innovative lesson plan.... THE LIGHT ON THE HILLS

1. INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN
Name of the teacher: Deepthi S Raj Standard: 1X
Name of the school : Govt GHSS Neyyattinkara Strength:
Subject : English Date:
Unit : Seeds and Deeds Duration: 45 mts
Sub unit : The Light on the Hills
Issue : Work
Sub Issue : Dignity of labour
Dedication to work
Role of work in making life meaningful and purposeful
CURRICULAR STATEMENTS
The learner,
a) Reads and enjoys pieces of literature
b) Develops an interest towards smart work and hard work
c) Develops a working mentality with dedication to make life purposeful
d) Reads aloud with stress and intonation
CONTENT ANALYSIS
Lucy Clifford’s heart touching short story “The Light on the Hills” depicts the
value of work done with dedication and hard work and the final result of the
hard work. This story gives more emphasis to hard work. The main characters
in this story are a boy and his little sister. The boy is a painter and after the
unexpected death of his little sister made him in trouble. At last he began to
paint a picture that he promised to paint for his sister knowing that his eyes
were true and his touch sure. He worked at it until he was finished. That was the
best one than he had done before

2. LUCY CLIFFORD (1846-1929)
o Famous British novelist and journalist
o Wife of William Kingdon Clifford
o Famous works
a) Mrs Keith’s Crime (story)
b) The Last Touches and Other Stories
c) Mere Stories
d) A Woman Alone (play)
Todaywe are going to study a new lesson. The title of the story is “THE
LIGHT ON THE HILLS”

3. First of all the teacher gives outlines and some related pictures to the students
and asks them to develop it into a story.
Then the teacher gives the following hints:-
HINTS:-ONCE UPON A TIME THERE LIVED A LITTLE BOY AND HIS SISTER-
THE BOY IS A PAINTER......... -

4. ONCE THEY WENT TO A FIELD-
THE BOY LOOK INTO THE FIELD AND TRY TO DRAW A PICTURE OF THE FIELD-

5. THEY DISCUSSED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF DEDICATIN TO WORK-
THE BOY CAN’T COMPLETE HIS WORK. HE PROMISES HIS LITTLE SISTER TO
DRAW THE PICTER LATER.......... THEY RETURNDED HOME-

6. UNEXPECTEDLY HIS LITTLE SISTED DEAD-
HE BECAME VERY SAD AND IN GRIEF HE CAN’T ABLE TO DO
ANYTHING-

7. THE BOY WHO WAS GRIEVING FOR HER LITTLE SISTER PAINTED MANY
PICTURES............. BUT HE CAN’T ABLE TO FINISH-
AFTER MANY YEARS A STRANGE POWER CAME TO HIS MIND – HE HAS
TO PUT INTO THE WORLD SOMETHING WHICH SHOULD MAKE THE
MEANEST, HUMBLEST CITIZEN, A LITTLE HAPPIER OR BETTER-

8. AT LAST HE KNEW THAT HIS EYE WAS TRUE AND HIS TOUCH SURE, HE
BEGAN TO FINISH THE PICTURE HE HAD PROMISED TO HIS LITTLE
SISTER-
AT LAST HE FINISHED HIS WORK THAT WAS THE BEST WORK HE HAD
DONE EVER BEFORE-

9. Now the teacher analyse the story of the students and appreciate them for their
creativity and explains the lesson to them.
She also explains the difficult words to them showing pictures.
1. RIPPLES- SMALL WAVES
2. GRIEF- SAD
3. AUDIENCE- GROUP OF LISTENERS

10. Then the teacher tells the students that:
Perfect love has all the good qualities in its gifts except happiness. When one’s
work becomes totally selfless it brings happiness. Thus if we want happiness we
should give happiness to others also this happiness mixed with perfect love then
gives heaven....................So aim higher and do your works with dedication and
prayer...............