Lesson plan -The Boy Who Drew Cats para 1-3

LESSON PLAN NO: 1

NAME OF THE TEACHER TRAINEE:                                                      Standard: viii

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SUBJECT: English                                                                                               Duration: 45 min

TOPIC: The Boy Who Drew Cats [para 1-3]                                      Date:

THEME: Folk tale 

SUB-THEME: Magic of drawing, art and life

 Content Analysis 

The story 'The Boy Who Drew Cats' by Hasegawa Takejiro is a Japanese folktale.  This folktale hails art which help in the realization of the self.  A folktale is an old story that has been told and retold, having been passed from generation to generation by word of mouth until it was written down. A farmer has many children who are all hardworking, except for his youngest who is small and frail and only interested in drawing pictures of cats. He decides that his son is not fit to be a farmer and sends him to be an acolyte to a priest.

 

Curricular Objectives

The learner,

1) develops listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
2) get familiarized with new words.
3) Identifies the meanings of new words from the context.
4) get familiarized with folktales.

Pre - Requisites

1) has known folktales and hobbies.
2) has knowledge about famous painters and paintings. 

Teaching Learning Resources 

Course book, source book, blackboard, chat, chalk, dictionary, CD

Classroom Interaction Procedure	Pupil's Response
Informal Interaction Teacher enters the class pleasantly and greets the students to create a good rapport with them through an informal talk.	Pupils engaged with great interest.
Entry Activity Teacher creates mental readiness by showing the pupils some pictures of famous folktales in different countries.	Pupils observed well.
Link Talk Teacher introduces the story by showing the picture of the author Hasegawa Takejiro.	Pupils observed well.
Introducing The Topic  Teacher introduces the folktale the boy who drew cats written by Hasegawa Takejiro By showing a video based on the story and writes the title and name of the author on the blackboard. The Boy Who Drew Cats - Hasegawa Takejiro.	Pupils listened carefully with keen interest.
Micro processing Of The Input   Reading By The Teacher Teacher read the paragraphs effectively with correct pronunciation, intonation,, tone, voice modulation etc.	Pupils listened carefully.
Silent Reading By The Pupil Track Reading  Teacher asks the pupils to read the paragraph silently and put ‘✔‘ mark When they understand a sentence, put an '×' when they don't understand a sentence and put '!' mark when they find something surprising. Teacher ask the students to refer to the glossary.	Pupils read the paragraphs silently.
Sharing The Understanding Of The Paragraphs   Teacher asks the students to be in groups and share their ideas and what they found interesting and surprising with their peers.	Pupils shared their ideas.
Scaffolding questions Teacher asks a few questions to the students 1) What is the title of the story?  2) Who is the author of the story? 3) Who is the main character in the story?  4) What is the occupation of the boy's father?	Pupils answered correctly.
Glossary Teacher introduces the familiar words in the passage.  Acolyte: A person who helps a priest in religious activity.	Pupils wrote down the meaning.
Group activity   Teacher asks the students to be in groups and discuss and prepare the character sketch of the youngest boy in the family.	Pupils engaged in group activity.
Presentation Of The Product   Teacher asks the group leaders to present the products prepared by them.	Pupils presented their products.
Teacher's version   Teacher presents her own version of the answer: The youngest boy is introduced as clever, but quite weak child is a small boy who is not fit for hard work.                       People of the village opined that the boy could never grow very big so his parents thought it would be better for him to become a priest than to become a farmer.	Pupils copied the answer.
Review  Teacher recapitulates the lesson and asks some questions.                         1) What is the title of the story? 2) Who is the author of the story?  3) Who is the main character in the story? 4) What is the occupation of the boy’s father? 5) How is the youngest child introduced in the story?	Pupils answered correctly.
Follow Up Activity Write a profile of the author Hasegawa Takejiro.