Attractive Learning Process

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Topics

• English poet Edward Lear

• Poetry

• Compliments

• Acting

• Writing a poem

Objectives of the activity

Students will:

• Learn about the English poet Edward Lear, his biography and one of his most popular poems

• Learn giving and accepting compliments

• Create and act a mini-play based on the poem

• Write a love poem

Steps of the activity

1. Get acquainted with the students

2. Give an accept a compliment

3. Quiz about E. Lear’s life and creative work

4. Introduction to E. Lear’s poem “The Owl and the Pussy-Cat” (video)

5. Students work in groups and prepare a mini-play based on the poem

6. Students write a love poem based on the given template and present it to the classmates

Materials needed for each step

• pens, pencils

• video projector

• computer with the Internet access

• screen

Approximate timing of each step

1. 2 min

2. 3 min

3. 10 min

4. 5 min

5. 10 min

6. 5 min