This PPT is a part of my B.Ed. Degree. It is the introductory lesson plan of the chapter CACTUS included in the English Course book (State Syllabus) of Standard X.

2. BNV COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION
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3. STD XCACTUS
K. SATCHIDANANDAN

4. K. SATCHIDANANDAN

5. PROFILE OF THE AUTHOR
•KoyamparambathSatchidanandanwasbornin1946inPulloot,avillageinKodungallurintheThrissurdistrictofKerala.Afterhisearlyeducationinthevillageschool,hestudiedbiologyatChristCollege,IrinjalakudaandhadhismastersinEnglishfromMaharaja'sCollege,Ernakulam.HeobtainedhisPhDinpost- structuralismpoeticsfromtheUniversityofCalicut.HejoinedasaLecturerinEnglishatK.K.T.M.College,Pullootin1968,andmovedtoChristCollegein1970wherehebecameaProfessorofEnglish.Hevoluntarilyretiredfromthispostin1992totakeuptheeditorshipofIndianliterature,theEnglishjournaloftheIndianNationalAcademyinDelhi.In1996hewasnominatedSecretary,thechiefexecutive,oftheacademy,apostfromwhichheretiredin2006.LaterheservedasaconsultanttotheIndianGovernment'sDepartmentofHigherEducationandtotheNationalTranslationMission.Hecurrentlyeditsbeyondborders,ajournalofsouthAsianliteratureandideas.Satchidanandanismarried,withtwodaughters.

6. SUMMARY
•K.Sachidananthancreatesanewworldofpoetrybasedonthesharprealityoflife,poemaboutacactusfullofthornsandunattractivenesswhichisitsrealpower.Cactusisarepresentativenarrativepoemexploringtheplightofthemarginalized.Thereisathirstforestablishinganidentityinthisworld...Cactusandthepoetarethesame...Thepainofthissearchforselfistheunderlyingthemeofthepoem.Howeverthereisalsoanamalgamationofthecontrastingimagesofdesertandgardenwhichbringsinparallelismtothearena.Everyhumanbeingmusthavepassedthroughthisstateofmind(beinglonely)oneortheothertimeintheirlives,whichmakesthispoemallthemoreimportanttostudyinhighschoolclasses.Ihopethisbringsinatherapeuticeffectinourstudents...Lettingthemrealizethatitisauniversalphenomenon.

7. MEANINGS

8. “Do you believe in the existence of ghost?”
existence

9. existence/ɪgˈzɪst(ə)ns/
state of being

10. “The thieves abandoned the car in a forest.”
abandoned

11. abandoned/əˈband(ə)nd/
having been deserted or left

12. "THE FENCE HAD BEEN TRAMPLED DOWN"
trample“The fence had been trampled down.”

13. trample/ˈtramp(ə)l/
tread on and crush

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15. How does the cactus announce its existence?
The cactus announce it’s existence through bleeding touch of its thorns.

16. Whom do cactus hate?
Cactus hates lovers who betray.

17. What is cactus’ opinion about poets?
According to cactus, poets have abandoned the deserts and gone back to beautiful gardens.

18. What did camels and merchants do to the cactus?
They trampled cactus flowers to dust.

19. “LOOK INTO THE FOLLOWING SLIDE AND SELECT YOUR FAVOURITE THORNY PLANT. YOU HAVE TO WRITE DOWN ITS FEATURES AS WELL AS EXPLAIN WHY YOU LIKE IT.” DISCOURSE

21. “MAKE A PICTURE HANDBOOK OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF CACTUS”
ASSIGNMENT