Journey to the End of the Earth- Lesson Plan

Class: XII A & XII D           Subject: English                                Chapter: Journey to the End of the Earth- Tishani Doshi                                Number of Periods: 05

Date of Commencement: 15 July 2019                   Expected date of Completion: 19 July 2019          Actual Date of Completion: _______________________

Gist of the Lesson/ Focussed Skills/ Competencies	Targeted Learning Outcomes (TLO)	Teaching-Learning Activities Planned for achieving the TLO using suitable resources and classroom management strategies	Assessment Strategies Planned
Gist- In ‘Journey to the End of the Earth’ Tishani Doshi describes the journey to the coldest, driest and windiest continent in the world: Antarctica. The world’s geological history is trapped in Antarctica. Geoff Green’s ‘Students on Ice’ programme aims at taking high school students to the ends of the world. Doshi thinks that Antarctica is the place to go and understand the earth’s present, past and future. Competencies- LSRW	After studying this unit, students will be able to- ü  Understand what a travelogue is ü  Get a glimpse of life in Antarctica ü  Understand the past of Earth ü  Understand the role of students in controlling environmental issues ü  Develop reading habit	ü  Silent reading by the students ü  Explanation of difficult words/ phrases ü  Showing a PPT presentation on the lesson	The students will answer the following questions- Why is the Antarctica the place to go in order to understand the earth’s past, present and future? “Take care of small things and the big things will take care of themselves”. What is relevance of this statement in the context of the Antarctic Environment? Write a note on global warming. (Its cause and effect). Why do you think this chapter is included in your syllabus? What is a travelogue? Write a travelogue of your favourite holiday trip.