CREATIVE ARTS LESSON PLAN School Name: ______________________________________ Name of Educator: ___________________________________ ARTFORM: Drama GRADE: 8 DATE: TERM: 2 WEEK: 3-6 DURATION: 4 HOURS (1 Hour per lesson) TOPIC: Interpretation and performance of selected dramatic forms: South African poetry/praise poetry CONTENT/ CONCEPT/ SKILL: - Definition of concepts such as indigenous poetry, praise poetry in relation to heritage Process of text analysis Process of Performance poetry Group poem reaction and Peer review Interpretation of poems leading to perfomance LANGUAGE ACROSS CURRICULUM (Definitions, Spelling, Terminology, Vocabulary etc.) Explanation of concepts -Heritage Definitions of key concepts: - Indigenous poems - Praise Poetry INCLUSIVITY (Simplified activities to address learning barriers ) KEY WORDS: Indigenous poems Praise Poetry Provide more guidance to learners with barriers of learning, adhering to the SIAS Policy Heritage Text analysis TEACHER`S ACTIVITIES LEARNERS` ACTIVITIES Lesson 1 of 4 Written work: Indigenous poems & Praise poetry Definition Indigenous & Praise Poetry.docx Get baseline knowledge about heritage and learners’ understanding Teacher will discuss indigenous poetry and praise poetry Through providing definitions and context Teacher must issue the mini research informal activity to leaners and the task must be recorded. Learners will need to draw from their own knowledge of what they understand about heritage and how it links to indigenous poetry and praise poetry. Learner will write notes Informal Activity: Mini Research (Homework Activity) Lesson 2 of 4 Group Poem Practical Group Poem lesson 2.docx This lesson you will take lesson one further into the creation process of a group poem explore text , variation in pitch, vocal clarity, call and response, physical expressiveness (body language and gesture), as outlined in CAPS policy (page 40) for both indigenous and praise poetry Learners will be doing practical work on poem group as part of the building A detailed guide in conducting the group poem is attached will be expected to contribute a word or line towards the group poem block towards individual performance. Follow the steps given by the teacher as part of the creation process. You Informal Activity: Group Activity Lesson 3 of 4 Selection of Poems Example of Praise & Indigenous poems.docx Teacher must discuss the Indigenous poems and Praise Poems by South African Poets. Allow learners to select ONE poem which they can perform it as a praise poem of indigenous poems as per features described in lesson 1 Choose ONE poem from the list your teacher will issue You the checklist for poem analysis and must be written down This poem is the one in which you will perform as the end of term. Learners must select a poem of their choice in which the analysis it using the interpretation checklist. Interpretation checklist for Individual Poems.docx Learners must be made aware that this will be their formal assessment and the poem analysis must be recorded so that the submit it as part of fulfilling the process of the topic. Informal Activity: Analyse the poem using Interpretation checklist for poem analysis Lesson 4 of 4 Rehearsal Learners must memorise and rehearse the poem. Teacher must supervise the process ensuring that time is used efficiently. In undertaking the rehearsal process – a checklist has been developed Checklist for Rehearsal.docx Informal Activity : Memorise & Rehearse Learners are to memorise and rehearse their work using the checklist Formal task/activity Form of assessment Project Demonstration X Simulation Interview Presentation X Questionnaire Test/Exam Poster /Design Case study Poetry/rhyme x Survey Assignment Role-play Research x Investigation Performance X Written work X Structured questions x Worksheets Model making Resource/ Media (Please specify name & page) ASSESSMENT: Strategies (tick √) Informal task/activity Assessment tool Dance Memorandum Drama X Checklist X Drawing Grid Music/song Rubric Oral question X Oral Answer Observation X Observation sheet Construction Answer sheet Exhibition Score card Discussion x Listening x Textbook Brochure/ pamphlet Encyclopaedia Worksheet Transparency Pencils Crayons/oil pastels/water crayons/colour pencils Paints & Brushes Artworks Booklet TV/Video &Radio Equipment Story book(s)/scripts DVD player & DVDs Internet Musical instruments Drum Flute/whistle/pipes/recorder Guitar Keyboard/piano/organ Marimba Shakers/scrapers) Projector Canvas/white sheets/charts Magazines/ newspapers Sheet music/ledger paper/staff paper/manuscript paper Music CDs X PURPOSE Baseline Diagnostic Formative Summative METHOD Self- assessment Peer –assessment Group-assessment Teacher- assessment Other: X X X x x X TEACHER REFLECTION (General successes/challenges and Intervention) HOD’s comments (Input / Monitoring / Support ) HOD`s signature: ___________________________
