This document contains an innovative lesson plan for teaching the poem "Lines Written in March" by William Wordsworth to 8th standard English students. The lesson plan aims to help students understand the seasonal changes depicted in the poem and realize the importance of agriculture. It includes activities like discussing the poem, identifying rhyming words, appreciating the imagery, answering questions, and creating a follow-up drawing and nature poem. The plan utilizes tools like pictures, videos, dictionaries to enhance student comprehension and participation.

1. NEW B.Ed COLLEGE NELLIMOODU
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN
Submitted by,
NAME: RESHMA.S.R
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
CANDIDATE CODE: 165/13376017

2. Name of the teacher trainee : Reshma.S.R Standard : Vlll
Subject : English Duration:
Unit : Being One with Nature Period :
Subunit : Lines Written in March Strenth:
Date :
Issue : Issues related to agriculture.
Sub issue : Lack of awareness that agriculture is the backbone of civilization.
Curricular statement : Realizing the seasonal changes in nature.
Read and enjoy poems.
Learning outcomes : The learner is,
1) remembering the importance of seasons in life.
2) understanding major changes occurred in each season.
3) realizing the vital role of agriculture in sustaining human life.
4) developing positive attitude to natural farming methods.
5) analysing the changing seasonal effects in man and nature.
6) creating poems about spring season.

3. Content Analysis : Ideational content;
The poem “Lines Written in March” written by Wordsworth. It portrays the agrarian life
of a village folk and the changes that occur in nature in spring season.
Linguistic content;
Rhyming words such as; crowing- flowing, youngest- strongest etc… and new words
such as anon, grazing, feeding, twitter, glitter.
Pre-requisites : The learner may have known the importance of nature.
The learner might have known the seasonal changes.
Teaching-learning resources : course book, source book, oxford English dictionary,
Power point slide, pictures, C.D, Cambridge English pronouncing dictionary.

5. RMAL INTERACTION
The teacher creates an informal interaction with the pupils and tries to
sustain the interest throughout the class.
 Good morning.
 How are you?
 Do you like poem?
 Can anybody sing a song based on nature?
CLASSROOM INTERACTION PROCEDURE PUPIL RESPONSE
ENTRY ACTIVITY
The teacher creates a mental readiness in pupils by showing the
picture of four seasons through power point slide. Based on the four
pictures teacher divides them in to four groups. Then teacher asks
them to write down a paragraph based on the pictures. Teacher
provides some hints also. The four group representatives read their
product. After that teacher explains four seasons and its
characteristics.
LINK TALK
Teacher writes the title of the poem on the black board.
“Lines Written in March”

6. William Wordsworth (B.B)
Teacher shows author’s picture through ppt.
Then teacher shows some description about author through power
point presentation.
Words Worth’s “Lines Written in March” shows us a
different face of the nature. Poet here exploits the symbolic
possibilities of the end of winter in a subtle as well as
simple manner. Words Worth (1770-1850) is one of the
greatest English poets. He is called the high priest of nature
and a nature poet. He is as much a poet of nature as of
humans.
POWER POINT PRESENTATION
The teacher shows the line by line description of the poem
through a power point slide presentation.
LISTENING AND RECITATION
Teacher plays a C.D in lap top. In that “Lines written in March”
poem is recited with proper stress, rhythm and intonation. Teacher

7. plays it two times with audible voice. In the second time pupils listen
with their text open.
PARTICIPATION OF THE PUPILS
Pupils read the poem with different tune. The tune is created their
own.
SHARING AND UNDERSTANDING
Teacher asks them to find out the difficult words. Then the teacher
explains the meanings with the help of power point.
 Twitter /twtə/= the short high sound of the birds.
E.g.: The twitter of birds wakes us up in the morning.
 Grazing /grezŋ/ = eat grass in a field.
E.g.: Cows are grazing grass in a field.
 Anon /ənn/ = soon.
E.g.: I'll see you anon.
 Retreated / rtritId/ =go back.
E.g.: The army retreated after restoring peace in the locality.
 Glitter /gltə/ =sparkle. Shimmering reflected light.
E.g.: the grass glittered with dew.

8. The poem about the tranquil beauty of nature after the
winter season. It describing nature and human beings during the
month of march. Crowing cocks, flowing streams, twittering birds
glittering lakes, green fields, bright sun, toiling farmers, grazing
cattle, sailing clouds in the blue sky, lively fountains and the defeated
snow give us a somewhat banal description of the advent of summer,
just after the disappearance of winter. Winter is the ‘cruelest month’
for a westerner, when nature and man alike turn to the lethargic, dull
and inert. Words Worth’s poem here presents a striking contrast to
winter by describing march/ summer as the month of rebirth and
rejuvenation.
APPRECIATION SECTION
Teacher shows a power point slide which contains the definition
of rhyming word.
Rhyming words are words that end with same sound.
E.g. crowing- flowing, twitter- glitter

9. ACTIVITY SECTION
Teacher gives them an activity from the poem.
 Find out the word pictures used in the poem.
QUESTIONS
 Who is the author of the poem?
 What is the title of the poem?
 Who were grazing in the field?
FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY
Draw a picture based on this poem and write a poem based
on nature.