Innovative lesson template

1. NAME OF THE TEACHER TRAINEE: ANSU RAJ.S STANDARD: IX
NAME OF THE SCHOOL : NEW H S S NELLIMOODU
SUBJECT : ENGLISh
UNIT : BREAKINGBARRIERS DURATION : 45
SUBUNIT : EVEN PAST FIFTY
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY PUPILS RESPONSE
Objectives
• To make the learning process interesting and
effective
• To develop an awareness about gender
inequalities
• To engage pupils in various discourse
activities
Phase 1
Are you familiar with these women? How old do
you think they are? They are all past fifty K. R
GowriAmma Sonia Gandhi KiranBedi
Can you tell me such women
Do you personally know any woman who works
tirelessly even past fifty? Your neighbours, your
aunts, and even your mothers work day and
night despite their growing age. Haven’t you
noticed?
Now we are going to read a poem based on all
those women who have dedicated their lives to
make their dear ones happy. …
Phase 2
Let me introduce the poet to you…
ShantaShelke
A brief history of the poet...
Pupil listen carefully and answers to the
questions

2. • Born: October 19, 1922, Indapur, India
• Marathi poet and writer
• journalist, professor, composer, story writer,
translator, writer of child literature
• Penned novels like Punarjanma and Dharma
• Famous poems include Varsha and Godhan
• Died of cancer on 6 June, 2002
Phase 3
The poem is about the toil that women suffer in
our society. They endure everything for the sake
of their family. Even Past Fifty ShantaShelke
Phase 4
The teacher recites the first stanza with proper
stress, rhythm, and intonation
She’s past fifty;
yet she’s still a little girl at heart
for whom the house is a doll’s house,
and running the household
a childhood game.
Phase 5
Individual reading by the learner. Learner reads
with proper stress, intonation and rhythm
Phase 6
Sharing with pair or peer Bounce ideas back
and forth…
Phase 7
Glossary reference with the help of the teacher
Boost your vocabulary Doll’s house: a toy house
with small furniture and sometimes dolls in it for
children to play with
Childhood /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd /-the state of being a
child.
Phase 8
Scaffolding Questions
1. Who is the ‘she’ in the poem? Is it only the
Pupil listen carefully.
Pupil read the profile.
Pupil listen to teacher.
Pupil listen to the poem carefully.
Pupil reads loudly with proper stress ,
intonation,rhythm
Pupil identify the difficult words.

3. woman in the poem? Or does she represent all
women?
2. Is it possible for a woman of fifty to be ‘a
little girl at heart’? How?
Phase 10
Reading aloud by the Learner Why don’t you
recite the stanza once again?
Phase 11
Evaluation Do it yourself…. • Write a paragraph
on your mother’s activities during the course of
a day. • You are worried about your mother’s
poor health. You ask her to take a break from the
household chores. Enact the conversation.
Pupil answer to the questions.
Pupil read the stanza once again.