Top 5 Best Lesson Plans for Summarizing Argumentative Texts (Literature 11)

Question 1 (page 122, Literature 11 Textbook, Volume 2):

In addition to the above points, to summarize the text 'Some Thoughts on New Poetry' from today's perspective, the following content should be added:

- A weakness of New Poetry is its failure to address revolutionary struggles.

- New Poetry has transformed the expression of emotions, contributing to the development of the Vietnamese language.

Question 2 (page 123, Literature 11 Textbook, Volume 2):

* Debate topic: The spirit of New Poetry.

* Goal: To help readers gain a clear understanding of the revolution in New Poetry, with two prominent achievements: the individualistic 'self' and elevating the Vietnamese language to a higher level.

* Structure:

- Introduction: The opening sentence 'Now let's explore what we consider more important: the spirit of New Poetry.'

- Body:

+ The difficulty of identifying the spirit of New Poetry and the correct approach needed.

+ The expressions of the 'self' in New Poetry: the personal 'self' is sad, stuck, yet yearning for life, for the nation, and for people.

+ The love, passion, and reverence for the Vietnamese language.

- Conclusion: Emphasize the spirit of New Poetry.

* Summary:

The task is to find the 'Spirit of New Poetry.' In old Vietnamese society, individuality was absent, and personal identity was submerged in family and nation. Some exceptional individuals used their personal 'self' to talk about others, not about themselves. When the 'self' emerged in its absolute form in Vietnamese poetry, it was both pitiful and tragic. Their souls shrank within the confines of the word 'I.' The tragedy of the 'self' was the constant loneliness and confusion it brought. Hence, they poured all their tragedy into the Vietnamese language, looking to the past for something eternal to ensure the future.

Lesson Content

This lesson reviews the key concepts of summarizing argumentative texts and reinforces understanding with practice exercises.

- The concept of summarizing and summarizing argumentative texts.

- The purpose and requirements for summarizing argumentative texts.

- The steps involved in summarizing an argumentative text.

Practice Exercise

Question 1 (page 122, Literature 11 Textbook, Volume 2)

The content your students plan to summarize from the text 'Some Thoughts on New Poetry from Today's Perspective' by Huy Can is still incomplete and lacks full coverage:

- Inaccurate points:

+ The original text states: 'But the sadness in New Poetry isn't always sentimental.'

→ In New Poetry, sentimental sadness still exists.

+ The summarized text suggests: 'The sadness in New Poetry is not sentimental but contains positive elements.'

→ This incorrectly asserts that New Poetry has no sentimental elements.

- Additional ideas should be included to complete the summary:

+ A weakness of New Poetry is its failure to address revolutionary struggles and the lack of revolutionary spirit.

+ New Poetry has redefined emotional expression, contributing to the development of the Vietnamese language.

Question 2 (page 123, Literature 11 Textbook, Volume 2)

- Debate topic: The spirit of New Poetry.

- Objective: To provide a clear understanding of the revolution in New Poetry:

+ From 'we' to 'I', representing a vibrant and unique personal voice.

+ The Vietnamese language has been elevated to new heights.

- Structure: 3 parts:

+ Introduction (From the beginning to 'generally'): How to identify the 'spirit of New Poetry' along with the difficulties and methods of approaching it.

+ Part 2 (From the next section to 'with Huy Can'): Analyze and prove the spirit of New Poetry through the manifestation of the word 'I'.

● Finding the spirit of New Poetry is difficult, and the approach must be correct.

● The manifestations of 'I': Sadness, confusion, and longing, but always passionate and eager for life, the nation, and people.

● The love of the Vietnamese language and its passionate development to new heights.

+ Part 3 (Remaining): How New Poets resolved the era's crisis and their faith in the future.

- Summary

Suggested summary following the structure:

'An Era in Poetry' sets the task of finding the 'Spirit of New Poetry.' The author introduces the principle to help us distinguish New Poetry from Old Poetry in the most general terms and emphasizes that the core of New Poetry is the individual 'I.' The spirit of New Poetry contrasts the 'I' with the 'we' of Old Poetry and highlights society's reaction when individual consciousness rises: 'Rejected, viewed with discomfort, and pity.' The New Poets’ solution to the era's crisis: 'They pour their love for the homeland into their love for the Vietnamese language.'

Question 1 (page 122, Literature 11 textbook, Volume 2)

- The summary of the text 'A Few Characteristics of New Poetry Through Today's Perspective' by Huy Can is incomplete and not comprehensive.

- It is inaccurate:

+ It should be changed to: New poetry is melancholic, the sadness of a generation, but not all of it is excessively sentimental.

- Additional ideas:

+ One flaw of new poetry is its neglect of revolutionary struggles.

+ New poetry has transformed the expression of emotions, contributing to the development of the Vietnamese language.

Question 2 (page 122, Literature 11 textbook, Volume 2)

a) Theme: The spirit of new poetry.

b) Purpose of the discussion: Depicting the spirit of new poetry as a revolution in poetry, transitioning from 'we' to a highly personal 'I', reflecting a deep love for the Vietnamese language.

c) Structure: 3 parts

- Part 1: From the beginning to 'generally': Identifying the 'spirit of new poetry': its difficulties and methods of implementation.

- Part 2: From 'continue' to 'with Huy Can': Analyzing and proving the spirit of new poetry - the word 'I'.

- Part 3: The remaining part: The tragedy of the era's 'I' and solutions to that tragedy.

d) Write a summary

The main content of the excerpt 'An Era in Poetry' is identifying the spirit of new poetry. According to Hoai Thanh, finding the spirit of new poetry is difficult, and the criteria for defining it are not based on partiality or flaws, but on the general picture and the positive aspects. The author also pointed out that the spirit of new poetry is the 'I', contrasting with the 'we' of old poetry, and also highlighted the societal attitude when individual awareness rises: it is rejected, seen with discomfort and pity. After illustrating the movement of 'I' in new poetry and the tragedy of new poets, Hoai Thanh discussed how to resolve this tragedy: by embedding love for the homeland within the love for the Vietnamese language, so that 'hope can sprout', and 'rely on what is eternal to ensure the future.'

Question 1 (page 122, Literature 11 textbook, Volume 2):

The summary of the text 'A Few Characteristics of New Poetry Through Today's Perspective' by Huy Can is incomplete and requires more content:

- New poetry revolutionized emotional expression and contributed to the development of the Vietnamese language.

Question 2 (page 123, Literature 11 textbook, Volume 2):

Theme: The spirit of new poetry.

- Purpose of the discussion: Reflecting the spirit of new poetry, its revolution in poetry, transitioning from 'we' to a personal 'I'.

Opening: 'Now, let's find the thing that we believe is most important: The spirit of new poetry.'

Body:

- The challenges in identifying the spirit of new poetry, the correct approach to defining it.

- The expression of 'I' in new poetry, a 'I' full of sadness, entrapment, yet filled with a longing for life, for the country, and for people.

- Love and passion for the Vietnamese mother tongue.

Conclusion: Elevating the spirit of new poetry.

New poetry does not address revolutionary struggles, but it carries the sorrow of a generation in society. It is overwhelmingly melancholic, as seen in the sadness in 'Remembering the Forest' by The Lu, and in 'The River of Strangeness', where the sadness represents love for the homeland.

The shortcoming of new poetry is the lack of revolutionary vigor, but it is a poetic movement full of positive elements: love for the country, humanity, and life... Ultimately, it all expresses love for the Vietnamese language - a manifestation of love for the country.

New poetry has contributed greatly to poetic art, renewing emotional expression, deep feelings about life, humanity, nature, and the country. New poetry refined the Vietnamese language, making it flexible, capable of conveying all emotions. Without new poetry, the Vietnamese poetic language wouldn't be as concise and impactful. It can be said that new poetry is a rich era of creativity.

Question 1 (page 122 of Literature 11 Textbook, Volume 2):

- Add two points:

+ A shortcoming of modern poetry is its failure to address revolutionary struggles.

+ Modern poetry has revolutionized the expression of emotions, contributing to the development of the Vietnamese language.

Question 2 (page 123 of Literature 11 Textbook, Volume 2):

- The topic for discussion: The spirit of modern poetry.

- The aim of the discussion: To help readers grasp the revolution in modern poetry, highlighting two major accomplishments: the declaration of the individual self and the elevation of the Vietnamese language to a new level.

- Structure of the excerpt:

+ Introduction: first sentence

+ Body (three points).

+ Conclusion: Emphasize the spirit of modern poetry