2. Name of the teacher : Meryl Benny
Name of the supervisor : Dr. Meenakshy
Name of the school :
Standard : IX
Subject : English
Unit : The Frog and the Nightingale
Topic : First two stanzas
Strength :
Date :
Period :
Duration : 45 minutes
Curricular Statement : To enable the students to comprehend the poem ‘The Frog and the Nightingale’ Written by Vikram Seth through
listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Learning Outcomes : The pupils will be able to
a) read and comprehend the poem.
b) analyze and identify the theme
c) comprehend the structure of the poem
d) write poems
Content Analysis : The poem is symbolic of our modern society where the untalented but loud mouthed types like the frog, dominate
over the truly gifted like the nightingale, who are often unsure of their talent. It also portrays the selfish human
nature- when a lesser talent, instead of trying to raise his/her own standard, tries to drag the other down to the
base level in order to feel equal to him. It further highlights the commercialism and consumerism prevalent in our
society where everything is weighed against monetary benefits.
3. Teaching- Learning Resources : Picture of the poet, animated video of the poem with recitation.
Pre-Requisites : The pupils might be familiar with the poet. The pupil might know about the bird called Nightingale.
TEACHER’S ROLE
1. Entry Activity
The teacher enters the class and creates a rapport
with the students by asking a few questions like,
Do you know about the bird Nightingale?
Have you read any stories related to Nightingale?
What is the specialty of this bird?
2. Presentation of the Video
The teacher presents an animated video of the poem
along with the recitation. The teacher asks the
students to view the video.
3. Informal Questioning
The teacher asks the students a few questions to
check whether the students have comprehended
what is shown in the video.
What did you understand from the video?
Can you tell the theme of the story?
STUDENT ACTIVITY
The students interact actively.
The students watch the video attentively.
The students respond what they have comprehended.
4. 4. Link Talk
Today we are going to learn the first two stanzas of
the poem, ‘The Frog and The Nightingale’ (BB)
written by Vikram Seth.
Vikram Seth
5. Model Recitation by the Teacher
The teacher reads the first two stanzas of the poem
with correct pronunciation, rhythm and stress.
6. Silent Reading
The teacher asks the students to read the poem
silently and also to underline the lines that they have
not understood.
The students listen carefully.
The pupils listen carefully.
The students read the poem and underline those lines that they have not
understood.
5. 7. Explanation of Difficult Words
The teacher explains the meaning of the words that
are difficult for the students to understand.
Elation / ɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ - Great happiness
Cacophony /kəˈkɒf(ə)ni/ - a harsh discordant mixture
of sounds.
8. Explanation of the stanzas
The teacher explains the content of the first two
stanzas.
The pupils comprehend the meanings.
The students listen and comprehend the content.
6. 9. Clarification of Doubts
The teacher asks the students to clarify their doubts.
10. Formal Questioning
The teacher asks the following questions to check
whether the students have comprehended the first
two stanzas of the poem.
Who croaked away in Bingle Bog from dusk
to dawn?
What in the poem is mentioned as crass
cacophony?
Who visited the sumac tree one fine night?
11. Activity
The teacher divides the students into groups and asks
them to convert the first two stanzas of the poem
into a paragraph.
12. Summarization
The teacher summarizes the first two stanzas of the
poem.
The pupils clarify their doubts with the teacher.
The students respond to all the questions correctly.
The pupils do the exercise actively.
The students listen carefully and understand the content thoroughly.
7. 13. Loud Reading
The teacher randomly picks up pupils to recite the
poem.
A few students recite the poem.
Assignment : Imagine that the frog and the nightingale have a conversation with each other about their singing. Write the conversation that
would take place between them.
