1. The Fun They Had-updated-chapter.pptx

grade IX CBSE English chapter covered in current year to introduce the chapter to the students.

1. RIDDLE We all receive the same amount each day. Once it is gone you can’t reclaim it. You have to use it now. What is it? TIME

2. Online classes

3. Recall some of the best school experiences you’ve had so far.

4. Isaac Asimov

5. Learning Agenda About the author Introduction Reading and understanding

6. About the author Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. Born: 2 January 1920, Petrovichi, Russia He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. Asimov was a prolific writer who wrote and edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Short stories: Profession,The Last Question and more Died: 6 April 1992, Brooklyn, New York, United States

7. Introduction A science fiction story by American writer Isaac Asimov It is about computerised home schooling, and what children miss out on by not being in school together. The setting of the story is in the future when perhaps, there will be no school, no books.

8. Introduction This story holds a motivating factor that epitomises the view of a child towards his/her school. Let’s see what the story unfolds!

9. Isaac Asimov

10. eBooks Some devices are designed to read the text for us. They have built in dictionaries, customisation of font size and can be read in the dark. One device – many books;It is portable. Accessible everywhere; Saves printing costs Contents can be shared, downloaded easily and sometimes freely available.

11. Real Books vs eBooks Real books are designed for focus. It provides one with knowledge. You can physically feel your progress through a book as the upcoming pages get fewer and fewer. E-books are hard on the eyes due to the screens. Real books don’t cause eye-strain. Each book you read is a new physical experience, while e-books are all just new ways to experience the same old device.(phone/tablet ) Software updates, batteries, chargers, internet and Wi-fi are not required.

12. Recapitulation How old are Margie and Tommy? What did Margie write in her diary? Had Margie ever seen a book before? What things about the book did she find strange? What do you think a telebook is?

13. Isaac Asimov

14. Learning Agenda Recapitulation Overview Comprehension

15. Theme The main theme in the short story ‘The Fun They Had’ by Isaac Asimov is that of education . Future of education which will become increasingly computerised and estranged from social interactions . The author’s message is one of warning against the dangers of computerised homeschooling which deprives children of the benefits of the personal interactions between students and teachers, which help them develop social skills .

16. Learning! Technology can bring progress but the feeling of togetherness is often compromised. Joy of the company of friends and supportive teachers makes school a special place.

17. Margie books

18. Characters Margie Jones Tommy County Inspector Mrs. Jones Mechanical teacher

19. CHARACTERS Margie Jones Protagonist Eleven-year-old girl living in 2157, in what appears to be a stable , middle-class home Inquisitive , asking many questions of her older friend Tommy Hates school Particularly dislikes mechanical teacher's lessons in geography Imaginative , lot more fun when school was in person

20. Tommy Margie's neighbour and friend Thirteen years old, two years older than Margie Often answers her questions in an all-knowing tone, dominion over her, proud He initiates the story by finding a paper book in his attic, and brings it over to show Margie

21. Mechanical Teacher Robot programmed to individually suit learning needs ‘ Large, black and ugly ’ with a slot to insert homework

22. Mrs. Jones Margie's mother In relation to Margie's schooling, about which she has strong opinions Concerned Enforced the timing of Margie's schooling Disciplinarian , believes that school should be attended at the same time every day

23. County Inspector Round little man with a red face Checks on Margie's teacher’s malfunctioning Skillful -resetting its geography level to an average ten-year-old level Friendly, patted Margie, gave her an apple Reassuring- told her mother that it was not her fault that the geography tests were too hard

24. Comprehension 1. Why were Tommy and Margie surprised to see a ‘real book’? Key-Points : Both - never seen a real book before in their life time Tommy - old , yellow and crinkly ‘real book’ - attic of Tommy’s house Both- surprised to see the book- words stood still unlike their e-books

25. Comprehension 2. “What a waste.”- Who is the speaker of these words? What is the speaker talking about? Key-Points Tommy - speaker Real book in which the words stood still was strange Turned the pages back, they saw that the words were the same even then Since the words remained the same always- throw the book away after reading it Book was waste since their television screens had millions of books

26. Comprehension 3. Why did Margie hate school? Key-Points Always hated school Started hating it more than ever when Geography sector began to give her a lot of trouble Mechanical teacher - test after test in geography, performed worse and worse Slot to insert homework, punch code

27. Comprehension 4. Why was Margie disappointed? Key Points : County Inspector did not remove her geography teacher Once they had taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month History sector had blanked out completely Hoped that teacher would be taken away in the same way

28. Comprehension Comment on the aptness of the title, ‘The Fun They Had’. Key Points: Mechanical school and mechanical teacher Margie’s hatred for school Unhappy with tests and homework Hope for the teacher to be removed County Inspector’s assurance Rectifying the issue- disappointment Old school- special building, all friends together, human teacher Fun and laughter- sharing and caring

29. Recapitulation Tommy found an old book with yellow, crinkly pages in his attic. The real book with words that stood still surprised Tommy and Margie. They were amused to see that content did not change even when they finished reading. Tommy declared that real books with limited content are inferior to e-books with rich content. Margie was not at all impressed to hear that the book was about school.

30. Recapitulation She was given test after test and her performance went from bad to worse. Margie’s mother called the County Inspector to check on the Geography sector. Margie hoped that the Geography sector would be removed from her school. To her disappointment, the problem was rectified by slowing it down. Margie wanted to read the real book with Tommy for sometime.

31. Recapitulation She was surprised to hear that school was a special building back then. She was surprised to hear about human teacher. She felt that all the children of the locality learning and playing together must have been amazing.

32. Comprehension Why did Tommy look at Margie with ‘superior eyes’? Key Points : Margie felt it strange when Tommy told her that the ‘real book’ was about school. She asked him why anyone would write about school. She hated school and couldn’t believe that someone would like school and she thought it would be boring. So Tommy looked at her with superior eyes and explained that the school of olden days was not like their school. He further explained that the book was about the kind of old school that existed centuries ago.

33. Comprehension What new information did Margie get about teacher of old school? Key Points : Tommy felt privileged because he knew about old school and Margie did not know anything about it. Margie felt hurt as she had no idea about the school people had that long ago. She read the book over Tommy’s shoulder for a while and remarked that they had a teacher back then also. Tommy told her that they had a teacher but that wasn’t a ‘regular teacher’ but a man.

34. Comprehension Why did Margie feel that old school might have been fun? Key Points : It was difficult for Margie to believe that centuries ago people had a special building for school. She was all the more surprised that they had a human teacher and all the children of the neighbourhood went to school to study. Though it felt strange, Margie felt that it would have been fun because, all the children sat together and learned the same thing at the same time. She felt that it would have been a great experience to sit together in a classroom, go home together and help one another in doing homework.