This lesson plan summarizes an English lesson on the poem "Even Past Fifty" by Shantha Shelke. The poem is about a woman who faces hardship with a smiling face. The plan includes introducing the poem through discussion questions, showing images related to the poet and women's roles, reciting the poem with expression, discussing it, and having students write about women's fate. Students will work in groups to quiz each other on the poem and sing it together. The goal is for students to understand gender issues and critically evaluate related topics.

1. INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN
Submitted by: Densy John Submitted to: E.K.Jijan
Option: English Assistant Professor
Reg No: 165 14 303 009 English
Year of Study: 2014-2015 Mount Tabor Training College
Pathanapuram

2. Name of the Teacher : Densy John
Name of the School : Govt. H. s. s. Punalur
Subject : English
Name of the Unit : II, Breaking Barriers
Name of the Sub Unit : Even Past Fifty (Poem)
Issue : Issue of the marginalized
Sub issue : Gender inequalities
Content Analysis : „Even Past Fifty‟ is about a woman who faces the hardships of life with a smiling face and a cheerful
heart. It is a simple poem, but it draws the portrait of a miserable yet bold woman and thereby inspires many others to be.
Curricular Statements :
The learner,
 develops proper outlook on gender issues.
 thinks and evaluates critically the issues related to gender.
 develops proper outlook to work collaboratively in the pursuit of knowledge.

3. Pre-requisites:
The learner,
 is able to comprehend poem.
 has the skill of referring dictionary.
 is familiar with poetic language and expressions.
Teaching-Learning Resources:
 A picture of Shanta Shelke
 A picture of the life stages of women
 A chart containing the profile of the poet
References:
 Sourcebook
 Course book
 Web resources

4. Classroom Interaction Procedure
A Friendly Talk:
 Good Morning…
 Do you feel great?
 Have you had your breakfast?
Let’s start the Fun..:
 Do women have more hands?
Why do they have to work so hard always?
Have you seen the film “ Veruthe Oru Bharya?”
What did you understand from the film?
Pupil Response
Learner wishes and responds
Learner participates actively

5.  Can you tell me the services rendered by your mother to the
family?
Then students are shown the picture of the poet and a chart containing her profile.
Learners are motivated

6. Today’s Special..
Singing Time…
The teacher recites the poem once with proper stress, gestures, voice modulation,
etc. After reciting the poem the learners are asked to recite the poem individually
and refer the glossary for familiarizing the difficult words.
Learner listens with interest
Learner listens carefully and recites
actively.
Let’s enjoy a new poem…“Even Past Fifty”
written by Shantha Shelke.
It is a poem about a woman who
faces the hardships of life with a smiling face
and a cheerful heart. The poem draws the
portrait of a miserable yet bold woman and
thereby inspires many others to be.

7. Do you Remember?
 What is the title of the poem we learnt today?
 Who is the author of the poem?
 What does the poem discuss about?
 Who is the „She‟ in the poem?
Follow-up Activity
Write a paragraph on the topic “Fate of women.”
Fun Time…
Teacher divides the class into groups and asks the learners to frame as many
questions as possible and conducts a quiz competition by providing points.
Then the learners are asked to sing the poem together with their
group members.
Learner discusses in groups and frames
questions.