10th Notes of Lesson English November - Week 5

 

 Standard : X,

Topic : The Dying Detective, [ Teaching of Prose ]

Theme : “ Two of the most prominent are those of revenge and friendship. The contrast might seem odd, but it is significant..”,

“The themes of deception and revenge revolve around Sherlock's plot to catch a killer. Sherlock's respect for Watson is a pleasant and insightful theme.” ,

Date : 28.11.2022 to 02.12.2022

Learning Outcomes:

E-1005 – talks on key contemporary issues like social issues, like social justice, environment, gender etc., in speech and writing

E-1010 – collects evidences and discusses in groups for reading autobiographies, history and science based literary texts

E-1011 – writes paragraphs, narratives etc., by planning revising, editing, rewriting and finalizing  Competency

General Objectives

• To learn to narrate

• To appreciate narration

Specific Objectives

• Knowing how to act wisely in times of danger.

• Engage themselves in conversation, dialogue, discussion and discourse in peer-peer mode, and with teacher on various themes.

 

TLM

▪ Videos, PPT, charts, Online resources and images.

 

Motivation and Introduction:

▪ What kind of stories do you like?

▪ Have you heard of detective stories?

▪ Have you heard the stories about Sher Lock Holmes?

Guided Reading:

I read the prose with proper stress, pause and intonation. Students listen silently at the first time. Second time they repeat after me. They read in small groups.

Teacher’s activity:

Before explaining this lesson, the teacher explains the new words with the help of chart. The teacher explains the lesson in simple words through video. And actions.

Student’s activity:

Choose a favorite part of the prose and have students explain it. Volunteer students to briefly explain the content explained by the teacher in front of other students.

Presentation:

• Sherlock Holmes pretends to be dying to expose the man who killed his own nephew due to inheritance.

 

• Mrs. Hudson, the worried apartment owner of Sherlock Holmes, is running to Dr. Watson. Her guest at death. For three days now, he has been refusing to eat and does not allow him to invite a doctor; he only agreed to call Dr. Watson.

 

• An excited Dr. Watson finds his friend in a terrible state. The great detective contracted a deadly virus and you need to stay away from him. Dr. Watson wants to invite the best virus specialist, but Holmes protests so much that Watson is scared.

 

• The patient falls asleep, and Watson examines things in the room. A curious ivory box draws his attention, but when he picks it up to get a better look, Holmes emits a terrible scream and demands that Watson immediately put it in its place and not touch its things. Then Holmes begins to carry nonsense. Finally, he asks to bring Mr. Calverton Smith, a planter from Sumatra, where a virus outbreak broke out. Smith is serious about this problem, and Holmes believes that only he can save him.

 

• Smith is a small, twisted, rickety and evil person. After hearing Dr. Watson, Smith arrives at the great detective. Holmes orders Watson to hide behind the head of the bed, not to move, and not to betray himself under any circumstances.

 

• Smith promises to cure Holmes if he no longer investigates the death of his nephew. Smith suggests that Holmes received a box in the mail (which Dr. Watson picked up), opened it, scratched it, and contracted a deadly virus. Holmes asks to fulfill his dying request and turn on the light. At this time, a police inspector enters the room, and the revived Holmes demands matches and cigarettes.

 

• Holmes wanted to prove that Smith killed his nephew because of an inheritance, and pretended to be dying for this. Dr. Watson does not know how to pretend, which means that he had to be convinced. Getting out of bed after a three-day post, the great detective is going to go to a good restaurant.

 

New words:

 gaunt (adj.) - lean, especially because of suffering, hunger or age.

twitched (v) - give short, sudden jerking movements.

contagious (adj.) - spreading of a disease from one person to another by direct contact

groan (v) - make a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain or despair.

plague (n) - a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever .

bolted (v) - closed the door with a bar that slides into a socket.

mantle piece (n) - a structure of wood or marble above or around the fireplace.

half-crown (n) - a former British coin equal to two shillings and sixpence (12 1/2p).

tongs (n) - a device used for picking up objects consisting of two long pieces free at one end and pressed together at the other end.

delirious (adj.) - disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness.

frail (adj.) - weak and delicate.

startled (v) - felt sudden shock or alarm.

scuffle scuffle(v) - to have a sudden short fight

Reinforcement:

• Write a short essay on Holmes from this lesson.

 

Evaluation:

LOT:

• Why didn’t Holmes let Watson examine him?

• Why did Holmes warn Watson against touching his things? What was Watson’s reaction?

 

MOT:

• Why did Holmes want Smith to treat him?

• According to Smith how did Holmes get the disease?

 

HOT:

• If you were Sherlock Holmes, how would you be involved in detective work?

 

Assignment

• Writing a detective story with the help of adults.

 

Writing:

They follow the teacher and write exercises. They write book back exercises… reading comprehension, vocabulary, listening and writing.

Follow up work:

• How did Holmes trap Mr. Culverton Smith to confess the murder?

• How did Watson help his friend to arrest the criminal?

 

Prepared by

Sethuraman Ramalingam, BT Asst, (Eng),

Model School,

A. Kumaramangalm,

Ulundurpet Taluk,

Kallakurichi (DT)-606107.