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Grandma's House by Pamela Mordecai Is Suitable To Be Used in The Primary ESL

The document justifies using the poem "Grandma's House" in a primary ESL classroom based on the Malaysian curriculum for Year 4. It fulfills several pedagogical principles by using simple words and describing common household items that students can understand. The vocabulary is high frequency words that convey clear meanings. The rhyming scheme and cultural relevance of visiting grandparents also make it engaging for young learners. Through this poem, students can make connections between its themes and their own experiences to understand the importance of their grandmother's household.

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Grandma's House by Pamela Mordecai Is Suitable To Be Used in The Primary ESL

The document justifies using the poem "Grandma's House" in a primary ESL classroom based on the Malaysian curriculum for Year 4. It fulfills several pedagogical principles by using simple words and describing common household items that students can understand. The vocabulary is high frequency words that convey clear meanings. The rhyming scheme and cultural relevance of visiting grandparents also make it engaging for young learners. Through this poem, students can make connections between its themes and their own experiences to understand the importance of their grandmother's household.

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JUSTIFICATION

Based on Malaysian Curriculum Specification of English Year 4, the poem entitled


Grandma’s House by Pamela Mordecai is suitable to be used in the primary ESL
classroom. It fulfils most of the pedagogical principles that are required in teaching poetry to
young learners. It is age appropriate as it is part of KSSR syllabus for Year 4. It is suitable to
be taught for Year 4 pupils with intermediate level of proficiency of the language.

The poem uses simple words and materials that are usually found in a house. Pupils can
comprehend the simple word such as small, stream, pot and many more. The content is
suitable too as the vocabulary in the poem is of high frequency such as books, fan, kitchen
and many more. The meanings of the words are conveyed clearly as they are commonly
used words. The poem is comprehensible to the pupils as it suits their level of proficiency of
the language. another interesting part of the poem is the rhyming scheme where each final
words in every lines in a stanza rhymes. For example, in stanza 3

“and a kitchen with a cat,

Fast asleep upon a mat”

The poem is culturally appropriate because it relates to one’s family as everyone visits their
grandmother. It is a real experience and makes sense to young learners as they have the
memory of visiting their grandmother’s house and the things that are found there in their
schemata.

The poem inculcates good values in pupils. They get to make connection between their
understanding of the lesson themes and their own personal experiences. For example, it
describes how familiar the pupils are with the environment of grandmother’s house, yet not
knowing how it impacts their life. Therefore, through this poem, the pupils are able to make
relations and understand how important knowing the objects commonly found in their
grandmother’s house. They will be able to use the words learnt in their daily conversation as
the words are relevant with their lives.

In conclusion, the poem is suitable to be taught for Year 4 intermediate pupils as they are
able to relate to it.

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