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The Sower

Name of the teacher trainee : Saranya

Name of the school: N.S.S H.S.S Karuvatta
Subject : English
Unit : Seeds and Deeds
Subunit : The Sower

Std : 8
Strength : 30
Period : 6
Duration : 45 min

Objectives

To make the learning process

interesting and effective.
To make the learners aware about the
life of a sower.

Are you familiar with this type of

pictures

Today we are going to learn a new

poem The Sower by Victor Marie
Hugo

Victor Marie Hugo

Victor Marie Hugo was a French poet, novelist, and

dramatist of the Romantic movement. He is
considered one of the greatest and best known
French writers.

Born: February 26, 1802, France

Died: May 22, 1885, Paris,France
Influenced by : William Shakespeare,
Voltaire
Plays: Hernani, Ruy Blas, Cromwell, Le
rois'amuse ,Lucrezia Borgia, Les
Burgraves,Torquemada, etc.

The teacher recites the

poem with proper,
pronunciation,
intonation, stress and
pause.

Silent reading by the

learner

Collaborative learning
The students sit in groups and
share their thoughts

Track reading / Glossary

Reference
The students find out the following words :
Porchway : The entrance of a home
Twilight : Dim or diffused illumination.

Megaphoning the doubts

Scaffolding Questions
To make the content clear the teacher
asks certain questions :
1.At what time the event of
the poem take place?
2. Where is the poet sitting?
3.What is the poem about?

Reading aloud by the

learner

Language Activity/ Discourse

Construction
Identify the rhyming words and also
the rhyme scheme of the poem.

Assignment
The teacher assigns the students to
find out poems with similar theme.