This lesson plan is for a 9th standard English class on the poem "Television" by Roald Dahl. The lesson will analyze the poem, which criticizes the negative effects of television on young minds and encourages reading books instead. Students will read and discuss the poem, learning about the author and meanings of unfamiliar words. They will write a short profile of Roald Dahl and list the bad effects of television as discussed in the poem. The lesson aims to help students understand the value of hobbies like reading over excessive television viewing.

1. LESSON PLAN
Name of the teacher: Rohini.K.R. Standard: 9
Name of the school: Strength:43
Subject:English Duration:40mts
Unit: 4, mirroringthe times. Date: 4/10/15.
Subunit:Television(1-12lines,poem).
Issue:Lack of cohesive universal vision,Lackof cultural consciousness.
Subissue:Issuesrelatedtothe developmentof visual mediainIndia.
CONTENT ANALYSIS: Television is a poem written by RoaldDahl(1961-1990),a British
novelist, short story writer and screen writer. In 1-12 lines the poet describing about the
negative effects that television can have on young minds. It also offers the advice that
children should read books instead of watching television .This poem appeals to young
readers and older ones alike, for the amusing tone that its takes in approaching its subject.
Curricular statements: The learner,
* learnthe bad effectsof television.
*learnthe good effectsof otherhobbies.
*learn the physical as well asmental effectof television.
*developsproperskillstowardsthe developmentof goodvalues.
Pre-requisites:The learner,
*knowsabout television.
*knowsthe experience of otherchildren.
*knowthe badeffectof televisionfromelders.
Teaching learning resources:
*Blackboard
*models-television ,moral story book.
*chart-discource answer.
*Roller board: assignment.
Reference:*Course book ,std 9

2. *Source book,std 9.
*Dictionary
Class room interaction procedure Assessment/Expected response
Informal interaction
Teacherasks some questionstothe students in
orderto make a goodrapport withthem.
*Do you like games?
*Which game youlike most?
*Do you like towatchcartoon?
Entry activity
Teachershowsthe picture of a carton and a story
bookto the students.
Link talk
*Which one youlike most?
Students interacted well with the
teacher.
Students listened carefully to the
pictures.
Students answered to the
questions.
Students listened carefully on the
blackboard work.
Students listened carefully to the
teacher.

3. *What do you wantnow?
*Do you wantedtoread the bookor see the
cartoon?
Teacherintroducesthe authorbyusinga laptop
and writesthe name of authorand lessononthe
blackboard.
TELEVISION
-RoaldDahl.
Micro processing of the input.
Model reading by the teacher.
Teacherreadsthe poem(1-12 lines),withproper
rhythmand pronunciation.
Teachershowsthe PowerPointpresentationof
linesbyusinga laptop.
Teacheralsoshowsthe audioof the poemusing
ICT.
Television by Roald Dahl - Poetry Reading.mp4
Silent reading by the pupil
Teacherasks the studentstoreadthe linessilently.
Track reading by the pupil
Studentsare askedto put ( √) mark for known
words,(×) markforunknownwordsand
exclamationmarkforinterestingwords.
Glossary reference
They carefully watching on the
laptop.
Students read silently.
They marked according to the
teacher’s instruction.
Students got the idea.
They answered to the scaffolding
questions.

4. Teacherasks themto findoutthe meaningsof
difficultwordsbyusingdictionaryorglossary.
Gaping:Stare like simpletion.
Eg : He was gapingtowardsthe television.
Slop:to relax wearingclothesthatare untidy.
eg:He was slopingonthe bedaftercomingfrom
the playground.
Scaffolding questions
*Who is the authorof the poem?
*Why televisioniscalledanidiomaticthing?
Answer
1. Roald Dahl.
2. Television makeschildrenlazyandgoodfor
nothing.
Discourseconstruction ,editing and
presentation
Teacherasks themto write the profile of authorby
usingsome hints.
Name:Roald Dahl
Born: 1916.
Career:British novelist,shortstorywriterand
screenwriter.
Rose prominence in1940 s withhisworks.
Specialty of books:Un expectedending,oftenvery
dark humor.
Died:1991.
Answer
RoaldDahl (1916-1990) is a British novelist,short
storywriterand screen writer.He rose to
prominence inthe 1940 s withhis works.His short
They edited their answers with
the help of teacher.

5. storiesare knownfortheirunexpectedendingsand
hischildren’sbookfortheir unsentimental,often
verydark humor.
Generalization andconclusion
Television isapoemwrittenbyRoald Dahl.He
criticizes the visual mediaculture.The poetdetests
the habitof viewingtelevisionandatthe same time
supports andpromotesthe habitof readingbooks.
Assignment
List downthe badeffectsof television.