INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN

Name of the Student teacher : Jasmine. S. Roy Class : IX

Name of the Supervising teacher: Dr. Mini. P Time : 45mins

Subject : English

Unit : III

Name of the unit : Tales of Toil

Issue : Lack of human resource development

Lack of cohesive universal vision

Sub issue :Dignity of labour

Values, attitudes etc. to be kept work places

Content Analysis

“The Resignation” by Munshi Premchand depicts the life of a clerk, Lala Fatehchand and the series of mistreatment suffered by him under his Saheb. The first part of the story depicts the physical appearance of Fatehchand as well as his daily routine. It also tells the psychological weakness of Fatehchand.

New Vocabulary

Glare , Reprimand, frown, epitome, exaggeration, sunken

Facts and Concepts

The physical and mental picture of Fatehchand is narrated vividly.

Curriculum Statements

a) The learner reads and enjoys short storiesb) Reads and analyses literary texts and identifies the themec) Understands the meaning of new words in suitable contextsd) Develops self reading habits. e) To think and evaluate critically the issues related to human resource

development and to develop proper skills and attitudes needed for the development of human resource.

Pre- requisites

a) The learner have read short stories or watched films where employees are abused by employers.

b) They are aware of the concept of dignity of labour.

Teaching Learning Resources Audio visual aids ( Powerpoint presentation, video clips)

References

New Oxford Dictionary Teacher’s handbook ( class IX)

Classroom interaction procedure Expected learner response

Informal interaction The teacher communicates informally with students to create rapport with them.

Entry activityTeacher shows some powerpoint slides with famous quotes on dignity of labour and presents different type of labourers and their labour. Then teacher asks questions based on each slide.

(http://jasminesroy.blogspot.in/2014/09/blog-post_97.html)

a) What does the first collage depicts?

b) What does the second collage shows ?

Link Talk Teacher then shows a video clip narrating about the condition of sewermen and their position and status in the society. (http://youtu.be/tWBCsn6pQWc)

Teacher makes them aware of the concept of dignity of labour by sharing her views on the topic.

Now the teacher leads them to the short story “ The Resignation” (B.B) and introduces the writer showing his picture in powerpoint.

Microprocessing of the input

ReadingThe teacher reads the play aloud with correct pronunciation, stress and voice modulation.

A nurse caring a patient,a porter carrying luggages, a sewerman cleaning sewage hole, a farmer with his harvest.A rickshaw driver carrying a passenger, a woodcutter cutting logs of wood, sweepers sweeping the floor, miners.

Learners listen carefully

Individual readingTeacher asks the learners to read individually. TrackingTeacher asks the learners to track their reading by marking √/?/!

Sharing with pair/peerTeacher now asks them to share their findings with their counterparts.

Sitting in groupsTeacher asks the learners to sit in groups and discuss their understanding with the group members.

Glossary reference with the help of the teacherThe teacher helps the learners to refer the glossary and find out the meaning of difficult words and provides them with situation and teaching aids to get the right meaning of the word.Teacher shows picture slides to give clues to different words and make the students arrive at its meaning by themselves with the use of powerpoint presentation. (http://jasminesroy.blogspot.in/2014/09/blog-post_97.html)

Megaphoning the doubtsTeacher goes to each group and megaphones a doubt to the entire class and helps them to

Learners read

Learners track while reading.

Learners share their findings with peers

Learners discuss in groups.

Students understand difficult words

understand correctly.

Scaffolded reading

What is the job of lala fatehchand ? Was Fatehchand looking young?Describe the physical appearance of Lala Fatehchand.

Describe the daily routine of Fatehchand

Is he interested in entertainment or arts?

Finding answers to the questionsTeachers helps the students to find out answers to various questions in the coursebook.

Reading aloud by the learnerThe teacher makes the learner to read the passage aloud one by one with correct pronounciation, stress and voice modulation.

Discourse ConstructionWrite a profile of Munshi Premchand.

Individual writingTeacher asks the learners to write down the

ClerkNoSalt and pepper hair, poor eyesight, pale complexion, sunken cheeks, back was bent.Fatehchand goes to office at 9am and returns home at 6pm.He has no contacts with the outside world. He was no concerned with religion nor with poorHe had no interest in arts, cinema or in sports.

Students find answers correctly

Learners read aloud individually

Learners write discourse

discourse individually.

Group writingTeacher asks the learners to sit in groups and share their points and refine their writing.

Presentation and editingTeacher directs each group to present their points. Teacher helps the learners to edit it.

Teacher’s versionTeacher presents her version of the discourse. Learners make necessary corrections in their writings.

individually

Learners refine discourse in groups.

Learners present their discourse

AssignmentWrite a speech on the topic “Dignity of labour”