ENGLISH LESSON PLAN

NAME: Bliss Ningnem CLASS: VIII

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:-
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:-
1. Knowledge
Remember and Recite the poem with proper enunciation and expression to the emotions contained in the poem

2. Understanding
Explain the meanings of the new words learned
Paraphrase the poem

3. Application
Analyse and write down their interpretation of the poem

4. Skills
Write their own poetry using the poetic devices learned
TEACHING AID USED
 Smart Board
 WhiteBoard, Marker and duster
 Teacher’s own notes

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE
Students know about the freedom struggle and the importance of self expression in a democratic nation

SET INDUCATION
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
Good Afternoon class! Good Afternoon ma’am!
(writes a small prayer on the board)
Class can you tell me what do you understand what is written on the
board? What do you think it is?
Yes, that is correct. Now class why do you think a prayer is
important? Why do we need to pray? Why do our parents tell us to
pray for something?
Good enough.
Just like the prayers each of us do. One of India’s prominent
freedom fighters and renowned poet and lyricist also had a prayer
for India before India gained independence from the British Raj.
Do you know who I am talking about?
Also, tell me which year did India gain independence?
Yes, absolutely correct!

ANNOUNCEMENT OF TOPIC
Today we will study about the prayer in the form of a poem which Rabindranath Tagore wrote for his country people before India’s
independence.
TEACHING POINT TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT ACTIVITY TEACHING TEACHING AID
METHOD USED
Introduction about the (PPT displayed on the Smartboard) Students listen attentively Explanation method PPT
poet  Rabindranath Tagore birth year, and carefully take down Teacher’s notes
place of birth notes.
 His contribution to Indian
literature
 His accolades

Where the mind is Teacher will ask the students what the Students will raise their Interactive
Without Fear title suggest about the poem which will hand one by one to
be read answer the question

Model reading of the The teacher will read from line 1 to 4 Students listen carefully Explanation and
poem 1 and explain each line of the poem and answer the question Illustration method
while asking the meanings of difficult
words to the students and will then
write the correct answer on the board.
Illustrations of the stanzas will be
displayed on the Smart Board and the
teacher will explain it
FUN ACTIVITY Teacher will divide the students in two Students will actively Interactive method.
groups. Each group will be given a participate in the class
new word from the poem. A student activity
from each group will enact the word
and other group has to guess the
meaning.
Model reading of the Teacher will continue reading from Students will listen Explanation method
Line 5 to 8(last line) while explaining carefully to the poem that
each line. will be read and
 explained by the teacher

RECAPTULATION
Q. What is the theme
of the poem?
Q. What is the
structure of the
poem?
poem 2
INTERACTIVE Teacher will ask the students to write Students will begin Interactive and
LEARNING what true freedom means to them on a working on the activity Discussion method
ACTIVITY piece of paper which they will submit
at the end of the class.

HOME ASSIGNMENT
The students are to write a poem of 10 lines or more using the poetic devices learned on any topic under Environment.