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Name of the teacher :Sreeraj.R Name of the school : Subject :EnglishUnit :RootsSubunit :To My Nanny

CONTENT ANALYSIS In the poem ‘To My Nanny’

the poet Alexander Pushkin describes about how intensely a boy remembers an old lady who took care of him in his childhood

CURRICULAR OBJECTIVES The pupils; : read and analyses the poem

and identifies the theme :develops skill to appreciate

the beauty of the poem : create awareness about

one’s cultural roots :to think critically to take

proper stance on issues related to aged

PRE REQUISITES The pupil; :have known about child-

parent relationship :have known about

modern lifestyle :have known about

caretakers

TEACHING LEARNING RESOURCES Slides

REFERENCES Course book, sourcebook (std.9) Dictionary

INFORMAL INTERACTION

1.How are you? 2.How many members are there in your

family? 3.Are you coming from a joint family?

phase 1 ENTRY ACTIVITY what you can see in this picture?

What you can see in this picture?

Phase 2 Now am going to introduce the poet Alexander

Pushkin Born:6 June 1799 Died:10 February 1837 Occupation:poet,novelist, playwright Nationality: Russian

phase 3

• Now all of you know about the present life style of people

• Most of the parents were employees and their children were send to care takers

TO MY NANNYALEXANDER PUSHKIN

Teacher recites the poem phase 4 DEAR DOTING SWEET HEART OF MY CHILD HOOD,

COMPANIONOF MY AUSTERE FATE

IN THE LONE HOUSE DEEP IN THE WILD WOOD

HOW PATIENTLY FOR ME YOU WAIT.

phase 5

INDIVIDUAL READING

TRACK READING

Phase 6 SHARING WITH GROUPS

PHASE 7 GLOSSARY REFERENCE Doting: be excessively fond of Austere: severe/strict

phase 8 SCAFFOLDING QUESTIONS

• Who was poet’s companion when he was a child?

• What was the expression used by the poet to describe his intimate relationship with his nanny?

APPRECIATION Rhyming words childhood-wildwood Rhyme scheme a,b ,a,b

POETIC IMAGES VISUAL IMAGES

• Lone house

wild wood

READING ALOUD BY THE STUDENTS

Phase 9 DISCOURSE LEVEL ACTIVITY

Make a profile of the authorHints; Born:1799 Russia’s bard Important contributor to modern literature Died:1837

ASSIGNMENT Prepare a description about your

grandparents