Father Returns Home : Dilip Chitre. Cambridge Songs of Ourselves.

This is full lesson plan, with resources, covering Dilip Chitre’s ‘Father returns home’. This poem is part of the 2023/2025 Cambridge Songs of Ourselves English Literature program.

This is a full ‘no frills’ lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson is provided in Word document with a classroom PowerPoint, both of which are editable, if required. Simply set out with **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require.

This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it.

This contains Teacher’s notes, three tasks and a handout - the Teacher’s notes have been added to a PowerPoint presentation to support either a chalk and talk or read and make notes approach.

This contains Teacher’s notes, three tasks and a handout - the Teacher’s notes have been used to create the PowerPoint to support either a chalk and talk or read and make notes approach.

Handout 1/Task 1 - a copy of the poem with suggested areas for students to identify.

A summary of Dilip Chtre
Key points of the poem and analysis summary
It covers narrative voice and natural language
Themes, Motifs and imagery
Quotes - students to explore these as Task 2
Task 3 a 500 word essay discussing the poem, students are required to identify the best quotes to support the text. (They can re-write or simply annotate over).