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The Village Blacksmith

Name of the teacher trainee : Saranya Std : 8

Name of the school: N.S.S H.S.S Karuvatta Strength : 30

Subject : English Period : 6

Unit : Seeds and Deeds Duration : 45 min

Subunit : The Village Blacksmith

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

Content Analysis

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.

Objectives

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 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, 1882Books: The Song of Hiawatha, Evangeline, A

Tale of Arcadie etc.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The teacher recites the poem with proper, pronunciation, intonation, stress and pause

Silent reading by the learner

Collaborative learningThe students sit in groups and share their thoughts

The students find out the following words: Smithy : a blacksmith’s workshop sexton : a

person who looks after a church and churchyard, typically acting as bell-ringer and gravedigger.

Track Reading/ Glossary Reference

smithy : a blacksmith’s workshop

Track Reading/ Glossary ReferenceThe students find out the following words:

sexton : a person who looks after a church and churchyard, typically acting as bell-ringer and gravedigger.

Megaphoning the doubts

To make the content clear the teacher asks certain questions :

1.Where is the smithy situated? 2.Give a small description of the

blacksmith’s appearance? 3.Whatdoes the line ‘a tear out of his eyes’

suggest.

Scaffolding Questions

Reading aloud by the learner

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

Language Activity/ Discourse Construction

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

Assignment