Lesson Plan
Class- X Term : I Subject : English Duration : 35 minutes
Topic Sub topics:
The Ball Poem Introduction to the poet
Key words
Introduction to the poem
Explanation
Literary devices
Technology and teaching aids:
PPT - 1 Video - 1 Book - N.C.E.R.T (The first flight) Ball
Learning outcomes:
To make the students able to read and recite the poem with appropriate pause,
intonation and pronunciation.
To make them able to understand, interpret and appreciate the poetry.
To make them able to learn different words and phrases and their usage.
To make them able to learn about the loss of something they love and not to
grieve over the loss.
To make them able to understand difficult situation in life and to cope with the
problems of life.
Key vocabulary:
Merrily bouncing : happily moving
Grief: sorrow
there are other balls : The word suggests that the loss is not important enough
to worry about
Ultimate shaking grief : extreme sadness which greatly affects the boy.
Rigid: stiff
Trembling: shaking or quivering
Staring down: to look at someone/ something in a particular way.
(to) intrude on: invade
Dime: ten cents (U.S)
Possessions: the state of having, owning something.
Desperate: hopeless
Epistemology of loss: understanding the nature of loss.
Skills Developed :
Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Understanding, Applying
Teacher’s strategies:
Introduction, reading, narration,expalantion and recapitulation
Teacher’s Activity:
The teacher introduces the poem(The Ball Poem) and the poet (John
Berryman).
He/ She reads the poem with correct pronunciation, pause, rhythm and
intonation and asks the students to read the same.
He/ She does the word drill of the glossary and asks the students to write it.
He/ She narrates the summary of the poem.
He/ She explains the poem line by line keeping following points to connect it
to the topic.
The little boy has lost his ball- can buy new one but emotionally attached
with the older one- extremely affected by the loss and griefs over the loss-
its time to learn his responsibilities and overcome his grief- learns toughest
lesson of his life.
He/ She asks the students to find out rhyming words and poetic devices used
in the poem and later discusses it in the class.
He/ She asks the students the questions based on the poem.
He/ She discusses the theme and HOTS with the students.
He/ She recapitulates the poem.
Students’ Activity:
The students will listen to the teacher carefully and note down the important
points.
They will read the poem with correct pronunciation, pause, rhythm and
intonation.
They will do the word drill and write the meaning of difficult words of the
poem.
They will listen the summary and explanation of the poem.
They will find out rhyming words and poetic devices from the poem.
They will discuss the questions asked in the class and write it in their
notebooks.
Assessment:
What has the boy lost?
What was the reaction of the boy at the loss of the ball?
Where does the ball go?
Why does the poet not interfere?
What lesson will be learnt after the loss of the ball?
Recapitulation:
1. Who was playing with a ball?
2. What happens with the ball and the boy?
3. How does he feel?
4. What does the poet think to do?
5. What does the poet do?
6. Can money buy everything?
Home Assignment:
Write the poem.
Write and learn the key vocabulary of the poem.
Write the answers of the textual questions.
