CLASS – VIII
LESSON PLAN
MACAVITY
Unit Fiction: MACAVITY
Class Transaction Total: 3 periods (approx. 40 min each)
Pre-requisite for This lesson requires students to –
the course 1) Understand, appreciate and enjoy poetry
2) Infer, analyze and evaluate text
Assessment of Homework Notebook
qualifying Written Test
knowledge
Objective Students will be able to -
Understand the theme of the poem- how the mind of a master
criminal works
Sequence events
enhance vocabulary
Complete the exercises at the end of the poem
Learning KNOWLEDGE- Students will know and understand -
Outcomes
the poet’s style of writing
the theme of the poem - how the mind of a master criminal
works
the text locally and globally
infer meaning from the context
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 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
Critically analyze the life of a master criminal.
Understand the life of a master criminal working in collaborative
manner and communicating ideas with each other.
Discussion of the sequence of incidents of the poem creatively.
(collaborative, creative, critical competencies)
Transaction DOL-1,2,3
Methodology WIPRO- Jigsaw
(The teacher can Transaction would proceed in the following manner-
use the mentioned
techniques, Brain Storming –The class would start with a discussion about how the
wherever mind of a master criminal works.
applicable, and They would also be told – about the poet
can use any other -the significance of the topic that they would be studying.
too.) (Collaborative, Communication, Critical thinking)
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
Think Pair Share
Peer Assessment
Resources
NCERT Text Book
PPT
Digital Content
Self Study, Home Independent Practice: Students would do the given questions in their
Work, H.W notebooks and we will assess 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. They can refer to
the resources stated above.
Assessments 4 UNIT TESTS (20, 20, 20,20) 80 Marks
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 80 Marks
ANNUAL BOARD EXAMINATION 80 Marks
PERIODIC TEST
We assess creativity and critical thinking 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 10 Marks
Subject Enrichment Activity 10 Marks
We assess all the competencies 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
Diversity used for various groups:
For gifted students:
Encouragement for referring other resources
For weak students:
Buddy help to be provided
Provide grade-up classes
For differently abled students:
Ignore spelling mistakes
Call parents at regular intervals
Provide grade-up classes
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
Q1. Why is the cat called a ‘mystery cat’?
Q2. What are the other names used for the cat in the poem?
Q3. Describe the physical appearance of the cat.
Q4. Why is the cat’s coat dusty?
Q5. Who is Macavity compared to?
DAY WISE LESSON PLAN
DAY I
This lesson requires:
Pre-requisite for the Basic comprehension skills
course: Reading skills
Assessment of Verbal Questioning
qualifying (CRITICAL THINKING, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING)
knowledge
Learning Reading and Listening Skill
Objectives: Read and appreciate the poem. The students will be able to read the
poem and derive the theme of the poem.
Learning Competencies
Outcomes: Critically analyze – how the mind of a master criminal works.
Discussion of the sequence of incidents of the poem
creatively. (collaborative, creative, critical competencies)
Students will be able to read with 90% accuracy.
Transaction DOL-1,2,3
Methodology: WIPRO- Think Pair Share
SKILL: Reading
Individual loud reading by learners.
Asking small questions in between to maintain their
interest.
Refer to the dictionary for the meanings of difficult words.
Guided Practice:
Teacher to explain the meaning, of figurative language
used in this fiction piece and the comparisons made and
check for achievement of objective.
Resources: Text Book, Digital Content
Closure: Summarizing the day’s learning wherein the learners find out the
theme of the poem.
Self Study, Home Read the lesson and find out the central theme of the poem.
Work,
Assignments
DAY 2
Pre-requisite for the This lesson requires students to –
course: Understand, appreciate and enjoy the poem
Infer, analyze and evaluate text
Learning Students will be able to understand the message conveyed through the
Objectives: poem.
Learning Students will be able to understand the message conveyed through the
Outcomes: poem and answer the questions with 90% accuracy. (CRITICAL
THINKING, CHARACTER and CITIZENSHIP)
Transaction DOL-1,2,3
Methodology: WIPRO- Think Pair Share
SKILL: LISTENING, SPEAKING
Comparing
The facilitator will share a video with the students and then the
students will be given time to compare the behavior of master
criminals in a given situation in collaborative manner
(Collaboration, Communication, Critical thinking and
Problem Solving, Creative thinking, Character)
Resources: Text Book, Digital content
Closure: Summarizing the day’s learning wherein the learners understand the
theme and the values exhibited in the poem.
Self Study, Home Revise the poem and come prepared for the question/answer session.
Work, Assignments
DAY 3
Pre-requisite for the This lesson requires students to –
course: 1) Understand, appreciate and enjoy the poem
2) Infer, analyze and evaluate text
(CRITICAL THINKING, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING)
Learning Students will be able to write their views and attempt questions with
Objectives: 90% accuracy.
Learning (COLLABORATION)
Outcomes: Skill: Writing
Students will recall and write their views.
Students will be provided a worksheet to write the meaning of
the figurative phrases and come up with more than one
meaning
Facilitator will collect all the worksheets to check for
understanding
Transaction DOL-1,2,3
Methodology: WIPRO- Think Pair Share
Active Learner Participation in solving Spiral Level 1,2 questions.
(Collaboration, Communication, Critical thinking)
Each group will be assigned a question and they would find answers
and then all the answers would be discussed in the class.
The values learnt from the poem will also be discussed so as to
inculcate positive values or character traits and citizenship.
Resources: Text Book
Closure: A quick recap of the main points of the poem.
Self Study, Home Worksheet
Work, Assignments Evaluation of the assignment-
Content-3 (Critical Thinking and Problem Solving and Creativity)
Fluency and expression- 1 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
and Creativity)
On time submission- 1
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:
Encouragement for referring other resources
For weak students:
Buddy help to be provided
Provide grade-up classes
For differently abled students:
Ignore spelling mistakes
Call parents at regular intervals
Provide grade-up classes
