Ch 10 Book that Saved Earth 1.pptx

CLASS 10 NCERT SUPPLEMENRTY BOOK CHAPTER

1. The Book That Saved the Earth. By:CLAIRE BOIKO

2. About the Author(1925-2019) - Is a famous author of children books. - Her main works include: 'Plays and Programs for Boys and Girls', 'The Cry Baby Princess', ‘The Book That Saved the Earth’ etc. -Claire penned over 70 children’s plays. Born-May 17, 1925 in U.S.A. Died-April 12,2019 .

3. ABOUT THE LESSON/PLAY ‘The Book That Saved the Earth‘ is a story that revolves around a book of nursery rhyme titled ‘The Mother Goose’ that has been picturized as the book that saved the Earth from an alien attack.

4. CHARACTERS HISTORIAN GREAT AND MIGHTY THINK-TANK APPRENTICE NOODLE CAPTAIN OMEGA LIEUTENANT IOTA SERGEANT OOP OFFSTAGE VOIC E

5. NEW WORD MEANING. Squiggles: illegible writing or markings Invasion: attack Mighty: very brave/ strong Earthling: people of the Earth. Pantomimes: silent acting. Twirling: moving Primitive: ancient Manned: controlled by man Dubiously: doubtfully Trifling: insignificant

6. PROLOGUE SCENE - 1 Mother Goose is a well-known book of nursery rhymes in English. Do you think such a book can save Planet Earth from a Martian invasion? Read this play and find out. The Book That Saved the Earth’, is written in the form of a play. Time: The twenty-fifth century. Place: The museum of ancient History: Department of the twentieth century on the Planet Earth.

7. Historian The historian welcomes audience to the museum of ancient history in the twenty-fifth century. She informs them how a book saved the Earth form a Martian invasion in 2040. The play emphasizes the significance of book.

8. MARS SPACE CONTROL Great and Mighty Think-Tank Commander-in –Chief, most powerful and intelligent creature, the ruler of Mars orders the invasion of Earth. Think-Tank calls Martians a handsome race and they are more attractive than the ugly Earthlings with their tiny heads.

9. SCENE-2 Captain Omega Lieutenant Iota and sergeant Oop arrive Centerville Public Library on the Earth. But they fail to understand where they are. They puzzled to see books and cannot identify them.

10. Think-Thank closely examines those books and calls it a sandwich. Sandwiches are the main staple of Earth diet. He orders his crew to eat them. At last Oop tastes it and finds it not delicious. He says they are dry as Martian dust. Further he added how the Earthlings can get those sandwiches down without water.

11. Apprentice Noodle The trainee under Think –Tank, Noodle points out that he has seen surveyor films of those sandwiches. Earthlings did not eat them. They used them as some sort of communication. Think-Tank orders them to listen to the communication device.

12. But Captain Omega fails to hear anything. Noodle suggests that the Earthlings did not listen to the sandwiches (books). They opened them and watched them. Think-Tank clarifies that those sandwiches are not for ear communication but they are for eye communication. He asks Captain Omega to take the large colorful sandwich which appears to be important.

13. Omega pics up a very large volume of Mother Goose. It appears to contain pictures of Earthlings but they cannot understand the little lines and squiggles and dots and pictures. Noodle suggests that Space people should be given vitamin to improve their intelligence. : It appears to contain pictures of Earthlings.

14. After consuming vitamins the crew is able to read nursery rhymes. Omega reads the rhyme with great seriousness.

15. Think-Tank interprets the rhyme in his own way. He declares that the Earthlings have discovered how to combine agriculture and mining. They can grow crops of rare metals. They can grow high explosives too.

16. Then Iota reads out the rhyme of ‘Hey diddle diddle!

17. Think-Tank interprets the rhyme saying that the Earthlings have reached a high level of civilization. They have taught their domesticated animals musical culture and space techniques. Even their dogs have a sense of humour. They may be launching an interplanetary invasion.

18. Think-Tank orders to notify the invasion fleet that there will be no invasion today. Then Oop reads the next rhyme, ‘Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall’.

19. Oop turns large picture of Humpty Dumpty towards Think-Tank and audience. After looking at the picture, Think-Tank declares that the Earthlings have seen him. The word ‘Had a great fall’ , means they plan to capture Mars Central Control and him.

20. He asks Noodle to prepare a space capsule for him to escape. He orders the Martian fleet to evacuate Mars and decides to flee to the Alfa Centauri, a hundred million miles away to escape from Earthlings.

21. HISTORIAN Tells, that is how one dusty old book of nursery rhymes , ‘ Mother Goose’, saved the world from a Martian invasion. Earthlings resumed contact with Mars, and became very friendly with the Martians. Great and Mighty Think-Tank was replaced by the wise and wonderful man, Noodle.

22. The Earthlings taught the Martians the difference between sandwiches and books. Earthlings have established a model library in the Martian capital of Marsopolis. But there is still one book that the Martian can never bring themselves to read. Have you guessed it? ‘MOTHER GOOSE!, MOTHER GOOSE !

23. POINTS TO REMEMBER - The book that saved the Earth is a unique story where the author describes futurism in a fun and mysterious way. -It is written in the form of play. The play opens in the 25 th century. The play emphasizes the significance of book. -Great and Mighty Think-Tank is the Commander-in-Chief and the ruler of the Mars. He is greeted by Apprentice Noodle. Think-Tank is planning to put the Earth under his control.

24. -Think-Tank’s preparations are shattered when Lieutenant Iota is canning books in a book case. -Captain Omega Lieutenant Iota and Sergeant Oop arrive on the Earth. -Think-Tank from the Mars interprets the book to be crude refreshment and calls it a sandwich. - Iota and Omega are ordered to eat the sandwich. Finally Oop tastes and finds it not delicious.

25. -Noodle advises the book to be opened and understand. -Omega is able to transcribe the code on taking vitamins -Omega transcribes nursery rhymes on Mistress Mary, Cat and the fiddle and Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall. -Think-Tank comes to conclusion that Earthlings are planning to attack them.

26. -Think-Tank orders Noodle to prepare space capsule. He orders the Martians to evacuate the planet Earth immediately. Think-Tank decides to migrate to Alpha Century, which is one hundred million miles away from Mars. - Noodle who has become friendly with the people on the Earth, takes over as the leader. -Earthlings teach the Martians the difference between the sandwiches and books. -The Historian is very happy at the Earth being saved by the dusty old book of nursery rhymes ‘Mother Goose’.

27. Character sketch-Great ad Mighty Think-Tank Think-Tank likes to be called the ‘Great and the Mighty’. He orders and commands. He is the ruler of Mars, but has no intelligence. He thinks books to be sandwiches. He is wrong about everything. He demands that the crew obey him. He likes to pass on other’s idea as his own. He is a coward who simply boasts about his power. Think-Tank interprets the old book of nursery rhymes in his own unique way. He concludes that the people on the Earth are more advanced and powerful .

28. Apprentice Noodle Noodle is one of the crew members of the invasion team that came to invade the Earth. He is known as Apprentice Noodle. He is the coordinator between Think-Tank and The invasion team. He echoes Think-Tank in every manner. He is a very clever creature. He knows that Think-Tank being commander- in-chief has to be obeyed. So he keeps on praising Thank-Tank and also passing sarcastic remarks. It is only Noodle who thinks particularly and differently about the books which were considered as sandwiches to eat. But Think-Tank took over the idea as his own. But Noodle is not sad at all. He is a blind and true follower of Think-Tank.

29. Justification of the title of the play, ‘The Book That Saved the Earth’. A good title should reflect the theme, idea or the traits of a character. It should revolve around any of the above. The story or the play should be woven around any one of them. In the play –‘The Book That Saved the Earth’, a book of nursery rhymes of ‘Mother Goose’ is responsible for stopping the Martian invasion on the Earth. Think-Tank the ruler of Mars plans to invade Earth before lunch and sends probe to get more information about earthlings.

30. They enter a library but cannot figure out what items books are. They take vitamins, increase their intelligence then read the rhymes from ‘Mother Goose”. Think-Tank misinterprets the rhymes, takes them as threats to him and the Mars. Scared, he calls back probe, drops the idea of invading and escapes with his subjects to Alpha Centauri, a hundred million miles away from Mars Moral : ‘It is totally incorrect to invade another country.’

31. Read and Find out. Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book?’ Who tried to invade the Earth in the twenty –first century? What guesses are made by Think-Tank about the books found on Earth ? Why did Think-Tank wish to contact Space Probe?