As I grew Older

-Langston Hughes

K W H

Learning Objectives:

 Infer the poem to answer textual based questions

 Analyse the poet’s reason for writing the poem
 Annotate the poem and identify the Literary devices used

LTI - Learning Target Indicators:

R: 5, 7, 11, 13 &15
R & S- 4.1.a ii &4.1a iii

Learning Outcome (To be printed and pasted in the notebook)

All - (HOM - 3) Most Some - (HOM - 10)

(SDG - 16)
Comprehend the content Explain the content of the Compare and contrast the
of the poem to answer poem identifying the content of the poem to similar
text and knowledge-based Literary devices used and theme based work of famous
questions in words taken describing its application Poets and authors and present
from the text. in the poem their work through independent
research.

Precap:

New Vocabulary: (students to jot down words and meaning)

I) Activity 1:

Think :

What is your biggest dream? Write few lines and share it with your class.
Discuss:

To live together fairly in a society, equality of opportunity must be the social ideal we follow. Do
you agree?

II) Activity 2 - Integration of Art

Create a LOGO for an Anti Racist movement promoting equality. Ensure that there are no
sentences written and your art should be able to pass on the message.

III) Answer the following questions (30 - 40 words)

a. What did the poet have ‘a long time ago’? Does he remember it?
b. What has happened to the dream?
c. What change has the poet undergone?

IV) Answer the following question with reference to the context:

But it was there then,I

n front of me,
Bright like a sun…

a. What is ‘it’ being referred to in the above lines?

b. Why isn’t it ‘Bright like a sun’ anymore?
c. What must be done to make ‘it’ shine again

Differentiated Activity:

Attempt any of the following three tasks:

TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3

Empathise with the po Create a fact file about two succ Research and Reasoning:
et and write what you  essful people who had a humble b
would have done to ach eginning and write about their str Conduct a research on the poe
ieve your dreams if you  uggles and success. These people  m ‘Caged Bird’ written by May
were in the poet's sho should be famous for their stupe a Angelou and draw a comparis
es (50 words) ndous innovation.  on between the two poems. Hi
ghlight the poets’ purpose to 
write such poems.

For e.g - Elon Musk

Recap:
Grammar Activity:  

Complete the exercises given in Literature Textbook- Page no - 103 (Solve in the text)

Peer Comment 1 Star –

2 Wishes -

Self- comment New Vocabulary I have learnt:

Target setting from the indicator:

Teacher comment
and Target Setting
from the indicator.

Parent comment- to
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pen only

L A Q

ASSET PRACTICE:
Achieve 3000:

The book I have read this week. The scores I secured…

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