TWO STORIES OF FLYING

HIS FIRST FLIGHT

NOTEBOOK WORK

Learning Intention

We are learning to examine the conflicts of the baby seagull and resolutions in the text to infer
the theme and message of the story.

Success Criteria

I can identify key details about characters, conflicts, and resolutions and explain the theme and
message with evidence.
I can evaluate how conflicts and resolutions affect characters and contribute to the theme,
supporting my ideas with evidence.

I can connect character development and conflicts to real-world themes, creating a well-
supported argument with evidence.

Video Link

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VIDEO BASED DISCUSSION/SUMMARY

 How does the speaker describe the emotional journey leading up to skydiving?
 What happens when the airplane door is opened during the skydiving experience?
 How does the speaker describe the moment of jumping out of the airplane?
 What surprising realization does the speaker have about fear during the skydive?
 What does the speaker suggest about the relationship between danger and fear?
 How does the speaker reflect on the anticipation of fear the night before skydiving?
 What personal lesson does the speaker learn from the skydiving experience?

GROUP TASK

Conflict Carousel

 What is the main internal conflict in the story?

 What external forces make this worse?
 How does the family contribute to the conflict?
 What event leads to the resolution?

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INDIVIDUAL TASK

KEY IDEAS & THEME EXPLORATION

Quote FROM THE TEXT Key Ideas Potential Theme

“The sun was now ascending the sky, Time brings inevitable
blazing on his ledge that faced the Exposure, time, pressure change – you can’t wait
south.” forever.

“Only his mother was looking at him.

She was standing on a little hump on
the plateau, her white breast thrust
forward.”

“She tore at a piece of fish that lay at

her feet, then scrapped each side of
her beak on the rock.”

“Maddened by hunger, he dived at

the fish.”

“Then, a monstrous terror seized

him and his heart stood still. He
could hear nothing. But it only lasted
 Quote FROM THE TEXT Key Ideas Potential Theme

a minute.”

“He was not falling headlong now.

He was soaring gradually
downwards and outwards.”

“He uttered a joyful scream and

flapped his wings again. He soared
higher.”

Plenary

Message to the Seagull

Write a short note or piece of advice to the young seagull before he takes flight. What would you
say to encourage him?

POST ASSESSMENT

State whether the given statements are true or false:

1) The baby seagull’s parents gave up on teaching him to fly.

2) The young seagull flew as soon as his siblings did.
3) The seagull's flight began due to his desire to explore.
4) The theme of the story is closely linked to facing one’s fears.
5) The story ends with the seagull falling into the sea.

I.Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:

He just felt a bit dizzy. Then he flapped his wings once and he soared upwards. “Ga, ga, ga, Ga,
ga, ga, Gaw-col-ah,” his mother swooped past him, her wings making a loud noise. He answered
her with another scream. Then his father flew over him screaming. He saw his two brothers and
his sister flying around him curveting and banking and soaring and diving. Then he completely
forgot that he had not always been able to fly, and commended himself to dive and soar and
curve, shrieking shrilly.

1. Pick the most appropriate reason why the young gull felt dizzy.

a) He hadn’t eaten anything for a day.

b) He was dizzy with excitement.

c) He was wary of heights.

d) He was flying for the first time.

2. How would you describe the screams of the gulls in the given extract?

a) elation
b) bewilderment
 c) shock
d) protection

3. The line “he completely forgot that he had not always been able to fly” implies the

a) great confidence the young gull had in his skills.

b) naturalness of the act of flying for the young gull.

c) satisfaction and joy of flying together as a family.

d) desire of the young gull to leave his fears behind.

4. Why does the author describe the family members as “soaring and diving” around him?

II. Answer in 40-50 words:

Describe how the baby seagull’s fear of flying reflects the universal challenge of overcoming
one’s fears in order to grow.

III. Answer in 100-120 words:

What is the central message of “His First Flight”? How does the author use the setting, events,
and the baby seagull’s emotions to convey it? Support your answer with specific references to
the text and explain how the message is relevant to readers today.

Home Learning

Complete the Exercise on pg.no. 36 from the First Flight textbook. Mark the answers in the
textbook itself, where ever required you may use a sticky note.

THE BLACK AEROPLANE

Learning Intention:
We are learning to examine the conflicts and resolutions in the text to comprehend the existence
of the “Black Aeroplane.”

Success Criteria:

 I can explain how the conflict shapes the plot and characters.
 I can analyze how the conflict and resolution reveal key themes.
 I can create an argument about how the story’s conflict reflects real-life challenges.

Anticipation Guide – Pre-Assessment

Statement Agree/Disagree (Before) Agree/Disagree (After)

1. We can always predict

the outcome when things go
wrong.

2. Help sometimes comes

from unexpected sources.

3. Not all questions in life

have logical answers.

4. Fear and decision-making

often go hand in hand.

GROUP TASK-LITERATURE CIRCLE

 Discussion Director
 Literary Luminary
 Character Captain
 Connector

CHOICE BOARD-INDIVIDUAL TASK (ANY ONE)

1. Create a short monologue from the pilot’s point of view after the landing. Share what he
might be thinking about the “Black Aeroplane.”
2. Draw a comic strip or storyboard showing the key moments of conflict and resolution.
Include thought bubbles!
3. Find 3 important quotes from the story related to conflict, emotion, or theme. For each,
explain what it shows about the pilot’s journey.

Plenary

Character Hot Seating-Interview the character.

POST ASSESSMENT

Revisiting the Anticipation Guide and sharing the responses accordingly.

Answer in 40-50 words:

1. As a reader, do you feel betrayed or let down in the way the story ends? Validate your
opinion.
2. James Lane Allen says, “Adversity reveals character”. What do you learn about the
narrator from the experience? Mention any two traits supported by the textual evidence.

Answer in 100-120 words:

Imagine that the narrator shared his story with friends and family once he got home. One of
them, a spiritual leader, decided to incorporate the story as part of his weekly sermon to the
congregation. Another friend, a psychologist, worked the story into his next lecture on survival
instinct and crisis management. Do you think the two interpretations of the story would be
different? If so, how? What insights might the narrator get about his mysterious experience, if he
were to attend both the sessions?