Lesson Plan : Out of Business : JKBOSE Class 10th

Lesson Plan : Out of Business : JKBOSE Class 10th

Brief Description:

a)    About the Author

The story “Out of Business “is written by famous Indian writer ‘R.K.Narayan’ .The lesson is one of the stories from Malgudi Days written by him. Malgudi is a fictional fully urban town in southern India, conjured by Narayan. Narayan highlights the social context and everyday life of his characters in his stories. Narayan’s writing technique was unpretentious with a natural element of humour about it. It focused on ordinary people, reminding the reader of next-door neighbours, cousins and the like, thereby providing a greater ability to relate to the topic.

b)   About the Lesson:

This story is about a man named Rama Rao who used to sell gramophones but due to certain reasons had to suffer loss in the business. His downfall began, the servants were asked to leave the house and his kids were taken out of the reputed school and were admitted to free government school as he could not meet the expenses. Due to financial crisis he became sad and depressed. He switched over to solving crossword puzzles as an alternative to earn money and in doing so he overlooked his familial responsibility. This short cut of earning money proved disastrous and a failure hence out of depression decided to suicide .He lied down on the railway track for suicide, but God is merciful. The train got derailed and he was given another chance to lead his life with self respect. He was fortunate enough to undo his wrong doings and decided to go to Madras to begin his life again. Thus the story has a theme of struggle, dejection, self control, defeat, hope and utility.

II Objectives:

1. – Specific Objectives-

To enable the students to:

• develop their basic skills of language viz., listening, speaking, reading and writing.
  • understand the plot and character of the story.
  • enjoy and appreciate the story and the use of language.
  • get familiar with the meaning of some unfamiliar words in the story.
  • become aware of the theme and emotions.
  • understand the importance of faith
  • believe that failures can not deter one’s faith in oneself
  • be optimistic and face the life challenges boldly.
  • understand suicide is no solution, it’s a cowardice.

b)- Behavioural Objectives

To enable the students to imbibe-

• faith
• understanding of situations
• trust in one’s destiny and hard work
• develop thought, critical analysis on the basis of the text read
• optimism in life

-responsibility towards family

III-  Process /Activities

Activity (To introduce the lesson):

• Story prediction based on the title of the story (Guess the theme given in the story based on the title)
  • Discussion of stories of ‘Malgudi Days’ by R.K.Narayan.

Activity (To Support learning):

• Discuss: There is no short cut to success .(Based on the story)

Activity (to assess learning)

• What problems did the family face due to the financial crisis?
  • What is ‘The Captain’ in the story? How it distracted Rama Rao’s mind from his familial responsibilities?

IV Skills- Reading skill, Comprehension, Analytical skill and Critical Thinking skill

V-  Expected Learning Outcome Students will be able to :

• develop their basic skills of language viz., listening, speaking, reading and writing.
  • understand the plot and character of the story.
  • enjoy and appreciate the story and the use of language.
  • get familiar with the meaning of some unfamiliar words in the story.
  • become aware of the theme and emotions.
  • understand the importance of faith
  • believe that failures can not deter one’s faith in oneself
  • be optimistic and face the life challenges boldly.
  • understand suicide is no solution, it’s a cowardice.

VI Assessment(Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy)

Writing- Class Work

• Do you think Rama Rao was driven by the greed of earning more and more money?(Analysis)

• Why was Rama Rao out of the business?(Understanding)

• Write a pen portrait of Rama Rao after reading the story ‘Out of Business’?(Analysis)

• Which incident strengthened Rama Rao’s belief that God is merciful? (understanding)

• ‘Failures are part and parcel of one’s existence.’ How should one face failure in life?(Analysis and Synthesis)

VII-Review of the Lesson Plan (After completion of the lesson): Problems Faced-

Success-Failure-

Real Learning Outcomes –

Students’ response/participation-

Teacher’s learning to be added-