INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN

Name of the teacher : JITHI .S.L

Name of the school : G G H S S , Attingal

Subject : English

Unit : Wings and Wheels

Subunit : A Shipwrecked Sailor

Issue : travel

Sub issue : Adventurous aspects of travel

Curricular Statements

The learner, 1) reads and enjoys the passage.

2) develops interest and curiosity in travelling to explore new worlds.

3) develops creativity by group thinking.

4) develops reading skills with proper stress and intonation.

Content analysis

The story “A Shipwrecked Sailor” written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, portrays an adventurous journey of a sailor Luis Alejandro Velasco.

Pre-requisites

The learner, 1) heard about voyages and the problems arising while travelling through the sea.

2) saw movies having the scenes of fierce storm and shipwreck.

Teaching Learning Resources

Course book, Source book, Laptop etc.

Teacher interacts informally with the learners to make a good rapport with them.

Teacher shows some images of shipwreck and asks the learners to sit in groups and

create a story with the help of the images.

Teacher allows the learners to present their story.

Then the teacher shows an image of a shipwreck and a sailor and asks them to predict

the name of the lesson.

Teacher helps the learners to predict the name of the lesson.

The teacher then gives a small account of the author Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Teacher makes one of the learners to read aloud the passage and asks others to mark

unfamiliar words.

Then the teacher shows the pictures and gives situations, which leads to the meaning of

the words.

Plunge:

To fall rapidly.

Abyss:

An immeasurably deep chasm, depth, or void

Crate:

 A container, such as a slatted wooden case, used for storing or shipping.

Choppy wave:

Small waves

Teacher gives chances to each group to share their understandings. Teacher corrects the

mistakes, if any.

Teacher gives them an assignment to write – “If you were in the situation of Velasco, what

might be your thoughts then?”

Jithi.s.l

B.Ed English Optional

Roll No: 6

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