WELCOME

Name of the teacher trainee: Mekha

Salim
Name of the school : St. Johns H.S.S,
Mattom.

Strength: 41

English

Period: IV

Tales of Toil

Duration:
35mins

Subject :
Unit :

Standard: IX

Sub Unit :

I Am The People The Mob

Date: 6. 10.
2015

OBJECTIVES
To make the learning process
interesting and
effective.
To engage pupils in various discourse
activities.
To develop an awareness about the
importance of hard work.

I AM THE PEOPLE,
THE
MOB
BY
CARL SANDBURG

I am the audience
that witnesses
history.
The napoleons come
from me and the
Lincolns.
They die.

I am the seed
ground.
I am a prairie that
will stand for much
ploughing.
Terrible storms pass
over me.

I forget.
Everything but
Death comes to me
and makes me work
and give up what I

READ THE POEM

SILENTLY.

TRACK READING
Track the text with
symbols
(,?,!)

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING

GLOSSARY REFERENCE
PRAIRIE= Grassland of
North America

MEGAPHONING THE
DOUBTS

SCAFFOLDING QUESTIONS
1.To whom does the poet attribute the
qualities of Napoleon and Lincoln?
2.To whom does the poet compare the
people with?

READ THE POEM ALOUD.

LANGUAGE ACTIVITY

FIND OUT THE FIGURE OF

SPEECH USED IN THE POEM

Assignment
Write a small paragraph on
the person who inspired you
most.