Post on 04-Dec-2015
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The Village Blacksmith
Name of the teacher trainee : Saranya Std : 8
Name of the school: N.S.S H.S.S Karuvatta Strength : 30
Subject : English Period : 6
Unit : Seeds and Deeds Duration : 45 min
Subunit : The Village Blacksmith
The Village Blacksmith is a poem which gives us a beautiful picture of the life of a village blacksmith and his hardship.
Content Analysis
To make the students aware about the importance of hardwork .
To make them familiar about the life of a blacksmith and his toil in the smithy.
Objectives
The teacher asks the students some questions to test their previous knowledge and to bring them to the new poem.
1.Is their anyone from the family of a blacksmith?
2.Have you seen the workplace of a blacksmith?
Today we are going to learn a new poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline.
Born: February 27, 1807 Died: March 24, 1882Books: The Song of Hiawatha, Evangeline, A
Tale of Arcadie etc.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The teacher recites the poem with proper, pronunciation, intonation, stress and pause
Silent reading by the learner
Collaborative learningThe students sit in groups and share their thoughts
The students find out the following words: Smithy : a blacksmith’s workshop sexton : a
person who looks after a church and churchyard, typically acting as bell-ringer and gravedigger.
Track Reading/ Glossary Reference
smithy : a blacksmith’s workshop
Track Reading/ Glossary ReferenceThe students find out the following words:
sexton : a person who looks after a church and churchyard, typically acting as bell-ringer and gravedigger.
Megaphoning the doubts
To make the content clear the teacher asks certain questions :
1.Where is the smithy situated? 2.Give a small description of the
blacksmith’s appearance? 3.Whatdoes the line ‘a tear out of his eyes’
suggest.
Scaffolding Questions
Reading aloud by the learner
The teacher asks the students to find out the figure of speech used in the poem
Language Activity/ Discourse Construction
The teacher assigns the students to write a short summary of the poem The Village Blacksmith.
Assignment