3. PROFILE
Nissim Ezekiel (24 December 1924-9 January 2004) was an
Indian Jewish poet, playwright, editor, and art-critic. He was
a foundational figure in postcolonial India’s literary history,
specifically for Indian writing in English. He was awarded the
Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 for his poetry collection,
Latter-Day Psalms,by the Sahitya Akademi, India’s National
Academy of Letters.
4. Content Analysis
The poem is about the irrational
behaviours of ignorant villagers and about the
mother’s affection and care for her children.
5. Curricular Statements
The Learner:
- Reads and analyses the poem and
identify the theme.
- Develops the ability to express
ideas in simple poetic language.
- Recites the poem.
- Develops critical thinking.
6. Link Talk
Teacher leads them to the poem by telling about
the day to day life of the Indian village people
(show the picture of village). The teacher gives
the title “The Night of the scorpion“.
7. Silent Reading
Teacher asks the pupil to read the poem silently
with comprehension and to track their reading
using the symbols(tick,?,!).
8. Glossary
Pupil refers glossary to find the difficult words. If
it find difficulty in understanding they discuss
it with their group.
Words:
• paralyze – make imperative.
• Giant – vast.
• Sceptic – doubtful.
• Rationalist – one who beliefs in logic.
9. Mega phoning the Doubts and Scaffold
Reading
Teacher goes to each group and mega phoning the
doubts to the entire class.
Teacher asks the learner to read the passage. If they
find any difficulty in understanding the passage
teacher asks scaffold questions to clarify their
students.
What happened on a rainy night?
What made the peasants came to the narrator’s
house?
How would the poison purify the flesh of the
mother?
10. Discourse Construction
Teacher asks the pupils to find out the images
from the poem. Teacher directs each group to
present what they are written on the activity.
Teacher then presents her own version.
