NAME OF THE TEACHER: ASWATHY R

STD: VIII
NAME OF THE SCHOOL : N S S H S S
STR : 39
KARUVATTA PRD: IV
SUBJECT
:ENGLISH
DUR: 45MIN
UNIT
:III-SEEDS AND DATE:07-10-15
ISSUE
: Hard work.
DEEDS.
SUB ISSUE
: Life and work of a common man.
SUB UNIT
: THE VILLAGE
CONTENT ANALYSIS
: In this beautiful poem the famous
BLACK SMITH
poet, Henry Wads
Worth Longfellow gives us a
beautiful picture of a
typical Blacksmith.
CURRICULAR STATEMENTS : The learner should ,
:-develops creative and
imaginative sense.
:-understand the quality and
quantity of the work.
of the work of a Blacksmith.
PRE-REQUISITES
: The learners,
:-have the awareness about
smith.
:-have the awareness about
hard work.

CLASSROOM INTERACTION
PROCEDURES

ASSESSMENT

Informal Interaction : The teacher greets

learners and establishes a good rapport
through informal interaction.

The students respond

well.

Entry Activity
: The teacher through
slide asks a question.
Write a paragraph about the life of a smith.

The students watch

the slide and answer
well.

Link Talk
smith?

: Have you ever seen

What are their

specialities?
Then the teacher shows the slides of the title
of the poem and the writer.

The students watch

the slides.

THE VILLAGE BLACK SMITH

MICRO-PROCESSING OF THE INPUT

Model reading by the teacher: The teacher The students listen
reads the stanzas in the course book with
carefully with their
proper pronunciation stress and pause.
text books closed
and watch carefully.
Teacher plays the
audio-video of the
poem.
Silent reading by the learner : The
teacher asks the learners to read the poem
silently and rapidly with comprehension.

The students read

the poem.

Track reading / Glossary reference: The

teacher asks the students to track their
reading using symbols(tick,?,!).

The students do it
well.

Collaborative learning: The teacher asks

the students to sit in groups and discuss their
thoughts.

The students sit in

group and share their
thoughts.

Glossary reference: The teacher introduces

new words through slides to make the class

The students watch

carefully and write it

Smithy : A place where a

blacksmith works.
Smith : A person who makes
things with iron.
Mighty : Having great strength
or power.
Megaphoning the doubts : The teacher goes
to each group and megaphones their doubts to
entire class and help them to understand well.

The students
clarify their doubts.

Scaffolding questions : To make the

content clear , the teacher asks certain
questions through slide.
1. What does the blacksmith do on
sundays? How does he feel?
2. What is the blacksmiths swinging his
sledge compared to?

The students watch

the questions in the
slide and answer
well.

Reading aloud by the learners : The

teacher select students randomly to read with
correct pronunciation.
Language activity / Discourse
construction and presentation : write a
paragraph about BLACKSMITH.
Teachers version : The teacher sums up the
poem with the complete participation of the
pupils.
Assignment: Describe various activities of a
smith.

The students read

the poem aloud as
instructed.
The students write
well.
The students
listen well.