Fostering Friendships - Enhancing Social Bonds in the Classroom
Innovative lesson plan
1. INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN
Name of the Teacher : Sabari Chandran Standard:9
Name of the School : KTCT EMHSS Kaduvayil Date:
Serial Number : 1 Strength:
Subject : English Time:
Unit : II,BreakingBarriers Period:
Topic : The Princessonthe Road
Issue : The issuesof the marginalized
Subissue : Gender inequalities
The Representationof genderissuesindifferentgenres
of literature.
CurricularStatement : The Students
-develop the fourfoldskillslistening,speaking, readingandwriting.
-developanoral communicationinthe targetlanguage.
-getan ideaaboutthe functional use of the language.
-getthe difficultwordsitsmeaningandpronunciation.
Learningoutcomes : The pupils
-comprehendthe play‘The Princessonthe Road’
-comprehendthe play withcorrectstress,intonation, pronunciation,-
tone variationandmodulationof voice.
-getthe spelling,meaningandpronunciationof new wordslike
beckoning,crumbles,harvestetc.
Contentanalysis : The Princeson the Road isa one act playby Kathleen
ConynghamGreene.Itdealswiththe storyof a princess
whoshedsherroyal attire and appearsdressedupas a
peasantgirl.She assumesthishumblegrapbecause she
iszealous inmakingherlife adventurousandexciting.
Pre-requistites : Children mighthave readthe one act plays.
Childrenmighthave readthe adventurousstories.
Childrenmighthave knowntoacta play.
Teachinglearningrecourses : Coursebook,sourcebook,blackboard,laptopshowing
the scenes, pictures, activity cardscontaining
scaffoldingquestions.
Formative evaluation : Comprehensionquestions.
Procedure Classroomactivities
Review questions.
2. CLASS ROOM INSTRUCTION/ PROCEDURE PUPIL’S RESPONCE
Infomal Interaction
Teachercommunicateswith the studentsandmakesa
goodrapport withthem.
. Which wasyour lastperiod?
. What didwe learnyesterday?
. Did youunderstandthroughlyyesterday’sportion?
. Can anyone saythe summaryor yesterday’sportion?
Entry activity
Teachasks the studentstoenact the role of princessin
the appearance andbehaviourof a village girl.
Link talk
The princessonthe Road isan interesting one actplay
by KathleenConynghamGreene.The nextpartdescribes
aboutthe princessdescriptionaboutvillage asrural.The
princessthinksita greatadventure because princessnever
have to make such activites.
Microprocessingofinput
Track Reading
Teacherasks the studentstoread the continuationof
the playsilentlyandkeeptrack of theirreading.Theycan
put ‘’forthe linestheyunderstand,’?’forthe linesthey
don’tunderstandand‘!’for the line whichhave surprising
idea.
Sharing with group
Studentsshare theirideaswiththe groupmembers
teachersmegaphonesthe doubtstothe whole classand
helpsthe studentsto understandthe passage.
Vocabulary
Beckoning/bekoning/:- togive somebodyasignal using
your fingerorhand.
Crumbles/Krnmpls/:- tobreaksomethigintoverysmall
pieces.
Harvesting/ha:vistin/:-getthe rewardof a farming.
Model reacting by the teacher
Teacherreadsthe play withcorrectstress,intonation,
modulationof voice,tone variationandproper
pronunciation.
Studentsrespondwell.
Studentsenactthe role.
Studentslistencarefully
Studentsreadsilentlyandkeeptrackof their
reading
Studentsactivelyparticipateingroupsand
share theirideas.
Studentsgetthe spelling,meaningand
pronunciationornew words.
Studentslistencarefully.
3. ScaffoldingQuestions
1. Why doesthe princessdescribe the place asrural?
2. How isthe village differentfromherplace?
3. Wouldyoucall gettingacup of milka great
adventure?
Discourse Construction
Pair Work
Teacherasks the studentstoenactthe role of princess
and a village girl anddescribe theircharacters.
Group Work
Teacherasks studentstodrawthe picture of a cottage
and palace onthe blackboard andmake the students to
explainthe difference betweenthe rural lifeandcitylife.
Editing
Teacherasks one or twogroupsto presenttheirworks
and helpsthemtomake propercorrections.
Loud Reading
Teacherasks one or twostudentstoread the playwith
properstress,intonation,modulationof voice andcorrect
pronunciation.
Review
Teachermakesone or two studentstogive the
summaryof today’sportion.
Studentswrite verietyof answers.
Students enactand describe the characters.
Studentsdraw andexplained.
Pupilsmake necessarycorrections.
Studentsreadthe passage loudlywithcorrect
stress,intonation,pronunciationand
modulationof voice.
Studentsgave a shortsummary
Followup activity
Constructa telephonicconversationbetween PrincessandFlorimund.