Chivvy

1. CHIVVY BY- MICHAEL ROSEN Presentation made by - Mr. M.L Rao T.G.T ENGLISH

2. About the Poet Michael Wayne Rosen Born – May 7, 1946 Harrow, London Family – Harold (Father) Connie Isakofsy (Mother) Occupation – Children's novelist  and  poet Nationality - British

3. Personal life Rosen has been married three times, and is the father of five children and two stepchildren. With his first partner, Susannah, he had two sons: Joe (born 1976) and Eddie (born 1980, died 1999). His second partner, who he does not name, had two daughters from her previous relationship: Naomi (born 1978) and Laura (born 1983 ).  He had one son with her called Isaac (born 1987). Rosen currently lives in Dalton, Hackney, London with his wife Emma-Louise Williams and their two children, Emile (born 2001) and Elsie (born 2004)

4. Objective To develop interest of the students for the poem. To enable the students to understand the poem. To enrich the vocabulary of the students. To appreciate poetry.

5. MEANING OF THE WORD ‘’CHIVVY’’ Giving pressure to someone to do the work, in an annoying way .

6. Grown – ups say things like: Speak up Don’t talk with your mouth full Don’t stare Don’t point Don’t pick your nose

7. Sit up Say please Less noise Shut the door behind you Don’t drag your feet Haven’t you got your hankie? Take your hands out of your pockets

8. Pull your socks up Stand up straight Say thank you Don’t interrupt No one thinks you’re funny Take your elbows off the table

9. Can’t you make your own mind up about anything ?

10. Summary of the Poem When the poet was five years old, his mother sent him to the nearby school for his early education. As we all are familiar with the strict teachers of the primary schools as well as their rules in the class; both the things are evil for the cute children of the school. But what can they do to safe themselves from school, they have to suffer. Same thing was happened to the poet. Teachers annoyed him by many ways. So read the poem taking yourself in place of poet .

11. Hard Words Drag – to pull or t o pass slowly Interrupt – to stop by breaking in or to obstruct Stare – to look fixedly

12. Diagnostic Tools Why did the small child stare in the classroom? Is the teacher is doing well of the students? List any five restriction applied by the teacher. Why did the teacher asked the student for the hankie?

13. Home Assignment Critically read the poem. Express your experience w hen you were in the place of the poet.

14. Presented by – Mr. M. L. Rao