5E METHOD CARMEL ACADEMY Prince Dhibash V.

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Lesson No: 7 Subject: English Date: 5 December 2017

Class: IX Topic: I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS Time: 40 minutes

Teaching Points: Instructional Objectives:

1. Words and expressions Comprehension: The student will be able to

2. Gist of the poem 1. Recognize the meanings of the words
3. Imageries in the poem 2. Recognizes the theme of the poem.

Expression: The student will be able to

Teaching Aids:
1. Recite the poem with rhyme and rhythm
PPT, Video, Worksheets, Group Discussion. 2. Explain the meaning of words and expressions used in the
poem
3. Explain the theme of the poem

Appreciation: The student will be able to

Reference:
Treasure Trove (Collection of Short stories and poems) 9th ICSE 1. Enjoys the beauty of the poem
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. 2. Enjoys the rhyme and rhythm of the poem
High school English grammar and composition by Wren and Martin. 3. Recalls and relates to his/her own level of imagination
 CONTENT ANALYSIS OBJECTIVES LEARNING EXPERIENCE EVALUATION
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
ENGAGE Making the children aware of Teacher plays the video in the Students listen to the poem
the context in which the poem class and asks the students to carefully
Video – Story of Atlantic was sung listen carefully.
Slave Trade.

EXPLORE
Activity of choosing the Allowing the children to have Teacher engages them in Students will come up and Teacher
right answer an understanding of the slave learning with the help of a pick up a relevant picture evaluates the
trade which is the context of questionnaire. and paste on the chart? comprehensive,
this poem. active listening
1. What is this video about? African Slavery of the students
through this
2. From which year to which 1500 -1800 activity.
year the slave trade took place?

3. Who are the ones forced to Africans

be slaves?

4. How did the Africans were Ship

transported?

5. What are crops they were Tobaco, sugarcane, Coffee.

asked to cultivate?
Statement of Aim: TODAY, WE WILL LEARN THE POEM CALLED “I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS” BY MAYA
ANGELOU
CONTENT ANALYSIS
EXPLAIN
Model Reading
Introduction to the
Poet
Maya Angelou
(1928 – 2014)
Actor – writer – director –
producer – professor
Champion of human rights
of black people and
women.
Published 7 auto
biographies, 3 books of
essays and several
collections of poems and
plays.
This poem is written about
her life up to the age of 17.
OBJECTIVES LEARNING EXPERIENCE EVALUATION
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
Teacher instructs the students Children listen and follow
to listen and follow the correct the text
way of reading the poem
through an audio.
Teacher switches on the audio
Teacher introduces the author Students listen.
to the students.
Understand about the author
and his way of writing. Teacher shows the picture of
the author.
Students observe the picture
Ask the students
to mention few
Teacher tells the relevant details about
details of author’s works and Maya Angelou.
Gain the knowledge about the achievements. Students write down in their
works of the author. note book.
This poem brought her
international repute.
CONTENT ANALYSIS OBJECTIVES LEARNING EXPERIENCE EVALUATION
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
Teaching of Vocabulary
Students grasp the contextual Teacher writes the words and Students understand and
Contextual meaning meanings of the words meanings on the board copy down the meanings of
the words in the notebook
Leaps = jumps When I received a birthday gift,
my heart leapt with joy. Students frame a sentence
each.
The rainbow stalks the rain
Stalks = follows usually.

I was raged with anger when I

saw the abuse on the road.
Rage = anger, wrath
The children were shouting in
trill voice.
Students grasp the meaning of
Trill = shrill, quiver the words I had an nightmare yesterday.

Students will
Nightmare = bad dream make sentences.
CONTENT ANALYSIS OBJECTIVES LEARNING EXPERIENCE EVALUATION
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
Loud Reading Students will be able to grasp Students listen to the poem
the meaning, pronunciation, carefully and read the poem
expression of the poem loudly

Students understand the Teacher explains the poem Students understand the
Explanation of the meaning of the poem meaning of the stanza.
poem - A free bird enjoys his
freedom as he flies
against the orange sky.
- But the caged bird
rarely gets glimpse of
the sky.
- He is fearful yet he
sings of freedom and his
song is heard ‘on the
distant hill’
- The free bird thinks of
another flight and is free
to find its own food.
- The caged bird is
despondent in his life of
captivity and cries out
frighteningly.
- Although freedom is
unknown to the caged
bird, still he sings of
freedom and his cry for
 freedom is heard ‘on the
distant hill’.
CONTENT ANALYSIS OBJECTIVES LEARNING EXPERIENCE EVALUATION
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
Silent Reading Students try to internalize the Teacher instructs the students Students to read the poem
meaning of the poem to read the poem silently and silently and comprehend the
comprehend the meaning. meaning.

ELABORATE An activity –

Students try to recall what Teacher shows some pictures Students understand the
they have learnt. and asks the students to activity.
describe what they understand
from it. Students answer in their own
words.
For example -
Caged Bird
Free Bird
Concluding Statement: TODAY, WE HAVE LEARNED THE POEM CALLED “I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS” BY
MAYA ANGELOU.

CONTENT ANALYSIS OBJECTIVES LEARNING EXPERIENCE EVALUATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

Students understanding and Teacher gives a worksheet Students answer the Students’
EVALUATION comprehension is evaluated. worksheet. comprehension
Worksheet contains questions is evaluated.
like:
Activity
1. What is the theme of the
poem?
2. What are the rhyming words
found in the poem?
3. What are the following
imageries mean?
Caged bird, free bird, clipped,
tied.
4. What are your feelings, if
you are subjected to slavery?
5. Is there any ‘caged bird’ in
our society too?
Home Assignment:
a. Write a brief note about the poem in your own words?
b. Do the exercise in your workbook.