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Lesson Plan

Board: CBSE | Class: XI | Subject: ENGLISH (Core)

Chapter Name: HORNBILL- A Photograph (Poem)

Prerequisite Knowledge.P

Prerequisite Knowledge:

Students were asked express their view on why do we keep

photograph, why photographs are so important to us.

Short description of the

poem.

The poem describes the poet’s feelings about the photograph of

her mother taken twelve years or so. The poet feels how her

mother twenty or thirty later would. But in the event of her

death, there is silence only. The poet reminisces over it sadly.

Main points. i. The poet looks at the photograph of her mother and others.

ii. It has her mother before her birth and two girl cousins.

iii. They have sweet smiles on their faces.

iv. The sea holiday has become her past and her mother’s

laughter has become the poet’s past.

Procedure

A. Warm up session.

Students were asked why they take photographs. What is the

importance of photograph in everyone’s life? They can pursue

their career in their photography.

B. Presentation. Students were asked to read the poem. Then the poem is

explained stanza wise. At the outset, background of the poem is

given and the important subheading of each stanza. Students

were shown how to recite the poem with proper tone

modulation.

Supplemental Activities. The poem ‘A Photograph’ and ‘The Portrait of a lady is placed

side by side to find the link between the two.

Independent Practice. Questions were discussed and then given for practice at home.

Evaluation. Questions were asked to find out how much they have

comprehended.


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Chapter Name: HORNBILL- The Voice of the Rain (Poem)

Prerequisite Knowledge None.


poem

The poem contains a dialogue between the poet and the rain

itself. The rain in its personified form describes what it is and

what it does. In short, the poem describes the cycle of the rain. It

also celebrates the coming of the rain.

Objectives. i. This is a nature poem celebrating the coming of the rain.

ii. Discuss the voices of the rain.

iii. Discuss the sense of the poem.

iv. Notice the sentence structure in the poem.

v. Compare with other rain poems.

Procedure

A.Warm up Session.

Begin the lesson by asking the students about the changes they

observe in the nature when the first shower of rain arrives after

the scorching summer season. The students may come up with

their own description of the rain’s beauty. Tell the students how

rain is one of the favourite subjects of the poets. The rain marks

regeneration and rejuvenation in nature. Slowly, draw the

attention of the students to the poem and discuss the ideas in the

poem.

Presentation. Students were asked to read the poem. Then they were shown

how to read the poem with proper intonation. At the outset the

background of the poem is given .They were given the reference

of the ‘General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales’by Geoffrey

Chaucer where the Prologue opens with the description of April

showers, arrival of spring and description of verdant nature.

Supplemental Activities Ask the students to do following activities:

i. Read the poem ‘The Song of the Rain’.

ii. Read ‘Book of Nature’ by Ruskin Bond.

Independent Practice. Questions were discussed and then given for homework.

Evaluation. Oral test is taken to find out whether they have understood the

poem or not.


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Chapter Name: HORNBILL - Childhood (Poem)

Prerequisite Knowledge. Students were asked to share their childhood experiences. They

were asked to relate any memorable incident of their childhood

times.


lesson.

The poet wonders when he has lost the innocence of the

childhood. He is perhaps sad that step by step he has lost that

innocence and its place has been filled by a foolish craze for

individuality, the so called rationalism and the hypocrisy. In the

last stanza the poet thinks of the place where his childhood has

gone. Here, he has no doubt that he can find it hidden in the

innocence of an infant.

Objectives. i. To identify the stanza that talks of each of the following:

Individuality, Rationalism, Hypocrisy.

ii. To find out the most poetic lines of the poem.

iii. To discuss the poet’s feeling towards childhood.

Procedure

A. Warm up session.

Begin the poem by asking the students to share their childhood

experiences. Unfold before them the positive side of childhood

days Tell them the complexities of life as people grow up. A best

day in one’s life is no doubt their childhood days. Slowly draw

the attention of the students to the poem and discuss the ideas in

the poem.

B. Presentation. At the outset summary of the poem is given. Then children are

taught how to recite the poem with proper voice modulation,

pause.

Supplemental Activities. Read some more poems by Markus Natten.

Independent Practice. Questions are discussed and then given for given

Evaluation. Questions are asked orally to find out how much they have

understood.


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Chapter Name: HORNBILL - Father to Son. (Poem)

Prerequisite Knowledge. Students were asked to share their relation with their father. Is

their father son relation friendly or hostile?


lesson.

The poem is autobiographical in nature and describes the

relationship between a father and a son. The son has his own

way of life, which the father cannot understand. Yet,the

experience of the poet is universal. The difference in the outlook

of generations brings some grief in life. But it is something that

cannot be helped.

Objectives. i. To show that father is unhappy.

ii. He grumbles that he cannot understand his own son.

iii. The father cannot share the emotions of his son.

iv. Each wants to embrace the other. Yet each of them waits for

the other to take the initiative.

Procedure

A. Warm up session.

Students were highlighted with the importance of parents in their

life. They were made to ponder on the point on the importance

of father in their life. Father plays a vital role in developing a

son physically and mentally.

B. Procedure. Each one by turn is asked to read the poem. Then the poem is

explained in detail stanza wise. Important lines are marked,

difficult words are underlined. Critical analysis is done for each

stanza.

Supplemental

Activities.

Students were asked to read more poems by the same poet.

Independent

Practice.

Questions were discussed and then given for homework.

Evaluation. Questions were asked from the poem to comprehend how much

they have understood.


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Chapter Name: Supplementary Reader: SNAPSHOTS - The Summer of the Beautiful

White Horse.

Prerequisite

Knowledge.

None


lesson.

This story is about two Armenian boys Aram and

Mourad. They were cousins and belonged to a tribe that

was famous for its honesty and integrity. Mourad stole a

beautiful white horse for riding. They justified it. They

didn’t steal the horse for money but only for riding. But

finally, they suffered from pangs of conscience. They

returned the horse to its rightful owner.

Main Points. i. Aram and Mourad were cousins. They were two poor

Armenian boys.

ii. They belonged to the Garoghlanian tribe.

iii. Their tribe was poverty stricken.

iv. The Garoghlanian family was famous for its honesty

and integrity.

v. Mourad had stolen the horse. He had come to invite

the narrator for a ride.

vi. John Byro told that his horse white horse had been

stolen.

Procedure.

Presentation.

Students were asked to read the lesson paragraph wise.

Then detail explanation is given. Summary of the story is

given at the outset to build the interest of the story.

Supplemental

Activities.

The story revolves around the characters who belong to a

tribe in Armenia. Mourad and Aram are members of the

Garoghlanian family. Now locate Armenia and Assyria

on the atlas and prepare a write-up on the Garoghlanian

tribe. You may write about people, their names, traits,

geographical and economic features as suggested in the

story.

Independent

Practice.

Questions were asked next day from the completed

portion to find out how much they have comprehended.

Evaluation. Questions were given and then discussed.

i. What is nostalgia? Describe the nostalgic beginning of

the story?

ii. Describe the Garoghlanian family. Why and what

were the members of the family proud of?

iii. Why did Aram conclude that Mourad had stolen the

horse?


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Chapter Name: Supplementary Reader: SNAPSHOTS - The Address.

Prerequisite

Knowledge.

Students were asked whether they can say something on the

importance of Address, why every house has an address.

Short Description of the

lesson.

‘The Address’ is a moving short story of Marga Minco.It gives

an account of a daughter who goes in search of her mother’s

belongings after the war. But the war has changed everything

in Holland. When the girl sees those well-known objects in a

strange house, they evoke many nostalgic memories of her

former times. She gives up the idea of possessing them again

and decides to leave all of them behind. She resolves to forget

the address where those belongings lie unceremoniously in

unpleasant surroundings.

Main Points. i. The narrator went to no 46,Marconi Street to meet Mrs

Dorling.

ii. The narrator, the daughter of Mrs S,went there in search of

the belongings of her dead mother.

iii. Mrs Dorling didn’t seem to recognize her and she was

surprised to see her there and alive.

iv. The narrator’s mother, Mrs S gave her the address of Mrs

Dorling years ago.

v. The address was correct: 46,Marconi Street.

vi. The narrator resolved to forget the address. She didn’t want

to remember it and would not go back there any more.

Procedure.

Presentation.

Students were asked to read the lesson paragraph wise. Then

detail explanation is given. Summary of the story is given at

the outset to build the interest of the story.

Supplemental

Activities.

Imagine you are the narrator of the short story ‘The Address’.

You visited 46,Marconi Street, the residence

of Mrs Dorling in search of your mother’s belongings. Write

your reaction at the unrewarding meeting with Mrs Dorling to

your friend Hans.

Independent

Practice.

Questions were asked next day from the completed portion to

find out how much they have comprehended.

Evaluation. Questions were given and discussed.

i. Who is the narrator?

ii. Who is Mrs Dorling? Do you justify her behaviour?

iii. Describe the first meeting of the narrator with Mrs Dorling

at 46,Marconi Street?

iv. Justify the title of the story ‘The Address?’

v. Why did the narrator resolve to forget the address: No.46,

Marconi Street.


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Chapter Name: Supplementary Reader: SNAPSHOTS - Ranga’s Marriage

Prerequisite Knowledge. Students were asked to share their opinion regarding

marriage. There was open discussion, whether they are for

arranged marriage or they prefer love marriage.


lesson.

Rnaga’s homecoming to Hosahalli village from Bangalore

was a great event for the villagers. Everyone wanted to see

an English educated Youngman. The narrator made up his

mind to get Ranga married to, Ratna, a pretty niece of Rama

Rao. He arranged their meeting and with the help of the

village astrologer Shastri facilitated the marriage of Ranga

and Ratna.

Main points. i. Hosahalli was a village in the erstwhile Mysore state.

ii. Very few people could speak and understand English and

all of them spoke Kannada.

iii. Ranga’s father was the first one to send his son to

Bangalore to study.

iv. The narrator asked Ranga when he was going to be get

married.

v. Ratna was a beautiful girl of eleven who was staying with

her uncle.

vi. It was with the intervention of the narrator that Ranga got

married to Ratna.

vi. Ranga had named his son Shyma to honour the narrator

who was also called by the same name.

Procedure.

Presentation.

Students were asked to read the lesson paragraphwise. Then



Supplemental Activities i. Comment on the influence of English- the language and the

way of life- on Indian life as reflected in the story.

ii. Indian society has moved a long way from the way the

marriage is arranged in the story. Discuss.

Independent

Practice.

Questions were asked next day from the completed portions

to find out how much they have comprehended.

Evaluation Questions were given and discussed

i. Describe the village of the narrator?

ii. Describe the homecoming of Ranga?

iii. How did Shastri act after being tutored by the narrator?

iv. Why was the narrator invited by Ranga ?

v. What image do you form of the narrator?


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Chapter Name: Supplementary Reader: SNAPSHOTS - Albert Einstein at school

Prerequisite Knowledge Students were asked to share their experiences at the school,

with teachers and with their peers.


lesson.

In ‘Albert Einstein at School’ Partick Pringle describes a

bitter experience of the great scientist at his own school in

Germany. The lesson exposes the hollowness of school

education in Germany. Einstein finds the school education

quite boring and dull. It kills free thinking and new ideas.

Einstein had to devise a plan for his expulsion from the

school.

Main Points. i. Einstein had an altercation with his history teacher.

ii. Einstein admitted frankly that he was not interested in

learning dates.

iii. He attached more importance to ideas than to facts and

dates.

iv. He was not interested in going to school at all.

v. He was not good at learning things by heart.

vi. He loved music and reading books on science. But he was

not interested in the books prescribed in the syllabus.

vi. Einstein devised a plan to get rid of his school.

vii. Yuri told Einstein to be frank with the doctor.

viii. Dr.Ernest issued him a certificate free of charge.

ix. Albert Einstein was summoned by the head teacher. He

told Einstein to leave the school immediately.

x. He didn’t give a second look to the place and left it for

ever.

Procedure.

Presentation




Supplemental

Activities.

i. The school system often curbs individual talents. Discuss.

ii. How do you distinguish between information gathering and

insight formation?

Independent

Practice.

Questions were asked next day from the completed portions to


Evaluation Questions were given and discussed.

i. What should education be all about according to Albert?

ii. Why didn’t Albert feel cheerful to go back to his lodging?

iii. What did Elsa think of Albert?

iv. How did Albert hope to get admission into an Italian

college or institute?

v. What did the head teacher tell Albert when the latter asked

him what crime he had committed?


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Chapter Name: Supplementary Reader: SNAPSHOTS - Mother’s Day

Prerequisite Knowledge. Students were made to understand the importance of mother

in their life, how they should honour and respect their

mother’s ideology.


lesson.

J.B.Priestley’s ‘Mother’s Day’ describes the plight of a

mother in her own family. Her husband and children treat her

like a servant. Mrs Pearson is such a lady. Her next door

neighbour Mrs Fitzgerald helps her. She transforms a timid

and weak woman into the mistress and boss of her family.

Mrs Pearson sets her spoilt children Doris and Cyril and her

pompous husband right.

Main Points. i .Mrs Pearson and Mrs Fitzgerald were two contrasting

characters.

ii. Mrs Pearson was gentle and timid while Mrs Fitzgerald

was strong and dominating.

iii. Mrs fitzgerald knew how the spoilt children of Mrs

Pearson and her husband made her work all the day like a

servant.

iv.Mrs Fitzgerald knew how to read fortune and also the art of

magic which she had learnt from the East.

v. Now Mrs Pearson got the personality traits of Mrs

Fitzgerald. She was transformed into a strong and dominating

woman.

vi. First she encountered Doris, the spoilt daughter.

vii. Next she encountered Cyril and lastly her husband.

viii. It has with the help of Mrs Fitzgerald Mrs Pearson was

able to transform her whole family.

Procedure.

Presentation




Supplemental

Activities.

i. Is Drama a good medium for conveying a social message?

Discuss.

ii. This play, written in the 1950s, is a humorous and satirical

depiction of the status of the mother in the family. What are

the issues it raises? Do you think it caricatures these issues or

do you think that the problems it raises are genuine? How

does the play resolve the issues? Do you agree with the

resolution?

Independent

Practice.



Evaluation. Questions were given and discussed.

i. Contrast the two ladies: Mrs Pearson and Mrs Fitzgerald.

ii. Describe Doris. How does she trouble her mother?

iii. Who is Cyril? What is his attitude towards his mother?

iv. Describe George. What is his attitude towards his wife ?

v. How does Mrs Pearson ultimately win over her children

and husband ?

vi. Justify the title of the play ‘Mother’s Day’?


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Chapter Name: Supplementary Reader: SNAPSHOTS - Birth

Prerequisite Knowledge. None


lesson

In ‘Birth’ the writer describes how Andrew Manson, a young

doctor, made frantic efforts to save nearly stillborn child. It

was a miracle that his tireless efforts succeeded in saving by

both- the mother as well as the child. The excerpt recaptures

in detail all the fierce attempts made by the doctor to give a

new lease of life to the new born baby.

Main Points. i. It was nearly midnight when Dr Andrew Manson found Joe

Morgan waiting for him.

ii. Joe’s wife was expecting a child after 20 years of their

marriage and needed immediate medical help.

iii. Mrs Morgan gave birth to a stillborn baby.

iv. Dr.Andrew had to make a choice – to save the child or

perform his duty towards the child’s mother.

v. He was a boy, perfectly formed. His body was white and

soft.

vi. The child suffered from asphyxia, the lack of oxygen in the

blood.

vii. He ordered for hot and cold water and two basins.

viii. He went on plunging the child now into the icy and now

into the steaming water.

ix. Fifteen minutes passed. A sense of defeat pressed on the

doctor.

x. He went on rubbing the child with a rough towel. A miracle

took place. The child gave a short heave and was grasping

now deeper and deeper.

xi. His skin turned pink and then came the child’s cry.

xii. Andrew gave the child to the nurse and went out.

Procedure.

Presentation




Supplemental

Activities.

i. ‘There lies a great difference between textbook medicine

and the world of a practicing physician’. Discuss.

ii. Do you know of any incident when someone has been

brought back to life from the brink of death through medical

help? Discuss medical procedures such as organ transplant

and organ regeneration that are used to save human life.

Independent

Practice.



Evaluation Question were discussed and the given for homework.

i. Why did Joe Morgan stand waiting for Andrew Manson at

midnight?

ii. What did Andrew see when he entered a small bedroom?

iii. What did Andrew think of marriage and why?

iv. Why did Andrew Manson hesitate and why was he torn

between two desires?

v. How did Andrew Manson solve the dilemma?

vi. How did the child look like when the doctor first saw him?

vii. What was the effort that Andrew persisted in ? What was

the result?

viii. How did the nurse and the old woman react when they

heard the child cry?

ix. ‘Oh God! I’ve done something real at last’. Why did

Andrew utter such words?

x. Justify the title ‘Birth’ ?


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Chapter Name: Supplementary Reader: SNAPSHOTS - The Tale Of Melon City

Prerequisite Knowledge. None


lesson.

In ‘The Tale of Melon City’ Vikram Seth presents a ‘just’ and

‘placid’ king whose exaggerated sense of justice led to his

own death. The people he ruled didn’t care if they had a man

or a melon as their king. The whimsical king and the melon

crowned as the next king after his death were perfect

substitutes for each other.

Main points. i. There was a just and peaceful king.

ii. He proclaimed an arch to be built extending across the

main thoroughfare of the city.

iii. The king became angry and ordered ‘the chief of builders’

to be hanged to death for the disgrace.

iv. The chief pleaded that it was the workman’s fault.

v. The king ordered all the workmen to be hanged.

vi. Masons were summoned to be hanged to death.

vii. The masons blamed the architect for the faulty arch.

viii. The architect pleaded innocence.

ix. It was decided that any man passing the City gate would

choose the next King. An idiot who passed the gate, choose a

melon to be the king of the state.

x. People placed a melon and crowned it to be the next king.

They were happy because the melon king would not interfere

and let the people live in peace of liberty.

Procedure.

Presentation




Supplemental

Activities.

i. What impression would you form of a state where the king

was ‘just’ and ‘placid’?

ii. How according to you, can peace and liberty be maintained

in a state?

iii. ‘The Tale of Melon City’ has been narrated in a verse

form. This is a unique style which lends extra charm to an

ancient tale.

Find similar examples in your language. Share them in the

class.

Independent

Practice.



Evaluation. Questions were discussed and then given for homework.

i. The king was just and placid, says the poet. Was he so?

ii. Describe the mishap that took place as the king rode under

the roof.

iii. How did the incident affect the ‘placid’ king?

iv. Describe the humour and irony in the poem?

v. Justify the title of the poem?

vi. Why was the crowd restless?

vii. How did the idiot choose the next king?

viii. What did ‘the wisest man counsel’?


Lesson Plan


Chapter Name: Novel - The Canterville Ghost

Prerequisite

Knowledge

None


chapter.

Chapter 1 is the presentation of the general situation of the

story. Mr.Hiram Otis, an American Minister buys an old

castle in England, the Canterville Chase even when told by

the previous owner that the castle was haunted. It is in this

chapter that we discover the story of the Canterville Ghost, Sir

Simon. He feels guilty because he killed Lady Eleanore, his

wife.

Main Events of the chapter. i. Mr.Hiram B.Otis purchases Canterville Chase, a

haunted castle, in spite of being warned by friends and Lord

Canterville himself who told him about the stories of skeleton

hands and mysterious voices.

ii. Otis refuses to believe in ghosts and calls himself ‘a man

from a modern country’.

iii. Mrs.Umney, the housekeeper welcomes the .Mrs.Otis

notices a dull red stain on the floor.

iv. Washington, the eldest son, immediately declares that a

particular stain remover and detergent would remove the

stain.

v. Washington starts scrubbing the blood stain and strangely

there is thunder and lighting.

vi. Mrs.Umney faints in fear.

vii. The Otis family assures Mrs.Umney that they were not

afraid of ghosts.

Procedure.

Presentation

Students were asked to read the chapter paragraphwise. Then

detail explanation is given. Summary of the lesson is given at


Independent

Practice.



Assignments. Part A. Global questions on theme and plot involving

interpretation and inference (in about 150 words).

i. What makes you think that the Canterville Chase is

haunted? Give evidence from the text?

ii. What is the history behind the blood stain as given by

Mrs.Umney ,the housekeeper ?

iii. Why did Mrs.Umney faint?

iv. What are the names of the Otis’ children? What does that

signify?

Part B. Questions on character sketches.

i. Who do you think was a better person – Lord Canterville or

Mr Otis ? Give reasons in support of your answer.

ii. What kind of person is Mrs.Umney, the housekeeper?

Justify your thinking about her.

Evaluation. Assignments questions were discussed and then given for

homework.


Lesson Plan


Chapter Name: Novel - Chapter –II

Prerequisite

Knowledge

None


chapter.

Chapter 2 starts with Mr.Otis seeing the stain of blood on the

floor, and thinking that the ghost really exists. Mr.Otis wants to

call the Psychial Society and the next day the family do not

speak about the ghost. One night Mr.Otis is woken up at

1o’clock by a sudden noise of chains. He goes out with a

lubricant and witnesses an old man, the ghost of Sir Simon. He

tells the ghost to apply the lubricant on his noisy chains. At that

very moment, the twins come out of their room and play naughty

with the ghost by throwing pillows on him. Poor ghost feels very

humiliated.

Main events of the chapter. i. The Otis family comes down for breakfast the next day and

finds the blood stain again.

ii. The stain is rubbed again and again but it keeps appearing

thereby, convincing the family of the presence of the ghost.

iii. The family goes out for a drive to distract their minds.

iv. Mr.Otis offers the ghost a lubricator to oil his chains so as not

to make a clanking noise.

v. The ghost is surprised and runs back throwing a dreadful

green light.

vi. The twins throw pillows on the head of the ghost.

vii. The ghost while retiring to his chamber recounts how he

used to terrify housemaids and others.

viii. The ghost is very angry for being insulted and humiliated.

He decided to take revenge.

Procedure.

Presentation


detail explanation is given. Summary of the chapter is given at


Independent

Practice.





i. What did Mr.Otis offer to the ghost, and why ?

ii.What drove the ghost to be in a miserable condition ?

iii. Who was Madame de Tremouillac ? What had happened to

her?

iv. What made Washington think about the blood stain after its

reappearance on the next ?


i. The ghost feels that no ghost has been humiliated as he has

been. How does he try to save his reputation and what light does

this reputation saving programme throw on his character?

ii. Explain the significance of the expression, ‘egotism of a true

artist, he went over his most celebrated performances’ with

reference to the ghost.


homework.


Lesson Plan


Chapter Name: Novel - Chapter –III

Prerequisite

Knowledge

None


chapter.

The beginning of this chapter is set in the kitchen, the family

taking breakfast and speaking about the first appearance of the

ghost. The appearance of the ghost did not cause much fear and

the ghost was very angry and humiliated because the twins had

thrown pillows at him. The ghost appears again and Mrs Otis

makes fun of him when she offers him a remedy for indigestion.

For the next 6-7 days there is no appearance of the ghost but the

blood stain changes colour many a times. The ghost selected the

day – 17th of August, a Friday, for his second apparition and

selected the best clothes in his wardrobe. To teach the twins a

lesson, the ghost wants to scare them by going to their room at

night but they trap him by making a fake ghost and in the end it

was the real ghost who is scared by them.

Main events of the chapter. i. The ghost is discussed at breakfast.

ii. Mr.Otis is annoyed at the ghost for not wing the lubricator

and scolds the twins for throwing pillows at the ghost.

iii. The Otis family is surprised to see the blood stain changing

colous .Little Virginia was unhappy to see that.

iv. On Sunday night, large suits of old armour falls from its

stand and the ghost is injured.

v. Mr.Otis brings his revolver which enrages the ghost and he

runs away blowing off the candle and shouting loudly.

vi. Ghost is ill. Does not come out for some days.

vii. On August 17th, the ghost makes another attempt to frighten

the Otis family.

viii. The ghost sees another horrible ghost before him and gets

terrified.

ix. Decides to speak to another ghost.

x. The ghost is angry and retires to a coffin till evening.

Procedure.

Presentation


detail explanation is given. Summary of the story is given at the

outset to build the interest of the story.

Independent

Practice.





i. .What does the members of the Otis family do to stop the

blood stain from reappearing?

ii. Why did the ghost decide to wear the antique suit of armour ?

iii. How can you say that the ghost has some common human

characteristics in his behaviour ?

iv. How does the writer create humour ?

Part B. Questions on character sketches. i. The ghost had never met another ghost earlier. Comment on

the ghost’s desire to befriend another ghost.

ii. Would you justify the cruel behaviour of the twins towards

the ghost ? Why/ Why not?


homework.


Lesson Plan


Chapter Name: Novel - Chapter –IV

Prerequisite

Knowledge.

None


chapter.

The ghost stops renewing the blood stains and remains in his

room for five days. He starts feeling weak and tired. In his last

and final attempt to scare the twins, he visits them as a headless

character but as soon as he opens their bedroom door, a bucket

of water falls on him. The ghost is depressed and angry and

decides to take revenge. He has a nervous breakdown because

the family keeps on troubling him and he is not able to frighten

them any more. The American family thinks that he has gone

away for good. The ghost remembers that he is one of the young

Duke’s relatives.

Main events of the chapter. i. The ghost is tired and exhausted because of the excitement of

the last 4 weeks.

ii. The ghost gives up renewing the blood stain and does not

come out of his room for 5 days.

iii. The ghost decides to teach a lesson to the twins.

iv. The ghost reaches the bedroom of the twins to seek revenge.

He finds the door slightly open and as soon as he opens the door

wide, a heavy jug of water falls on him and he flees.

v. The ghost decides not to frighten the family any more.

vi. The ghost catches cold and covers himself in mufflers.

vii. The ghost becomes invalid and makes no appearance.

viii. The ghost discovers that he has a distant connection with

Duke of Cheshire.

Procedure.

Presentation




Independent

Practice.





i. How does the ghost prepare for the final revenge?

ii. Bring out the humour in the preparations that the ghost makes

to tame the twins?

iii. At the end of chapter iv, who is afraid of whom and why?

iv. Why did the ghost lose interest in the blood stains ?

Part B. Questions on character sketches. i. Why does the ghost give up frightening the Otis family ?

ii. The twins leave nothing to chance in their efforts to humiliate

the ghost. What is their latest trick to make the ghost afraid of

them?

iii. Which distant connection does the ghost discover and why he

wants to show the same?


homework.


Lesson Plan


Chapter Name: Novel - Chapter – V

Prerequisite

Knowledge.

None


chapter.

We find Virginia coming back home and finds Sir Simon, the

ghost. The ghost is greatly depressed and Virginia, taking pity

tries to comfort him. Virginia starts chatting with the ghost and

Simon says that he hates her family because they are not afraid

of him. Hearing this Vriginia becomes angry. In the room,

Virginia is told his secret by Sir Simon. He tells that he has not

slept for three hundred years……. he will be able to sleep only

in the Garden of Death, the only peaceful place. He wishes

Virginia to go with him to that place. It was only Virginia who

could pray to the angel of death to save Simon’s soul. Though

frightened, Virginia, accepts. Virginia becomes the best friend of

Simon, though in the beginning she is afraid of him.

Main events of the chapter. i. Virginia, while going by the back staircase, notices a person in

one of the rooms. the person is the Canterville Ghost in a

miserable condition

ii. Virginia informs the ghost that the twins are going back to

Eton.

iii. The ghost tells Virginia that his brothers- in – law had

starved him to death.

iv. The sandwich offered by Virginia to the ghost is declined.

v. The ghost accuses the Otis family of being rude and dishonest.

vi. Virginia holds the ghost responsible for stealing her paints to

renew the blood stain.

vii. The ghost tries to seek help from Virginia by requesting her

to stay on.

viii. Virginia agrees to pray for the ghost.

ix. The ghost thanks Virginia by kissing her hand.

x. Virginia sees the wall fading like a mist and cold wind

blowing.

xi. They pass the animals and other queer creatures and do not

stop.

xii. The wall closes behind them and the chamber is empty.

Procedure.

Presentation




Independent

Practice.





i. The roles of the ghost and the twins are reversed by the end of

chapter v. How?

ii. Elaborate on the statement that the Chapter V, is funny an

hilarious one, besides being emotional and sentimental.

iii. Give a description of the Valley of Death as given by the

ghost?


i. Why did Sir Simon as the ghost not deserve the ridicule given

to him by the twin brothers of the Otis family?

ii. How is it that only Virginia noticed that the ghost was

unhappy and depressed and not others? Justify.

iii. What did the ghost passionately want to fulfill? What was

coming in his way of fulfillment of this desire?


homework.


Lesson Plan


Chapter Name: Novel - Chapter – VI

Prerequisite

Knowledge.

None


chapter.

The family is having tea but Virginia is not there. Mr.Otis had

gone to look for her but could not find her. However, Mr.Otis

remembers that she used to go to the garden to pick flowers. The

family gets worried and agitated and the little Duke of Cheshire

goes with the family members searching Virginia. Mr. Otis

thinks that the Gypsies had kidnapped Virginia but he is wrong.

When Mr.Otis starts thinking that his daughter is dead, she

comes back home with a casket in her hands. Virginia explains

to her family that she has been instrumental in helping Sir Simon

die in peace. And the casket is a gift given by Sir Simon to

Virginia to thank her for her help.

Main events of the chapter. i. It is tea time and Virginia is nowhere to be seen.

ii. At dinner time, the Otis family is really worried.

iii. Mr.Otis is followed by Duke of Cheshire who wishes to

search for Virginia.

iv. The twins are subdued.

v. Virginia tells everyone that she had been with the ghost. He

had been dead. Though the ghost killed his wife, he was

repentant.

vi. Virginia tells about the gifted box and leads them down to a

secret little room.

vii. The Otis family is shocked to see the skeleton of Sir Simon

who had been to death by the brothers of his wife.

viii. Virginia kneels down and prays silently.

ix. One of the twins suddenly notices that the old almond tree

which had withered had blossomed and its flowers can be seen

clearly in the moonlight.

x. Virginia says that God has forgiven Sir Simon.

Procedure.

Presentation



outset to built the interest of the story.

Independent

Practice.





i. Why does Virginia who has been in the background so far

suddenly gain importance and comes to light ?

ii. ‘The sudden and mysterious disappearance of Virginia from

the scene makes the readers greatly concerned and anxious about

her safety, creating an environment of emotions and

sentimentalism’. Justify the statement.

iii. There are two plots and subplots dealing with the subject of

love in this novel. What are those plots and subplots?


i. How is Virginia different from the other members of the Otis

family?

ii. Comment on the gesture of the ghost when he gifts Virginia a

box of his family jewels.

iii. Why does the ghost decide to give this gift of family jewels

to Virginia only and not to any other member?

iv. ‘The story of the Canterville Ghost is, in fact, a story of love

and not a story of horror as some of the people might take it for.

Do you agree? Discuss


homework.


Lesson Plan


Chapter Name: Novel - Chapter – VII

Prerequisite

Knowledge.

None


chapter.

The chapter begins with the funeral of the ghost where all the

members of the Otis family participated, even the housemaid

and Lord Canterville. Lord Canterville, after the service, offered

the jewels to Mr.Otis, who said he could not accept them as he is

not a member of the Canterville family. In the end, Lord

Canterville convinces him to accept the jewel box. In

1890,Virginia marries the Duke of Cheshire and her jewels

universally admired. After their honeymoon, the Duke and

Duchess go down to Canterville Chase and walk to the lonely

churchyard by the pinewoods. Cecil asks Virginia what had

happened when she was locked with the ghost but she does not

reveal her secret.

Main Events of the chapter. i. After four days, the funeral procession starts from Canterville

Chase.

ii. Sir Simon’s skeleton was buried in a quiet corner of the

churchyard.

iii. Virginia lays a large cross on the coffin.

iv. A nightingale begins to sing and Virginia’s eyes are full of

tears.

v. The jewels are admired by one and all, being unique and

priceless.

vi. In spring of 1890, Virginia marries the Duke of Cheshire.

vii. After their honeymoon, Virginia goes to Canterville Chase

and to the churchyard with her husband.

viii. The Duke asks Virginia about what had happened when she

was with the ghost but she refuses to disclose.

ix. Virginia says she owes Sir Simon a lot since he made her see

what life is and what is signified by death and why love is

stronger than both.

x. The Duke embraces his wife.

Procedure.

Presentation


detail explanation is given. Summary of the chapter is given at


Independent

Practice.





i. What made Sir Simon’s funeral so stately? Don’t you think it

could have been a simple one? Justify.

ii. What was the secret that Virginia had kept to herself and did

not share it even with her husband?

iii. The Duke completely trusts Virginia. How does he prove it?

Cite examples from the text in support of your answer.

iv. What is the message that Virginia gives to the entire human

race through her dialogue with the Duke at the end of the story?


i. Compare and contrast the characters of Mr.Otis and Lord

canterville with reference to their reactions to the gift box of

jewels given to Virginia by the ghost?

ii. ‘Virginia’s love for her husband and his trust in her is at stake

by hiding what transpired between her and the ghost from her

husband by Virginia’. Comment on the relationship between the

Duke and Virginia in the light of this remark.


homework.


Lesson Plan


Chapter Name: HORNBILL- The Portrait of a Lady (Prose)

Prerequisite

Knowledge.

None


chapter.

In ‘The Portrait of a lady’ Khuswant Singh draws a

life- like portrait of his grandmother .He had intimate relations

with her since his childhood.

Objectives

i. Draws a life-like pen portrait of author’s grandmother.

ii. Intimate relation with the grandmother.

iii. Narrator’s arrival after five years.

iv. The old lady tired herself and fell ill and lastly died.

Procedure.

A. Warm up

Session

Begin the lesson by asking the students what is their relation

Begin the lesson by asking the students what is their relation

with their grandmother. Students may come up with their own

ideas. Tell them the importance of grandparents in their life.

Slowly the attention of the students will be drawn towards the

lesson.

B. Presentation

Children read the lesson paragraph wise and then detail

explanation is given to them.

Supplemental

Activities

Students are asked to read various books by Khuswant

Singh.

Independent

Practice.

Questions were discussed and then given for homework

Evaluation. Questions were asked at the end of the lessons to comprehend

how much they understood.


Lesson Plan


Chapter Name: HORNBILL- We’re Not Afraid To Die (Prose)

Prerequisite

Knowledge.

None


chapter.

The chapter justifies what its title means. It is fact that if people

can gather together they can face any kind of danger. It is

interesting to read how the family of the narrator duplicates the

round-the-world voyage successfully.

Objectives

i. The narrator with his wife Mary, son –Jonathan and

Suzanne sets sail from Plymouth, England in July

ii. They made a boat and called it Wave walker.

iii. Seafaring skills are honed.

iv. The first phase of the journey is covered pleasantly.

v. They face terrible disaster.

vi. The family with their effort was able to save their life.

Procedure.

A. Warm up

Session

Before starting the lesson children were asked whether

they had made any journey or voyage by ship or boat. They were

asked to narrate their experience (if any).Though there are three

main types of transport land, air and water people generally use

first two types only. After the discussion they are drawn into the

lesson

B. Presentation

In order to make the lesson interesting the background of the

lesson is given at the outset. Students are then asked to read the

lesson paragraph wise .The paragraphs are explained in detail,

different words are underlined and their meanings are given,

Students are taught how to read the lesson with proper

pronunciation and punctuation.

Supplemental

Activities

Read stories related with journey by boat or ship to enhance your

knowledge.

Independent

Practice.

Questions are discussed and then given for homework to write

independently from the points discussed.

Evaluation. Questions were asked at the end of the lesson to find out how

much they have comprehended.


Lesson Plan


Chapter Name: HORNBILL- Discovering Tut: The Saga continues (Prose)

Prerequisite

Knowledge.

Children were asked whether they know the meaning of Saga.

Later the word was explained to them. Saga means a story of

heroic achievement or adventure


chapter.

‘Discovering Tut’: The Saga Continues describes how the last

Pharaoh, was discovered through the discovery of his mummy.

The chapter also describes the useful application of latest

scientific technology in revealing the mystery about the boy

Emperor.

Objectives

i. To discuss whether scientific intervention is necessary to

unearth buried mysteries.

ii. To discuss whether advanced technology gives us conclusive

evidence of the past events.

iii. Traditions rituals and funerary practices must be respected or

not.

iv. Knowledge about the past is useful to complete our

knowledge of the world we live in.

Procedure.

A. Warm up

Session

Before starting the lesson children were asked whether they have

any idea about Pharaoh, mummy as these terms are used in the

story. These words are generally found in history. Students were

asked to find information about Pharaoh, mummy from

encyclopedia or from any other source.

B. Presentation

Background of the lesson is given at the outset to create interest

in the lesson .Students read the lesson paragraphwise. Hard

words are underlined and their meaning is given while

explaining the lesson.

Supplemental

Activities

Read stories related with historical facts and events and then

correlate with the lesson you have read.

Independent

Practice.

Questions at the end of the lesson was discussed in the class and

the given for homework so as to make them improve in their

writing skill.

Evaluation. Next day class was started by asking questions from the

completed portion of the lesson to evaluate their understanding.


Lesson Plan


Chapter Name: HORNBILL- The Ailing Planet: The Green Movement’s Role

Prerequisite

Knowledge.

Students were asked to share their views regarding the planet,

global warming.


chapter.

‘The Ailing Planet’ is a comment on the state of the Earth. The

earth is ailing because of the stupidity of the human beings and

if it is to survive, the Green Movement is way. Fortunately, this

movement seems to have gripped the imagination of all right

thinking people and therefore, there is a hope for the Earth and

for the human race.

Objectives

i. The Green Party was established in New Zealand in 1972.It

was a revolutionary concept.

ii. Our world –view has changed – from mechanical it has

become a holistic and ecological.

iii. Today’s Earth is a patient of declining health.

iv. The World commission on Environment popularized the

concept of sustainable development in 1987.

v. The forest is being depleted at the rate of 1.5 acres a second.

vi. India has many good laws for the protection of the

environment but these laws are not properly implemented.

vii. Growth of population is the chief factor destroying the future

of human society.

viii. For the first time in human history, there seems to be a

world-wide concern about the environment.

ix. Industry has a very important role to play. It is important for

the survival of the industry since it excels in the work of the

improvement of the environment.

x. Let everyone remember the words of Mr.Lester Brown: ‘We

have not inherited this earth from our forefathers; we have

borrowed it from our children.

Procedure.

A. Warm up Session

Before starting the lesson children were asked whether they have

any idea about Planet, ailing as these terms are used in the story.

These words are generally found in geography. Students were

asked to find information about Planet, ailing from encyclopedia

or from any other source.

B. Presentation Background of the lesson is given at the outset to create interest

in the lesson. Students read the lesson paragraphwise. Hard

words are underlined and their meaning is given while

explaining the lesson.

Supplemental

Activities.

Read journals related with earth, planet, global warming to

enhance your knowledge.

Independent Practice. Questions at the end of the lesson was discussed in the class and

the given for homework so as to make them improve in their

writing skill.

Evaluation. Next day class was started by asking questions from the

completed portion of the lesson to evaluate their understanding.


Lesson Plan


Chapter Name: HORNBILL- The Browning Version (Play)

Prerequisite

Knowledge

None

Short description of

the lesson.

This is an excerpt from Rattigan’s book ‘The Browning version’. The

scene is set in a good school. Frank is young while Crocker-Harris is

middle –aged person. Both are teachers in that school. Taplow is a boy of

16 who has come to do extra work for Mr.Crocker-Harris. Crocker-Harris

has not arrived and when Frank comes, he finds Taplow waiting.

The dialogue between Taplow and Frank gives the reader an insight into

the characters of teachers as well as students. The teachers consider

themselves very clever but the students understand every teacher very

well. This small excerpt also shows the mutual jealousy between

teachers.

Objectives. i. Frank, a school master meets Taplow.

ii. Taplow introduces himself and tells that he is waiting for Mr.Crocker-

Harris.

iii. Taplow says that he is in the lower fifth form. The result is to be

announced next day and if he passes, he will opt for science in the next

form.

iv. Their conversation reveals that most class-teachers, unlike

Mr.Crocker-Harristell the result to their students before it is officially

announced.

v. This is the last day of school and Frank is surprised that Taplow has

come to Mr.Crocker-Harris for extra work.

vi. Taplow imitates Mr.Harris.Frank likes the imitation but apparently

shows his anger towards Taplow.

vii. Taplow likes Crocker-Harris in spite of all the things.

viii. Taplow tells Frank about an incident in the class and imitates

Crocker-Harris.

Presentation. Background of the play is given at the outset to create interest in the

students. Students are given role to play.

Supplemental

Activities.

i. Students are asked to read plays by Terence Rattigan.

ii. Discuss with partners-reading plays is more interesting than studying

science.

iii. The manner you adopt when you talk about a teacher to other

teachers.

Independent

Practice

Questions at the end of the lesson was discussed in the class and the

given for homework so as to make them improve in their writing skill.

Evaluation Next day class was started by asking questions from the completed

portion of the lesson to evaluate their understanding.

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