A NATION'S STRENGTH

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Expected Learning Outcomes
  • I WILL BE ABLE TO:
  • share values which make a nation strong.
  • listen to the audio of the poem, and internalize its core idea.
  • identify and relate with the idea and the theme of the poem 'A Nation's Strength'.
  • answer the inferential questions based on the poem.


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a. Who ruled over India for a long time?
b. What were they gaining from this rule?

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Slide 3 - Open question

How did India attain its freedom? Who are the people who contributed to it?
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Slide 4 - Open question

As free citizens, do we have any duties towards the nation?
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Slide 5 - Open question

According to you, what makes a nation strong?

Slide 6 - Mind map

Let's listen and internalize the core idea of the poem.
 'A NATION'S STRENGTH'
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Let's enjoy the audio of the poem...

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Before we read, let's familiarize ourselves with new words.

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Let's read this poem silently now.
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What is the rhyming scheme
of the poem? Share a few rhyming words from the poem.
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Slide 12 - Open question

What, in the opinion of the poet,
is the main source of strength
for a nation?
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Slide 13 - Open question

Do you agree with the poet's ideas about
'A Nation's Strength'? Why, Why not?
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Slide 14 - Open question

State the theme of the poem
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HOME-TASK
Read the poem again. Identify and list at least three poetic devices used in the poem.

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SUCCESS CRITERIA
Now, I CAN:
* share more about the poet 'Ralph Waldo Emerson'.
* identify and relate to the idea and the theme of the poem 'A Nation's Strength'.
* share my responses to the questions based on the same.
A
Strongly agree
B
Agree
C
Not sure
D
I need some help.

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Expected Learning Outcomes:
  • State message of the poem.
  • Analyze the various elements of poetry such as diction, tone, form, genre, imagery, figures of speech, symbolism, etc. 
  • Answer the inferential questions based on the poem.


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'It is not gold.'
Which poetic device has been used in the above line?
A
Imagery
B
Simile
C
Personification
D
Alliteration

Slide 23 - Quiz

Its shafts are laid on sinking sand,
Not on abiding rock.
The poetic device ____________ has been used in the phrase 'sinking sand'.
A
Alliteration
B
Simile
C
Both A and B
D
All of these

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What does the phrase 'the sword' symbolise?

Slide 26 - Mind map

The sword symbolizes war and the thirst for blood.

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Is it the sword?
Here, 'the sword', implies the use of the poetic device(s) _____________________.
A
Imagery
B
Symbolism
C
Simile
D
Both A and B

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The poet's has compared a nation to 'an impressive building' that has 'pillars' and 'foundations'.
Which poetic device has the poet used here?
A
Simile
B
Metaphor
C
Alliteration
D
None of these

Slide 29 - Quiz

ENJAMBMENT
And is it pride? Ah, that bright crown
Has seemed to nations sweet;
But God has struck its luster down
In ashes at his feet.

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Let's identify the instances of Enjambment in the entire poem.

What makes a nation's pillars high
And it's foundations strong?
What makes it mighty to defy
The foes that round it throng?

It is not gold. Its kingdoms grand
Go down in battle shock;
Its shafts are laid on sinking sand,
Not on abiding rock.

Is it the sword? Ask the red dust
Of empires passed away;
The blood has turned their stones to rust,
Their glory to decay.

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And is it pride? Ah, that bright crown
Has seemed to nations sweet;
But God has struck its luster down
In ashes at his feet.


Not gold but only men can make
A people great and strong;
Men who for truth and honor's sake
Stand fast and suffer long.


Brave men who work while others sleep,
Who dare while others fly...
They build a nation's pillars deep
And lift them to the sky.

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It is not gold. Its kingdoms grand
Go down in battle shock;
Its shafts are laid on sinking sand,
Not on abiding rock.
What does 'gold' signify in the above lines?
A
Here, 'gold' signifies the powerful kingdoms of the ancient past.
B
Here, 'gold' signifies the material progress of a nation.
C
Here, 'gold' signifies the army that a nation has.
D
None of these

Slide 34 - Quiz

'Its kingdoms grand
Go down in battle shock...'
The intended idea in the above lines can be BEST restated as _______________________.
A
All grand kingdoms experience battle shock.
B
Even a mighty and rich country may be destroyed.
C
Any battle can ruin the material progress of a nation.
D
Both B and C

Slide 35 - Quiz

It is not gold. Its kingdoms grand
Go down in battle shock;
Its shafts are laid on sinking sand,
Not on abiding rock.
Which of the following statements can be considered TRUE as shared in the above lines?
A
Material progress is not permanent.
B
Wealth is also not permanent.
C
The riches and material progress do not provide strong foundation to a nation.
D
All of these

Slide 36 - Quiz

Its shafts are laid on sinking sand,
Not on abiding rock.
Which of the following is NOT synonymous to 'abiding'?
A
everlasting
B
continuing
C
enduring
D
ephemeral

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Is it the sword? Ask the dust
Of empires passed away;
The blood has turned their stones to rust,
Their glory to decay.
In the above lines, 'the sword' stands for ___________.
A
army
B
power
C
empires passed away
D
None of these

Slide 39 - Quiz

The intended idea in the line 'Their glory to decay' can be best expressed as ________________.
A
History has witnessed many nations that fought only for the sake of conquering others and destroying; eventually, those warrior nations have disappeared for good, turning “their glory to decay.
B
Many nations that fought only for the sake of conquering and destroying others are incredibly glorious.
C
The warriors lose their blood and let them decay in wars that bring glory to their families later on.
D
None of these.

Slide 40 - Quiz

'Ask the red dust
Of empires passed away;
The blood has turned their stones to rust,
Their glory to decay.'
Share the poet's intended idea in your own words.
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Slide 41 - Open question

Let's rephrase...
History is replete (full of) with examples of the fierce battles fought between such rulers. The poet suggests to us to ask the dust of the empires which are no more now about the result of such fierce battles. The bloodshed made the strong pillars of those empires weak as rust forces iron to decay. The glory of the powerful empires never lasted for long.

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Restate the idea conveyed by the poet in the given lines of the poem.
'But God has struck its luster down
In ashes at his feet.'
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Slide 43 - Open question

Not gold but only men can make
A people great and strong;
Men who for truth and honor's sake
Stand fast and suffer long.
List the traits of people who make a nation great and strong.
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'Brave men who work while others sleep,
Who dare while others fly...'
What, according to the poet, is special about the
men who make a nation strong?
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SUCCESS CRITERIA
Now, I CAN:
*State message of the poem.
*Identify and share the poetic devices used in the poem. 
*Answer the inferential questions based on the poem.

A
Strongly agree
B
Agree
C
Not sure
D
I need some help.

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