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Level: 4 th year high SchoolFocus: Literature

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topic: The Courage That my Mother Hadby: Edna St. Vincent Millay

Reference: Literature through the ages IV

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a. MotivationThe teacher posts a picture of a mother andask the learners the following questions:

what can you see in the picture? how can you describe the mother in thepicture?

what can you say about your mother?

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b. PresentationThe teacher introduces the lesson

c. Lesson properthe teacher asks the students to get sheet

of paper and dictionary and answer thefollowing:

1. quarried2.granite3.brooch

4.courage5. grave

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the teacher shows the poem and let the learners read itsilently.

THE COURAGE THAT MY MOTHER HAD

The courage that my mother had Went with her, and is with her still: Rock from New England quarried;

Now granite in a granite hill.

The golden brooch my mother wore She left behind for me to wear;

I have no thing I treasure more: Yet, it is something I could spare.

Oh, if instead shed left me The thing she took into the grave!

That courage like a rock, which she Has no more need of, and I have.

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After the first reading the teacher groups thestudents into ten with five members each.

Each group must have a leader and they haveto get a strip of paper were they will know if in what category they belong. Either infigurative or literal group.

They have to brainstorm their task and afterwhich they will going to perform it to theclass.

the group must give the figurative and literal

meaning of the poem. Depending on whatgroup they belong.

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2 nd reading

THE COURAGE THAT MY MOTHER HAD

The courage that my mother had Went with her, and is with her still: Rock from New England quarried;

Now granite in a granite hill.

The golden brooch my mother wore She left behind for me to wear; I have no thing I treasure more:

Yet, it is something I could spare.

Oh, if instead shed left me The thing she took into the grave! That courage like a rock, which she

Has no more need of, and I have.

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The grouping system are divided into twocategories: literal and figurative groupThe literal group have five groups same asthe figurative groups.Teacher provide a priority numbers for theirtask.They have to study it within 15 minutes then

they will discuss it to the class.

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Group 1- first stanza of the poem.

Group 2- 2 nd stanza, first two lines

Group 3- 2 nd stanza, last two linesGroup 4- 3 rd stanza, first two linesGroup 5- 3 rd stanza, last two lines

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The teacher asks the learners if they havefurther questions about the poem.

The teacher provides feedback andreinforcement of the topic.

The teacher provide additional information

about the poem.

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In the same group, learners are asks tocompose a song that expresses gratitude orappreciation for gifts or legacies receivedfrom a mother.

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Presentation has a time duration of 2minuteseachIts must be lyrically authentic but they canbase their tune from the any songs.

The theme must be stressed out oremphasized in the song.it must be creative, they can have to use

video or audio materials, props or anymusical instruments.Each members must participate actively.

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Teamwork- 10%Creativity- 15%

Voice quality- 15%Authenticity of the lyrics- 30%Emphasizing the theme- 30%

TOTAL:100%

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Through e-mail, learners are going to sendan own constructed poem which is all aboutthe expression of love and admiration to amother.Deadline would be tomorrow.