Lesson Plan for Prose
Unit- I (Prose)
Topic- Taro’s Reward (Part I)
Class- VI
Instructional objectives: The pupil
1. acquires the skill of listening
2. understands the passage and grasps its meaning
3. acquires the skill of reading aloud with correct pronunciation and intonation
4. enhances his/her active and passive vocabulary
5. develops the habit of reading for pleasure
6. develops a feeling of love for language and literature
Specifications: The pupil
1. gets exposure to Japanese literature
2. gets acquainted with the style of story writing
3. develops curiosity related to the lesson
4. develops a feeling of respect for good character
5. acquires good character training
6. acquires desirable sentiments regarding family
Teaching Aids:
Picture and video of Shravan Kumar (Motivation), picture flash cards of Japanese people and a wood cutter, flash cards (meanings)
Specifications Content Learning experience Evaluation
Motivation: The teacher shows a picture of the 1. Do you know who he is and
recalls historical character Shravan Kumar. what he is doing in this picture?
1. He is Shravan Kumar. He is taking After discussing she shows a video
his blind parents on a pilgrimage clip of Shravan’s love for his parents.
by carrying them on his
shoulders.
2. He was a dutiful son who was 2. Can you narrate his story?
ready to sacrifice everything for
the sake of his parents’
happiness.
3. He was caring, loving, dutiful, 3. List out the qualities of
dedicated, and selfless. Shravan Kumar.
Today we are going to read a Japanese
story, similar to this story about a very
loving and caring son.
locates Announcement of the topic: The teacher announces the topic and
The name of the Japanese story is Taro’s writes it on the blackboard.
Reward.
gets clear ideas Gist of the lesson: The teacher gives the gist of the
about the lesson lesson and asks questions. The
The story is about Taro, a young teacher shows flash picture of Where did Taro and his family
woodcutter who lived with his parents Japanese people and wood cutter. live?
on a lonely hillside. He worked very hard
but earned very little money. He was a
thoughtful son and wanted to give his
parents all that they needed. He was
always sad because he didn’t have What made Taro sad?
enough money to satisfy their needs.
One evening, a strong wind blew and
everyone felt very cold. Suddenly Taro’s
father wished he had some saké to drink
to keep himself warm. Saké, also What did Taro’s father wish for?
referred to as Japanese rice wine, is an
expensive alcoholic drink made by
fermenting polished rice. This made him
sadder because he knew he could not What did he decide to do to
buy his father that drink. He decided to earn more money?
work harder to earn enough money for
it. The next morning, he woke up earlier
than usual and left to the forest. He
chopped and cut wood fast and without
a break thinking only of the extra money
that he must earn. He was sweating and What happened when he was
his mouth went dry because of thirst. cutting wood?
Suddenly he stopped hearing a sound of
water rushing wondering what it could
be since he did not remember seeing a
stream in that part of the forest. He
stopped his work and went in the
direction of the sound.
identifies Loud reading by the teacher: The teacher reads the passage aloud
with correct pronunciation and
intonation
grasps Vocabulary Exposition: The teacher gives the meaning of the Make sentences with the
new and difficult words and phrases following words/phrases:
1. Chop (verb)-cut something into in the lesson using flash cards and
pieces asks pupil to make sentences with it. 1. chop-
2. Earn (verb)-obtain money in 2. earn-
return for work done 3. thoughtful-
3. Thoughtful (adj.)-showing careful 4. heart-warming-
consideration for the needs of 5. do my heart good-
other people 6. jump out of bed-
4. whistle [here](verb)-produce a
shrill, high-pitched sound by
moving fast through a narrow
opening
5. heart-warming (adj.)-emotionally
uplifting
6. do my heart good (idiom)-to
make one happy/in a positive
state of mind
7. jump out of bed (phrase)-arise
suddenly or quickly
identifies Silent reading by the pupil: The teacher asks the pupil to read
the lesson silently and clarifies
doubts, if any.
recalls Comprehension questions: The teacher asks questions to check
whether they have understood the
1. Taro was a loving and dutiful son. He lesson. 1. What kind of a son was Taro?
was a very thoughtful son and worked
very hard to satisfy all their needs.
2. Taro was a woodcutter who chopped 2. What did Taro do for a living?
wood and earned his living.
3. Taro’s father yearned for the drink 3. What did Taro’s father yearn
saké to keep him warm. for?
4. Saké is an expensive alcoholic drink 4. What is saké?
made by fermenting polished rice.
reads with proper Loud reading by the pupil: The teacher asks a few pupils to read
intonation, the lesson aloud and corrects their
pronunciation and pronunciation.
stress
Recapitulation:
The teacher asks a few questions to review the lesson.
1. What do you understand about Taro’s character?
2. What is saké otherwise known as?
3. Why did Taro’s father wish for saké?
4. Why did Taro jump out of bed earlier than usual?
5. What made Taro stop his work in the forest?
Home Assignment:
Which quality of Taro would you like to develop? Why? Explain in 50 words.
