LESSON PLAN

CLASS – IX
SUBJECT: ENGLISH

Unit 2 The Adventures of Toto by Ruskin Bond

Class Transaction Total: 3 periods (approx. 40 minutes each)
Pre-requisite for This lesson requires students to –
the course 1) Understand, appreciate and enjoy fiction
2) Infer, analyze and evaluate text

Assessment of 1. Written test

qualifying 2. HW notebook
knowledge
Objective Students will be able to -
• Understand the theme of the lesson
• Sequence events
• enhance vocabulary
• Complete the exercises at the end of the story

Learning KNOWLEDGE- Students will know and understand -

Outcomes
• the text locally and globally
• infer meaning from the context
• the element of humour related to a mischievous pet monkey and
the failed efforts made by its owners to give it a comfortable home
• understand the message conveyed through the lesson and answer
the questions with 90% accuracy
SKILLS and COMPETENCIES- Students would be able to develop -

Listening skill
• follow instructions and directions.
• make inferences and judgements

Reading skill
• become accomplished and active readers who appreciate ambiguity
and complexity
• respond critically to the aesthetic, cultural and emotional values in
the text.
• skim the reading text to identify main ideas
• scan text for specific supporting details.

Writing skill
• demonstrate planning skills for answering questions
• locate, access, select, organize and integrate relevant data
 • use a variety of sentence types and sentences of different lengths
and structures appropriately.,
Speaking skill.
• be able to prepare, organize and deliver an engaging oral
presentation.
• use appropriate vocabulary, tone, posture, gestures, pause and
maintain eye contact while speaking
Competencies (DOL 1,4)
• Critically analyze at times a mischievous pet monkey can cause
problems
• Understand that not all animals can adapt themselves to the human
way of life. It requires a great deal of patience and skill to train
animals to acquire non-destructive behaviour in collaborative
manner and communicating ideas with each other.
• Write an article on - Animals should be treated with love and
respect. (creative, critical competencies)
• ATTITUDE: Understand that not all animals can adapt themselves
to the human way of life. It requires a great deal of patience and
skill to train animals to acquire non-destructive behavior.
(Character and citizenship)

Transaction Transaction would proceed in the following manner

Methodology DOL-1,2,3
(The teacher can WIPRO- Jigsaw Classroom Activity
use the mentioned Brain Storming –The class would start with a discussion on –
techniques, Do you have a pet? Is your pet mischievous?
wherever Can we keep a monkey as a pet?
applicable, and
can use any other (Collaborative, Communication, Critical thinking)
too.)
Introduction of the topic- PPT and Digital Content would be shared

Guided practice followed by Independent Practice – Questions/answers to

be discussed in the classroom.

Techniques to be used:
Group Discussion
Questioning
MCQ
Peer Assessment
Wipro Strategy G.O.s(web chart, flow chart)

Resources NCERT Supplementary Reader – Moments

Self Study, Home Independent Practice: Students would do the questions in their H.W
Work, notebooks and will be assessed on their Critical and Creative thinking.
Assignments
HW notebooks to be marked as per the given plan:
Assessment Parameters: The total marks for the activity is 5 marks
On time submission………………………………1 mark
Presentation/ Neatness (Creativity, Critical Thinking) ……1 mark
Content (Critical Thinking) …………………………......3 marks

It is also advised that the students come to the class with proper
background knowledge of the topic under discussion.
Assessments 4 UNIT TESTS (20, 20, 20, 20) 80 Marks
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 80 Marks
ANNUAL BOARD EXAMINATION 80 Marks

PERIODIC TEST
Assessment of creativity and critical thinking is done through Pen
Paper Test
Average of the best two tests to be taken that will have a weightage of 10
marks.
Best 2 Tests out of: Units tests, Half Yearly examination.

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT 20 Marks

• Periodical Test 10 Marks
• Note Book Submission 05 Marks
• Subject Enrichment Activity 05 Marks
All the competencies are assessed through Subject enrichment
activities like Creativity and innovation, Critical thinking,
communication, collaboration, character and citizenship.
Addressing Due to various social backgrounds and multiple intelligences, the
Classroom classroom might be a diverse arena. The following techniques can be used
Diversity for various groups:

For gifted students:

• High order thinking questions to be done
• Encouragement for referring to other resources

For weak students:

• Knowledge based questions to be done
• Buddy help to be provided
• grade-up classes to be provided

For differently abled students:

• Ignore spelling mistakes
• Call parents at regular intervals
 • Provide grade-up classes

Assessment 1. How did Toto get along with other animals?

Questions 2. What did Toto do with the dish of pullao ?
3.How did Toto create problems for Grandfather on way to Saharanpur?
4. Grandfather had kept many animals in his private zoo and cared for
them. Does this show that we should care about animals?
5. Do you think it is advisable to keep a monkey like Toto as a pet in the
house? Why/ why not?

DAY WISE LESSON PLAN

DAY I The Adventures of Toto by Ruskin Bond
This lesson requires:
Pre-requisite for Basic comprehension skills
the course: Reading skills

Assessment of 1. Written test

qualifying 2. HW notebook
knowledge (CRITICAL THINKING, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING)
Learning Reading and Listening Skill
Objectives: Read and appreciate the lesson. The students will be able to read the
lesson and derive the theme of the lesson.
Learning
Outcomes: Competencies (DOL1,4)

• Critically analyze at times a mischievous pet monkey can

cause problems
• Understand that not all animals can adapt themselves to the
human way of life. It requires a great deal of patience and skill
to train animals to acquire non-destructive behaviour in
collaborative manner and communicating ideas with each
other.
• Write an article on - Animals should be treated with love and
respect. (creative, critical competencies)
Students will be able to read with 90% accuracy.
Transaction DOL-1,2,3
Methodology: WIPRO- Jigsaw Classroom Activity
SKILL: Reading, speaking, listening
• Students will be divided into groups of 5 or 6 jigsaw groups.
• The day’s lesson will also be divided into 5-6 segments.
• Each student will be assigned one segment. Students will be
given time to read over their segment at least twice and become
familiar with it.
• Temporary expert groups will be formed by having one student
join other students assigned to the same segment
• the expert group students will again join back into their jigsaw
groups.
• Then they float from group to group, observing the process.

Resources: NCERT Supplementary Reader – Moments

Closure: Summarizing the day’s learning wherein the learners find out the
theme of the lesson.
 Students’ will then be asked to write One Sentence Summary to check
their understanding.
Self Study, Home Read the lesson and find out the meaning of difficult words using
Work, dictionary
Assignments
Assessment Write an article on - Animals should be treated with love and
respect. (creative, critical competencies)
Addressing Due to various social backgrounds and multiple intelligences, the
Classroom classroom might be a diverse arena. The following techniques can be
Diversity used for various groups:

For gifted students:

• High order thinking questions to be done
• Encouragement for referring to other resources

For weak students:

• Knowledge based questions to be done
• Buddy help to be provided
• grade-up classes to be provided

For differently abled students:

• Ignore spelling mistakes
• Call parents at regular intervals
• Provide grade-up classes

DAY 2 The Adventures of Toto by Ruskin Bond

Pre-requisite for This lesson requires students to –
the course:
• Infer, analyze and evaluate text
(CRITICAL THINKING, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING)
Learning Students will be able to understand the message conveyed through the
Objectives: lesson.
Learning Students will be able to understand the message conveyed through the
Outcomes: lesson and answer the questions with 90% accuracy. (CRITICAL
THINKING, CHARACTER and CITIZENSHIP)
Transaction SKILL: LISTENING, SPEAKING, WRITING
Methodology: DOL 1,2,3
Dictogloss – Group Activity
The teacher reads out a paragraph
Students attentively listen and note down the key words
Based on their understanding and using the key words, they
reconstruct the paragraph.
Students then present their piece of writing.
Resources: NCERT Supplementary Reader – Moments
Closure: Summarizing the day’s learning wherein the learners understand the
 theme.
Self Study, Home Revise the chapter.
Work,
Assignments

DAY 3 The Adventures of Toto by Ruskin Bond

Anticipatory Set: The facilitator asks questions to check learners’ understanding of the
theme and inner meaning of the lesson.
Skill: Writing, speaking
Carousel Review – to check their understanding
(CRITICAL THINKING, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING)

Learning Students will be able to read and appreciate the lesson. They students
Objectives: will be able to read the lesson and derive the theme of the lesson.

Learning • Students will be able to understand the message conveyed

Outcomes: through the lesson and answer the questions with 90%
accuracy
• They will analyze that it requires a great deal of patience and
skill to train animals to acquire non-destructive behaviour..
(COLLABORATION, CHARACTER, CITIZENSHIP)

Transaction
Methodology: DOL 1,2,3
• A quick recap of the main points of the story.
• Brain storming session on question/answers.
• Value points noted on the blackboard.
• Learners note them down.
• Summarizing the learning by asking questions.
• Discussion of Question / Answers and value points are
formulated.
(COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION)
Resources: NCERT Supplementary Reader – Moments
Closure: A quick recap of the main points of the lesson.

Self Study, Home Evaluation of the assignment-

Work, Format-1
Assignments Content-5
Fluency and conventions- 3
On time submission- 1