Name of the student teacher: Chinnu Dileep

Subject: English
Unit: Roots
Sub unit:THE TATTERED BLANKET

INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN

STD: IX
Duration: 45min

ISSUE: CULTURE
SUB ISSUE: WEAKENING OF FAMILY TIES, IMPORTANCE OF ONES ROOTS
CONTENT ANALYSIS:
On his way back from Thiruvananthapuram after attending a meeting,
Gopi visits his mother. The mother lives with her daughter Kamalam, a widow, who is
elder to Gopi. As Gopi opens the gate and enters the courtyard the mother sees him.
Though Kamalam explained her that it was Gopi, she could not recognize him.
CURRICULAR STATEMENT: The learner,

reads and enjoys the short story

reads and analyses literary text and identifies
the theme
understands the meaning of new words
develops self reciting habits

PRE-REQUISITES: The learner,

are aware of the weakening of family ties

are aware about the crucial role of family in ones
upbringing

TEACHING LEARNING RESOURCES:Video clip, Flash cards, Course book, etc

REFERENCE: Coursebook, hand book, oxford English dictionary

INFORMAL INTERACTION
The teacher communicates informally with learners to create a report with them.

ENTRY ACTIVITY
Teacher asks some questions:

Do you have grandparents at your home?

What difference do you find between young people and old people?
Do you love your grandparents?

LINK TALK

Have you seen the movie Thanmathra?

Do you remember the role played by Mohanlal?
What is it about?

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Lets see a video clip.

Now the teacher leads them to THE TATTERED BLANKET and introduces the
writer.

PRESENTATION
Today we are going to learn a new short story shows the pathetic condition of a
mother who has lost her memory and the arrival of her son after a long time.

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Kamala Das

KAMALA DAS
(1932-2009)

Kamaladas/ Madhavikutty/ Kamala Surayya is the daughter of the famous

Malayalam poet Balamani Amma and V.M.Nair. She is an internationally known poet,
short story writer and novelist, who wrote effortlessly both in English and Malayalam.
She has received many awards for her literary works.

MODEL READING BY THE TEACHER

The teacher reads the portion aloud with correct pronounciation intonation and stress.
INDIVIDUAL READING
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Teacher asks the students to the passage individually

TRAKING THE READING

Teacher ask the learners to read the portion silently and marks the difficult words

EXPLANATION
Teacher explains the passage and clarifies their doubts
Teacher shows some pictures and explains the meaning of difficult words.

Country side

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Arm chair

Veranda

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Wrinkled face

SCAFFOLDING QUESTIONS
Teacher asks some textual questions,

Where was the old mother living?

What was the name of daughter?
What is the name of old ladys son?
Can she recognize her son?

READING ALOUD BY THE LEARNER

Teacher makes the learners read the paragraph aloud one by one with correct
pronounciation, voice modulation and stress.

DISCOURSE CONSTRUCTION
Write a conversation between the old lady and the son.

ASSIGNMENT
Write about an unforgettable event that happened in your life with your grandmother.

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