Report of Conscientization Programme : Importance of Ethical Values

Weekly Reflection - 7 Jan.- 14 Jan.

                                 I started off this week with the last stanza of 'Newton's Law'. I summed up the previous stanzas and  dealt with the last. After completing the poem, I made the students recite the poem in order to help them improve their pronunciation and reading ability. A language activity was dealt on the next day. The students were taught the use of correlative conjunctions. A chart was used to display the sentences containing correlative conjunctions. Then 'Affixes' were taught to them based on the Concept Attainment Model. Power point presentation was prepared for the class. A total of three sets of examples were given to enrich the understandability of the students. The attainment of the model was tested in its Phase-II. Through another set of examples students were asked to locate suffix and prefix from it. In the third and final phase, the students were asked to explain how they arrived at  the concept. I was able to handle the class using this model in a satisfactory manner. On the thirtieth day, I dealt with another grammar topic. The topic was 'the use of subordinating conjunctions'. Charts and power point presentations aided a lot in teaching this grammar portion.
                               The second phase of the school internship programme was thus successfully completed by me. The experience and lessons that I learned from this internship will definitely strengthen me in the process of becoming an effective teacher.

Weekly Reflection - 31 Dec. - 5 Jan.

                             The school re-opened on 31 st December after the Christmas holidays. I dealt with the Advance organizer Model that day. The topic dealt was 'Auxiliary Verbs and Modal Auxiliary Verbs'. All the three phases of the model was completed within the correct time. I was able to take class using this model in a successful way. On 01-01-2019, I started the new unit: Unit V- Enlightening Minds. The theme of the unit is Science and Environment. I displayed the enlarged titular picture and made the students do the group activity. There was also a special assembly on 1 January. The Headmistress addressed everyone and wished everyone a happy and prosperous new year. Newton's Law, a poem based on the theme of science was taught from the next day. Charts, pictures, flash cards and activity cards were used sufficiently.

Innovative Lesson Plan

                                              INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN

NAME OF THE TEACHER TRAINEE  :  NIMMY ALEX NAME OF THE SCHOOL                    :  GHSS, KOICKAL SUBJECT                                              :  ENGLISH UNIT                                                    :   I; ASPIRE TO WIN AREA                                                   :  THE RACE                                                                 (PARA 1 & 2) LEITMOTIF                                         :   SPORTS SUB THEMES                                     : MOTIVATION; OBSTACLES                                                                IN ACHIEVING DREAMS

STANDARD    : IX B STRENGTH     : 34 DURATION     : 45 MINUTES DATE               :

ANALYSIS OF THE CONCERNED AREA:  The story ‘The Race‘by an Indian writer, Nisha Punjabi has a charming power. Tarun, a school boy is the central character of the story. He was a mediocre student, was always blamed by his parents for his low grades and tardy nature. He was called a black sheep or a good for nothing fellow but he had an intense wish to be a fast runner. He gave vent to his better feelings by running. On one such occasion, he accidentally met a veteran athlete and coach, Ram Narayan, who identified his talent in running and agreed to train him if he won the race on Children’s day. But unfortunately, during the race Tarun slipped many times and could not win. Still everyone praised him for his strong determination to complete the race despite many obstacles.

DESIRED OBJECTIVES

The learner,

1) Develops interest to read and comprehend stories related to sports.

2) Develops a positive attitude towards sports and other athletic events.

3)  Cultivates an optimistic attitude to life by developing a positive approach to everything.

4) Gets familiarized with new words and languages elements.

5) Acquires knowledge to construct discourses like character sketch, write up etc.

PRE – REQUISITES

The learner,

1) Has read similar stories.

2) Has heard about different sports and games.

3) Has idea about running race.

STRATEGIES USED FOR TEACHING

Individual reading, questioning,  group work,

TEACHING-LEARNING RESOURSES

Course book, source book, charts, picture, C.D., dictionary.

CLASS ROOM INTERACTION PROCEDURE BUILDING RAPPORT           Teacher creates a good rapport by engaging in an informal talk with the students. ACTIVATION OF INTEREST     Teacher creates mental readiness in pupils by showing the video of an Olympic race. LINK TALK           The present lesson is based on the theme 'Sports'. Teacher talks about running race and also introduces world famous athletes like Jesse Owens, Milkha Singh, P.T. Usha, Ussain Bolt, Justin Gatlin etc. by showing their pictures. FAMILIARIZATION OF THE TOPIC       Teacher introduces the writer Nisha Punjabi by showing her picture and writes the title on the black board.                        THE RACE                               -NISHA PUNJABI READING BY THE TEACHER         Teacher reads the first  two paragraphs with proper stress, intonation and pronunciation. READING BY THE STUDENTS         Teacher asks three or four students to read the paragraphs clearly. SILENT READING BY THE PUPILS TRACK READING          Teacher asks the pupils to read the paragraphs silently and put ‘√’ mark when they understand a sentence and ‘X’ mark when they didn't understand a sentence and put ‘!’ mark when they find something interesting. SHARING THE UNDERSTAING OF THE PASSAGES IN GROUPS         Teacher asks the students to be in groups and share their ideas and what they found interesting and surprising with their peers. EXPRESSION OF THE IDEA        Students express the ideas that they have got from silent reading. SCAFFOLDING QUESTIONS         Teacher asks a few scaffolding questions to the students : 1) What is the title of the story? 2) Who is the author of the story? 3) Name the  central character in the story.    4) How did he think of himself? 5) What was his biggest dream? ENRICHMENT OF VOCABULARY       Teacher introduces unfamiliar words from the passage and explains their meanings using slides: WORKING IN GROUPS         Teacher asks the students to be in groups and prepare a summary of the first two paragraphs using bulletin points.                       PRESENTATION OF THE PRODUCT        Teacher asks the group leaders to present the products prepared by them. TEACHER’S VERSION             Teacher presents her own version of the answer: * Tarun- a mediocre student *the blacksheep of the family *had the strength of a great athlete *his dream- to become the fastest runner in the world *parents wanted him to concentrate in studies *needed intensive training to achieve his dream * his family could not afford it. REVIEW            Teacher recapitulates the passages taken. FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY            Teacher gives the following assignment : Tarun releases  his pent up emotions by running. Do you think exercise is good for physical and mental well-being? Discuss.

PUPILS' RESPONSE

Creative Writing

The Soliloquy of War

War! How massive is the

unimaginable destruction that I

cause upon mankind?

You may have heard hundreds of

stories written about me,

And, indeed, I am hailed

as a great epic hero!

I deeply despair being fought

for conquering territories,

quenching desires and at times

for no reason at all.

I am too tired of the

endless bloodshed, hopelessness

and dejection that happen

because of me...

I earnestly wish to escape into

thin air to wipe out the

tears of millions of people

who suffer due to me and

thereby spread the spirits of

happiness and peace to

the deeply wounded world.

• -Nimmy Alex

ICT Lesson Plan

NAME OF THE TEACHER TRAINEE  : NIMMY ALEX NAME OF THE SCHOOL                    :  GHSS, KOICKAL SUBJECT                                              : ENGLISH UNIT                                                    : IV, DAWN OF HOPE TOPIC                                                  : THE LAST LEAF                                                               (PARA 1-3) THEME                                                : FAITH AND HOPE SUB THEMES                                     : HOPE; FRIENDSHIP

STANDARD    : IX B STRENGTH     : 34 DURATION     : 45 MINUTES DATE               : 26-11-2018

CONTENT ANALYSIS:  ‘The last leaf ‘is a marvelous story by O.Henry, which depicts the treasury of life and the inevitability of faith to tackle the hindrances we battle through our life. The story takes place during the second decade of the twentieth century in New York City’s Greenwich Village and has as its central characters an old artist, Behrman, whose path crosses with that of a young artist, Johnsy, and who gives her an incentive to live when she becomes seriously ill. A third artist, Sue, is another young woman with whom Johnsy lives. In to their midst a cold, unseen stranger called pneumonia appears and touches Johnsy with his cold fingers.

CURRICULAR OBJECTIVES

The learner,

1) Develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

2) Generates interest in reading various literary texts like novels, stories and travel diaries.

3)  Identifies the meaning of the new words from the content.

4) Gets familiarized with new words and languages elements.

5) Develops courage and confidence to face critical situations in life.

PRE – REQUISITES

The learner,

1) Has read similar stories of faith and hope.

2) Has read biographies of great authors.

TEACHING-LEARNING RESOURSES

Course book, source book, charts, picture, C.D., dictionary.

CLASS ROOM INTERACTION PROCEDURE INFORMAL INTERACTION           Teacher creates a good rapport by engaging in an informal talk with the students. ENTRY ACTIVITY     Teacher creates mental readiness by asking about pupils’ creative skill in drawing. LINK TALK           Teacher gives a description about the Bohemian life and shows the pictures to the students using a power point presentation :    INTRODUCING THE TOPIC       Teacher introduces the writer O.Henry by showing his picture and writes the title on the black board. THE LAST LEAF                               -O.HENRY MICRO PROCESSING OF INPUT READING BY THE TEACHER         Teacher reads the first three paragraphs with proper stress, intonation and pronunciation. SILENT READING BY THE PUPILS TRACK READING          Teacher asks the pupils to read the paragraphs silently and put ‘√’ mark when they understand a sentence and ‘X’ mark when they didn't understand a sentence and put ‘!’ mark when they find something interesting. SHARING THE UNDERSTAING OF THE PASSAGES IN GROUPS         Teacher asks the students to be in groups and share their ideas and what they found interesting and surprising with their peers. SCAFFOLDING QUEST IONS         Teacher asks a few scaffolding questions to the students :              GLOSSARY         Teacher introduces unfamiliar words from the passage and explains their meanings using slides:                                    GROUP ACTIVITY         Teacher asks the students to be in groups and prepare the profile of O. Henry  based on the hints given in the slide:                       PRESENTATION OF THE PRODUCT        Teacher asks the group leaders to present the products prepared by them. TEACHER’S VERSION             Teacher presents her own version of the answer using a slide:   REVIEW            Teacher recapitulates the passages taken. FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY            Teacher gives the following assignment :

PUPILS' RESPONSE

Power Point Presentation - Phrasal Verbs