Topic : Notes of Lesson
Class : 9
Subject : English
Month : July week - 2
Teaching of Poem
Standard : IX,
Topic : The Poison Tree,
Theme : “Not anger itself but how the suppression of anger leads to the cultivation of anger.”
Learning Outcomes:
E-906: reads aloud and recites poems with proper stress, pause, tone and intonation.
E-922:identifies and appreciates significant literary elements such as – metaphor, imagery, symbol,
simile, onomatopoeia, intention/point of view, rhyme scheme etc.
Competency
• Students understand the Centre theme of the poem.
• To develop the vocabulary skill.
• Engages in conversation with family and friends.
• Responds to different kinds of instructions in varied contexts.
TLM
▪ Videos, PPT, Online resources and images.
▪ News paper articles about sports and games.
Motivation and Introduction:
Share your views with the class
• Do you argue often with your classmates ?
• Do you forgive them or choose to remain enemies forever?
• How long does your anger last?
• Have you talked to the people living along the road?
Guided Reading:
Teacher reads prose with correct stress, pauses and intonation. Students listen silently the first
time. The second time they repeat after the teacher. They study in small groups.
The Teacher’s activity:
Before explaining this story, the teacher also explains the new words with the help of
chart. The teacher explains the lesson in simple words through video. And actions.
Presentation:
• In this poem, the poet explores the theme of anger management. He shares his personal
experience of being angry with both a friend and an enemy.
• When he communicated his anger to his friend, it quickly dissipated and vanished. However, with
his enemy, he kept his anger bottled up inside, causing it to intensify over time.
• The poet compares anger to a plant or tree that requires nourishment and sunlight to grow. He
symbolizes his anger as a poison tree, which he watered with fear and tears, and sunned with
smiles and deceptive behavior in front of his enemy.
• The hidden anger grew like a shiny apple on the poison tree, attracting his enemy's attention. The
enemy, driven by curiosity or perhaps a sense of retribution, sneaked into the poet's garden during
the darkness, stole the apple, and consumed it.
• The theft of the apple signifies the release of the poet's pent-up anger. The next day, the poet
discovers his enemy dead, and the speaker feels a sense of satisfaction upon witnessing this
outcome.
• The poem highlights the consequences of harboring and nurturing anger, and the eventual release
or expression of that anger.
New words
wrath (n.) - anger
foe (n.) - enemy
deceitful(adj.) - cunning, treacherous
wiles (n.) - tricks
veiled (v.) - covered
Reinforcement:
• Write an essay on how to avoid anger completely and engage in many activities with a happy and
positive attitude
Evaluation:
LOT
• How does the poet's personal experience with anger management shed light on the importance of
communication and expressing emotions?
• What does the comparison between anger and a plant/tree reveal about the nature and growth of
emotions?
MOT
• How does the poet's choice to water anger with fear and tears, and sun it with smiles and
deceptive tricks, contribute to the escalating intensity of his anger?
• What symbolism is conveyed through the poison tree bearing a shiny apple, and how does it
represent the hidden anger within the poet?
HOT
• What is the significance of the enemy stealing and consuming the apple, and how does it serve as a
turning point in the poem?
• How does the outcome of the enemy's death reflect the consequences of uncontrolled and
nurtured anger? What broader implications does it have about the destructive nature of
unresolved emotions?
Assignment
Write a paragraph about 80-100 words
It is said that, "the choices made by one, shapes one's destiny". The theme of choice is important
throughout this poem.
Writing:
They write the writing practice by follow the teacher. They write book back exercises, fill in the
blanks, write the answers for the questions.
Follow up work:
Meet more elderly people who are happy, kind, positive, and in your family, and get their
experiences and guidance.
My positive Greetings to all my Tamil Nadu ELT teachers,
[Competency,Teacher's Activity & Student's Activity included. Adapt these to suit your own teaching style]
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Prepared by
Sethuraman Ramalingam, B.T., Asst, (Eng.), M.A., B.Ed., C.E.L.T, (M.S.W.),
Tamil Nadu-IX Standard English Textbook Committee Author,
Govt.,Hr.,Sec,School.,
Paranam,
Sendurai Edn dt,
Ariyalur (DT)- 621804.
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