Black Beauty

• English
• Middelbare school
• vmbo lwoo
• Leerjaar 4

Expected Learning Outcomes:

Learners Will Be Able to:

• read an episode in the life of a young horse with correct pronunciation and intonation.
• apply the theme of the novel in a real -life context.
• Identify the synonyms/antonyms  of the words given .
• Augment their vocabulary through drag and drop.

Look At These Pictures

Do you think this is an appropriate way to treat animals?Explain.(20-30 words)

Have you seen similar situations/incidents around you?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Anna Sewell 30 March 1820 – 25 April 1878,was an English novelist. She is well known as the author of the 1877 novel Black Beauty, which is now considered one of the top ten best selling novels for children.

Let us meet our main character.

Although,A Black Beauty is looked at as a children's novel, Sewell did not write the novel for children. She said that her purpose in writing the novel was "to induce kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses"

Drag and drop

MATCH MY MATE ACTIVITY.

Match the words with their appropriate meaning.

colt

trot

halter

clatter

stiff

a young horse

a strap

to walk fast

rattling sound

difficult to bend

"I was thought very handsome ,and my master would not sell me."
Choose the synonym of handsome from the options given below.

1. attractive
2. foul
3. abhorrent
4. awful

"When I was four years old,_______came to look at me."

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1. Squire John
2. Irene Curry
3. Harper Manson
4. Squire Gordon

How long after Squire Gordon's visit. did the master start with the process of breaking in the colt?

1. the same moment
2. next week
3. next day
4. None of the above

"He may neither jump for joy nor lie down for weariness."

The word "weariness" means______

1. fatigue
2. tiredness
3. exhaustion
4. All the above

Why did Squire Gordon come down to examine the colt?

"My master said he would break me in himself."
What does the term " breaking in "mean?Explain briefly.

How does the colt feel after being harnessed?

Based on the excerpt,which we read in today's class ,what do you think is the overall plot of the novel.

Vocab-Serial Number-8.1

Find five adjectives from the chapter and frame sentences.

Success Criteria:
Now I Can
read an episode in the life of a young horse with correct pronunciation and intonation.
identify word “novel” and its origin by referring to a dictionary
Identify the synonyms/antonyms of the given words.

1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Not Sure
4. Need Help

Expected Learning Outcomes

Learners will be able to:

Identify word novel and its key elements.

List examples form the extract to identify the elements of novel .

Read the excerpt with correct pronunciation and stress.

identify the synonyms and antonyms of the words given.

Share answers to factual ,inferential and evaluative questions with precision

 

List a few differences between a novel and a drama.

Do you read novels?
Which was the last novel you read?

If you get a chance to write a novel, will it be based on fact or fiction?
How long will be your novel be, compared to a short story?

According to you ,what are the main elements of a novel?

Let Us Sum The Main Elements Of A Novel

These five components are: 

1. the characters 
2. the setting
3. the plot
4. the conflict
5.  the resolution. 

I had ,of course ,long been used to a halter and a head stall .
Find the option which is closest in meaning to "halter"

1. a contraption
2. a device which looks awkward
3. unclear shape or object
4. a strap or rope around the head of a horse

"I knew my mother always wore once when she went out."
The above sentence talks about:

1. rope
2. piece of cloth
3. bit and bridle
4. None of the above

"A great piece of cold hard steel as thick as a man's finger to be pushed into one's mouth."
Identify and choose the literary device.

1. Paradox
2. Contrast
3. Simile
4. Metaphor

After a good deal of coaxing he got the bit into the horse's mouth.
The option closest in meaning to coaxing is ______

1. hampered
2. hatred
3. obstructed
4. encouragement

How did the colt feel when he took his master on a ride for the first time?

1. Weary
2. Strange
3. Proud
4. Exhausted

After saddle ,the next unpleasant business was putting on the iron shoes.
Why was this process termed as unpleasant by the colt?

1. It was very engaging.
2. It was very painful.
3. It was joyful
4. None of the above

A bridle with great side pieces against my eyes called blinkers.
The option closest in meaning to "blinkers" is:

1. a small leather pieces that prevent horse/animal to see sideways
2. a blacksmith's workshop
3. a band that passes underneath
4. a meadow

Why couldn't the colt see on either side?

1. He was blind
2. He was wearing blinkers
3. He had a cloth on his face
4. None of the above

List few difficulties faced by the colt, when his master was breaking him in.(20 words)

What could be the possible themes of the chapter "Breaking In?"

Complete literature Check On Page Number -40

Look Deep-Page Number -44

(Studio)

Success Criteria:Now,I CAN
Identify word novel and its key elements.
List examples form the extract to identify the elements of novel .
Read the excerpt with correct pronunciation and stress.
identify the synonyms and antonyms of the words given.
Share answers to factual ,inferential and evaluative questions with precision

1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Not sure
4. Need Help

Welcome!

Dear Students

Expected Learning Outcomes

Learners will be able to:

Read the excerpt with correct pronunciation and stress.

Share answers to factual ,inferential and evaluative questions with precision.

Apply the theme of the novel in a real-life context.

 

Let Us Summarize the excerpt, which we have read so far.

(Use hand raise feature)

Animal training is the act of teaching animals specific responses to specific conditions . Training may be for purposes such as companionship, protection, and entertainment.
Do you think it is necessary to train an animal?Explain.(20 to 30 words)

                 Have you heard about PETA?

READING

I thought it was very dreadful ,but the cows went on eating very quietly,and hardly raised their heads as the black ,frightful thing came puffing .
The above sentence talks about____

1. aves
2. laws concerning animals
3. train's noise
4. animal welfare

"I thought it to be very dreadful."
Which of the following is an antonym to dreadful?

1. pleasant
2. awful
3. wretched
4. horrendous

I cared as little about the passing of a train as the cows and sheep did.
The word "cared" here is used as a ___

1. noun
2. literary device
3. verb
4. pronoun

Why did the colt seem to be okay with the train noise after some time?

"He considered it as a great advantage when he used to spent his time in meadows."
Why does the colt consider it to be as an advantage?

Why did the master drive the colt in a double harness with his mother?

"I hope you will fall into good hands."
What does good hands refer to in the above lines?

"But a horse never knows who may buy him."
Do you think domesticated animals, should be bought and sold? Explain.(20-30 words)

List a few measures which can be taken to avoid cruelty on animals.

Bingo Activity

Serial No 8.2

Class Notes

Rules to play  bingo

• Make a 3 x 3 grid in your notebook.
  
• Choose any nine words from the list and write down in the grid.
• Teacher will announce the meanings randomly  and you need to put a tick on the word which matches its meaning.
• If you complete your row horizontally or vertically ,you get a smiley  and a star on full house.
• Do write  a correct score of smileys in the chat box.

 

                                    Words

• queer
• blinker
• bridle 
• drove
• feed
• stiff
• shriek
• snorting

• creature
• puffing
• disregard
• frightful
• galloped
• fortnight
• astonishment

Pick any nine words and be ready for Bingo Activity.

Short Question And Answers,Serial Number-8.3

Question number 2,3,4 in the notebook,Page number -43

Pick any five words from Bingo activity and frame sentences

Success Criteria:
Now I Can
read an episode in the life of a young horse with correct pronunciation and intonation.
Share answers to factual ,inferential and evaluative questions with precision
Identify the synonyms/antonyms of the given words.

1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Not Sure
4. Need Help