Chapter 4: Language Arts
What you need to learn in this chapter
This chapter encourages students to explore the world of rhymes, poems, and songs, fostering a deep appreciation for these literary forms. Students will enjoy and engage with jazz chants, poems, and songs through both verbal and non-verbal responses, improving their understanding of rhythm, intonation, and pronunciation.
Through activities like singing songs and reciting poems, students will develop the ability to express themselves with correct stress, rhythm, and intonation. They will also learn to express personal responses to literary texts, identifying key elements such as characters, settings (place and time), and values. This will enhance their comprehension and emotional connection to the material.
Students will be encouraged to plan, organize, and produce creative works based on the literary texts they engage with. Guided by their teachers, they will explore how to use various media to express their responses and creatively showcase their understanding of the texts. Furthermore, students will participate in preparing and performing creative works, allowing them to further immerse themselves in the literary world.
By the end of the chapter, students will be able to confidently enjoy, analyze, and respond to literary texts, as well as produce their own creative works. They will also gain the skills necessary to participate in performances, enhancing their overall appreciation for literature and their ability to express themselves artistically.
Topics in this chapter
1. Able to enjoy and appreciate rhymes, poems and songs
What you will learn in this topic
- Able to enjoy jazz chants, poems and songs through nonverbal responses
- Able to sing songs and recite jazz chants and poems with correct stress, pronunciation, rhythm and intonation
2. Able to express personal response to literary texts
What you will learn in this topic
- Able to respond to literary texts characters, place and time and values
3. Able to plan, organise and produce creative works for enjoyment
What you will learn in this topic
- Able to plan, produce and display creative works based on literary texts using a variety of media with guidance
- Able to plan, prepare and participate in a performance with guidance based on literary works
4. Expression
5. Figure of Speech
6. Homophone
7. Idiom
8. Literature
9. Riddle
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