Learnin Song of Hope
Lesson by Thomas Hardy- RTC
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Objectiv Habitats
Learning Objectives: By the end of the lesson, we
es will be able to :
• Analyse and evaluate poetic lines with reference and
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Success Criteria: I will be successful if I can:
• explain the main idea of hope in the poem in terms of
human life
Express
• interpreting the emotional tone or mood conveyed by the
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line.
• connecting the line to broader themes or messages of the
text.
Evaluate
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(write LO in your notebook)
Learning
Objectives What is RTC-Recall
5 Minutes Reference
• from where the lines have been taken
(novel/poem/chapter name)
Engage/Explore • Written by (writer/poet/novelist name)
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Context (Immediate background)
What provokes the character for such statement or
Express action
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Explanation
• Literal meaning
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Stanza-2:
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While the winds wing us
Objectives
Sighs from The Gone,
Nearer to dawn
Explain & Sample
5Minute-beats
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When there will sing us
Larks of a glory Reference: This stanza has been taken from the poem “Song of Hope” composed by
Waiting our story Thomas Hardy motivating us to have optimistic approach of life.
Engage/Explore
Further anon -
Context: The poem emphasizes hope as a guiding light, suggesting that even in
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Minutes difficult times, there is a belief in better days ahead. Hardy contrasts the harsh
realities of life with the optimistic vision of the future, highlighting the importance of
maintaining hope and striving for a brighter existence.
Express Explanation: The stanza conveys a strong sense of movement and freedom,
25-30 Minutes suggesting that unseen forces guide the speaker toward meaningful
experiences. It evokes nostalgia and loss, connecting the past to the present.
As it shifts toward the promise of dawn, it symbolizes hope and renewal,
highlighting the gradual passage of time. The anticipation of future joy and
celebration emphasizes that upcoming moments will be beautiful and
Evaluat fulfilling. Overall, it hints at a shared journey, reinforcing the idea that a
e 5 hopeful future is approaching, filled with new possibilities.
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Learning
O sweet To-morrow! - Explore main idea in first stanza
AfterObjectives
to-day •To-morrow: An old-fashioned or poetic way to say "tomorrow."
There will away •Borrow: To take or use something temporarily, often with the
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This sense of sorrow. •Gleaming: Shining brightly, especially with reflected light.
Then let us borrow Doff the black token, •Streaming: Flowing continuously in a steady stream.
•Dimmed: Made less bright or distinct.
Hope, for a gleaming Don the red shoon,
Engage/Explore •Sighs: Long, deep audible breaths expressing sadness, relief,
Soon will be streaming, Right and retune or weariness.
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Dimmed by no gray - Viol-strings broken; •Minute-beats: The ticking or passing of time, moment by
moment.
No gray! Null the words spoken •Larks: A type of bird, often associated with early morning and
In speeches of rueing, singing.
While the winds wing us •Glory: High renown, honor, or beauty, often evoking a sense of
Express The night cloud is hueing, divine or majestic presence.
Sighs from The Gone, To-morrow shines soon - •Anon: Soon or in the near future.
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to dawn •Doff: To remove or take off, especially a hat or garment.
Shines soon! •Token: A symbol or sign, often referring to something
Minute-beats bring us; representing a feeling or event.
When there will sing us •Shoon: An archaic or poetic word for shoes.
•Viol-strings: Strings on a viola, a stringed musical instrument.
Larks of Evaluat
a glory •Null: To make invalid, cancel, or render ineffective.
Waiting our story •Rueing: Expressing regret or sorrow.
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Further anon -
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•Shines: Emits or reflects light.
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Express Activity:
FirstgStanza:
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O sweet To-morrow! -
esAfter to-day
Explore the positive approach Analyse the broader implications
There will away
5 about the future by the poet of “borrowing hope” in the
Engage/
This sense of sorrow. used in first stanza. Elaborate “O context of human experience in
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Then let us borrow
Explore 5 sweet To-morrow!” and explain first stanza. How might this
Hope, for a gleaming
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Soon will be streaming, way? poem?
Dimmed by no gray -
Express
No gray!
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•To-morrow: An old-fashioned or
Explain in your own words Evaluate the first stanza in terms of
poetic way to say "tomorrow."
•Borrow: To take or use something the main idea from the first language choice how the imagery
temporarily, often with the intention of
stanza. of “gleaming” and “streaming,”
returning it.
•Gleaming: Shining brightly, especially contributes to the theme of hope.
Evaluate
with reflected light.
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•Streaming: Flowing continuously in a
steady stream.
•Dimmed: Made less bright or distinct.
Learning
Objectives Reflect on Your Learning
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Engage/Explore
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Express
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