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Activating Prior Knowledge and Reading the Text
Reading For Comprehension · shared-reading
Students may conflate yoga purely with physical stretching; steer early responses toward the text's emphasis on the unity of mind, body, and breath. The prose_summary notes that the text traces yoga's roots to Sage Patanjali — ensure that connection is made during reading. Students unfamiliar with Sanskrit terms may need the meaning of 'yuj' (to join or to unite) pointed out explicitly.
0–8Open with a quick paired exchange: ask students what they already know about yoga and what 21st June is known for. Take two or three responses from the class to surface existing knowledge and build curiosity.
8–30Read the passage aloud together — teacher models, then students follow paragraph by paragraph — covering the origin of yoga, Sage Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, and the WHO mYoga app (p.121–127). Pause briefly after each sub-section to allow students to ask a clarifying question.
30–40Invite students to list words they know related to yoga and share them across the class, building a running word-cloud on the board from their contributions. Close by asking one student to read the Sanskrit shloka from the Hatha Yoga Pradipika aloud.
Learning outcome. Student reads and responds to informational text by identifying key ideas, making inferences, and discussing conceptual connections using the informational prose as the vehicle.
According to the passage 'Yoga — A Way of Life', which of the following correctly describes the meaning of the Sanskrit root 'yuj' from which the word 'yoga' is derived?
- A To follow the teachings of Sage Patanjali's Yoga Sutras.
- B To join or unite, symbolising harmony between mind, body, and nature.
- C To quieten the mind through silent meditation alone.
- D To stretch and strengthen the body through physical postures.
B. To join or unite, symbolising harmony between mind, body, and nature.
What each wrong option reveals
- A Indicates a confusion between the etymology of 'yoga' and Sage Patanjali's role as the systematiser of yoga practice.
- C Suggests the student has conflated the aim of yoga (quieting the mind, from Patanjali) with the meaning of the word 'yuj' itself.
- D Students who choose this focus only on the physical dimension of yoga, missing the passage's broader definition of unity.
Also saved as 4 periods.
- 2Comprehension and Reflective Discussion
Reading For Comprehension - 3Listening to a Personal Account and Sharing Yoga Thoughts
Listening + Speaking - 4Planning and Drafting a Paragraph on Yoga Benefits
Writing - 5Exploring 'Practice' and 'Practise' — Noun and Verb Pairs
Vocabulary Grammar - 6Whole-Chapter Synthesis — Yoga Through the Ages and Today
Synthesis
- 1. A Bottle of Dew (Fables and Folk Tales)
- 2. The Raven and the Fox (Fables and Folk Tales)
- 3. Rama to the Rescue (Fables and Folk Tales)
- 4. The Unlikely Best Friends (Friendship)
- 5. A Friend's Prayer (Friendship)
- 6. The Chair (Friendship)
- 7. Neem Baba (Nurturing Nature)
- 8. What a Bird Thought (Nurturing Nature)
- 9. Spices that Heal Us (Nurturing Nature)
- 10. Change of Heart (Sports and Wellness)
- 11. The Winner (Sports and Wellness)
- 12. Yoga — A Way of Life (Sports and Wellness)
- 13. Kalakritiyon ka Bharat (Culture and Tradition)
- 14. The Kites (Culture and Tradition)
- 15. Embroidering Dreams with her Feet (Culture and Tradition)
- 16. National War Memorial (Culture and Tradition)
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