Teaching Manual
Name of Teacher Trainee : Sirajudheen P Standard : VIII
School :GHS Marutha Duration : 3 hrs
Subject : English Unit : Seeds and Deeds
Curricular Objectives
The Learner: to introduce the value of keeping good relation and friendship
: to familiarize poem and poetic devices.
Resource Material
An audio clip of the lesson was presented. Also a Malayalam audio
presented with similar theme.
Process Assessment
1. Informal Interaction
Teacher creates a good rapport with the students by
engaging in an informal talk.
2. Entry Activity
Teacher creates mental readiness among the students
by displaying some pictures and asking some questions
relating to the topic.
3. Link Talk
Teacher asks the students about their experiences with
family and friends when happy and when sad.
Teacher then introduces the author of the poem to the
students.
4. Introducing the Topic
Teacher introduces the lesson by displaying the title
and the author’s name on the screen.
5. Model Reading by the Teacher
Teacher reads the first stanza of the poem with proper
stress, rhythm, intonation and pronunciation.
6. Silent Reading by the Students
Teacher asks the students to read the first stanza
silently.
7. Collaborative Reading
After the first reading, teacher asks the students to
share what they understood from the lines.
8. Scaffolding Questions
Teacher asks a few scaffolding questions to the
students from the lines.
9. Glossary
Teacher introduces the unfamiliar words in the lines.
10. Appreciation of the poem
Teacher gives a short appreciation of the poem.
11. Group Activity
Teacher asks the students to be in groups and prepare a
profile of the author. Teacher gives hints for the
profile.
12. Refining/Editing
Teacher corrects the products prepared by the groups.
13. Presentation of the Product
Teacher asks the group leaders to present the products
prepared by them.
14. Review
Teacher recapitulates the lines and asks some review
questions.
Who is the author of the poem ‘Solitude’?
What is the author discussing in the first stanza?
“Life is a mixture of joy and sorrow”. How differently
do people react to each of them?
15. Follow up Activity
Teacher gives the following assignment.
Recite the poem 5 times and find out the rhyme scheme
of the poem.