Atul Vidyalaya Shaping the Future

ATUL VIDYALAYA

Comprehensive Lesson plan

Subject: English

Std : 9 and 10 Topic : Prose: Ha’penny

No. of periods required 7

Scope of topic [defined]: To comprehend the lesson

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

1 To know and understand the main theme of the story.

2. To sensitize the students to the world around them.

3. To develop and enhance their spoken, written and aural skills.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 1. Concepts of right and wrong

2. Appearance vs reality and how that can be misleading.

3. To handle difficult situations without offending the sensibilities of others

4. Escapism and its effects

5. Importance of family ties

THE FOLLOWING MINDS ARE EFFECTIVELY DEVELOPED THROUGH THE TOPIC:

DISCIPLINED MIND: One should seek opportunity in every difficulty. One

should be optimistic and always hope for the best. Hence one should in times of crisis, balance their mind, body and spirit through yoga and meditation.

SYNTHESIZING MIND: Combine knowledge of different disciplines – History, human Psychology & Social studies CREATIVE MIND: Empathetic assignment. (Point of view)

DISCIPLINED MINDS

SYNTHEZING MIND

CREATING

MIND

RESPECTFUL MIND

ETHICAL

MIND

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RESPECTFUL MIND: Respect and understand the feelings of others. Everyone has a chip on their shoulder….be empathetic ETHICAL MIND: Sometimes the boundaries between right and wrong blur and logic takes a back seat. It is then a matter of the heart.

RESOURCES USED

MAPS PPT APPARATUS CHARTS

REFERENCE BOOKS MAGAZINES COMPUTER NOTES

WEBSITES DICTIONARY NEWS PAPER

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES USED

DIRECT INSTRUCTIONS GROUP DISCUSSION GUIDED

PRACTICE

ORAL DRILL DEMONSTRATION HANDS ON ACTIVITY

FIELD TRIP VISITING AN ORPHANAGE

PROBLEM SOLVING

PROJECT ANY OTHER

CLASS ACTIVITY

1 Oral reading Yes

2 Classroom discussion YES

3 Debates / extempore Yes

4 Dramatizations

5 Aural testing Yes

6 Chalk board Yes

7 Visual testing Yes

8 Written work Yes

9 Experiments

10 Hands on Activity Yes

11 Seminars

12 Any other [specify]

CONTENT: [must include B Ed. Style contents, snapshot of all ppt

slides & must be exhaustive]

Summary: The story opens after Ha’penny a troubled twelve-year-old

orphan has been caught stealing and is imprisoned.

The narrator, an official at the reformatory, befriends the young boy, attracted to him because of the colorful stories the boy

relates.

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Intrigued by a few contradictory elements in the boy’s stories,

the narrator researches Ha’penny’s background and discovers that the boy has fabricated some of the more important details.

When the narrator confronts the boy, everything about their relationship unravels, as does the boy’s mental and physical

health In the process, the narrator must confront his actions as well as

his faulty philosophy of how to teach youths.

About the author:

Alan Paton’s short story “Ha’penny” sums up, in many ways, the author’s life experiences during some of the worst phases of the

apartheid system in South Africa.

Paton was a white man who opposed the biased and the cruel isolating policies against black Africans.

When he was not writing, Paton worked at a boys’ reformatory, trying to find ways to improve the lives of confined South

African youths

Teaching points: 1. Theme importance of family ties . 2. Problems faced by juvenile delinquents 3. To handle difficult situations without offending the

sensibilities of others. 4. Escapism and its Ramifications

Teacher’s activities: o Conduct Aural testing o Video clips shown – 3 idiots, mother’s love and

apartheid

o Reflection and walking in someone’s shoes

o Open forum:

o Exploration of the textual content (diary entry) o Explain the theme and plot of the story with ppt o o Appreciation of literature o o Arrange a field trip to an orphanage o Question with reference to context

Student’s activities: Role plays Viewing movie clips (reflection) Diary entry Comprehension Generating Alternate Endings

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CLASS ASSIGNMENT:

i)

BLOOM’S TAXONOMY Remembering:

What happened once Ha’penny’s truth is revealed?

Understanding:

What are some of the consequences of escapism? What effect did Ha’penny’s death have on the narrator?

Application:

• Empathetic essay • Visit to an orphanage and reflections

• Analysis: What killed Ha’penny?

What could have saved him?

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Evaluate: Character Analysis. Where did the narrator go wrong?

Creativity: Role Play (creating an alternate ending.)

Questions based on Six Thinking Hats

White Hat:

Who is the protagonist of the story?

Describe him

Yellow Hat : What was the most endearing quality of Ha’penny?

Black Hat: Critical

Where did the narrator go wrong? Why did Ha’penny have to resort to lies

Red Hat:

What led to the death of Ha,penny? How could he have been saved?

Green Hat:

What have you learnt from this story?

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Imagine you are Ha’penny. Write down your thoughts after your lies

are discovered.

Blue Hat:

Evaluation of characters and situations. What went right …when went wrong?

TESTS: Formative and Summative - after the entire topic is completed.

CIRCLE THE CORE SKILLS & ACTIVITIES THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO

DEVELOP THROUGH THIS LESSON

TICK MULTIPLE

INTELLIGENCE SKILL DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS LESSON:

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BIBLIOGRAPHY:

I. CORE BOOK: :TREASURE TROVE OF SHORT STORIES

PUBLICATIONS: BEETA PUBLICATIONS