Mount Tabor Training College
Pathanapuram
Innovative Lesson Template
Submitted to
Prof.E.K.Jijan Submitted by
Mount Tabor Training College Blessy.m.Raj
Pathanapuram B.ed.English
Roll no.5
LESSON TEMPLATE
Name of the teacher: Blessy.m.Raj Std. viii
Name of the school: mount tabor girl’s high school strength:30
Name of the subject: English Time: 40min
Name of the unit: Flowers and showers
Name of the sub-unit: Song of the flower
Topic/Area: I am a kind ………………man must learn
THEME
Nature
SUB-THEME
Harmony in nature, Healing power of nature
CONTENT ANALYSIS
Khalil Gibran was a Lebanese artist, poet and writer. In the poem “Song of the
flower”, he glorifies the beauty of a flower and its importance in nature. The
poem is splendid for its exquisite use of poetic devices and expressions. By
studying the poem, the learners develop a positive attitude towards nature.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The learner,
Understands new words like utter, hearken, rear, dawn etc. and tries to
use them in their speech and writing.
Develops an interest in enjoying the beauty of nature
Reads the poem with proper stress, pitch and intination
develop ideas about poetic devices and poetic elements like simile and
metaphor
express ideas and feeling in the target language
PRE-REQUISITES
might have heard or studied poems related to nature
has studied the usage of simile in previous classes
has enjoyed the beauty and fragrance of a flower
TEACHING LEARNING RESOURCES
power pont presentation. Collection of pictures
REFERENCES
Oxford English dictionary
CLASSROOM INTERACTION PROCEDURE PUPIL RESPONSE
INFORMAL TALK
Teacher makes an informal talk and establishes Learners greeted the
teacher
Good rapport with them.
ENTRY ACTIVITY
Teacher shows some pictures of nature and some
Flowers and asks some questions Learners gave different
1. Are you interested in observing nature? Responses.
2. What are the things we usually see in nature?
3. Can you name these flowers?
LINK TALK
Teacher writes the title and the author of
The poem on the blackboard
Song of the Flower-Khalil Gibran
Then shows his profile using slides and asks Learners read the profile
one or two students to read aloud.
Song of the flower
Then direct the students to the poem A flower is
the speaker in the poem.
MICROPROCESSING OF THE INPUT
MODEL READING BY THE TEACHER
Teacher recites the poem with proper stress, pitch, Learners listened the
and intonation. model reading.
INDIVIDUAL/TRACK READING
Learners are asked to read the poem silently and Learners read silently
to identify the difficult words and identified
words.
REAR = TO BRING UP
DAWN = DAYBREAK
SLUMBER – TO DOZE, SLEEP LIGHTLY
LOUD READING
Learners are asked to read the poem Learners read the poem aloud.
Loudly.
COLLABORATIVE READING
Students are asked to form groups of equal
members .Asks them to go through the poem
once again and complete the following diagram
Teacher gives necessary guidance to complete
the activity.
ideas in the Subject matter
poem and
theme Learners participated in
discussion actively.
SONG OF THE
FLOWER
Nature
Mood of the described
Poem in
The poem
SCAFFOLDING QUESTIONS
Teacher asks some questions to check
whether they understood the poem well.
1.What does the flower do at dawn and at dusk?
2. What is described as the “eye of the day”? Learners gave correct
responses.
3. How does the flower become a part of joy and
Sorrow?
FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY
Prepare an appreciation of the poem ”song of the flower”