Innovative lesson plan- Taj Mahal

1. INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN
Name the teacher : Keerthy Jayasenan Std :8 D
Name of the school : St.Goretti HSS, Punalur Date :17/9/2015
Name of the Subject : English Time : 45 min
Unit : 1, Hues and Views
Topic : Taj Mahal (Poem)
Issue : Relevance of art in our day to day life
Sub Issue : Immortal Creation, the Taj Mahal and the timeless
appeal of that great monument.
Content Analysis :
Taj Mahal is considered as one of the Seven
Wonders of the World. It is a work of art that excels time and history.
The following lines are from Tagore’s poem “Shah Jahan”. In this
poem Tagore speaks of the immortal creation, the Taj Mahal and the
timeless appeal of that great monument.
Curricular Statement :
The learner,
 develops the four language skills.
 answer orally in simple and correct English

2.  get the spelling, meaning and pronunciation of new
words
 develop the ability to use the language correctly
Pre-requisites :
The learner,
 might have watched pictures or films about Taj
Mahal
 might have read stories or poems of the same kind
 might have know about the features of Taj Mahal
 might have know about the relevance of hard work
in day to day life
Teaching Learning Resoures :
English source book, pictures, power point presentation
Classroom interaction procedure Pupil Response
ENTRY TALK
Teacher enters the class and
creates a good rapport with them
by asking some informal
questions like
 How are you ?
 Did you had your breakfast?
 Are you ready to study
English?
Students respond actively with
interest

3.  Do you like poems?
INITIAL TASK
Teacher shows the video clipping
of Taj Mahal
What do you see in the video?
LETS WRITE
Then, teacher asks the students
to write about Taj Mahal.
Teacher asks one or two students
to read.
CONNECTING TALK
Teacher introduces the poem
Taj Mahal by Tagore. Teacher
shows the picture of Tagore. The
details of Tagore are present in
the laptop.
LET’S RECITE THE POEM
Teacher recites the poem with
proper stress, intonation, voice
modulation, pronunciation, and
pause and with appropriate
gestures.
LET US UNDERSTAND THE POEM
Teacher asks the students to
read the poem silently and asks
their doubts.
VOCABULARY
Teacher recites the first few
Students watch carefully
Students writes their answers
listens carefully
listens carefully
Reads the poem silently and asks
doubts

4. lines of the poem and shows the
lines through laptop. Then
teacher asks them to discuss their
doubts with each other. Teacher
also gives meaning of difficult
words.
Solitary – Alone
Gleam – To shine with a pale
Imperial – Related to an empire
LET’S FIND OUT ANSWERS
Teacher asks questions to find
out answers of textual questions.
LET’S DO
Teacher asks students to sit in
groups and to find out instances
of visual and auditory images
used.
EDITING
Teacher helps the students to
make necessary corrections.
LET’S RECOLLECT
Teacher asks certain questions
to recollect the theme of the
poem. And teacher summarizes
the poem.
FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY
Pick out two instances of similie.
Grasps the meaning of difficult
words
Discuss in group and tries to find
out answers
Listens carefully