Lesson Plan - I

Name of the Teacher : Revathy. P.S. Standard : IX

Name of the School : Muhammadans Girls H.S. Division : A
Subject : English Date : 25.06.2014
Unit : Roots Strength : 31
Sub-unit : Those winter Sundays Duration : 45 minutes
Issue : Culture
Sub-issue : * weakening of family ties
* importance of ones roots
* issues of immigrant population
* issues related to the aged
Content Analysis : Robert Hayden an American poet. He wrote the poem Those
winter Sundays. The poem explain that in our childhood days we
often fail to understand properly the deep love of our parents.
Poet narrates the real warmth of love os a father to his son. Who
failed to understand his father.
Curricular Statements : The learner,
* To understand the crucial role of family ties in ones upbring.
* To create awareness of ones cultural roots.
* To empathise with the aged.
* To identify the issues of immigrant population.

Pre-requisites : The learner,
* has read poems and enjoyed it.
* has the awareness of the family ties.
* has to create the aesthetic sense.
Teaching-learning resources : The learner,
1) show the picture of the poet.
2) A chart (Present the profile hints of the poet)
3) video clipping.
Classification Interaction Procedure Assessment
Introduction
Informal interaction with the students. Teachers
established a good support with the learners by
asking certain questions related to every day life.
* How many of you wake up early in the morning ? learners responded well
* How is your day ?
* Have you had your breakfast ?
Entry Activity
Teacher ask the students to write a few sentence
about any of your family member. Then teacher
asks why do you choose this member ?
Link talk learners write well
* Do you love your mother ?
* Do you love your father ?
* When do you love most ?
Then the teacher using chalk and black board.
Writes the little of the poem and the name of the
poet.
Teacher gives hints to write a profile of the poet.
Hints : Robert Hayden
* Born : 4 August 1913 USA, American poet
* Occupation : Poet, essayist, educator
* Notable work : Heart shape in the Dust with the help of teacher interactions
* Political poetry written learners complete the profile
* Died : February 25, 1980 Ann Arbor en Michigan (USA)
Then teacher shows the picture of the poet
(Robert Hayden)

Micro processing of the input
Teacher reads the poem loudly learners listen carefully
Silent reading by the pupil
Teacher asks the learners to read the poem
silently and rapidly with comprehension
Tracking the reading
Teacher asks the pupil to track their reading using
symbols
, , !, and ?
- I understand
- I dont understood
! - interesting learners track their reading according
? - doubtful to their level of understanding
Sitting in group and sharing with peers
Teacher asks the pupil to sit in groups and share
their understanding with the members of the group learners share their ideas in
groups
Word study
1. cracked : split or broken
2. ached : continuous or dull pain
3. weather : change of season or temperature leaners responded
4. blaze : burn with flame
5. blue black cold : extra cold
Megphoning the doubts
Teacher goes each group and megaphones their
doubts
Scaffolding question
i) who is the author of the poem ?
ii) who is the speaker in the poem ?
iii) what does the phrase Sundays too mean ? leaners answered well
iv) How is Sunday contrasted wit weekday ?


Loud reading by the learner
Teacher asks learner to read aloud with correct
pronunciation, stress etc. Then teacher select
students to read the poem.
Finding answers to the textual question
* Do you think that the poets father led a life of
toil ? which line in the poem gives you can answer ? leaners answered well
Discourse, Construction, Editing and
Presention
Teacher asks the students to write the
appreciation of the first stanza of the poem
Generalisation and Conclusion
Teacher sums up the first stanza with the help of
the students, showing a video related to parental
love towards his children at different stages of
their life leaners listen carefully
Assignment
Collect different poems on the parent-child relationship