief, government, or society.

8. Soliloquy

A type of monologue that's often used in dramas, a soliloquy is when a character speaks aloud to himself (and to the audience), thereby revealing his inner thoughts and feelings.

9. Symbolism

Symbolism refers to the use of an object, figure, event, situation, or other idea in a written work to represent something else

Pupils observe, learn and participate

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EVALUATION

1. Explain the meaning of Literary devices

2. Enumerate and describe some common literary devices used in literature

- Pupils observe, learn and participate

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CLASS-WORK

As in Evaluation

Pupils observe, learn and participate

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ASSIGNMENT

As in Evaluation

Pupils participate

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CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commend the pupils