Lesson Plan: Reduplicated Words, Grade 7 Vietnamese Literature

Crafting the Lesson on Reduplicated Words

Lesson Plan: Reduplicated Words (Ultra Short 1)

I. Types of Reduplicated Words

1. Reduplicated words with complete repetition of sounds
Reduplicated words with partial consonant similarity between sounds

II. Meanings of Reduplicated Words

1. The meanings of reduplicated words like ha-ha, oh-oh, tick-tock, woof-woof are formed due to the characteristic of mimicking sound.
2. a, Reduplicated words like tippy-toe, wee, tiny share the rhyme pattern i describing small, delicate sounds.
b, Reduplicated words like flip-flop, back and forth, seesaw share the rhyme pattern âp often depicting continuous up-and-down movements or images.
3. Compared to the soft original sounds, the soft reduplicated sounds convey stronger emphasis on meanings. Compared to the original harsh sounds, the harsh reduplicated sounds convey a slightly reduced intensity.

III. Practice

Exercise 2 (page 40 Literature Grade 7 Volume 1):
Fill in the blanks to create reduplicated words
- Cover uncover
- Grape grape
- Ache achy
- Strong stronger
- Deep deepen
--  Tilt tilted
Brother brothy

Exercise 3 (page 40 Literature Grade 7 Volume 1):
- Gently, tenderly
a. The mother gently advises her child
b. After finishing the work, he breathed a sigh of relief as if relieved of a burden
- Ugly, wicked
a. Everyone resents the wicked actions of the traitor
b. Its painting depicted twisted, ugly lines
- Shattered, destroyed
a. The vase fell to the ground and shattered
b. The invaders arrived and devastated each person in the village

Exercise 4 (Page 40 Literature 7 Volume 1):
- Petite: My friend has a petite figure
- Minutiae: Let's focus on larger issues rather than nitpicking
- Subdued: He speaks in a subdued tone like a newlywed bride at her in-laws'
- Dainty: Friends should not have the habit of being overly dainty
- Trivial: The task may seem trivial but is quite useful

Exercise 5 (Page 40 Literature 7 Volume 1):
- Bloodshot, nose and mouth, hair and beard, framework, branches and leaves, fresh and healthy, cooking, foolish, learning, tired, budding are compound words

Exercise 6 (Page 40 Literature 7 Volume 1):
- The sounds in the temple, and the sea sounds are all ancient words that have lost their meanings
+ fall: drop out, remain
+ conduct: perform
⇒ These are all compound words
 

Lesson Preparation: Wordplay (Super Short 2)

I. Various types of wordplay:

Question 1: Words that exhibit similar and distinct sound characteristics:
- Echoing the root word entirely: steadfast.
- Altering sounds to create harmony in rhyme and tone (read smoothly, pleasing to the ear): meow, sway.

Question 2: Classifying wordplay:
- Entire wordplay: steadfast
- Partial wordplay: meow, sway.

Question 3: Avoid using monotonous and solemn as they are entire wordplays that have undergone changes in tone and final consonants.

II. Meaning of wordplay:

Question 1:
* The meanings of wordplays such as ha ha, oa oa, tick tock, woof woof are formed due to their characteristics of mimicking sound (onomatopoeia).

Question 2: Wordplays in each of the following groups share similarities in sound and meaning:
a. tiny, wee, teeter-totter: formed based on describing the sounds, shapes, openness... of objects, commonly portraying smallness.
b. bobbing, wobbling, rocking: formed based on describing the meaning of objects in the pattern: When A, when B or sometimes A, sometimes B.

Question 3: Comparing the meanings of soft, red wordplays with the meanings of the root words: soft, red.
The meanings of softness, redness have been softened compared to the meanings of soft, red.

III. PRACTICE:

1. Read the opening paragraph of “The Farewell of the Dolls” :
a. Wordplays: bustling, profound, sobbing, anguished, rustling, silent, radiant, awe-inspiring, murmuring, heavy.
b. Arrange the wordplays:

2. Fill in the wordplays:
Popping up, tiny, throbbing, defiant, deep, slanted, stubborn.

3. Choose the appropriate words to fill in the blanks:
- Gentle, feeble:
a. gentle
b. feeble
- Ugly, wicked
a. wicked
b. ugly.
- shattered, smashed:
a. shattered
b. smashed

Furthermore, Preparing the Essay: The Song of the Wind-Damaged Shack is a crucial lesson in the 7th-grade Literature curriculum that students need to pay special attention to.