Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator in the 19th century. He is famous for works like The Song of Hiawatha and Evangeline that used myths and legends. The poem "The Arrow and the Song" compares an arrow that was shot into the air and later found intact in an oak tree to a song that was breathed into the air and later found in the heart of a friend.

1. NOOPURA VIJAYAN
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2. PROFILE
HENRY WARDSWORTH LONGFELLOW
(1807-1882)
 American poet and educator.
 Used myths and legends to present his poems.
 Famous works
The Song of Hiawatha
Evangeline

3. THEME
o The poem “The Arrow and the Song”
written by Henry Wardsworth Longfellow
deals with the comparison of an arrow and a
song. Long afterwards ,the arrow was found
unbroken in an oak tree and the song was
found in the heart of a friend.

4. VOCABULARY
 SHOT: Act of firing an arrow

5.  FLIGHT: Path of something through air

6. DISCOURSE CONSTRUCTION
 Prepare a placard on
the topic “NATURE”.

7.  Teacher then presents her version in a placard.
NATURE IS OUR MOTHER

8. SCAFFOLDING QUESTIONS
1. Where did the song and the arrow fall?
The song was found in the heart of
a friend and the unbroken arrow was found
in an oak tree.

9. 2.What did the poet breathe into the air?
The poet breathed a song into the air.

10. FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY
Write a poem that shows the importance of
art.

11. THANK YOU….