Using Poems with Young Learners Louisa Gelzenleuchter Wiebke Junge.
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Using Poems with Young Learners
Louisa Gelzenleuchter
Wiebke Junge
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Table of Contents
Poem: „Christmas Dinner“ by Kenn Nesbitt
How to use the poem at school
Criteria for selecting our poem
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Cristmas Dinner by Kenn Nesbitt
Fruitcake.
Candied yams.
Mincemeat.
Roasted hams.
Eggnog.
Turkey legs.
Aspic.
Deviled eggs.
Gravy.
Dinner rolls.
Take some.
Pass the bowls.
Jell-o.
Christmas punch.
Cookies.
Munch, munch, munch.
Stuffing.
Gingerbread.
Whoops, I'm
overfed!
After
such a load,
feel likeI'll explode.
Guess I'm
gonna die,
so please
pass the pie.
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How to use the poem at school
New topic: Christmas in the USA
3 – 4 school lessons à 45 minutes
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Lesson 1
Hand out poem and translations folded in the middle
Teacher reads out poem Students can open paper to see translations Go through poem and translations use
ppt to present unknown food read poem again questions?
~ 15 minutes
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Fruitcake (sorry, the presentation was too large with pictures…)
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candied yams
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mincemeat
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roasted ham
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eggnog
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turkey
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aspic
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deviled eggs
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gravy
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dinner rolls
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Jell-o
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Christmas punch
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cookies
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stuffing
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gingerbread
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Lesson 1
Oral questions:~ 10 minutes
What is the poem about?
Do you like the poem? Why? Why not?
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Lesson 1
Worksheet Exercise 1: ~ 20 minutes
Look at the form of the poem. What do you notice?
Students look at the poem for 5 minutes Teacher writes answers on blackboard Students copy answers afterwards
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Lesson 2 Exercise 2: ~ 20 min Compare the American Christmas
dinner to your own Christmas dinner at home.
- What is similar? What is different? - Which food do you know? Which not? - Which food would you like to try? Which
sounds strange to you? Answers are discussed with the neighbour and
ideas are written down 10 minutes presented in class later 10 minutes
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Lesson 2 Exercise 3: ~ 20 minutes
Write a short Christmas poem yourself. (Think of the similarities and differences between Christmas in the USA and in Germany.) 10 minutes
A few poems are read out loud in class 10 minutes
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Lesson 2 Group organisation for the next lesson ~ 5
minutes making posters for the classroom
3 groups: Food Decoration Traditions
Homework: Collect material for poster.
(texts, pictures, …)
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Lesson 3 (+ beginning of lesson 4)
Produce posters within groups
Hang them up in class
Decorate students’ poems in classroom, too
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Criteria for Selecting the Poem (Nuttal 1996: 170ff)
1. Suitability of content & Exploitability:
Fits with syllabus for 7th grade at Grammar School – English as a foreign language
Regional studies United States: celebrations and festivals
Intercultural context (USA vs. Germany) No gender specific topic Suitable for target group Poems: relationships between form and content Vocabulary expansion
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Criteria for Selecting the Poem (Nuttal 1996: 170ff)
2. Readability:
Short text Short sentences No complicated, complex sentences No complicated forms / tenses Appropriate language
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Criteria for Selecting the Poem (Nuttal 1996: 170ff)
3. Authenticity:
Christmas in the USA American author No shortened version (nothing left out) No abbreviated poem
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Criteria for Selecting the Poem (Nuttal 1996: 170ff)
4. Variety:
Group work Creative writing Creativity in general Variation in media Getting insights in different fields of the topic Varieties of language (e.g. “gonna”) (also: British
English vs. American English)
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Criteria for Selecting the Poem (Nuttal 1996: 170ff)
5. Presentation:
Read poem with class Go through difficult / unknown words (illustrate by ppt) List striking features of the poem Discussion / presentation of intercultural differences Creative task 1: writing a poem Creative task 2: producing posters on various topics
linked to Christmas in the USA
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Thank you for your attention and participation!