This document outlines an innovative English lesson plan for 8th standard students focusing on fables. The lesson introduces students to the fable "The Mice That Set The Elephants Free" through a series of classroom activities including entry questions, reading passages aloud, discussing new vocabulary, and developing their own fable. The goal is for students to understand the moral lesson of considering others and making friends with all. A variety of teaching methods are employed including group work, questioning, writing exercises, and presenting ideas to the class.

1. INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN
BY :
RAMYATHA .T.R.
B.Ed ENGLISH
ROLL NO : 12
N S S TRAINING COLLEGE,
PANDALAM

2. Name of the student teacher : RAMYATHA .T.R.
Name of the supervising teacher : Dr.MINI P
Name of the school : V V H S S,
Thamarakulam
Subject : English
Standard : 8th
Duration : 45 minutes
Unit : 2nd,
On Telling A Tale
Sub Unit : The Mice That Set The
Elephants Free (1-3paragraph)

3. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH BOOKS OF THIS
TYPES ?

4. WHAT STORIES DO THESE BOOKS TELL
US?

5. WHAT CHARACTERS DO YOU FIND IN
THESE STORIES?

6. THESE STORIES ARE FABLE

7. A FABLES WHICH TEACHES A MORAL
LESSON……

8. A FABLE IS A TRADITIONAL SHORT NARRATIVE
WHICH TEACHES A MORAL LESSON USUALLY
WITH ANIMALS OR BIRDS AS CHARACTERS

9. STORY OF MICE
AND ELEPHANT

10. ELEPHANT KING

11. ELEPHANT KING AND HERD COMES TO
MOUSE COMMUNITY

12. MICE HELD A
CONVENTION

13. ELEPHANT-TRAPPERS TRAPS THE
ELEPHANTS……

14. Issue : Lack of Universal Cohension.
Sub Issue : Not realizing the importance of Social
Mingling.
Content Analysis : This Fable is taken from the
Panchatantra tale.It is a translation from Sanskrit. The
Mice,the old settlers in a ruined village occupied the
chinks in the floors of house and temples there with
their children and grand childrens.They found
happiness in a variety of festivies.one day on their way
in search of water an Elephant King & his herd marched
through the mouse community,crushing the
faces,eyes,head & neck of many.

15. New Vocabulary : Chinks, retinue, lumbering,
crushed.
Facts & Concepts : 1. One should make friends
with all.
2. One should give
consideration & respect
to others.

16. Curriculum Statement : The Learners
1. Follow simple narration & dicussions.
2. Understands the idea of what is spoken.
3. Understands the meaning of new words in
suitable context.
4. Develops Self reading habits.

17. Pre-requisites : The Learners must have heard of
Fables & importance of social communication,
the need of mutual understanding.
Learning Aids : Chart, Flashcards,
Reference : Oxford English Dictionary,Ages,
movement & Literary forms.

18. Class room interaction
procedure
Informal Interaction : The
teacher communicate
informally with students to
create a rapport with them.
Entry Activity : The teacher ask
some questions.
1.Do you like stories?
2.Name some stories you have
read?
Expected Learners Responce
Learners response activity…
Yes
Fox and Lion…..

19. Link Talk : Teacher ask some few
more questions.
1.Can you tell me what do you
see in the book?
2.Does it has only one story?
Microprocessing of the input
reading : Teacher read passage
aloud with correct
pronounciation, intonation,
stress & voice modulation.
Learners response actively
Learners listens carefully.

20. Individual reading : Teacher
ask students to read
passage Individually .
Tracking the reading : Teacher
ask learners to track their
reading by marking {?,*!}
Sharing with pair/peer :
Teacher ask them to share
their findings with counter
part.
students to read passage
Individually .
learners do tracking.
Learners share their findings

21. Sitting in group : Teacher ask
learners to sit in group &
discuss their understanding.
Glossary reference with the
help of teacher : teacher
help learners to refer
glossary to finds out the
meaning of new words.
Learners discuss
Learners finds meanigs.

22. Megaphoning the doubts :
teacher goes each group
and megaphones their
doubts.
Scaffolded Reading : teacher
ask scaffolded questions
1.Where did the mice live?
2.Who came to their way ?
Learners doubts are cleared.
Learners response correctly.

23. Finding answers to the
questions in the course
book : teacher help
students to find answers .
Reading aloud by learners :
teacher makes learners
read passage aloud with
correct pronounciation,
intonation, stress & voice
modulation
Learners participate actively.
Learners reads..

24. Discourse construction :
teacher ask learners to find
out what remedy would the
mice have taken?
1.What would mice do?
2.Will they try to kill the king?
3.Will they try to fight with
elephant?
Learners participate actively.

25. Individual writing : teacher ask
learners to write their
discourse individually.
Group writing : teacher ask
learners to sit in group &
share their ideas.
Presentation & Editing :
teacher goes each and
directs them & to present
their points & to edit it.
Learners writes.
Learners shares their ideas.
Learners presents their work.

26. Teacher’s Version : teacher
presents her version of the
discourse. learners use it &
make necessary correction
in their writing.

27. ASSIGNMENT
CREATE ANOTHER FABLE WITH ANIMALS AND
BIRDS AS CHARACTERS.

28. THANKYOU