INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN

BY,ARYA MOHANB.Ed ENGLISHN.S.S TC PANDALAM

THE OWL AND THE PUSSY-CAT

EDWARD LEAR

Name of the student teacher : Arya MohanSubject : EnglishUnit : II, Tales and TunesSubunit : The Owl and The Pussy-catIssue : Stories in the form of poemsSub issue : Nonsense poem

CURRICULUM STATEMENTSThe learner, reads and enjoys the poem analyses and appreciates the theme

PRE-REQUISITESThe learner, has read and enjoyed many poems had enjoyed cartoons and comics

INFORMAL INTERACTION

Teacher starts with a language game.Find the words. LESIURRQ PAELENTH ONOGARAK

ENTRY ACTIVITYThe teacher creates a mental readiness in the learners through some questions. Do you like poems? What kind of poems do you like to read? Have you ever read poems with animals as characters?

LINK TALKTeacher ask the learners to share their interest in cartoons and comics to lead them to the poem. Do you like to watch cartoons? Who is your favourite characters? How do they behave, like animals or humans? Then the teacher leads them to the poem and introduces the poet.

EDWARD LEAR Edward Lear (1812-1888) is an English artist, illustrator, author and poet.

He is known mostly for his limericks, a form he popularized.

Genre : Children’s literature, Nonsense poems.

Major works : Laughable Lyrics Book of Nonsense Nonsense Songs Limericks

MICROPROCESSING OF THE INPUTREADINGTeacher reads the poem aloud with properstress , intonation and voice modulation.

INDIVIDUAL READINGTeacher ask the learners to read the poemsilently and track the new words that they cannot follow.

GLOSSARY REFERENCE WITH THE HELP OF TEACHERTeacher help the learners to refer the glossary and find out the meaning of difficult words.

CLARIFICATION OF DOUBTS USING SLIDESTeacher gives more clarification for difficult words using appropriate slides.

PEA-GREEN BOAT

FIVE-POUND NOTE

PIGGY-WIG

SHILLING

TURKEY

SLICES OF QUINCE

RUNCIBLE SPOON

SILENT READING BY THE LEARNERTeacher ask the learners to read the poem once again for more understanding.

SCAFFOLDED READINGTeacher checks the learners level of understanding of the poem by asking some questions. Where did the Owl and the Pussy-Cat go? Where did they sail to? Why? How much did they paid for the ring? Which expression shows the poem has a happy ending?

LOUD READING BY THE LEARNERTeacher ask the learners to read the poem aloud with correct stress, intonation and voice modulation.

DISCOURSE CONTRUCTIONWrite the conversation between the Owland the Pussy-cat, sharing their wishesabout getting married and discussinghow to collect the ring.

INDIVIDUAL WRITINGTeacher ask the learners to write the discourse individually.

GROUP WRITINGTeacher ask the learners to discusstheir ideas in groups and write thediscourse.

PRESENTATION AND EDITINGTeacher ask the learners to present the discourseand helps them to edit it

CONCLUSION BY THE TEACHERTeacher gives a brief summary of the poem by concluding all the points discussed throughout the class.

APPRECIATION OF THE POEMTeacher helps the learners to understand limericks and to identify the human elements used in the poem.For example; They took some honey and plenty of money.

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITYWrite a limerick of your own usingthe first line given below.‘A wonderful bird is the peacock’

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