This lesson plan is for a 45 minute English class on the poem "Those Winter Sundays" for 9th standard students. The plan outlines activities like introducing the poem by showing a video, having students recite the poem individually and together, discussing unfamiliar vocabulary, asking comprehension questions, and having students write and present descriptions of nature in winter. The goal is for students to understand the importance of family ties, one's cultural roots, and empathy for the aged.

1. LESSON PLAN
Std : IX
Duration: 45 mts.
Date:
Name of the student teacher : Anjana.S.
Name of the supervising teacher : Dr.Mini.P.
Name of the School : V.V.H.S.S.Thamarakulam
Subject : English
Unit : I,Roots
Subunit : Those Winter Sundays (Stan:1-2)
Issue : Culture
Sub Issue : Weakening of family ties
Importance of one’s roots
Issues of immigrant population
Issues related to the aged
CONTENT ANALYSIS
Robert Hyden is an American poet, essayist and educator. His works often address
the plight of African Americans. The poem “Those Winter Sundays”, deals about the story of a
hardworking poor father who is being fondly remembered by his grown up son.

2. New vocabulary : Crack, ache, labour, weekday weather,
blaze, splintering chronic anger.
Facts and concepts : Strong family relationships, love and care
of father, mother, siblings etc.
Curriculum statements : To understand the crucial role of family
ties in one’s upbringing
To create awareness f one’s cultural roots.
To empathise with the aged.
To construct various discourse like
conversation, skit, character sketch letter,
story etc.

3. Pre-requisites : Children knows about the love and
care of parents.
Children knows how to recite the
poems with correct stress, rhythm
etc.
Reference : Source book, course book
of Std.IX, Oxford dictionary.
Teaching Learning Resources : Audio-Visual aids, charts, flash cards
etc.

4. Class room Interaction procedure Expected Learner Responses
Informal interaction
The teacher communicates informally
with the students to create a rapport
with them.
Entry Activity
Teacher asks some questions
(1) Do you know about seasons?
(2) How many seasons we have?
(3)Which are they?
(4)Which season do you like most?
(5) What is the peculiarity of winter
season?
Yes
Four
Summer, Winter, Spring Autumn
Winter
Cold climate

5. Link Talk
Teacher creates a mental
readiness in the learners. Then the
teacher introduces the poem “Those
Winter Sundays”, which was written
by Robert Hayden, by showing the
video using Laptop.
Micro processing of the input reading
Teacher recites the poem aloud
with correct rhythm, intonation and
stress.
Individual reading
Teacher asks the learners to recite
the poem with correct, rhythm,
intonation and stress.
Learners see the video
Learners recites the poem
with correct rhythm
intonation etc.

6. Tracking the reading
Teacher asks the learners
to track their reading by
marking [ / , X, !, ?] etc.
Sharing with peer:
The teacher asks the
learners to share their
understanding of the
findings with their counter
part.
Setting in groups:
Now the teacher asks the
learners to sit in groups and
discuss their understanding
of the findings.
Learners tracks their
reading
Learner share their ideas
Learners sit in groups

7. Glossary reference with the
help of the teacher:
Teacher now helps the
learners to refer the glossary
and find out the meaning of the
difficult words.
Mega phoning the doubts:
Teacher goes to each group
and mega phones their doubts
to the entire class and helps
them to understand correctly
scaffolded reading.
Learners ask doubts

8. Teacher asks scaffolded questions
to predict, establish and build up
thoughts.
1. At what time of the day do
you experience the severity of
cold the most during winter?
2. How does the sky look like
during earlier mornings?
3. How would you describe the
coldness you experience on an
early winter morning?
Finding answers to the
question given .
Now the teacher helps the
learners to find answers to the
various questions given in the
course book.
Early morning
Blue black

9. Choral recitation by the learners.
Teacher makes the learners
recites the poem aloud with
correct rhythm, intonation etc.
Discourse construction.
The teacher asks the students
to write a description about the
nature in winter season.
Individual writing.
Teacher asks the learners to
write a description about the
nature in winter season.
Individual writing
Teacher asks the learners to
write the discourse individually
Learners writes
description about nature
in winter season

10. Group writing
Teacher asks the learner
to write the discourse in
groups.
Presentation and editing
Teacher asks the learners
to present the discourse and
she helps the learners to edit
it.
Teacher’s version
Teacher presents her own
version of the discourse and
students use it to refine their
words.
Assignment
Draw the picture of
nature in winter season.
Learner’s present