Lesson Plan

Subject

: English

Target Group

: Year 5/ 24 pupils

Date/ Time/ Duration

: 26th March 2015 / 1030-1130 / 60 minutes

Topic/Theme

: Malaysian Legends /World of Stories

Pupils previous knowledge: Pupils have been exposed to Bujang Senang story in the
previous lesson
Focused skills

: Listening and Speaking

Integrated skills

: Writing

Learning Standards

1.2.4

Able to participate in conversations with peers

1.3.1

Able to listen and demonstrate understanding of oral texts by:

a) sequencing

3.1.1

Able to write in neat legible print with correct spelling:

(a) sentences

Language content

Vocabularies: skull, brave, battle, lost, killed, vowed, revenge, transformed, recognised
Behavioural Objectives:
By the end of this session, pupils should be able to:
a. Talk about their version of legend story to their peers with correct
pronunciation, intonation, and accuracy.
b. Arrange at least 10 sentences strip to make a story entitled 'Bujang Senang'
by listening to the listening text played by the teacher in their group
c. Create a version of their own legend story by completing the worksheet given
to them with guidance.
Teaching aids

Slides for code message, marker pens, message cards, listening text, sentences strips,
A4 paper, slides for story "Bujang Senang", worksheet

Moral value(s)

Fight for our family, Appreciation of literature

Thinking skill(s)

Translating information, Sequencing, Application

Educational emphases

Learning how to learn skill, Values and citizenship, Knowledge acquisition, Information
and Communication Technology (ICT). Creativity and Innovation, Entrepreneurship

Stage/Duration
Set Induction
(5 minutes)

Teaching-learning
Procedures
A message written
in codes is shown
to the pupils
Pupils are asked
to decode the
message.
The message that
has been decoded
is the topic of what
they will learn in
the lesson

Contents

The codes:
#u<@* ^ # *

To engage pupils into

the lesson

Topic:
Bujang Senang

To introduce the
lesson

"What is Bujang
Senang?"
"What do you know
about Bujang
Senang?'

To reinforce their
learning about the
codes

Pupils are asked

some questions on
what the topic.

Pupils are divided

into four groups of
six pupils
Each group is
asked to form a
line and sit down
on the floor.
Pupils are told that
they will play a
game entitled
'Chinese Whisper'
Pupils play the
game and the

CCTS:
Translating
Information
EE:
Learning how to learn
skill (Decoding),
Values and
citizenship

Pupils are
introduced to the
lesson.

Pre-listening
(10 minutes)

Notes

Instruction of 'Chinese
Whisper':
1) Choose a
leader and the
leader is
supposed to sit
in front of the
line.
2) Teacher will
called the
leader to the
front and give
the leader the
hint
word/phrase,
for example,
"Bujang

Teaching aids:
Messages cards,
marker pen for each
group
To arouse pupils
interest on what they
are about to listen
To acquire or revise
the language that
would be necessary
for them to
understand the
listening text later.

group who got all

the messages
correct win the
game
Pupils read the
messages after
the teacher.
Messages:
1) Bujang
Senang
2) Strong and
Brave
3) Kidnap his
wife
4) Lost the
battle
5) Who hurt
him and his
wife

Senang".
3) The leaders
will be asked
to go back to
their groups
4) The game
begin as the
leaders are
asked to
whisper to the
members
behind
him/her.
5) The one who
receive the
message from
the leader will
whisper to the
next friend
until the
message is
whispered to
the last pupil in
the line.
6) The last pupil
will be called
upfront and
write the
message on
the
whiteboard.
7) The game is
repeated until
all messages
are played in
the game.

Moral value (s):

Cooperation in the
group
EE:
Knowledge
Acquisition

While-listening
(20 minutes)

Pupils are asked

to sit at their own
seat.
Pupils are now
asked to work in
pair
Each pair will be
given a set of A4
paper, and
sentence strips.
Pupils listen to the
listening text
played by the
teacher.
Pupils arrange the
sentences strips
based on the
listening text.

Instruction:
1) Each
pair
should
have
now has an A4
paper,
and
sentence strips
2) Pupils
are
asked to read
the sentences
strip properly
first.
3) Teacher
will
play
the
listening text
and each pairs
will
arrange
the sentences
strips
based
on the listening
text.
4) Pupils check
the answer

The pairs will be

arranged by the
teacher. There will be
three types of pairs,
which are high,
average and low
proficiencies.
Different level of pairs
will get different level
of sentence strips.
CCTS:
Sequencing
EE:
Information and
Communicative
Technology (ICT)

Pupils check their

arrangement of
sentences strip by
listening again to
the text.

Post-listening
(Speaking)
(20 minutes)

Presentation
A story entitled
"Bujang Senang"
is shown to the
pupils
Teacher told the
story to the pupils

(Refer the appendix

A and B for the
story and
worksheet)

Teaching aids:
The story entitled
"Bujang
Senang",
worksheet
To improve on their
speaking skill

Practice
A worksheet is
given to the pupils

Substitution method
is used to help the
pupils to create their
own version of story

In the worksheet,
pupils are asked to

CCTS:
Application, creating

create their own

version of legend
story using the
example as their
guidance.

mental pictures
EE:
Creativity
and
Innovation,
Entrepreneurship

Pupils are asked

to practice telling
their version of
story with their
partner.

Moral Value:
Respect your friend

Production
Some pairs are
called randomly to
the front to share
their version of the
story to the class

Closure
5 minutes

Teacher collected
the worksheet
from the pupils
Teacher compiles
the worksheets
and creates a
book with it.
Teacher gives the
books to the class
monitor.

The Year 5 of Story

Book:
A responsibility given
by the teacher for all
the pupils to start
writing any story that
they want and keep it
in the book.

To close the lesson

Teaching aids:
Cover for the story
book, ribbon for
compilation
Moral values:
Appreciation of
literature
EE:
Contextual learning

Appendix A

There was a strong and brave Iban warrior named

Simalungun. His enemies were jealous of his strength.
They decided to kidnap his wife hoping that she would
tell them the secret of his strength. Simalungun fought
in a battle near the Senang River to free his wife.

However, he lost the battle because he was outnumbered.

His wife was also killed.
So, what happened to him?
Simalungun vowed to take revenge on the people who
hurt him and his wife. Magic spirits transformed him into
a big crocodile, Bujang Senang. It was easily recognized
because it had unique white markings on its back.

Appendix B

(BOY VERSION) Read the text below and create your own version of
legend story using the guidance given.
Example:
There was a strong and brave Malay warrior named Dzairi. His enemies were
jealous of his strength. They decided to kidnap his wife hoping that she
would tell them the secret of his strength.

Dzairi fought in a battle near the Samarahan River to free his wife.
However, he lost the battle because he was outnumbered. His wife was also
kill.
(So, what happened to him?)
Magic spirits transformed him into a big tiger, Bujang Samarahan. It
was easily recognized because it had unique gold marking on its back.

There was a strong and brave _______ (Iban / Bidayuh / Malay) warrior
named ___________ (Your name).
His enemies were jealous of his strength.
They decided to kidnap his wife hoping that she would tell them the secret
of his strength.
___________ (Your name) fought in a battle near the _______ (any name
you want) River to free his wife.
However, he lost the battle because he was outnumbered. His wife was also
killed.
So, what happened to him?
___________ (Your name) vowed to take revenge on the people who hurt
him and his wife.
Magic spirits transformed him into a big _________ (any animal you want to
be), _________ (name of the animal).
It was easily recognized because it had unique ___________ ( your
favourite colour) markings on its back.

(GIRL VERSION) Create your own version of legend story. Use the
example as the guidance.
Example:

There was a strong and brave Malay warrior named Dzairi. His enemies were
jealous of his strength. They decided to kidnap his wife hoping that she
would tell them the secret of his strength.
Dzairi fought in a battle near the Samarahan River to free his wife.
However, he lost the battle because he was outnumbered. His wife was also
kill.

(So, what happened to him?)

Magic spirits transformed him into a big tiger, Bujang Samarahan. It
was easily recognized because it had unique gold marking on its back.

There was a strong and brave _______ (Iban / Bidayuh / Malay) warrior
named ___________ (Your name).
Her enemies were jealous of her strength.
They decided to kidnap her husband hoping that he would tell them the
secret of her strength.
___________ (Your name) fought in a battle near the _______ (any name
you want) River to free her husband.
However, she lost the battle because she was outnumbered. Her husband
was also killed.
So, what happened to her?
___________ (Your name) vowed to take revenge on the people who hurt
her and her husband.
Magic spirits transformed her into a big _________ (any animal you want to
be), _________ (name of the animal).
It was easily recognized because it had unique ___________ ( your
favourite colour) markings on its back.