Literary Genres

(Poetry, Prose & Drama)

Prepared by :
Nur Aida Binti Ibrahim
Nurul Amani Danial Binti Mohd Nor
Priyanka A/P Gunasekar
POETRY
(acrostic)

YEAR 4
PROFIENCY LEVEL : WEEK
 Example
PUMPKIN
by Kaitlyn
P iles of candy
U nder the bed
M ake for a delicious snack
P eople
K now
I t’s been Halloween because
N o one is without candy
Selection and Adaptation Criteria of Materials
K D C
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Modifying P A N
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 Develop Self-Confidence
• Pupils will be able to create their own poem without a fear
• Use of simple language and vocabulary
• Not afraid of making mistakes
• Performing with fellow classmates
 Develop Self Expressions
• Students are given the freedom to express feelings to their
audience. It is a form of self-expression with the creativity of
words and emotion to convey a message to the audience.

• The voice, volume, inflexion, pitch, pauses and speed of a person

contributes to the entire recitation experience as well, enhancing
the meaning of the poem.

• the poem is brought to life with the passion and vocal expression of
the presenter.
 Develop Physical Awareness
• Students who recite poetry are aware of breathe coordination,
movements of the mouth and other physical gestures as they align
these to the rhythm in the poetry.

• They also make use of gestures and facial expressions to connect

with their audience on an emotional level.

• An additional bonus for practicing poetry recitations us that

learners gain confidence in public speaking skills. We have
observed that students who have recited poetry in public before
are more open to speaking in front of an unknown audiences.
 Activity: WHO AM I?
• Teacher divides pupils into groups of 2 (pair).
• Pupils will have 30 seconds to select their nickname.
Ex: Nur Zafirah ~ Zaza.
• Pupils need to create an acrostic poem for their pair using the
nickname given.
• Lastly, pupils need to present it in front of the class with their
pair.
What is prose?
• Definition:
- Ordinary form of written or spoken language
- No meter, pattern or rhyme
- Straightforward and direct speech
- Everything that is not poetry is prose
 Types of prose
Nonfictional Fictional Heroic
prose prose prose
Based on
Imaginative formulaic
Based on fact
writing expressions found
in oral tradition

Autobiographies, Novels, short Legends and

non-fiction essay stories fables
• Year 4
Harmony In The Jungle
• 4.2.1 Able to respond to literary texts:
a) characters
b) place and time
c) values
Example
 How it helps to develop language skill?

Raise learners’ awareness

Helps to provide cultural
towards the range of the
information about the target
target language and advance
language.
their competence level
• Deepen their cultural • Real examples of
understanding grammatical structures and
vocabulary items
• Vary in language
Provide authentic contexts
for processing new language
• Expose learners to fresh
themes and unexpected
language
• Enable learners to become
familiar with the forms
 Encourage personal
Helps pupils to write
growth and intellectual
more creatively
development
 Children usually
love stories of
animals

Cultural
Great life lessons
enrichment

Selection and
Adaptation
Criteria of
Material
Memorable Simple vocabulary
images and grammar

Feeling of
achievement and
self confident
What is Drama?
• Any text written with the purpose of portraying a story
through dialogue and typically intended to be performed in
front of an audience

• It contains conflict of characters

• It is one of the literary genres, which is an imitation of some

action.
Types of Drama
• Comedy
Comedies are lighter in tone than ordinary works, and provide a happy
conclusion. The intention of dramatists in comedies is to make their
audience laugh. Hence, they use quaint circumstances, unusual
characters, and witty remarks.

• Tragedy
Tragic dramas use darker themes, such as disaster, pain, and death.
Protagonists often have a tragic flaw — a characteristic that leads them
to their downfall.
• Farce
Generally, a farce is a nonsensical genre of drama, which often overacts
or engages slapstick humor.

• Melodrama
Melodrama is an exaggerated drama, which is sensational and appeals
directly to the senses of the audience. Just like the farce, the characters
are of a single dimension and simple, or may be stereotyped.

• Musical Drama
In musical dramas, dramatists not only tell their stories through acting
and dialogue, but through dance as well as music. Often the story may
be comedic, though it may also involve serious subjects
Example of activity
• Staging a drama
• Example : Cinderella, Bawang Putih Bawang Merah, Red Riding Hood
• Gibberish
• Charades
Gibberish
• This activity is meant to take the heat off of the student, allowing
them to try to experience communication without grammar, structure
and vocabulary. On the other hand, it also helps students to identify
clues which leads to comprehension through gestures, tone of voice
and body language.
• Put the students in a semi-circle with space in the middle for a chair
and a table.
• Have on hand:
• Deck of cards to assign partners
• Situation flashcards (i.e. “What you did last night,” “What happened on the
way to class,” “Who you saw in town yesterday”)
• egg timer
 Developing language skills
Vocabulary Self-confidence Speaking

• easily grasp the • Not afraid of • Facial expression

meaning of the making mistakes • employ voice
word • Performing with dynamics
• new words, fellow-actors • Think in the
phrases and language they
expressions will are going to
be more perform
meaningful • Sharpen
pronunciation
 Developing language skills

Listening Grammar, morphology

and syntax

• Avoid • employs words

misunderstanding/ creatively
incorrect assumption • master in a creative and
• Effective communicator hands-on manner
Selection and Adaptation Criteria of Materials

Cultural Simplify the Variation of

awareness dialogue characters

Material Topic- Learning

reasonably enrich their activities
priced experience relevant and
purposeful