This document outlines a lesson plan for teaching a poem called "Women" by Louise Bogan. The poem explores how women lead confined lives in a male-dominated society. The lesson plan includes an entry activity involving showing students a picture and asking what they see. It then introduces the poet and recites the poem. Students will then read, discuss, and analyze the poem in groups. They will learn vocabulary words and be asked scaffolding questions. For an activity, students will write about problems faced by women in traditional families. The assignment is to collect other poems on similar themes.

2. Name of the Student Teacher: Neena.S
Name of the School : NSS GHS Pandalam
Subject : English
Unit : Braking Barriers
(Women)

3. CONTENT ANALYSIS
In the poem ‘Women’ the poet
Louise Bogan draws our attention
towards how women lead a life of
confinement in our society.

4. CURRICULUM STATEMENTS
The Learner;
 To develop proper outlook on gender
issues
 To understand the problems of
middle aged women

5. PRE REQUISITES
The Learner ;
 Has an idea about theme of the
poem
 Has an idea about women's life

6. TEACHING LEARNING RESOURCES
Slides
REFERENCES
Course book, sourcebook (std.9),
Dictionary

7. INFORMAL INTERACTION
1. How are you?
2. Are you aware of the problems
faced by women?

8. ENTRY ACTIVITY
phase1: what you can see in this picture?

9. what you can see in this picture?

10. Phase 2
Now am going to introduce the poet
Louise Bogan
Born : August 11, 1897
Died : February 4, 1970
Occupation : poet, critic
Nationality : United States

11. phase 3
 The poem is written against the pathetic
plight of women in a male dominated society
where what the male enjoys is denied to women

12. Women
Louise Bogan

13. Phase 4 : Teacher recites the poem
Women have no wilderness in them,

14. They are provident instead,
Content in the tight hot cell of their hearts
To eat dusty bread

18. phase 5
INDIVIDUAL READING

19. TRACKING

20. Phase 6
SHARING WITH GROUPS

21. PHASE 7
GLOSSARY REFERENCE
Provident: Caring for future needs
Content : Satisfied
Cropping : Eating
Shallow : Not deep

22. phase 8
SCAFFOLDING QUESTIONS
 Are women really contented?
 What are the things women miss in
their life?

23. POETIC IMAGES
VISUAL IMAGES
WILDERNESS

24.  Provident

25.  Cropping

26. Phase 9
DISCOURSE LEVEL ACTIVITY
 Write on the problems faced by
women in a traditional family.

27. ASSIGNMENT
 Collect poems related to problems
faced by women.