Lesson Plan

                                                                                                                      Std:VIII

Date:16/9/2014

Time:45mins

                                                                                         

LESSON PLAN

Name of the student teacher: Betty .M. Rajan

Name of the school                 : Govt H S S,Pattazhy

Subject                                      : English

Unit                                           : II, On Telling  A Tale

Sub Unit                                    : The Enchanted Shirt (Ballad)

                                                     (stanza 1-7)

ISSUE                                      : Lack of cohesive universal vision

SUB ISSUE                              : Not realizing the importance of          

                                                     social mingling

CONTENT ANALYSIS

              ‘ The Enchanted shirt ’ is a ballad by the American poet John Hay. It is a story told in the form of poem. The poet tells us the story of a king who lived in a self-centered life and never bothered  to think of others. He said he was sick but his cheek was red and eyes clear and bright.

Vocabulary = Zest, Studious.

CURRICULAR STATEMENT

Ø Develops the habit of reading process

Ø Read an enjoy a new piece of literature like ballad

Ø Develops the students to read the poem with proper stress, pronunciation and feeling.

Ø Develops an interest towards learning English

Ø Can read and understands the subject matter

Ø  Pre – requisites

Ø Has already heard ballads

Ø Might known how to recite poem

Ø Has already heard vadakkanpattukal

Teaching learning resources

powerpoint

Reference

Textbook, dictionary

Classroom Interaction Procedure

Expected pupils response

Informal Talk   Teacher greets the students and establishes a rapport through an informal talk. Good morning children. How are you? Entry Activity Do you know what is a Ballad? ‘A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next.’ Have you heard of vadakkanpattukal? 1.    Vadakkan Pattukal (or Ballads of North Malabar) is a collection of Malayalam Ballads of medieval origin. The teacher explains about the ballad to the students. Link talk Today we are going to learn a new piece of literature that is a ballad. The name of the ballad is The Enchanted Shirt is written by John Hay. Born John Milton Hay October 8, 1838 Salem, Indiana, U.S. Died July 1, 1905 (aged 66) Newbury, New Hampshire, U.S. Political party Profession                Republican Journalist, Poet Micro Processing of the input Model recitation Teacher reads the poem properly with correct stress pronunciation and feeling Track reading Teacher ask the students to recite the poem silently and find out the difficult words Zest – Enthusiasm or eagerness Student should take every learning task with zest Studious – Spending a lot of time studying and reading. Most parents wants their children to be studious. Collaborative reading The learners discuss and share what they have understood in pairs or in small groups. Scaffolding questions 1.    What is a Ballad? 2.    Was the king really sick 3.    What is the meaning of the word zest? Activity: Finding appropriate tone Teacher allows the students to sit in groups and ask them to find out an appropriate tone for the poem. Practice reading Teacher ask the students to read the passage with the proper stress, intonation And feeling. Review Teacher conclude the lessons by asking some questions like, Ø What is the name of Ballad? Ø Who wrote the Ballad? Ø What is the poem tells about? Follow-up Activity Teacher ask the students to find out the names of some Ballad as a home assignment

Wish back the teacher Yes/No Listen carefully with rapt attention Yes/No Listens carefully Reads the profile of the author Listens the model recitation Find out the difficult words and guess the meaning Write down the meaning Sit in groups and share their ideas and thoughts Answer in simple English Actively participates Answer in Simple English