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The Village Blacksmith

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 Village Blacksmith

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

Content Analysis
The Village Blacksmith is a poem which gives
us a beautiful picture of the life of a village
blacksmith and his hardship.

Objectives
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.

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

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, 1882
Books: The Song of Hiawatha, Evangeline, A
Tale of Arcadie 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:
smithy : a
blacksmiths workshop

sexton : a person who looks after a

church and churchyard, typically acting
as bell-ringer and gravedigger.

Megaphoning the doubts

Scaffolding Questions
To make the content clear the teacher asks
certain questions :
1.Where is the smithy situated?
2.Give a small description of the
blacksmiths appearance?
3.Whatdoes the line a tear out of his eyes
suggest.

Reading aloud by the learner

Language Activity/ Discourse

Construction
The teacher asks the students to find out the
figure of speech used in the poem

Assignment
The teacher assigns the students to write a
short summary of the poem The Village
Blacksmith.