The Golden Windows

• English and media
• Secondary Education

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Poem Recitation on Values

The Golden Windows

Expected Learning Outcomes

Learners will be able to-

*Read and comprehend the given text.

*Mark the main events and identify the central idea

*Summarize what happens when the girl and the boy go to the knoll.

*Analyze and reflect on certain events of the story.

*List the adjectives which describe the girl well.

*list the things that  the boy noticed.

* Find the contextual meanings of the given words.

*List the compound words used in the story.

Can ordinary things seem special and precious depending on how you look at them?

List the new words you have come across while reading the story.

What does the boy see from the top of the hill near his house at sunset?

1. A girl with golden eyes and hair.
2. A farmhouse with gold and diamond windows.
3. A rally of poor farmers.
4. An old woman dancing barefooted.

What does the boy decide to do, on his day off?

What does the boy learn when he reaches the house with the Golden windows?

1. He learned that the gold belongs to the girl.
2. He learned that the house was actually full of treasures.
3. He learned that the reflection was of her golden hairs.
4. He learnt that the windows weren't gold.

"The little girl was barefooted and wore a cotton gown, but her hair was golden like the windows he had seen and her eyes were blue like the sky at noon."
How is the girl described in the above lines? What does this description tell you?

What happens when the girl and the boy go to the knoll?

Identify and list the compound words used in the story.

a fence or boundary

a small stream

a large farm building used to keep grain or hay.

burn brighlty

window covers

a small hill

a)barn

b)blazed

c)shutters

d)brook

e)knoll

f)hedge

Why were the windows reflecting golden to the characters?

1. It was the sunset which made the windows look golden.
2. It was the beautiful and golden knoll which appeared golden.
3. It was the reflection of their bright jewels and outfits.
4. It was the grass which dried up and turned golden.

How did the poor family treat the boy when he reached there?

1. They were rude and ignorant.
2. They were proud and heartless.
3. They were kind and welcoming.
4. They were logical and practical.

Home Assignment

*Attempt the question given on page 6 of your short read activity books.

Q- What do you think was better for the boy ___________________. 

                - To find windows made of gold or to find a friend?

 Explain  through your answer.

*Write a page in beautiful handwriting with illustrations in your English Notebooks under serial no-2.7,  

Heading- The Golden Windows

*Revise Special Assignment  SYLLABUS thoroughly and attempt 

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