LESSON PLAN

LESSON PLAN

Name of the teacher  : Archa.B.S                                                                                      Standard : VIII A

Name of the School  : St.Joseph’sGHSS                                                                           Strength  : 46

Subject                     : English                                                                                            Period      : I

Unit  V                   :  Being One with Nature                                                                     Duration : 45mts

Subunit        Poem :  Lines Written in March                                                                     Date: 23/06/2014

Theme                         :           The poem describes the beauty

                                                of  nature by glorifying the

                                                spring. It also describes the

                                                arrival of new social order

Curricular statements:          

To develop aesthetic sense by appreciating the poems and develop the  skill to construct discourses like poems through varied instructional strategies and creative processes including self-

assessment on reading and constructing  poems.

Learning Outcomes :

            The pupil

                        1.         Comprehends the theme of the poem

                        2.         recites the poem with intonation

                                    stress and rhythm.

                        3.         locates the images and poetic devices in the poem.

                        4.         Develops interest   in reading poetry.

                        5.         finds the  rhyme scheme of the poem

                        6.         appreciates the poetic style and tone of the poem

                        7.         develops  aesthetic sense.

Content Analysis:

            Thematic         :           The poem speaks of the beauty of the nature by glorifying the spring and

                                               the arrival of new social order

            Poetic devices :           Poetic images like visual image,

                                                figure of speech like simile.

Pre- Requisites:

            The pupil

                        1.         read and appreciated simple poems in English

                        2.         is  familiar with the poetic images

                        3.         has heard about figures of speech

                        4.         is familiar with the theme about beauty of nature

                        5.         found poems in mother tongue, describes the nature’s

                                    naked loneliness.

Teaching –Learning Resources :

            Pictures of birds, flowers, streams, green –lands, fields etc. Glossary of literacy terms, source-book

            and course book.

Formative Evaluvation

            Review questions, feedbacks , classroom activities and follow –up activities, self- assessment on

            reading and constructing poems.

CLASS ROOM INTERACTION  PROCEDDURE

EXPECTED PUPIL  RESPONSE

Initial Interation  Teachers enters into a pleasant conversation with the students and ask them. 1. How many seasons there we have in our country in every year ? 2. Which season of the year do you like most ? Entry Activity Teacher shows relevant pictures of nature which describes its beauty. Pictures of waterfalls, streams, birds, flowers etc  What do you observe in the pictures shown here ? Each seasons have their own features Yes/No. Let’s find out the most  striking features of the seasons and how would nature be during the season   Divide them into groups Link Talk What time of the day is most attractive and lively, Why? Do you all wake up early in the morning and enjoy the beauty of the nature around you ? Are you fond of listening small poems? Here we are  going to read a poem about the beauty of the nature; Where the poet describes the beauty of the nature in its utmost bliss. Teacher writes the title of the poem on the black board “Lines Written in March”- William Wordsworth. Teacher shows a chart containing biographical notes and picture of William Wordsworth Micro processing of the input Reading the poem aloud by the teacher      Teacher reads the poem aloud ones or twice with proper intonation, stress, rhythm and emotions Individual reading by the pupil and keeping the track of the reading. Students are asked to read the poem individually and silently Students are asked to mark with the signsP ? and ! for what they have understood, for what they have not understood, and for what they found interesting. Sharing in groups The learners are asked to share their ideas and feelings and their understanding about the poem. Glossary Reference The students are asked to refer the glossary to find the difficult words. Teacher helps in clarifying the word meaning with the help of certain situations in life and experiences. Did you  know how many colours are in  a rainbow? Did any of these colours change according to the changes in nature? Yes, it was prevailing; something that exists Like this, the sky, the stars, the clouds are all prevailing (exists) in this world Mega phoning their doubts to other groups Students are asked to megaphone their doubts to the other groups so that they can arrive at the understanding of problem areas of the poem. Facilitation by the teacher Teacher explains the problem areas which both groups could effectively track Teacher points out the lines “The oldest and youngest  Are at work with the strongest” is a poetic expression that describes the unity among the people. The oldest, youngest and the strongest stands for the entire population of an area and they all are celebrating the arrival of spring. Teacher asks to read the poem aloud one or two   students are asked to read the poem aloud by giving attention to stress, intonation and proper pause Scaffolding Questions Teacher asks the scaffolding questions to the whole class 1. Are all the things in nature happy in march? Justify your answer? 2. The plough boy is whooping-anon- anon. Why does the poet repeat the word ‘anon’? 3. Read the poem once again  Do you  come across word pictures in the poem? 4. Look at the following lines and answer the questions given below  “Like an army defeated   The snow hath retreated   And now doth fare ill   On the top of the bare hill” 5. “The oldest and youngest       Are at work with the strongest” What do you understand from these lines? Presentation of the answers by the pupil     Two or three learners are allowed to present their answers Appreciation of the poem Some appreciation questions are asked by the teacher Act I Is there any figure of speech used in this poem? If yes, which is the line?   Teacher gives a brief explanation and examples about smile eg: My love is like a red-red rose The king is as brave as a lion Students are asked to give more  examples of figure of speech Follow-up activities 1. Pick out the lines in the poem that impressed you and write them down. You may also write why these lines impressed you? 2. Look at the first and last line of the poem. What do the crowing of the cock and withdrawal of the winter suggest? 3. Attempt to write the appreciation of the poem.

Most of them responded  saying : There are mainly four seasons. winter, spring, summer and autumn Some responds: They hate summer Summer : It is the most hottest Spring    : Beautiful season;  Where flowers  blossom and all.  Observes with keen inertest They respond positively The nature’s beauty Gods creations etc Most of the m responded  positively : Yes Exchange their views and shares in groups Summer season is the most hottest , there is no water, the land became dry, and is very unpleasant. Spring season is the  most beautiful season with a pleasant climate, flowers blossomed,   rivers flows etc. They responded early morning; rising sun Some responds positively Some responds positively Pupil identifies the title of the poem Pupil remain attentively to the reading of the poem comprehends the theme of the poem. Most of them were found immersed in reading Locates the ideas and concepts in the poem   Interacts in groups, discusses the key points in the poem. Pupil also share what they have not understood and clarify the doubts.  Identifies the difficult words 1. Prevailing Recalls the figure and answers : seven No , all these seven colours  exists in it and have no changes. Students comprehend the meaning arrives at the clarification of the language expression Both groups sort a clarification on the lines “The oldest and youngest Are at work with the strongest ” They comprehends the meaning recites the poem effectively. The pupil thinks  of the  answer, scribbles the answers to the space provided in the text. Yes, Crowing cocks, flowing streams, twittering birds, glittering lakes, green fields, bright sun, toiling farmers, grazing cattle, sailing clouds in the blue sky, lively foundations and defeated snow gives us a somewhat banal description of the advent of summer , just after the disappearance of winter. Finds the implication This shows the happiness and excitement of the boy in the  arrival of spring. Finds of the word pictures from the poem 1. The cock is crowing 2.  The stream is flowing 3. Small birds twitter 4. Green fields sleep in the sun They try to respond according to their views     Winter is the defeated army here. In march the rays of the sun like arrows fall on the earth covered under the blanket of snow. Then   the snow starts melting. This melting of the ice/snow is compared to the retreating of an army. responds quickly     The oldest , youngest and strongest stand for the entire population of an area. All join their hands in working in the fields and are celebrating the arrival of the spring. Most of the students should find appropriate answers Simile is used the poem “Like an army defeated the snow hath retreated” “Twinkle twinkle little star……………………. …………………………………………………. Like a diamond in the sky”