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1 B4L6 Lesson Plan Handout 1 Class: NO.: Name: What is love? Part I. Love is a simple word composed of four letters but loved by all kinds of people. Teenagers like you guys must be very curious about what it is like to be in love with someone. Some of you may have fallen in love already while some haven t got the chance yet. But anyway, you must have heard about someone s love story or learned some feelings about being in love from novels, TV or movies. So, in your opinion, what is love? Write down your own definition in just one sentence. Make it creative and easy to understand. Here are two examples: Love is a kind of fuel which keeps people going on. Love is a kind of drug which all lovers are addicted to. Now, it s your turn. Part II. Listen to the song Love written by John Lennon and fill in the blanks to find how Lennon defines love in his words. Love is, is love Love is, love Love is wanting to be loved Love is, is love Love is reaching, reaching love Love is asking to be loved Love is, is love Love is living, living love Love is needed to be loved Love is you You and me Love is we can be How do you like the song? Compared with your definition of love, is Lennon s a better one? Why?

2 B4L6 Lesson Plan Handout 1 Part III. There are more people discussing what love is on the forum of Heart to Heart, an ongoing iearn project ( Now, log in the forum with your iearn account and read through the messages post on the forum. Pick your favorite one and copy it down below. You may also post your own definition of love on the forum and see what response you will get from your friends all over the world. Example I like the message shared by Tamara from Russia. Here is what he/she shared: "Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand." - Mother Teresa My turn: I like the message shared by from. Here is what he/she shared: For your reference (from : Love, like a river, will cut a new path whenever it meets an obstacle. Crystal Middlemas If you judge people, you have no time to love them. Mother Theresa Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration. D.H.Lawrence Love is a game that two can play and both win. Eva Gabor Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile. Franklin P. Jones

3 B4 L6 Lesson Plan Handout 2 Class: NO.: Name: Part I. Word guessing is an essential part of reading comprehension. The following is a chart with all of the target words and phrases listed for us to learn in the vocabulary part on it. Now, just read through the reading (page ) and see how many words you have known or how much you can guess just by reading. Knowledge Rating Scale (Mark an O in the box you believe your knowledge level on each new word is. Feel free to make a guess even though you are not completely sure. You will not be scored with the result put in the chart!!) New Words KNOW IT CAN DESCRIBE HOW TO USE IT NOT SURE BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A GUESS DON T KNOW IT grasp generally cautious oftentimes mature rarely wariness proverb elder pearl fancy bosom endless bid foolish leaning when it comes to fall in love fall out of love as a (the) proverb goes give away take easy

4 B4 L6 Lesson Plan Handout 2 Part II. Read through line 1-19 on page 102 again and complete the following graphic organizer by yourself. A Comparison between the Young and the Old in Life and in Love The young In Life : full of and ready to the moment In Love : easily fall and love How do the old become more mature and wiser? They learn from the they made in life and in love when they were once young.. The old In Life : become more since they have been made wiser by In Love : 1. Know that true love takes to grow 2. Know that love should be approached with and because it can bring not only but also and

5 B4 L6 Lesson Plan Handout 3 Class: NO.: Name: Get to Understand Poems Part I. Look at the following poem, and answer the following questions to see how much you remember about some elements of poetry. The Whole Duty of a Poem By Arthur Guiterman A poem should be, as our best ever are, Golden of heart like a rose or a star. A poem should be, like the brook that you hear Sing down the mountainside, lovely and clear. Yet in its music a poem should hold That which is felt but never be told. 1. What is the title of the poem? 2. How many stanzas are there in the poem? 3. Write down the rhyme scheme of the poem. 4. Point out the line imagery is used. Is it a simile or a metaphor? Part II. Read aloud the first poem When I Was One-and-Twenty on page 103 and try to answer the following questions. 1. How old is the narrator when he is writing the poem? 2. In the first stanza, what did the wise man remind the narrator to do? (1) not to give away his (2) to keep his (=love commitment) free 3. In the second stanza, what would, according to the wise man, the narrator pay for if he fell in love too easily? (1) plenty of (2) endless (=regret) 4. Who do you think the wise man is? His elder brother? His father? His friend? Why?

6 B4 L6 Lesson Plan Handout 3 5. Summarize the poem in one sentence. (Hint: Who does what to whom, when, where, how and why?) Part III. Sing aloud the second poem Down by the Salley Gardens on page 104 and try to answer the following questions. 1. In the first stanza, what advice on love (or developing a relationship) did the narrator s lover give him? 2. In the second stanza, what advice on life did the narrator s lover give him? 3. Do you think it is easy to keep calm and be wise when you are madly in love? Why or why not? 4. Summarize the poem in one sentence. (Hint: Who does what to whom, when, where, how and why?) For your reference Get one poem a day:

7 B4 L6 Lesson Plan Handout 4 Share Love Song in a Story With the help of a good composer, a beautifully written (and rhymed) love poem may turn into a popular love song. Likewise, a good story writer can make a love song more impressive if he can incorporate the song into a great story. I believe you must have one favorite song about love that keeps playing in your head. It s time to share with your classmates!! Paste or copy the lyrics down below and try to tell us what the song is about in your own words. Then, discuss with your partners and write a story to make the song a part of the story. Try it now! Class: Group: Members: Title of the Song Singer Lyricist Contents of the Lyrics

8 B4 L6 Lesson Plan Handout 4 What the song is about Our Story Inspired by the Song

9 B4 L6 Lesson Plan Handout 5 Name: NO.: Brainstorming: You can also be a poet!! LOVE sculpture in LOVE Park (JFK Plaza), a plaza located in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Part I. Listen to the Song L-O-V-E by Joss Stone and fill in the blank. L is for the way you at me O is for the I see V is extraordinary E is more than anyone that you adore and love Love It's all that I can give to you Love is more than just a game for in love can make it Take my but please don't break it Love was made for me and you Part II. Now it s your turn! Write your own poem or story by embedding the letters of a word you like. You can either use your name or pick any word such as love or happy. Don t forget to make your work interesting! Have fun and be creative! The Kiss, a painting by Klimt, Gustav

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