This lesson plan is for teaching the short story "The Tattered Blanket" in 9th standard English class. The story discusses the weakening of family ties and importance of cultural roots. It's about an 85-year-old mother who is deserted by her son along with her widowed daughter Kamalam. The plan includes introducing the topic, having students engage with questions, reading the story individually and in groups, discussing vocabulary, answering questions, and having students prepare placards or assignments on related topics.

1. I T C Lesson Plan
Name of Teacher : Rajeena A
Name of School : Govt. H S Paravoor
Subject : English
Unit : Roots
Sub unit : The tattered Blanket
Standard : IX
Division : A
Strength : 36
Duration : 45 Min
Date :
Issue : The importance of family ties and one’s non culture
Sub issue : 1. weakening of family ties
2. Importance of one’s root
3. Issue related to the aged
Content Analysis : “The tattered blanket” is a story about a mother of eighty five years old, who has been deserted along with his
widowed daughter named Kamalam, by her son. Kamala Das portraits the inhuman act of son who desert her mother in old age, the elderly are
being abused abandoned and harassed by the young people. This has become a serious social crime.
Curricular Statements : The Learner
 Understand the crucial and imaginative role of family ties is one’s upbringing
 Empathies with the aged
 Able to think critically and take proper stand on issue related to family ties, Cultural roots, the old aged and the value of wealth

2. Pre-Requisites : The learner
 Have heard many stories about old age people
 Has aware of parental love
 Has must know the aged people and their feelings
Teaching – Learning Resources
 Power point presentation
 Images
 Video
 Laptop
Class Room Interaction Procedure
Informal Interaction / Introduction
Teacher establishes a good rapport with the students by asking questions related to their family and daily life.
 How is your day?
 All of you had your breakfast?
 Do you love your parents?
 Do you like to go away from them?
Entry Activity
Teacher shows a video clip about abandoned of old age people and made a classroom discussion about it and elicit response of the students.
Link Talk
 Have you ever think about their sacrifices for you?
 What may be the reason behind the increasing number of old age home?

3. Then the teacher introduces the lesson “The tattered blanket”. Then the teacher gives profile hints author in a slide along with an image of the
author. Teacher asks them to develop the profile.
Micro processing of the input
Model reading by the teacher
Teacher shows the video of “The tattered blanket” and asks them to listen carefully the conversation and the characters
Silent reading by the pupil
Teacher ask the pupil to react the passage silently with comprehension
Track the reading
Teacher asks the pupil to track their reading using the symbol √ *?
Sitting in group and sharing with peers
Teacher ask the learner to sit in group and share their ideas with the peer
Detailed word study
Futile Attempt : Incapable of producing any useful results (Teacher shows an Image)
Wrinkle : make lines or folds especially in fabric or stain (teacher shows an image)
Megaphone the doubt
Teacher goes to each group and megaphone their doubts to the entire class and help them to understand well
Scaffold Reading
Then to make the learner predict, establish and build up thoughts, teacher asks some questions. Question presented in the class through a slide
Read about by the learner

4. Teacher ask the student s to read loudly, Select student randomly to read with correct pronunciation
Finding answer to the textual questions
Teacher helps the learner to find the answer to the questions given in the text
Discourse construction, editing and presentation
Teacher asks the students to prepare placards for world mother’s day? Then the teacher shows teachers version
Generalization and conclusion
Teacher summarizes the lesson with the help of teachers (Short story – Tattered Blanket – an eighty five years old mother – Kamalam, widower
– Gopi – brother of Kamalam – settled in Delhi – Visit amma after a long period)
Assignment
Write a letter to Gopi requesting stay there and look after.