Class: XI
B & XI C Subject: English Chapter: The Summer
of the Beautiful White Horse- William Saroyan Number
of Periods: 03
Date of
Commencement: 15 July 2019 Expected date of Completion: 17
July 2019 Actual Date of
Completion: _______________________
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Gist of the
Lesson/ Focussed Skills/ Competencies
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Targeted Learning
Outcomes (TLO)
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Teaching-Learning
Activities Planned for achieving the TLO using suitable resources and
classroom management strategies
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Assessment
Strategies Planned
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GIST: The lesson deals with two Armenian boys who stay away
from the values of trust and honesty for which their tribe is famous. The
story revolves around the theme of adventure and thrill of youth and strong tribe
character.
Aram and Mourad belonged to the Garoghlanian family known for its
honesty and integrity.
They had a craze for riding a horse but could not afford to have one. Mourad stole John Byro’s horse one day. Both the cousins took the horse every
morning for ride. John Byro came face to face with the horse one day. They
returned the horse to its rightful owner as they did not want to bring a bad
reputation to the family through their actions.
Competencies:
Listening, Speaking,
Reading, and Writing
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Students will understand
the Themes-
v Pangs of conscience
goads a person to follow the right path.
v Natural urge of boys to have fun
v Pride of Garoghlanian tribe
v Adventure and exploration
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They will learn the elements of short story,
i.e. plot, setting, characters, conflict, and resolution.
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They will enhance their vocabulary.
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They will better develop their
functional writing skills and display experience writing creatively in the
medium of the short story.
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The class will read the short
story- The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse.
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Through class discussions the
teacher will illustrate the elements of a short story.
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In class the students will
strengthen their functional writing skills by preparing short stories orally.
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The students will evaluate
each-other’s short stories through a peer review.
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The class will discuss the short
stories presented.
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The teacher will suggest students
to short stories by Indian authors, like Ruskin Bond, R K Narayan, R K
Laxman, etc.
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Oral:
Narrating a story from a culture different from the student’s own
culture
Written:
Answer the following questions:
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Mourad seems to have a
way with animals, birds and farmers. Explain the truth of this statement.
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Jokes and pranks add
spice to life, but they should be in a limit. Comment on this statement on
basis of the story.
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Bring out the
similarities between the characters of Uncle Khosrov and Mourad.
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Write a brief note on the
life and works of William Saroyan.
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Lifeis dull because of stark realities. It thus remains unthrilling. Jokes and pranks play the role of
ReplyDeletespice and make life enjoyable. But if pranks and jokes pinch and hurt others, the very spice becomes
poisonous. If they are at somebody else's cost, they leave a bitter taste. So one should not play pranks or
jokes to annoy somebody. Above all pranks should not also harm other people. If somebody appears,
before a weak-hearted person, in the disguise of a ghost, that can kill the person.
Pranks should set right moods and banish enmity. A man should remain sensitive while trying
to create lighter moments. The horse could have created trouble for Mound and Aram. The horse taken
away just for a joy-ride might have thrown them on the ground. John Byro, whose horse Mourad had
stolen, was a tactful man. He pricked the conscience of the boys by saying that he knew that they were
honest boys who belonged to an honourable family and they could not be thieves. Eventually, Mourad’s
conscience pricked him and he returned the horse. Pranks and jokes should be mild and innocent.