1. Name of the teacher : PRIMA MOL K P Standard: 9
Name of the school : Strength:
Subject : English Date :
Duration: 45 min
Topic : I am the people, the mob
(poem,
Unit : 3, Tales of Toil
issue : Lack of Human Resource Development
Sub Issue : Dignity of Labour
Content Analysis :
I am the people, the mob is a poem by Carl Sandburg which is a
revolutionary invocation of the latent powers of the people. The
poem puts across the idea that all human achievements are the
fruit of man’s labour. The poet asserts that every individual is an
inevitable part of the people by the use of the first person “I”
instead of the third person “they”. Humans play multiple roles
such as working man, inventor, and maker of world’s food and
clothes in order to improve the living conditions of the mankind.
Curricular Statement : The learner
1) grasps the mood of the poem
2) listens with attentive comprehension
3) recites the poem with clarity , expression and rhythm
2. 4) writes creatively using imagination
5) speaks with speed and fluency
Pre-Requisites : The Learner
1) has read simple poems
2) knows the importance of dignity of labour
Teaching Learning Resources:
Dictionary
Source Book
Course book
Pictures
Teacher Activity/Classroom Procedure Pupil
Activity/Assessment
Rapport:
Teacher engages in an informal talk with
pupils to create rapport.
Tr: How many of you like to draw?
What do you like to draw?
Is it easy to draw humans?
Group Activity:
Teacher asks the students to form four
groups and gives each group a picture.
3. The students are asked to analyze the
picture in groups and to share their ideas
regarding the pictures. A member in each
group writes down the ideas of the group
members, regarding their picture and
4. another member organizes the ideas and
communicate it to the whole class.
Link talk:
After allowing the students to construct
their ideas,the teacher now guides the
students to the topic by asking a few
questions regarding the pictures
1) Who are represented in the picture?
2) How are they represented?
3) What are they doing?
4) Find out similar picture from our
textbook?
Explanation:
The paintings that we saw today are called
Warli paintings. Warlis /varlis are an Indian
scheduled tribe. They are mainly found in
the districts of Maharashtra, Gujarat,
Taluks of Thane, Nasik, Union Territories
of Daman and Diu. They speak Varli, an
unwritten language which mingles Sanskrit,
Marathi, Guajarati words. The term “Warli”
is derived from “warla” which means a
piece of land or field. Warli paintings are
composed of circles, triangles and
squares.Circles are derived from sun and
moon. Triangle from mountains and
pointed trees and Square from piece of
land.
Introducing the lesson:
Tr: The warli painting in our textbook
represents human toil right?The warli
painting is a clue to the theme of the poem
5. “I am the People ,The Mob”, by Carl
Sandburg. Yes you guessed it right the
poem deals with the hard work and
achievements of mankind.
Presentation of the poem :
Teacher recites the first three lines of the
poem with proper stress ,intonation ,clarity
and expression.
Recitation by students :
A few students are made to recite the
poem. The teacher corrects them if the
make mistakes in pronunciation.
Discover and learn:
Students are encouraged to find the
meanings of new words from either
glossary or the hints and clues provided by
the teacher.
Sharing ideas:
The students are asked to volunteer to
share their ideas regarding the lines.
Shaping of ideas:
The teacher shapes the students ideas by
adding unshared ideas.
Question Hour:
Students are encouraged to raise
questions which can be answered either by
the teacher or the other students
