1. INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN
AMRITHA SANKAR V.R.
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2. PRELIMINARY DETAILS: Name of the teacher Trainee:Amritha Sankar V R
Name of the School:St.Vincent’s H.S Kaniyapuram
Subject: English
Unit: Wings and Wheels
Subunit: Marvellous Travel
Class: VIII
Strength: 32
Date:
Duration:35 min

3. CURRICULAR STATEMENTS
Learner develops aesthetic sense
Learner reads and enjoys poems
Learner appreciates the beauty of poem
Learner understands the theme of the poem
Learner identifies and understands poetic devices like rhyme scheme, images etc.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learner familiarizes the literary forms like poems
Learner develops interest and curiosity in travelling and to explore new worlds.
Learner understands the advantages of travelling

4. TEACHING-LEARNING RESOURCES
CONTENT ANALYSIS
‘ Marvellous Travel’ is a poem written by Joshua Fernandez. The poet says that travelling is a way of getting to know the world, finding out new people and learning about their lives.
PREREQUISITES
Learner might have read simple poems in English
Learner knows he excitement of a journey
Learner might have travelled somewhere.
TEACHING-LEARNING RESOURCES
Course Book
Source Book
Blackboard
PowerPoint of author’s profile
PowerPoint of poem

5. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES CLASSROOM PROCEDURES Informal Interaction
Teacher creates a friendly atmosphere in the classroom through an informal interaction.
Entry activity
Teacher asks some questions like:
How many of you like travelling?
Which place do you like most?
Why do you like travelling?
Link talk
Teacher introduces the poem MARVELLOUS TRAVEL and shows power point of author’s profile.

6. Micro processing of the input Reciting the poem by the teacher
Teacher recites the poem with proper tone,rhythm,feeling and pronounciation.
Silent Reading by the pupil
Pupil read the poem silently and are asked to do silent reading.
Sharing with peers and pairs
Teacher asks the students to share what they understood and did not understand with their peers or pairs.
Detailed word study
Teacher asks students to refer glossary and find out the meaning of different words.
1.Marvellous-extremely good or enjoyable.
2.Spring: to appear quickly
3.Horoscope:forecast of a person’s future
4.Tribesmen: member of a tribe.
5.Testimony: proof

7. Teacher shows the PowerPoint which illustrates the lines of the poem Marvellous Travel

8. MARVELLOUS TRAVEL
By Joshua Fernandez

9. I TRAVEL WITH MY EYES,
WATCHING THOSE SILENTLY CRY…..

10. ASKING THEMSELVES THE QUESTION WHY, SOMEONE LEFT THEM WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE……………

11. I TRAVEL WITH MY THOUGHTS

12. ,
I TRAVEL WITH MY PEN…….

13. TO WRITE ABOUT CHILDREN, WOMEN AND MEN……

14. I TRAVEL WITH MY VOICE,
I TRAVEL WITH MY HOPE…..

15. THAT SOMETHING NEW,WOULD SPRING INTO MY HOROSCOPE….
WHETHER IN ASIA,AMERICA OR EUROPE…

16. THERE’LL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING INTERESTING TO SCOPE……

17. I TRAVEL TO MANY DIFFERENT PLACES….. MIX WITH MANY RACES…..

18. IDENTIFY TRIBESMEN BY THEIR FACES…..

19. ….AND LITTLE GIRLS BY THEIR LACES.

20. I TRAVEL WITHOUT MONEY,
SO,PLEASE LISTEN TO MY TESTIMONY…..

21. THE GOOD,THE BAD AND EVEN THE UGLY,
EVERY EXPERIENCE IS WORTH LIFE’S JOURNEY

22. ..... FOR I’LL ALWAYS BE MARVELLED,
WHENEVER I TRAVEL .

23. Detailed comprehension questions
Teacher asks some questions like:
What is the poem about?
What did poet see when he travelled with his eyes?
Why did people cry?
Why did the poet travel with his pen?
Why did the poet say every experience is worth’s life journey ?
Group Activity
Teacher gives some questions for the appreciation of the poem
Follow-up Activity
Write a poem about a place you visited.