ICT LESSON PLAN

ICT LESSON PLAN

Name of the teacher trainee  : Liza Susan George     

Name of the school                 : ASHSS, Parippally    

Subject                                     : English

Unit                                          : Flowers and Showers

Topic                                        : First Showers

Theme                                      : Nature

Sub-theme                               : Sensuousness of rain

CONTENT ANALYSIS

FIRST SHOWERS  is a beautiful poem written by the well known Indian poet Nalini Sharma. The poet speaks about the changes that rain brings. Here the poet tells us that we can alleviate our pains through the real touch of nature. It soothes us and brings happiness to our mind and soul. The rain soothes the poet by getting rid of heat and fatigue. 

CURRICULAR OBJECTIVES

The learner

• Develops listening speaking reading and writing skills.
• Enhances creative and critical thinking
• Develops imagination and aesthetic power
• Reads the poem and appreciates the poet’s style.

PRE REQUISITES

The learner

• Has read similar poems about rain.
• Knows the happiness that rain brings.
• Realises the importance of nature.
• Develops an attitude to understand the poem with its essence.

TEACHING LEARNING RESOURCES.

Coursebook, Sourcebook, Chart, CD, Dictionary

CLASSROOM INTERACTION PROCEDURE	PUPIL’S RESPONSE
INFORMAL INTERACTION Teacher creates a good rapport with the students by engaging in an informal talk with them
ENTRY ACTIVITY Teacher creates a mental readiness by showing some pictures of rain
LINK TALK Teacher gives a brief description about the happiness that rain brings.
INTRODUCING THE POEM Teacher  introduces the lesson and the author by showing a picture of the author and writes the title on the blackboard. FIRST SHOWERS       NALINI SHARMA Teacher displays a video which narrates the poem and visualizes each lines of the poem.
READING BY THE TEACHER Teacher reads the poem with proper stress, rhythm, intonation etc
SILENT READING BY THE  STUDENTS Teacher asks the students to share their ideas on what they have understood reading the lines with their peers.
SCAFFOLDING QUESTIONS Teacher asks a few scaffolding questions to the students. Who is the author of the poem? What is the title of the poem? How does the rain soothe the poet’s nerves?
GLOSSARY Teacher introduces the unfamiliar words from the stanza Parched  : dry  Soak : make wet or lie in water Visage : face Clung : hold on tightly Fatigue : extreme tiredness
APPRECIATION OF THE POEM Teacher gives a brief summary of the lines. When poet was returning from her workplace after an exhausted day’s work, cool raindrops touched her dried out face. The unexpected rain soaked her. It was a great comfort to her troubled nerves. Her frayed nerves got energized and she felt afresh.
GROUP ACTIVITY Teacher asks the students to be in groups and write Prepare the profile of Nalini Sharma based on the hints given
REFINING AND EDITING Teacher edits the products prepared by the students.
REVIEW Teacher recapitulates the lines and asks some questions. What made the poet’s stel unsteady? What was the poet doing at the time of rain?
FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY Teacher gives an assignment Find out the poetic devices used in the first eight lines of the poem.