A Nation's Strength

• ENGLISH
• Secondary Education

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

I WILL BE ABLE TO:

* explore 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.

According to you, what makes a nation strong?

THE VIDEO OF THE POEM

Please play the video of the poem on OUP.

What is the rhyming scheme
of the poem?

What is the question that the poet asks
in the beginning of the poem?
Does he go on to answer it?

According to the poet, what are the
three things that people generally
regard as the strength of a nation?

How does the poet show that
gold or wealth, the sword or power
and pride are not reliable?

The poem has several words that are related to
the structure pf a building, e.g., pillars in line 1.
Pick out other such examples from the poem.

What, in the opinion of the poet,
is the main source of strength
for a nation?

List the qualities that are needed in people to make their nation strong.

In not more than thirty words, share the idea highlighted by the poet in the poem
'A Nation's Strength'.

Read the poem again.

Identify and list at least three poetic devices used in the poem.

SUCCESS CRITERIA
Now, I CAN:
* 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.

1. Strongly agree
2. Agree
3. Not sure
4. I need some help.

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

I WILL BE ABLE TO:

* identify and relate to the idea and the theme of the poem 'A Nation's Strength' by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

* identify and share the poetic devices used in the poem.

* share my responses to the questions based on the same.

* identify and share the literal meanings of the phrases used in the poem.

What, according to the poet, is a nation's true strength?

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

Answer all the three parts of Q.1. a. in the coursebook. (Page No. 141)

SUCCESS CRITERIA- Now, I CAN:
* identify and relate to the idea and the theme of the poem 'A Nation's Strength' by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
* identify and share the poetic devices used in the poem.
* share my responses to the questions based on the same.
* identify and share the literal meanings of the phrases used in the poem.

1. Strongly agree
2. Agree
3. Not sure
4. I need some help.

DAY

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

I WILL BE ABLE TO:

* identify and share the synonyms and antonyms of some of the words used in the poem.

* identify and relate to the idea and the theme of the poem 'A Nation's Strength' by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

* identify and share the poetic devices used in the poem.

* share my responses to the questions based on the same.

The BIG Question
How can each one of us contribute in representing our nation and becoming our motherland’s true strength?
(Word limit: 30-40 words)

Attempt the assignment based on the poem ‘A Nation’s Strength’. (MS-Teams) 

SUCCESS CRITERIA- Now, I CAN:
* identify and relate to the idea and the theme of the poem 'A Nation's Strength' by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
* identify and share the poetic devices used in the poem.
* share my responses to the questions based on the same.

1. Strongly agree
2. Agree
3. Not sure
4. I need some help.