PLANNING
CLASS-VIII SUBJECT: ENGLISH APRIL (3 PERIODS)
NAME OF THE POEM:THE ANT AND THE CRICKET
KEY CONCEPTS:
1. Understanding the value/importance of work
2. Introduction of new words
3. Explanation of different types of people—lazy and hard working
4. Concept of fable?
TLO:
1. To enrich vocabulary and understanding skills.
2. Enhancing listening, speaking, reading and writing skill
3. To enjoy the recitation of the poem.
4. To understand the theme of the poem.
5. To participate in the class activities.
6. To appreciate the poem.
7. To visualize imagery and develop imagination
Values
1) To inculcate the value--- Work is worship
2) We should plan for future and do saving to face the difficulties in life.
3) To understand the value of ‘Time’
METHODOLOGY
Gist of the Specific Instructional Teacher’s Activity ICT Additional Suggested Projects/Student’s Activity
lesson Objective Information
To develop 1)Power point
A lazy cricket reading presentation What is a
spent all comprehension, [Link] play. fable? Individual/pair/group recitation
summer and Writing, Use of PROJECT------
spring Listening and 2. Distribution of the https:// adjectives Prepare a conversation between ant
enjoying hand out among the
Speaking skills. [Link].n Usage of and cricket
himself. when Understanding students followed by et/ new words Compose a poem
the winter the comprehension gobilladraksharan Synonyms Read a fable and write its moral
came,he value/importan questions:- i/ppt-on-the-ant- and
suffered a lot i)What was the habit and-the-cricket antonyms
ce of work and
because of of cricket?
time.
food and
shelter. He To develop ii)Why was he 2)Videos and
vocabulary. warned?
requested the audios
ant to help iii)What season is https://
him but ant being talked about [Link]
refused. Now here? m/watch?
the ant learnt iv)What is the effect v=KIyOUL5DXrk
a lesson— of winter?
hard work is [Link] children
rewarded and to participate in
laziness is various activities like
punished. conversation, ,role
play ,recitation and
class discussion.
ASSESSMENT
[Link] TEXT BASED SKILL BASED STRATEGIES FOR PRACTICE ITEMS LAT QUESTION BANK DIFFICULT AREAS
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LSRW
1. Textual 1. All textual [Link] Passages 1. Composition
questions Writing skill questions [Link] Section- [Link] ‘TRUE’ or ‘FALSE’— of poem
Extracts questions— 2. Practice of poem a) Notice Writing a) The ant was lazy. 2. Comprehens
with 1. write a extracts b) Bio-Sketch b) The ant helped the ion
questions dialogue 3. VSA/SA/LA c) Formal & Informal cricket. questions
For 2. write a fable questions Letter Writing c) The cricket danced and based on
additional 3. paragraph [Link] of adjectives, d)Article sang in winter. the extracts
questions on –Hard synonyms and e) Diary Entry 2. Antonym of ‘borrow’— from the
go to this work is antonyms 3. Grammar- a) give b) lend c) land poem
link---- always https:// a)Textual Grammar 3. synonym of ‘tremble’—
https:// rewarded. [Link] b) Editing a) shiver b) walk c) cry
[Link] Speaking skill--- https:// c) Rearrangement of 4. Adjective of ‘ sun’—
Poem recitation [Link]/ jumbled words. a) sunny b) seen c) son
Value Story telling ncert-solutions-2/ LITERATURE- 5. Fill in the blanks with
based competition a) Extract based one word.
questions questions from the a) The cricket wanted ----
text and -----.
b) Comprehension b) -----refused to help.
Questions.
c) Value based/
Extrapolatory
Questions