INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN

Name of the teacher: Priyanka Abraham Std:VIII G

Name of the school: Mount Tabor HSS, Pathanapuram Str:34
Name of the subject: English Date: 6/12/2017
Name of the unit: 5, Share and Care
Name of the lesson: The Merchant of Venice

Point of discussion
 Human Values

Values to be inculcated
 Empathy
 Friendship
 Love towards fellow beings

Outcomes expected
The learner,
 Develops proper communication skills.
 Reads and understands a prose passage.
 Listens to the instructions and directions given-by the teacher and
responds non-verbally and verbally.
 Participates in quiz.

Advance knowledge required

The learner,
 Might have seen plays of Shakespeare being staged.
 Might have read scripts of plays.
 Can frame questions from a passage.
 Has taken part in a role play.
 Might have seen movies that uses flash back technique.
Resources
 Videoclips
 Ppt of lesson
 The book “ The Merchant of Venice”.
 Picture of the playwright
 Storyboard
 Scorechart

References
 Sourcebook
 Oxford Pocket English dictionary
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1wRsorim9c
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAYLukeAnaA
 www.storyboardthat.com/storyboards/.../the-merchant-of-venice---
shakespeare

LEARNING ACTIVITIES STUDENT’S

RESPONSE
LET’S HAVE SOME TALK
Teacher and students exchange greetings. Teacher
initiates the informal talk and students carry it forward.
It creates a friendly atmosphere in the class.

BRAINSTORMING
Teacher presents a word card containing the word
“FLASHBACK”.

Have you heard this word?

What does this word mean?
In which context is this word used?
Isn’t it a technique used in films?
Can you name some films that use this
technique?
UNMASKING THE WRITER
Learners are given an activity to find out the
writer from the clues.

CLUE 1: He is considered as the greatest writer in

English.
CLUE 2: He was born in England.
CLUE 3: He is known as the Bard of Avon.
CLUE 4: He has written many sonnets and plays like
“The Merchant of Venice”, “Hamlet”, “King Lear”,
“Macbeth” etc.

CLUE 5:

Tr: Who is this? This is Shakespeare, the greatest writer

of English.
Tr: So today we will be enjoying one of his most popular
plays “The Merchant of Venice”.

Teacher presents the book and gives it to the students to

have a look at.
HOOKing THE ATTENTION
In order to create a curiosity and enthusiasm in
learners teacher plays the trailer of the play. It helps to
hook the learners attention and to create a curiosity ,
enthusiasm and readiness to learn .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1wRsorim9c

ENJOYING THE PLAY

LET’S VISIT THE CHARACTERS

TRIAL SCENE

Tr: Now let’s watch an important scene in the play.

Observe carefully and understand the content. Are you
ready?
Teacher plays the video clip of the trial scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAYLukeAnaA

Tr: Did you understand the video?

: Did you see Shylock the Jew?
: What was he demanding?
: Do you know why he is insisting so?
: Do you want to know?
Let’s read and find it out…….
READ FOR YOURSELF AND FRAME
QUESTIONS
Teacher directs the learners to read silently the
story (page 182-183) and understand the theme and
meaning. They are also asked to frame five questions
based on their reading of the story and note it down on a
sheet of paper without the answers .

READY TO ANSWER
Teacher collects the sheets, shuffles them and
distributes it among themselves such that each student
gets a set of questions to be answered. They are also
asked to write their names on the paper. Then teacher
again shuffles it and gives for correction to someone else.
Students are rated on a five point scale and awarded
scores.

5 marks BRILLIANT 10
points
4 marks VERY GOOD 7
points
3 marks GOOD 5
points
2marks PASSED 3
points
1mark BETTER 1
LUCK NEXT point
TIME

ROLE PLAYING
Teacher divides the class into four groups and
provides them the script of the casket scene and asks
each group to play it out. The enacting would be rated
and given points, which would add up their points in the
score chart.

LET THE STORYBOARD TELL IT

 Teacher passes off the storyboard to each group.
Then she asks them to jointly prepare a short write up
on what they have understood. A representative from
each group should present it before the class. The best
presentation will be given points which adds up their
scores in score sheet.

LET’S RECOLLECT
Students are asked to discuss among themselves the
part of story they have learnt today scene wise.
Teacher assists them and scaffolds their understanding.

FOLLOW UP
1. Write your opinion in one paragraph on which
is more important- justice or mercy?