LESSON PLAN

Date: 28-08-2021 Class: VIII

Subject : History Topic: Women cast and reforms
Duration: 40 mins

General Objectives :

1) Discuss why so many reformers focused on the women’s question, and how they visualised a change in women’s
conditions.
2) Outline the history of new laws that affect women’s lives.
3) Illustrate how autobiographies, biographies and other literature can be used to reconstruct the histories of women.

Specific Objective :

Cognitive :

1) Knowledge :-
i) To discuss on the reformers and there efforts to change the conditions of women.
ii) To discuss the laws that affects the women’s life.
2) Understanding :
i) Students will be able to understand the position of women in the society.
ii) Students will be able to understand the wrong traditions followed against women at that time.

3)Application :
i) To construct knowledge about the position and role of women in the society .

Affective:
The student will be able to understand to understand the role of women in society and the ill traditions that were followed
regarding them like Sati. They will also be able to understand the demands for equality and justice .

Psycomotor:
Students will be able to recall and learn about the social reformers that took a stand for the change and betterment of women in
society.

Teaching Aids:
General : Whiteboard, Marker, duster.
Specific : Audio Aids, Visual Aid,
Previous Knowledge Testing:

1)Who was Raja Ram Mohan Roy?

Ans) Raja Ram Mohan Roy  was an Indian reformer who was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha.

2)Do you know about Sati Pratha?

Ans) Sati is a historical Hindu practice in which a widow sacrificed herself by sitting atop her deceased husband's
funeral pyre.

3)What were the problems faced by girls when they first started going to school?
Ans) One of the main problems were people feared that school would take girls away from home and prevent
them from doing domestic work.

Topic Announcement:
Today We will start with a new topic of Women, Caste and Reform.

Pedagogy: i) Discussion Method

ii) Enquiry-based approach.
 Teaching Presentation Table

Teaching Point Pupil-Teacher Students Activity Teaching Aid

Activity
Date- 28-08-2021
Introduction of the The teacher The pupil will listen Topic- Women,
chapter of Women, discuss about the carefully with Caste and Reform.
cast and reform. chapter in brief. active participation.
Discussion- In today’s
world, women
empowerment is one of
the most important
Why was Sati The teacher will The students will agendas of our country.
considered evil and discuss about the listen and share They are given a number
banned? ill tradition of their viewpoint. of rights such as the right
to education, to work, to
Sati. vote in elections, etc. But
in old times it was not so.
Who were the The teacher will The students will Women were deprived of
many rights.
reformers that tell about the listen carefully and
brought about the reformers and share their aspects
change in women will discuss about on them.
lifestyle? them?
Recapitulation:

1) Sati was banned by _____.

2) The founder of Brahmo Sabha was ____________.
3) The Prarthana Samaj was founded in ____________.

Homework:

Study the Non Brahman Movement.