GENERAL OBJECTIVES To enrich students’ active vocabulary. To develop basic skills in English (LSRW) To strengthen the habits of thinking and reflecting.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: After reading this lesson the students will be able to: Understand the importance of writing diary. Understand the importance of writing diary. Narrate some of their personal experiences in simple English. Know the meaning and usage of some of the idioms and phrases used in the lesson. Bring out the useful human values like appreciation of peers and obeying the elders.
MOTIVATION(WARMING UP) The teacher will start a conversation with the students as : Dear Students, are we able to remember all the things every time? What do you do to avoid forgetting things? e.g. your homework.
MOTIVATION(WARMING UP) What are the uses of diary?
ANNOUNCEMMENT Well students, Writing in a diary is a really strange experience for everyone. Let’s read and enjoy one of such experiences given In this lesson.
Anne Frank was given a diary on her thirteenth birthday. After careful thinking, she found her diary the “real friend” with whom she could share her experiences and feelings. She gave her diary the name “Kitty”. She recorded her family and school life experiences in her diary.
This diary became so popular that it was eventually translated from its original Dutch into many languages and became one of the world’s most widely read books. There have also been several films, television and theatrical productions, and even an opera.
The class will be divided into four heterogeneous groups. All the groups will be assigned the part of the text for silent reading. (The remaining part of the lesson can be taken up the next day ) Each group will be given activities keeping in view the previous learning level of the class.
(A) Pick out the compound words from the text and complete the following list: (One is done for you) 1. Homework 2. …………….. 3. …………….. 4. ……………… 5. ……………… 6. ……………… (B) Answer the following questions: 1. What line in the lesson tells you that Anne loved her father? 2. Why does Anne want to have a diary?
(A) Write the meaning of the following words in simple English: (One is done for you) 1. Depressed = Sad 2. Brooding = …………………………. 3. Wondering= ………………………….. 4. Ordinary= ………………………… Fault= …………………………… 6. Adorable= …………………………… (B) Answer the following questions: 1. When was Anne Frank born? 2. What line in the lesson tells you that Anne loved her grandma?
(A) Write words that are opposite in meaning of the following words : (One is done for you) SubjectX Object Next X…………………………… Down X…………………………… Quiet X…………………………… Laugh X…………………………… Friend X…………………………… (B) Answer the following questions: (Write the meaning of the sentence below in your own words: “At the end of the year we were both in tears as we said a heartbreaking farewell.” Why does Anne give her diary the name “Kitty”?
(A) Make your own sentences using the following words : (One is done for you) PatienceWe must listen to the advice of old people with patience. Clearly……………………………………………………………………………………. Seem……………………………………………………………………………………. Follow……………………………………………………………………………………. Strange……………………………………………………………………………………. Probably…………………………………………………………………………………… (B) Answer the following questions: (Write the meaning of the sentence below in your own words: Who are Anne’s relatives mentioned in the lesson? What does this expression mean-”get all kinds of things off my chest”?
Write in your note book an account of the events in the school today in about 100 words. e.g. Today I reached school at 9:30 am. I met my fast friend and classmate Gita at the school gate. Then……………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………….