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                IT Enabled Lesson Template

Name of Teacher Trainee   : Rahana Rajan                                                   Standard:       VIII

 School                                    :   St. Mary’s H.S.S Pattom                            Duration:    45 min              

 Subject                                   :  English                                                         Date of Preparation:

 Curricular Unit                      : From A Railway Carriage                             Time of Presentation: 

 Specific Unit                          : WINGS AND WHEELS                               Date of recording:

Curricular Objectives

 The Learner:                             Develop interest and curiosity in travelling.

                                                   Develop interest to appreciate the beauty of nature.

 Content summary

In the poem the poet shares his experience of a train journey. He describes the amazing speed of the train. He presents the natural scenes as seen from the window of a railway carriage

Resource Material:

PowerPoint was used to transact the lesson. The video and explanation were effectively used to know the amazing speed and the natural scenes as seen from the window of a train. The video helped to understand the moving rhythm of a train. The meanings of difficult words were made clear using pictures.

Process

Response

Informal Interaction The teacher establishes rapport with informal talk Entry Activity   The teacher invites the attention of the students and shows them an interesting video of a moving train. The teacher then asks the following questions.   Tr:  Did you understand what the video was about?   St: Yes, it was about a train that moves fast   Tr:   yes, have you noticed the sound of the train? St:Yes we noticed Link Activity You have to study a poem’ FROM A RAILWAY CARRIAGE’ written by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. Glossary Reference with teacher support Hedge  —  Fence Meadow – Grass land Ditch –Narrow water course Troops –A group of soldiers The meaning was explained with the help of ample pictures.

Students respond well to communication Students respond actively. They get an idea of the lesson Students listen carefully. Students grasp the meaning easily with the help of ICT.

Formative evaluation

To understand the grasping level and to evaluate the effectiveness of ICT the following question was asked to students.

Was the video useful in getting an idea about a fast moving train?

Students responded actively to the various queries from the passage without any mistakes.

Follow up

Students are asked to prepare a short note on their experience related with a train.