Lesson plan - 7

LESSON PLAN

Session: 2025-26

Subject: English	Topic: The Last Bargain
Sub-Subject: Poem	Class: VIII
Student Name: Kailash Sharma Roll No.: 12 School Name: Govt. Middle School

Period 2nd

Time 40 Min

Date 10/05/2026

Teaching Points	Objectives of Teaching
• Introduction of poet • Meaning of bargain • Freedom and happiness • Poetic language • Moral lesson	Students will be able to: • Understand the poem. • Learn poetic expression. • Know the value of freedom. • Improve reading skill. • Develop imagination.
Teaching Method	Teaching Aids
Lecture Method Recitation Method Question-Answer Method	Textbook Blackboard Chalk Chart

Introduction

Pupil Teaching Activity	Student Activity
Teacher asks students about work, money and happiness. Teacher introduces poet Rabindranath Tagore and the poem.	Students answer questions and discuss what gives true happiness in life.

Statement of the Aim

Today we shall study the poem “The Last Bargain” and understand the importance of freedom and simple happiness.

Presentation

Teaching Point	Pupil Teaching Activity	Student Activity	Blackboard Work Summary
1. King’s offer 2. Old man's power 3. Woman’s beauty 4. Child’s smile 5. Real freedom	Teacher explains each stanza and meaning of difficult words. Teacher discusses the hidden message of the poem.	Students read the poem loudly and answer questions asked by the teacher.	• Rabindranath Tagore • Bargain means agreement • Freedom is happiness • Innocence is pure

Recapitulation

1. Who wrote the poem?

2. Why did the speaker reject the king?

3. What did the child offer?

4. What is the central idea of the poem?

5. Why was the last bargain the best?

Evaluation

Students understood the poem and answered the questions correctly. Homework was given to learn the poem and write its summary.