LESSON PLAN

Name of the teacher : Praseetha. C.P Standard : VIII B

Name of the School : H.S.S.Kandamangalam Strength : 34
Subject : English Period : 6
Unit : 2. On Telling A Tale Duration : 45 mins
Sub Unit : The Story Teller ( Paragraph 1-3 ) Date :08/08/2014
Issue : Lack of Cohesive universal vision
Sub Issue : Not realizing the importance of social mingling
Content Analysis : The Story Teller is a short story written by Hector Hugh Munro (Saki). He
is also known as Saki. The story is about three children , their aunt and a bachelor. This short story
focuses on the art of storytelling because two different stories come within the main story. In the 1
st
part aunt and three children are travelling in a train. A bachelor sits opposite to them. Aunt always says
dont , to the children. And children always ask why to the aunt. Aunt began to tell story to them.
Curricular Statements : The Learner ,
1. reads and analyses the literary text , Page no. 47
2. identifies the main characters in the story aunt and three children
3. learns to construct discourses like sentence construction
4. develops interest in reading similar kinds of stories
Pre- requisites : The Learner ,
1. is able to comprehend passages
2. has the study skill of referring a dictionary
3. has similar experiences in a train journey
Teaching Learning Resources :
1. Black board ( Name of the story and writer )
2. Chart ( Profile of the author )
3. Picture ( Saki )
4. Roller board (Scaffolding Questions )
References :
1. Course Book of Standard VIII ( Page no.47 , Paragraph 1 , 2, 3 )
2. Source Book of standard VIII
3. Oxford English Dictionary
Classroom Interaction Procedure Assessment / Expected
Response
Informal Interaction
Teacher engages in an informal talk with the
students. So as to create a good rapport with them.
Good Afternoon
How are you ?
Are you all happy with the climate ?
How was the rain today ?
Entry Activity
Teacher asks certain questions like
Have you ever been in a train journey ?
How many times you travelled in a train ?
Link Talk
Teacher introduces the short story The Story
Teller written by Hector Hugh Munro and then
displays a chart (profile) with the picture. Then she
writes the title of the story and the name of the
writer on the black board.
Students interacted well to
the teacher during informal
interaction.
Students freely responded
to the teacher.
Students listened carefully
to teacher.
The Story Teller
Hector Hugh Munro
Micro processing of the input
Model reading by the Teacher
The teacher reads the first three paragraphs of
the story with proper stress, intonation , pronunciation
and in meaningful units. The theme and the necessary
details are also forwarded to the students.
Silent Reading by the pupil
The teacher asks the students to read the
paragraphs silently with comprehension.
Track Reading by the teacher
The students are asked to read paragraphs
1,2,3 individually and silently and they are also
asked to mark accordingly ie., they have to put tick
( ) mark for what they have understood and a
question mark ( ? ) for what they have not understood
and an exclamation mark for what they found
Students listened to the
reading by the teacher
with much attention. The
students carefully listened
to the explanation
provided by the teacher.
Students read the
paragraphs silently with
much comprehension.
Students read the
paragraphs of the story
and mark according to
the teachers instruction.
interesting or surprising.
Sitting and sharing with peers
Teacher asks the pupil to sit in groups and
to share their ideas with the members of the group.
Glossary reference
Teacher asks the students to refer the glossary and
to find out the meaning of the difficult words. If the
students need further clarifications, teacher intervenes
and provides situation or teaching aids to get right
meaning of the words. The difficult words are
Persistent, Smacking and Reluctant.
Persistent
/psst()nt/ - continuing firmly or obstinately in an
opinion or
course of action in spite of
difficulty or opposition.
Some Salesmen can be very persistent.
S mack
/smak/ - strike (someone or something), typically
with the palm
Students shared their
ideas with the peers.
Students referred the
glossary to find out the
meaning of the difficult
words.
Students understood the
meaning.
of the hand and as a punishment.
Jessica smacked his face, quite hard
reluctant
/rlkt()nt/ - unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.
She seemed reluctant to answer
Collaborative learning
Students are asked to form groups and share their
ideas in groups. Students are also asked to write down
the word in their personal word list.
Mega phoning the doubts
Teacher asks each group to megaphone their
doubts to other group.
Eg :
Group A to Group B : What is the meaning of the word
Stranger?
Group B to Group A : The meaning of the word Stranger is
a person whom one does not know or with whom one is not
familiar.
Facilitation by the teacher
Students formed groups and
share their ideas among
themselves. Students also
entered the word and
meaning to the personal
word list.
Students asked their doubts
to other group.
Teacher helps to clarify the difficult areas
which no groups could effectively tackle. Teacher also
explains the difficult areas.
Second model reading by the teacher
Scaffolding Questions
In order to make the content clear, scaffolding
questions are asked to the students. The students are
asked to write down the answers.
1. What is the title of the story?
2. Who is the writer of the story?
3. Who are the characters in the story?
Presentation by the pupil
Randomly students are selected from each group
and they are asked to present the answers for the
scaffolding questions.
Discourse Construction , Editing and Presentation
Teacher asks the students to construct sentences
by using the words.
Students presented their
answers well to the
scaffolding questions asked
by the teacher.
Students actively participated
in the discourse construction.
Group 1 and 3 : Dont and why
Group 2 and 4 : Come and Go
Then teacher presents a chart with answers.
Teachers Version
Dont - Dont make noise.
Why - Why are you late ?
Come - Come here.
Go - I go to school.
Generalization and Conclusion
Teacher summarizes the paragraphs with the help of
the students.
- The Story Teller is a short story written by the
famous writer Saki.
- The location of the story is in a train.
- The aunt and three children are travelling in a
train.
- A bachelor sits opposite to them.
- Aunt always says dont , to the children. And
children always ask why to the aunt. Aunt
began to tell story to them.
Students helped the teacher
to summarize the paragraphs.
Assignment
Write a story based on your experiences in a train journey.