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Creating a country and its laws (Grammar enrichment activity - modal verbs)

*Based on Manual Kesedaran Sivik Sekolah Menengah - Tajuk: Mematuhi Peraturan Setempat Important note: Before this lesson, the teacher should have already pre-teach the modals and semi-modals to the students. (page 99 and page 103 of Unit 8 from the English Close-Up Form 3 textbook) Objectives: Students will be able to a)  Circle the modals and semi-modals and write the type of modals and semi-modals in the handout given. b)  Produce 8 sentences that use modal and semi-modal verbs. c)   Underline the modal and semi-modals that have been used in the sentences Materials: Handout , reflection handout , mahjong paper, marker pen, dictionary Important note: Before this lesson, the teacher should have already pre-teach the modals and semi-modals to the students. (page 99 and page 103 of Unit 8 from the English Form 3 textbook) Pre-lesson: 1. Teacher distributes handouts to the students and instructs them to do the task. 2. Teacher checks the answers together with the stude...

Legalisation of cannabis for medical use

*Based on Manual Kesedaran Sivik Sekolah Menengah - Tajuk: Memanfaatkan sumber asli Learning standard:  Reading 3.1.2 Understand specific details and information in extended texts on a wide range of familiar topics Reading 3.2.1 Read a variety of suitable print and digital texts to investigate and analyze national issues Writing   4.1.4 Express and respond to opinions and common feelings such as amusement, anger, and regret Materials: Article ( student's copy , teacher's copy ),  thinking routines 'compass points' handout , dictionary Objectives: 1. Students will be able to answer the comprehension questions based on the newspaper article 2. Students will be able to write down opinions based on visible thinking routine 'compass points'. Pre-lesson: 1. Teacher asks students what today's topic will be based on the keywords ( Khairy, cannabis, legalise )?  *Prior to this lesson, they were given a task to Google search these keywords and roughly read the ar...

Rights to education: Alternative schools for marginalised children in Sabah (reading lesson)

*Based on Manual Kesedaran Sivik Sekolah Menengah - Tajuk: Malaysia Harmoni Main skill: Reading 3.2.1 Read a variety of suitable print and digital texts to investigate and analyse national issues Complementary skill: Speaking 2.1.1 Explain simple content on familiar topics from what they read and hear Materials: Article , Mahjong paper, marker pen, dictionary Pre-lesson: 1. Teacher distributes the newspaper article. 2. Teacher instructs students to look at the picture on the article and asks students 'what do you think the picture is about'. 2. Teacher asks whether they know every child in Sabah has received the right to education. Lesson development: 1. Divide the students into groups. 2. Teacher instructs students to read the article and construct 5 questions based on 5W1H. 3. Students play a comprehension game. Each group will asks the other groups questions. Whichever group answers first and answers the questions correctly will get 5 points. But if the group could not answe...

Three branches of Malaysian government

*Based on Manual Kesedaran Sivik Sekolah Menengah - Tajuk: Sistem Demokrasi Learning standards: Reading 3.1.2 Understand specific details and information in extended texts on a wide range of familiar topics Writing 4.1.1 Explain information from (i) diagrams, (ii) charts (iii) tables (iv) graphs or other visuals Objectives: 1. Students will be able to match the newspaper headlines with the branches of government. 2. Students will be able to note down the content of the newspaper article and label (who and what they do) which branch of government that it is related to.  Materials: Notes on branches of government , newspaper headlines , newspaper headlines  (teacher's copy) , newspaper articles , mahjong paper, marker pen, glue, handout Pre-lesson: 1. Ask students if they know about the branches of government 2. Explain to students that the government has three branches of government 3. Briefly tell the students that the Malaysian government has the executive, parlia...

Sabah's digital divide (jigsaw reading & writing a mock letter to MPs)

  *Based on Manual Kesedaran Sivik Sekolah Menengah - Tajuk: Persahabatan Merentasi Sempadan Learning standard:  3.1.1 Understand the main points in extended texts on a wide range of familiar topics 3.2.1 Read a variety of suitable print and digital texts to investigate and analyse national issues 4.1.2 Explain causes and consequences of (i) actions (ii) events or (iii) simple processes 4.1.4 Express and respond to opinions and common feelings such as amusement, anger and regret Objective:  1) Students will be able to describe the articles to their classmates. 2) Students will be able to identify the levels of consequences in certain aspects if there is no internet connectivity. 2) Students will be able to write a short message to policymakers regarding the situation. Materials: Articles ( link to the articles ), mahjong paper, marker pens, dictionary Activity: Pre-reading: 1. Teacher asks the...

Matching current issues (newspaper headlines) with the type of federal, concurrent, and state responsibilities

*Based on Manual Kesedaran Sivik Sekolah Menengah - Tajuk: Sistem Demokrasi Learning standards: 3.1.3 Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from clues provided by other words and by context on a wide range of familiar topics 3.2.1 Read a variety of suitable print and digital texts to investigate and analyse national issues 4.1.1 Explain information from (i) diagrams, (ii) charts (iii) tables (iv) graphs or other visuals   Materials : Federal, concurrent, state list , glue, cut-up of newspaper headlines , mahjong paper, marker pen, worksheet , dictionary, ( newspaper headlines teacher's copy with answers ) *For the newspaper headlines, for current issues under the state list, it is suggested for teachers from other states (this lesson is Sabah-centric) to look for newspaper headlines that are relevant to the current issues that are present in their state Lesson objectives: 1. Students will be able to matc...

2022 Johor state election : Johor youths decide (Reading comprehension)

*Based on Manual Kesedaran Sivik Sekolah Menengah - Tajuk: Sistem Demokrasi Main skill:  Reading - 3.1 Understand a variety of texts by using a range of appropriate reading strategies to construct meaning Complementary skill:  Writing - 4.1 Communicate information, ideas,  opinions and feelings intelligibly on familiar topics Teaching materials: Newspaper article , KWL chart, squared cut-up pieces of paper, dictionary, question handouts (cut into 7 parts) , stopwatch Objective: 1. Answer 7 questions based on the newspaper article. 2. Write what they learned about the 2022 Johor state election. Pre-lesson ·         Teacher writes the word ‘election’ on the board and asks students what they understand about the word.       Teacher asks students if they know that Johor just had an election.     Teacher distributes the cut-up pieces of paper and asks the students to write ‘what do they know about it and ‘what do they want ...