Teaching Sequence for "Living Values"

Pre task: The teacher distributes comic strips by Schulz and Glasbergen for the students to discuss and recognize values and lack of values in them. After activating key concepts and providing the sts with the necessary vocabulary, the poem is read.

Core task: The students read (as they volunteer) a stanza each and deal with the following questions:

1. Pay attention to the way it is structured. The author employs the resource of "repetition". How many times does he repeat each value? Why do you think so?
2. Do you think the order in which he places them has any importance with respect to his priorities in life?
3. The register of the poem is formal. However, he uses some very informal expressions. Which are they? Why do you believe he does so?

Follow up: Now it is your turn to write! Don't worry if it doesn't rhyme! You could follow this pattern: 2, 3, 4, 3, 2. The figures represent the number of times each value should be repeated, and the value in the middle should be the one you consider essential in your life.