Startalk 2013 Heritage Language Project
ByNusrat Sohail, Anshu Jain, Bhavya Singh
Lesson Plan
HL Theme: Proverbial Folktales
1) Pre-requisites: Intermediate HL learners with mixed ability of literacy levels
2 ) Goal of the Unit: Students will be able to take part in the various discussions that
take place in the community.
3) Content Objectives: Understand the message of the proverbs through folktales
which are used in regular conversations.
4) Language Objectives:
•Summarize the folktales.
•Understand the usage of proverbs in a sentence.
•Exchange information obtained from parents or community members.
5) Resources & Materials:
•HL family, props, paper, pencils pictures & illustrations, internet
•Authentic Material: You tube, Audio & Written Folktales
DAY 1
Pre-Activity:
Students will share their thoughts about a proverb (jo sotaa
hai vo khota hai) written on the board.
Via discussion teacher explains the concept of proverbs
Procedures:
1.Students will be given a handout of the folktale in the target language.
2.Students will follow the script while listening to the recorded folktale.
3.Students will be asked to circle the words and phrases that will help them in
summarizing the folktale.
4.While working in collaborative groups students will discuss the story and
negotiate the meaning of difficult words and phrases.
5.Teacher facilitates learning where appropriate.
Day 1
cont.
6. Differentiated Activity:
•a). High literacy level learners will arrange the summary of the jumbled up
story in the sequential order.
•b). Low literacy level learners will do a cloze activity of the summary of the
folktale and will re-arrange the summarized jumbled up story in the
sequential order.
•Teacher starts discussion about the message in the folktale and assists
students to connect the proverb with the folktale.
•A few sentences with the proverb will be given to reinforce the meaning.
•Students are encouraged to create sentences by working in collaborative
groups.
HomeWork:
•Homework: Four new proverbs are provided and students will find the
meaning of any two.
•Students are provided the youtube clip to get an idea of the folktales we will
be discussing in class tomorrow.
DAY 2
Anguur khatte hain, Lalach burii balaa hai, do kii laraii mein teiisre kaa bhala
•Review Homework
•Divide class into groups on the basis of their choice of proverbs.
•Give four different folk tales to four different groups.
•Repeat steps one to six from day one for each group.
•Students create two sentences of the proverb associated with their folk
tales.
•Each group will be asked to choose one from following assignments:
•Create a book based on your folktale. By using PowerPoint presentation
share the story and explain the proverb related with the folktale.
•Write and perform a skit or puppet show, highlighting the proverb related
with the folktale.
•Homework: Start working on the final assignment.
DAY 3
•Class will begin through discussion and
students will continue to work on their project.
•Teacher will provide support as needed.
DAY 4
Assessment & Evaluation
•Students will present their final assignment.
•As a whole class meaning of different proverbs
will be discussed.
•By working in collaborative groups students will
be asked to create sentences of each proverb.
Authentic material
• http://youtu.be/AclQQalyAJ4 - anguur khatee
haiN
• http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/mideast/hindi
/stories/cats.html - do kii laRaaii meN tiisre kii
bhalaaii
• http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/mideast/hindi
/stories/goats.html • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nO2GkxT
z3A – anguur khatte haiN