INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN TWO

Name of the teacher trainee : Divya. G Standard: IX

Name of the school : GBHSS, Kottarakara. Strength :

Subject : English. Period :

Unit : II Date :

Topic : Bonds of Love

Lesson : Song of a Dream

Issue : Values and Attitudes

Sub- issue : i. Truth, peace, sacrifice etc

ii. Universal love

iii. Social ethics

Learning Outcomes

Pupil develops the ability to,

Read and comprehend stories, autobiographies and poems.

Identify and use various poetic devices and prepare notes of appreciation.

Pre-requisites

The pupils,

Might have an idea about Sarojini Naidu.

Might have heard about other poems of Sarojini Naidu

Discourses

Profile, Write up

Supporting System

Course book, Source book, Internet, Laptop

Classroom Process Responses Warming up Activity Teacher enters the class and greets the children. Teacher creates an informal interaction with students. Picturization Teacher shows the picture of the author ‘Sarojini Naidu’ and gives a brief introduction about the author.

Presentation of the Content Teacher gives a brief description of the first stanza. In the stanza, the poet speaking about her dreamland in this poem. She is alone in the magical wood where beautiful and soulful visions sprung before her like poppies. The spirit of truth which appeared in the land of her dreams is compare to singing birds. The spirit of love compared to glittering stars and spirits of peace that flowed like streams. Reading the textbook Teacher reads the poem loudly with proper intonation, stress, rhythm, tone etc.

Reading aloud by the students Teacher asks one of the students in the class to read the poem aloud in the class and asks others to mark difficult areas. Vocabulary teaching Teacher explains the unfamiliar words using laptop. Wood- Small forest

Spirits- Angels

Discourse Level Activity Teacher asks students to write a profile of the author’Sarojini Naidu’. Creative Section

Teacher gives an opportunity to develop their creativity. They are asked to compose a tune for the lines. Knowledge Checking Teacher asks some questions to students to check their content knowledge. 1. Who is the author of the poem

‘Song of a Dream’? 2. What is the theme of the poem? 3. What are the spirits of peace, truth

and love compared to?

Assignment

Why are the spirits of truth compared to the birds that sing?