ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL,KIRKEE
ENGLISH
CLASS VII
2011-2012
OXFORD SKYLINE
AN INTEGRATED COURSE IN ENGLISH
COURSEBOOK 7
UNIT 1- OUR ENVIRONMENT
SEC 1-CLING TO TREES (Prose)
KEY CONCEPTS
1. The lesson highlights the efforts of an environmentalist.
2. It brings forth the origin of the famous “Chipko Movement” which save the trees from
being cut.
3. It acquaints the children with the sacrifice made by Amrita Devi, her daughters and other
tribals to save the trees.
4. It brings about an awareness among the children about the importance of trees.
LEARNING OUTCOME
The LWBAT
1. recognize why taking care of the environment is important for the surrounding.
2. infer that degradation of the environment is one of the burning issues faced by the mankind
today.
3.describe the Chipko Movement.
4. add new words and phrases to their vocabulary.
FORMATIVE EVALUATION
Answer simple questions to test comprehension and inference skills.
1. Why do the tribals worship trees?
2. Why do the Bishnois think that ‘a chopped head is still easier to replace than a
chopped tree’?
EXTRAPOLATORY
1. How do trees contribute to the environment?
2. Imagine you are a plant growing in the garden of a man who loves to tend plants. Write a
paragraph on how you were born and how you are looked after. Do not forget to mention how
you intend to show your gratitude to your owner in future who is taking care of you today.
SEC 2 – THE CROSS TUSKER (Prose)
KEY CONCEPTS
1. The lesson is about the problems of a wild elephant and how those are solved by a team
of hunters.
2. It draws the attention of the readers to the fact that killing animals when they turn a
menace does a great harm to the environment.
LEARNING OUTCOME
The LWBAT
1. list some measures that can help in taking care of vulnerable animals instead of killing
them.
2. describe some animal instincts.
3. infer that animals too form a part of the environment and so killing them rampantly
would affect the environment adversely.
FORMATIVE EVALUATION
Answer simple questions to test comprehension and inference skills.
1. Why did Chandran( a hunter) use a stun gun and not a regular gun?
2. Do you think the elephant was glad that one of its tusks had broken off ?
EXTRAPOLATORY
1. How do animals contribute to the environment?
2. Write a letter to your friend describing your pet and how you take care of it at home.
Or
Write a letter to your friend describing the pet that you had wished to have and how you
would take care of it in case you receive it as your birthday gift.
SEC- 3 GRANNY’S TREE CLIMBING (Poem)
KEY CONCEPTS
1. The poem tickles our funny bone by describing the passion of an unusual grandmother
who loved to climb trees.
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LEARNING OUTCOME
The LWBAT
1. add new words and phrases to their vocabulary.
2. identify the rhyming words .
3. appreciate the work of the famous writer-poet Ruskin Bond.
FORMATIVE EVALUATION
Answer simple questions to test comprehension and inference skills.
1. Why did the poet call his grandmother a ‘genius’?
2. Do you think granny enjoyed herself in her new house?
EXTRAPOLATORY
1. Grandparents are the people who shower their undivided love and affection towards
their grandchildren. Write a paragraph describing your grandparents.
GRAMMAR
- ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
KEY CONCEPTS
1. Active and Passive Voice.
LEARNING OUTCOME
The LWBAT
1. state that the transitive verbs are the verbs that are followed objects.
2. describe that verbs are said to be in active voice when the subject in the sentence is the
doer and is in passive when the subject is the receiver.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
1. Identify the verb.
2. State whether the verb is Transitive or Intransitive.
3. Change the verbs from Active to passive and vice-versa.
LITERATURE READER-7
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LESSON-1 ARJUN
By Mahasweta Devi
KEY CONCEPT
1. The lesson is about the importance of trees.
2. It also highlights how the poor and vulnerable are exploited by the
powerful.
LEARNING OUTCOME
The LWBAT
1. state the importance of trees to the environment.
2. infer the proverb ‘United we stand,divided we fall’.
3. appreciate the work of Mahasweta Devi who won various Literary awards.
4. add new words and phrases to their vocabulary.
1. Why do you think Bishal Mahato wanted the arjun tree to be cut down?
2. How did Ketu and his friends fool Bishal Mahato and save the arjun tree?
EXTRAPOLATORY
1. Write a letter to the editor of a local daily highlighting the need of pruning trees in your
neighbourhood during the monsoons so that they do not cause an accident during a
heavy downpour.
2. Write a paragraph on the importance of trees.
UNIT 2- SPECIAL PEOPLE
SEC 1-THREE DAYS TO GO (HELEN KELLER)
KEY CONCEPTS
1. The lesson is about Helen Keller .
2. She was blind from her childhood and wanted eyesight for at least three days to see various
things in the world.
3. It draws the attention of the readers to the fact that inspite of having all the senses intact a
normal man does not use them to get the complete knowledge of his surrounding.
LEARNING OUTCOME
The LWBAT
1. describe that Special People are the people with either some physical, mental or
sensory disability.
2. state that some of these people emerge as winners in life due to their
perseverance,determination and tenacity .
3. develop compassion and insight for such people.
4. add new words and phrases to their vocabulary
FORMATIVE EVALUATION
Answer simple questions to test comprehension and inference skills.
1. Why does Helen Keller asks the readers to experience the five senses as if there was no
tomorrow?
2. Explain what the following expressions mean:
a)
permanent night b) window of the soul
EXTRAPOLATORY
Imagine you are Helen Keller and you have been gifted with sight for three days. Make a diary
entry of the events of the first day. Remember to use I, me and my to refer to yourself and your
experiences.
SEC 2 – WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL (Prose)
KEY CONCEPTS
1. The lesson is in the form of an interview.
2. Daniel Ashall, a physically challenged wheelchair basketball player talks about his
experiences after he decided to learn the game.
LEARNING OUTCOME
The LWBAT
1. appreciate the ways in which the Special People fight and develop indomitable spirit to
overcome the adversities in life.
2. add new words and phrases to their vocabulary
FORMATIVE EVALUATION
Answer simple questions to test comprehension and inference skills.
1. How old do you think Danielle is?
2. How are sports wheelchair different from normal wheelchairs?
EXTRAPOLATORY
1. Life for the physically challenged is not easy. They want to be independent but cannot
because they have no community support at times. Write a paragraph describing how you
would like to help someone with a disability either in the family or in the neighbourhood.
SEC 3
NINE GOLD MEDALS( Poem)
KEY CONCEPTS
1. The poem is about the athletes who participate in Special Olympics.
2. These runners are different in more ways than one from the regular runners.
3. They are physically or mentally challenged.
LEARNING OUTCOME
The LWBAT
1. analyse the problems faced by the physically and mentally challenged people.
2. infer that though these people are not at par with the normal people they possess a
beautiful heart and so are eveready to help others in their times of need.
3. add new words and phrases to their vocabulary.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Answer simple questions to test comprehension and inference skills.
1. Who do you think was the real winner of the 100- yard race?
2. All nine runners got a gold medal each. Do you think they deserved to win the medals?
EXTRAPOLATORY
1. Write a letter to your friend describing an incident in which you had shown compassion
to a disabled person. Write how you felt after the incident.
2. Write a paragraph on the measures that should be taken to bring the disabled people into
the mainstream society so that they too can lead a life of dignity and happiness.
GRAMMAR RELATIVE CLAUSE
KEY CONCEPT
1. Relative Clause is a subordinate clause.
2. It’s used in a sentence to make it clear who the writer is talking about.
LEARNING OUTCOME
The LWBAT
1. identify the relative clause in a sentence.
2. generalize that the relative pronoun ‘who’ refers to people whereas ‘which and ‘that’
refer to animals and things.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
1. Identify the relative pronoun.
2. State what is a clause.
3. Make sentences using relative clauses.
LITERATURE READER
Lesson -2 THE PRINCE AND THE PEACOCK FANS
By Maneka Gandhi
KEY CONCEPTS
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The lesson is a fairytale.
It is about a girl who is truthful and hardworking.
She faces a lot of hardships in the beginning but at the end is married to the
Prince.
LEARNING OUTCOME
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The LWBAT
appreciate the virtues of life.
state that in fictions sometimes inanimate objects are personified to make the
story more interesting.
List the trees that are commonly worshipped in India.
add new words and phrases to their vocabulary.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Answer simple questions to test comprehension and inference skills.
1. In what way was the teak trees trunk like a human body?
2. Do you think that the girl was thankful to the nurse for her help and support?
EXTRAPOLATORY
1.
Imagine you are the Teak tree of the lesson. How did you save the girls at night from
the wild animals?