The document summarizes an English lesson plan about the poem "Even Past Fifty" by Shanta Shelke. The objectives are to make learning interesting and effective, develop awareness of gender inequalities, and engage students in discussion. It introduces the poet Shanta Shelke and her background. It explains that the poem is about the toil women suffer in society as they endure everything for their families. The teacher recites the first stanza to demonstrate proper recitation techniques. Discussion questions ask students if "she" in the poem represents all women, and if it's possible for a 50-year-old woman to still be a "little girl at heart." Students are assigned a paragraph on their mother's daily activities and to enact

2.  BREAKING BARRIERS

3. EVEN PAST
FIFTY

4. Name of the teacher : Karthika B.C Class: IX
Name of the subject : English Duration:45min
Name of the unit : Breaking Barriers
Name of the subunit : Even Past Fifty

5. Objectives
•To make the learning process interesting and
effective
•To develop an awareness about gender
inequalities
•To engage pupils in various discourse activities

6. Phase 1
Are you familiar with these women?
How old do you think they are? They
are all past fifty

7. Do you personally know any
woman who works tirelessly
even past fifty? Your
neighbours, your aunts, and
even your mothers work day
and night despite their
growing age. Haven’t you
noticed?

8. Do they have more hands than men?
Why do they have to work so hard
always? Have you ever thought about it?

9. Now we are going to read
a poem based on all
those women who have
dedicated their lives to
make their dear ones
happy.

10. Phase 2
Let me introduce the poet to
you…
SHANTA SHELKE

11. A brief history of the poet...
Born: October 19, 1922, Indapur,
India
Marathi poet and writer
journalist, professor, composer,
story writer, translator, writer of
child literature
Penned novels like Punarjanma and
Dharma
Famous poems include Varsha and

12. Phase 3
The poem is about the toil that women suffer in our society.
They endure everything for the sake of their family.
EVEN PAST FIFTY

13. Phase 4
The teacher recites the first stanza with proper stress, rhythm, and
intonation
She’s past
fifty;

20.  Doll’s house: a toy house with small furniture
and sometimes dolls in it for children to play

21. 1. Who is the ‘she’ in the poem? Is it only the
woman in the poem? Or does she represent
all women?
2. Is it possible for a woman of fifty to be ‘a
little girl at heart’? How?

23.  Write a paragraph on your mother’s activities
during the course of a day.
 You are worried about your mother’s poor
health. You ask her to take a break from the
household chores. Enact the conversation.