Lesson 2

Rule Britannia! 

India – Colonial and Postcolonial Insight

Lesson 2:

Material:

-       Rule Britannia (Lyrics)

-       Kipling, Rudyard. The White Man’s Burden (Poem)

Lesson Outline:

1.    What did we learn last time?

2.    Assignments back

3.    Discussion of today’s homework “Rule Britannia” 

1.     Student summary and evaluation of last English class

a.     What were the general motives for empire that inspired Britain?

2.     Assignments back: the students will be given 15 min to go through their assignment; correct errors and reflect on comments.

3.    Working with Rule Britannia:

a.     Listen to “Rule Britannia” on youtube.

b.     What are the lyrics about? (groupwork – 3-4 people as you sit)

6.     Improving your language: Fix the text below by putting the apostrophe in the places where it belongs.

I picked up my books and walked towards the door. I was tired of Joannes attitude about political issues. She thought I should “chill out”. Her idea, well her best ideas focus, was on the next dance programmes starting time on television. I told her that opinions about things were important, our generations hope for and contribution to the future. And whats yours, she asked. My what, I asked. Your focus, she said. Its on the worlds chances to survive, I said. The future is ours, we have to think of our childrens future. At first I thought she was going to be angry with me, you know for me not saying that my main focus was her, but I corrected my lifes mistake by saying the magic word “children” with the magic pronoun “our”. Then she looked at me, her eyes all weepy and said, “I care about our childrens future too. The politicians talk is all nonsense, but really I do care.