SCHOOL INTERNSHIP- WEEK 1&2 (15/12/2020

SCHOOL INTERNSHIP- WEEK 1&2 (15/12/2020 - 23/12/2021)

WEEKLY REPORT- 1

Our first phase of teaching practice started on 15th December 2021, Wednesday. We, a team of seventeen members, got N.S.S. Boys Higher Secondary School, Pandalam for teaching practice. We reached the school at 9.30 a.m. We were told that we must reach the school by 9.45am. On 9th December, we went to the school for collecting our portions, timetable and for meeting our respective teachers. Therefore, we were fully aware of what to teach and when to go to the class and to which class. On the first day, we met the Headmistress of the school and signed our attendance register. The school is strictly following the COVID protocol, SMS is maintained throughout the working hours. The headmistress gave us certain instructions and arranged a room with enough seating arrangements for us. We were provided a small room adjacent staffroom. Most of the days I had exam duties. Students were excited to see the new teachers. The total strength of 8th standard is large and thus it is divided into 5 batches- 8A, 8A1, 8B, 8B1, 8C. On 15/12/2021, I went to 8 B during the second period. But I couldn’t complete my lesson plan, since they were having model exams after 20 minutes of my class. After that I got one more hour there, and therefore I completed 2 lesson plans. During these 8 working days, I got only 6 classes- 15/12/2021_ 8B, 17/12/2021- 8C, 20/12/2021- 8C, 22/12/2021- 8B. And thus, I could only complete 2 lessons in total, "The Song of the Flower" and "First Showers". I also observed the classes of my colleagues during the free hours. During the examination, the teachers asked us to do the exam duty. I also conducted sociometry in the class so as to find out the star in class 8 B. The students cooperated well. The principal and teachers are cooperative. During the lunch interval, or when we are having no classes, we went to the college, to get our Records signed by the optional teacher. We spend our free hours writing records and preparing teaching aids- chart, ppt…

NSS BOYS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PANDALAM

INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN-1

"THE SONG OF THE FLOWER"

Name of the teacher: Akhila R. Pillai Standard: VIII

Name of the supervising teacher: Dr. Sreevidya Nair N. Division: B

Name of the school: N.S.S. B.H.S. Pandalam Strength: 17

Subject: English Date: 15/12/2021

Unit: 4, Flowers and Showers Duration: 45 min

Subunit/ topic: The Song of the Flower (poem- stanza 1)

THEME: Nature

SUB THEMES: Harmony in Nature, Imagination

CONTENT ANALYSIS: The Song of the Flower is a beautiful poem by Khalil Gibran. In the first stanza of the poem, the flower imagines itself as a kind word uttered and repeated by the voice of nature, and as a star fallen from the sky. It also envisages the daughter of the elements and the four seasons. The stanza describes the 4 stages in the life of a flower.

Figures of Speech: Personification, Metaphor, Imagery

LEARNING OUTCOMES: The Learner,
                      * reads and enjoys the poem
                      * appreciates a piece of art
                      * realises the importance of nature
                      * gets an idea about four seasons
                      * understands the life cycle of a flower

PRE-REQUISITES: The learner,
                       * has read poems with the same theme in their mother tongue
                       * has an idea about poetic devices
                       * has an awareness about the elements
                       * knows about the values of nature

TEACHING LEARNING RESOURCES: Coursebook, Pictures, Chart, PPT, video

REFERENCES: SCERT English Coursebook std 8,
                          SCERT English Sourcebook std 8,
                          Oxford English dictionary
                          English Pronouncing Dictionary by Daniel Jones