This lesson plan is for an English class on a story by Rabindranath Tagore. The 40-minute lesson involves the teacher creating engagement with students by discussing homophones. They then give a brief introduction to the story and do a model reading. Students are asked to read sections of the story themselves while the teacher does a second model reading. Comprehension questions are asked to check understanding, and unfamiliar words are presented with flashcards. Students are divided into groups to discuss scaffolding questions about characters and events in the story. The lesson concludes by asking students to prepare a summary of the passage.

1. Innovative lesson plan
Name of the teacher: Jinu mol Joseph
Subject: English
Standard: VIII
Duration: 40 minutes
Learning materials: flash cards, pictures etc
Process
Wake up
The teacher creates a good rapport with the students by writing a word which has the same sound but different meaning.
Eg : tide, tied
Introduction
Teacher gives a brief introduction of the story. Here is a story written by Rabindranath Tagore. The story is about the strange wishes of a father and his son
Model reading by the teacher
Teacher reads the subtopic with characteristics of English rhythm.
Response

2. Second model reading by the teacher
Teacher asks the pupils to open the course book and look at the 1st six paragraphs of passage entitled ‘when wishes come true’.
Comprehension
Teacher asks some comprehension questions to know whether the pupils have got an overall idea of the given passage.
For eg: 1) what does the name subal indicates?
2) What are the wishes of subal and sushil?
Presentation of new words
Teacher presents unfamiliar words with the help of flash cards.
Grouping
Teacher divides the students into different groups.
Scaffolding questions
Teacher asks some questions to find out their comprehension.
1) Who is subal?
2) What makes the father punishes his son?
3) What does the name sushil denotes?
Follow up activity
Prepare a summary of the passage.