INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN - A Shipwrecked Sailor

Innovative lesson plan prepared by me as a a part of my B.ed Curriculum

1. INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN
Name of the teacher :- Remya. SR
Name of the School :- G.M.H.S.S, Varkala
Serial Number :- 1
Subject :- English
Unit :- 2, Wings and wheels
Topic :- A Shipwrecked Sailor
Theme :- Travel
Specific themes :-
 New ideas on travelling
 Knowledge and insight on travelling
 Mental and Spiritual aspects of travelling
 Adventurous aspects of travelling
Curricular Statement :- The Students
 Develop the four fold skills of language
 Get an idea about the functional use of the language.
 Get new words its Spelling and meaning
 Understand the disastrous after effects of a shipwreck
Learning outcomes :- The Students
 Comprehend the story “ A Shipwrecked Sailor”.
 Read the Story ‘ A Shipwrecked Sailor’ with correct Stress, rhythm,
intonation and modulation of voice.
 Get the Spelling, meaning and Pronunciation of words like ‘abyss’,
‘bobbing’ etc.
 Write about the disastrous consequences of shipwreck.
Content analysis :- ‘A shipwrecked Sailor’ is written by the Columbian writer Gabriel Garcia
Marquez. The Story tells the Saga of Luis Alejandro Velasco, a twenty
year old Sailor, who was washed Over board during a storm in the
middle of the Carribean Sea. He lost all his friends in the Shipwreck.
Pre- requisites :- The Students
 Might be familiar with the stories of Same theme and Same author
 Might know the threatening consequences of a Ship wreck.
Teaching learning resources :- Course book, Source book, video clippings of various ship wrecks.
Formative evaluation procedure :- Comprehension questions, review questions, classroom activities etc.
Standard :- VIII
Date :-
Strength :-
Period :-
Time :-

2. Classroom instructions / procedure Pupils response

Informal Interaction
Teacher communicates with the students and
establishes a good repport with them.

Teacher :- Do you like travelling?
Which are the three means of transportation?
Did you ever travel by water?
Is it interesting for you?

Entry activity
Teacher shows some video clippings of
shipwreck in the laptop and asks the students to write
about the consequences of Shipwreck.

Link talk
Teacher introduces the Story ‘A Shipwrecked
Sailor’ by Gabrid Garcia Marquez. It Ps the Story of Luis
Alejandro velasco, a twenty year old Sailor who was
washed over board during a storm.

In the middle of the Carribean Sea. Let’s find
out what happened to velasco then.

Micro processing of input
Track reading
Teacher asks the Students to read the story
silently and keep track of their reading. They can put
‘√’ for the lines they understand ‘?’ for the lines they
don’t understand and ‘!’ for the lines which have any
surprising ideas.

Sharing with group
Teacher asks the Students to share their ideas
in groups. Teacher megaphones the doubts to the
whole class and helps them to understand the story.

Vocabulary

1) Abyss/abis/- great hole so deep as toappear
Bottomless.
2) Bobbing/bpbig/- moving up and down in a short
Quick movement.





Yes
Air, water and land
Yes / No
Yes


Students write about Shipwreck.





Students listen carefullly.








Students read silently and keep track of their reading.






Students actively participate in groups and understand
the story.




Students get the Spelling, meaning and Pronunciation
of words.

3. Model reading by the teacher
Teacher reads the story with correct stress,
rhythm, intonation and modulation of voice.

Scaffolding questions

1) Who wrote the Story ‘ A shipwrecked Sailor?
2) Who is the narrator?
3) Where was the narrator when he narrated the
story?
4) Is he with his friends or alone?

Discourse construction
Pair work
Teacher shows the picture of the wrecked
Ship and the narrator in the midst of the Sea and asks
the Students to prepare a caption for the picture in pairs.

Groups work
At the time of shipwreck, there came some
Navy officials in order to Save the victims of Ship wreck.
In their search they forund velasco. Write down the
possible conversation betwen velasco and the navy
official in groups.

Editing
Teacher helps the students to make
necessary corrections.

Loud reading
Teacher makes one or two students to read
the story with correct stress, rhythm, intonation and
modulation of voice.

Review
Teacher makes one or two students to give
the summary of the passager that they have learnt.


Students listen carefully.




Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Luis Alejandro velasco
In the midst of the Sea.

He is alone



Students prepare captions in pairs.





Students write the conversation in groups.





Students make necassary corrections.



Students read the story with correct stress, rhythm,
intonation and modulation of voice



Students give the summary.

Follow – up – activity
Write about the feelings of velasco in the midst of the Sea.