Morning Meeting + English + Values LP: Time 2 hour 10 minutes,

SWBAT read an excerpt from Sachin Tendulkars autobiographies

and analyse a set of leading questions.
Excerpt:
Son,lifeislikeabook.Ithasnumerouschapters.Italsohasmanylessonsinit.Itis
madeupofmanyexperiencesandandlookslikeapendulumwheresuccessand
failure,joyandsorrowarejustextremesofthecentralreality.Thelessonstobelearnt
fromsuccessandfailureareequallyimportant.Moreoftenthannot,failureand
sorrowarebiggerteachersthansuccessandhappiness.Youareacricketerand
sportsman.Youareluckytoberepresentingyourcountry,andthatisagreathonour.
Butneverforgetthatthistooisjustanotherchapterinthebook.Letssayaperson
livesforseventyoreightyyearsorso.Howmanyyearswillyouplaysport?Twenty
years;ifyouareverygood,maybeeventwentyfiveyears.Thisclearlymeansthat
thereismoretolifethancricket.Iamaskingyou,son,tokeepapleasantbehaviour
andmaintainabalancednature.Donotallowsuccesstomakeyouarrogant.Ifyou
remainhumble,peoplewillgiveyouloveandrespectevenafteryouhavefinished
withthegame.
PlanAgenda:
3minutestoexplainwhatisanexcerpt
15minutes:Studentscopythewholethingintotheirnotebooks
7minutes:DiscussingroupsandcomeupwithadjectivesforSachin.
35mintes:Answerquestionsgiven.
20minutes:Prepareroleplay.
20minutes:PerformRoleplay.
15miuntes:Feedbackforeverygroup.(Onthebasisofvalidityoftheirexamples)
PlanBreak up:
PutuptheExcerptontheboard.Makesureyoudoitinassemblytimebefore
Classstarts.Telltheclasswhatisanexcerpt

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AsktheStudentstocopythewholethingintotheirnotebooks.
Aftertheyaredonecopying,introducethenameofSachinsautobiography,askthechildren
touseoneadjectiveforSachinintheirgroups,givethem5minutestodiscuss.Take5
answers,onefromeachgroup
Nowaskthemtoanswerthefollowingquestions(explainanywordswhichtheydont
understand)
Whatdoessorrowmean?Canyouguessitsmeaningfromthepassage?
Dofailureandsorrowteachbetterleassonstopeoplethansuccessandjoy?Justify.
Whatisthemeaningofthephraseanotherchapterinthebook?Isitfigurativelanguage?
WhatisthefigurebeingusedbySachinsfather?
Inyouropinion,whatisabalancednature?
Inyouropinion,whatispleasantbehaviour?
Doyouagreethatitisimportanttohaveabalancednatureandpleasantbehaviour?Justify.
Whyshouldwenotallowsuccesstomakeusarrogant?
EvaluateyourselfonHowHUMBLEyouare?Whyorwhynotareyouhumble?Doyou
thinkitsgoodtobehumble.
Givetwoexampleswhenyouhavebeenhumbleinyourlife

ROLEPLAY:Behaviourmanagementhereisvital.Setveryclearexpectationsaboutthe
behaviour.DirectyellowsandconversationswithSeemamaamforanyonewhocrossesthe
line.Beverystrictaboutit.Sendthemoutiftheydonttoetheline.Askthemtoworkintheir
groupstogiveoneexampleandonenonexampleofbeinghumble.Studentshave20minutes
toprepare.Whilepreparing,Group1willbeonstage.Group2justoutsideclass6.Group
3,4,5inclass.Beforeyousendthemoutjustmakesureyoutellthemthattheywillbegiving
eachotherfeedback,sohereishowitwillwork
Group1andGroup2willgiveeachotherfeedback.
Group3andGroup4willgiveeachotherfeedback.
Group5willbegivenfeedbackbygroup1.

Aftertheyhaveprepared,givegive4minutesforeachgrouptoperform.
Aftereveryonehasdoneperforming,startthefeedbacks.