THEME;HUMAN RIGHTS. Listening and Speaking.
Reading.

Polite Language; Telephone Etiquette.
Extensive reading; Independent Reading.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
lesson, be able to;
Identify polite words and phrases in telephone conversations.
Conduct a telephone conversation using polite words and expressions.
Acknowledge the significance of etiquette in telephone conversations.
lesson, be able to;
Identify print and non-print texts that are interesting to read.
Read a range of texts for information from books or internet.
Appreciate the importance of independent reading.

In pairs or groups, learners are guided to;
Listen and identify words and phrases that indicate polite language in a telephone conversation from a digital device
Role play a telephone dialogue on human rights using polite language.
Practise leaving and taking telephone messages over the phone using polite language in the caller card.
Individually, in pairs, learners are guided to;
Skim through appropriate print and electronic reading material and write down the main idea in each text.
Scan through the text. Identify and write down unfamiliar words.
Use dictionary to look up the meaning of vocabulary acquired from the independent reading.
Construct sentences about human rights using the new words learnt.

Why should one be polite when speaking over the telephone? How do we ensure politeness in a telephone conversation?
Why should one read widely? What should one consider when selecting a reading material?

Skills in English pg 1-3.
Digital devices.
Recorded telephone conversations.

Skills in English pg 3-6.
Dictionaries.
Newspapers.
Digital texts.
Storybooks.

Role play. Dialogues. Oral presentations. Oral interview.
Learner summaries of what they read. Keeping a record of books read. Reading aloud. Learner

Grammar in Use.
Writing.

Compound Nouns.
Writing legibly and neatly.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
lesson, be able to;
State the meaning of compound noun and give examples.
Identify compound nouns in a text.
Use compound nouns in their singular and plural forms to construct sentences.
Appreciate the importance of compound nouns in communication.

In pairs,groups or individually,learners are guided to;
Listen to an audio recording on human rights,identify and list the compound nouns in the recording.
Categorise compound nouns into two word or three word nouns from a given list.
Search online or in books for more examples of compound nouns and list them.
Construct sentences using compound nouns in their singular and plural forms.

What is a compound noun? How do compound nouns form plurals? Why should we use compound nouns when communicating?

Skills in English pg 7-9.
Digital devices.
Charts.
Flashcards.
Skills in English pg 13-14.
Chart. With alphabets.

Written texts. Oral questions. Peer assessment.

Reading.

Short Stories.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
lesson, be able to;
Outline the sequence of events in a short story that they have read.
Draw a chart to show the sequence of events in the story read.
Ackowledge the role of reading in communication.

In pairs,individually,learners are guided to;
Predict events by focusing on the title and illustrations in a text.
Silently read the short story in learners book.
Outline the main events in the story in the learners book in the correct sequence.
Draw a chart to show the sequence of the events.
Retell the story while citing issues on human rights.

How can you predict the outcome of a story even before you read it?

Skills in English pg 10-12.
Chart.

Reading silently & aloud. Learner summaries of what they read.

Reading.

Short Stories.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
lesson, be able to;
Use contextual clues to infer the meanings of words.
Answer direct and inferential questions from a short story.
Acknowledge the role and importance of short stories to a learner.

In pairs,groups,individually,learners are guided to;
Infer contextual meanings of words based on the events in the story.
Find the meaning of words and phrases as used in the story The diplomat.
Discuss the relationships between their own lives and those characters in the text.

How do you tell the meaning of unfamiliar words in a story?

Skills in English pg 12.
Dictionaries.

Question and answers. Peer assessment.

THEME;SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION. Grammar in Use.
Listening and Speaking.

Collective Nouns.
Oral Presentation;Songs.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
lesson, be able to;
Define the term collective noun and cite examples.
Identify collective nouns from a text.
Classify collective nouns according to people,animals or things.
Appreciate the importance of collective nouns in communication.
lesson, be able to;
Identify the features of songs.
Discuss the features of songs.
Sing the song in learners book in a tune of choice.
Appreciate the special features of songs.

In pairs,groups,individually,learners are guided to;
List the collective nouns as they listen to an audio text.
Identify collective nouns in a print text.
Classify collective nouns according to people,animals or things.
Search the internet or books for texts that have collective nouns and list them down.
Construct sentences using collective nouns identified from the search.
In pairs,groups,learners are guided to;
Watch recordings of songs from Kenya drama and music festivals.
Read individually the song Our beautiful bride
On learners book and identify the features of songs.
Discuss the features of songs.
Search the internet for more information about features of songs.

What are the different types of nouns? What are collective nouns?
Which type of songs do you enjoy listening to? What are some of the features of songs? What makes songs interesting?

Skills in English pg 22-23.
Print texts.
Audio-text.
Charts.
Flashcards.
Magazines or newspapers.
Skills in English pg 16-17
Songs.

Written texts. Oral questions. Matching tasks.
Oral discussions Oral presentations. Checklists. Written texts.

Grammar in Use.
Listening and Speaking.

Collective Nouns.
Oral Presentations; Songs.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
lesson, be able to;
Explain how collective nouns form their plurals.
Use singular and plural forms of collective nouns correctly in sentences.

Individually,in pairs ,learners are guided to;
Discuss how collective nouns form their plurals.
Construct correct sentences using collective nouns from substitution tables.
Fill in blanks spaces and crossword puzzles using correct collective nouns.

How do collective nouns form their plurals?

Skills in English pg 23-24.
Word puzzles.
Skills in English pg 17-18
Songs.
Tablets.

Written texts. Puzzles. Substitution tables. Matching tables. Checklists.

Rehabilitation.

Listening and Speaking; Disagreeing politely

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of rehabilitation.  Identify ways to disagree politely while having a conversation.
Use polite language.

In pairs, learners are guided to explain the meaning of rehabilitation.
In pairs, learners are guided to make a list of the polite expressions on a manilla paper, flashcards or sticky notes.
In pairs, learners are guided to identify ways to disagree politely while having a conversation.

What is rehabilitation? What can we do to avoid interrupting other people?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 78-79
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Rehabilitation.

Listening and Speaking; Disagreeing politely

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Discuss whether or not it is always polite to mention people's names as you introduce them.
Read and role play the dialogue in learner's book 8 page 78
Practice disagreeing politely as they talk about rehabilitation.
Enjoy role playing the dialogue.

In groups, learners are guided to discuss whether or not it is always polite to mention people's names as you introduce them
In pairs, learners to read and role play the dialogue in learner's book.
In pairs, learners are guided to practice disagreeing politely as they talk about rehabilitation.

Which words and phrases have you used in your role-play to show politeness?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 79-80
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Rehabilitation.

Reading Poem

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify ways of reading fast.
Read the text,

Read the poem in leaner's book.
Answer factual and inferential questions from the poem.
Act out the poem.
Participate in a reading competition.

In pairs or individually, learners are guided to identify ways of reading fast.
In pairs or individually, learners are guided to read the text,
In groups, learners are guided to read the poem in leaner's book
In groups, learners are guided to answer factual and inferential questions from the poem.
In groups, learners are guided to act out the poem.

Why should we read at the right speed?
What do you like reading on your own?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 80-82
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Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 82-84
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Rehabilitation.

Grammar in Use; Work Classes: Adverbs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define an adverb.
Read the passage.   Appreciate each other when he/she is reading the passage.

Learners are guided to define an adverb
Learners to read the passage,

What is an adverb?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 84-85
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Rehabilitation.

Grammar in Use; Work Classes: Adverbs
Reading: Short story

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify types of adverbs.
Construct sentences using adverbs of frequency and degree.
Appreciate the use of adverbs sentences.

Learners are guided to identify types of adverbs
Learners to construct sentences using adverbs of frequency and degree.

What are possible positive results of rehabilitation?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 85-86
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Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 87-89

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Rehabilitation.

Reading: Short story

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify how short stories we read help us address issues that take place in their community.
Draw a diagram similar to the one on page 89 that shows the main idea and key events.
Construct sentences about rehabilitation or drug and substance abuse.
Appreciate the importance of stories.

In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to identify how short stories we read help us address issues that take place in their community.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to draw a diagram similar to the one on page 89 that shows the main idea and key events.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to construct sentences about rehabilitation or drug and substance abuse.

How does the main idea in the short story relate to events in your community or country?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 89-90
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Rehabilitation.

Writing

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

State the importance of spelling words correctly.
Read the passage and identify the words that are commonly misspelt.
Construct sentences using vocabulary learnt about drug and substance abuse.
Appreciate the importance of spelling words correctly.


Explain the meaning of prefix and suffix.
Read the passage on page 92,

In groups, learners are guided to state the importance of spelling words correctly
In pairs, learners are guided to read the passage and identify the words that are commonly misspelt
In pairs, learners are guided to construct sentences using vocabulary learnt about drug and substance abuse.

In pairs or individually, learners are guided to explain the meaning of prefix and suffix.
In pairs or individually, learners are guided to read the passage on page 92,

Why is it important to spell words correctly? Which words do you find difficult to spell and why?
What are prefixes? How can you improve your spellings?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 90-92
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Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 92-94
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Natural Resources

Listening and Speaking; Listening for Details

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the importance of natural resources.
Listen to the story being read and write down the important details.
Appreciate the importance of detailed information.

Learners are guided to identify the importance of natural resources
Learners are guided to listen to the story being read and write down the important details.

What is the importance of detailed information?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 95
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Natural Resources

Reading I; Intensive Reading: Visuals

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Describe any signposts or posters in their school or community.
Study the pictures in learner's book 8 page 96 and answer the questions that follows.
Draw the pictures in learner's book 8 page 96.
Appreciate the signposts and posters in their school and community.

In pairs, learners are guided to describe any signposts or posters in their school or community.
In pairs, learners are guided to study the pictures in learner's book 8 page 96 and answer the questions that follows.
In pairs, learners are guided to draw the pictures in learner's book 8 page 96.

What information did you get from the pictures?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 95-96
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Natural Resources

Reading I; Intensive Reading: Visuals

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify national or community needs that they can communicate about using visuals.
Discuss the role of visuals in making information easier to understand.
Create some of the visuals.
Appreciate the importance of visuals.

In groups, learners to identify national or community needs that they can communicate about using visuals.
In groups, learners are guided to discuss the role of visuals in making information easier to understand.
In groups, learners are guided to create some of the visuals.

What are the advantages of pictures and photographs over other forms of communication?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 98-100
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Natural Resources

Grammar; Word Classes: Personal and Possessive pronouns

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of pronouns.
Read the poem in learner's book 8 page 102 and identify the pronouns used.
Arrange the pronouns in the passage into indefinite and reflexive pronouns
Use indefinite and reflexive pronouns in their daily conversations.


Define indefinite and reflexive pronouns
Construct sentences using indefinite and reflexive pronouns
Appreciate the use of pronouns in sentences.

Learners are guided to explain the meaning of pronouns.
In groups, learners to read the poem in learner's book 8 page 102 and identify the pronouns used.
Learners to arrange the pronouns in the passage into personal and possessive pronouns
Learners to define personal and possessive pronouns.
Learners are guided to search an article online or from a newspaper story. Read a paragraph and list the different types of pronouns used.
In pairs or individually, learners are guided to construct sentences using indefinite and reflexive pronouns.

What are indefinite pronouns? What are reflexive pronouns?
Which types of pronouns are commonly used?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 101-102
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Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 103-104
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Reading; Characters

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Read the story,

Learners are guided to read the story,

Who is your favourite character in the story?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 104-106
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Reading; Characters

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of character.
Explain the relationships between characters in the story.
Recognize the role of characters in a short story in bringing out real-life experiences.
Appreciate the importance of characters.

In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to explain the meaning of character.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to explain the relationships between characters in the story.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to recognize the role of characters in a short story in bringing out real-life experiences.

How does character make the story flow?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 106-107
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Writing; Composition Writing

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of dialogue.
Identify the features of a dialogue.
Role- play the dialogue in learner's book 8 page 108
Appreciate the importance of dialogue.

In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to explain the meaning of dialogue.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to identify the features of a dialogue.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to role- play the dialogue in learner's book 8 page 108

Why should we plan before writing?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 107-108
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Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 109-110

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Tourism: Domestic

Listening and Speaking; Oral narratives
Listening and Speaking; Oral narratives

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of myth.
Identify the features of oral narratives.
Create a story that explain why the cat lives with human beings.
Appreciate the features of oral narrative.


Identify what makes the performance of an explanatory narrative more enjoyable.
Watch videos of people telling oral narrative. Make notes on how the story is made interesting.
Appreciate ways of making an oral narrative more interesting.

Learners to explain the meaning of myth.
In groups, learners are guided to identify the features of oral narratives
Learners to create a story that explain why the cat lives with human beings
Learners are guided to identify what makes the performance of an oral narrative more enjoyable.
Learners to watch videos of people telling oral narrative. Make notes on how the story is made interesting

What is a myth? What are oral narrative?
What are the features of oral narratives?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 111
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Tourism: Domestic

Listening and Speaking; Oral narratives

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Choose one narrative and discuss the features they will include in their performance of it.
Perform the oral narratives.
Have fun and enjoy performing the oral narrative.

In groups, learners to choose narrative and discuss the features they will include in their performance of it.
In groups, learners are guided to perform the oral narratives

What can you do to make the performance of an oral narrative more enjoyable?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 112
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Tourism: Domestic

Reading; Poem

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Discuss how to find the meaning of unfamiliar words used in a poem.
Read the poem,

In groups, learners are guided to discuss how to find the meaning of unfamiliar words used in a poem.
In groups, learners are guided to read the poem,

Why do you think some lines are repeated several times?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 113-114
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Reading; Poem
Grammar; Word Classes: Simple Prepositions

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of characters, theme and repetition.
Talk about the main idea of the poem and the details that support it.
Write a summary of what the poem is talking about.
Have fun and enjoy reading the poems.

In pairs, learners to explain the meaning of characters, theme and repetition.
In pairs, learners to talk about the main idea of the poem and the details that support it
In pairs, learners to write a summary of what the poem is talking about

What are non-verbal cues?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 114-116
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Grammar; Word Classes: Simple Prepositions
Reading II; Intensive Reading: Poetry

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Read the text in learner's book 8 page 117
Construct sentences using prepositions of position, place and time.
Create a crossword puzzle using prepositions.
Appreciate the importance of using prepositions.


Read the poem,

In pairs or in groups, learners are guided to read the text in learner's book 8 page 117
In pairs or in groups, learners are guided to construct sentences using prepositions of position, place and time.
In pairs or in groups, learners are guided to create a crossword puzzle using prepositions.

Learners are guided to read the poem,

What is the role of prepositions of position, place and time in communication?
Which events is taking place in the poem? What is an inanimate character?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 117-118
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Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 118-120
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Writing: Assessment of writing

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Search online or in books for information on assessing their own narrative composition.
Give reasons why self-assessment is important.
Assess a composition using a checklist.
Appreciate the importance of a checklist.

Learners are guided to search online or in books for information on assessing their own narrative composition
In pairs, learners are guided to give reasons why self-assessment is important
In groups, learners to assess a composition using a checklist

What is self-assessment?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 121
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Writing: Composition Writing: Self-Assessment

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Read the passage,

Learners are guided to read the passage,

What is the importance of self-assessment?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 121-123
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Heroes and Heroines- Africa

Listening and Speaking: Sounds- Vowels

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify constant and vowels Sounds.
Explain the meaning of content and function word.
Identify words with the same sound as /ch/ and /j/ such as match, major of gem.
Appreciate the importance of correct pronunciation of words

In pairs, learners are guided to identify constant and vowels Sounds.
In pairs or individually, learners are guided to explain the meaning of content and function word.
In pairs or individually, learners are guided to identify words with the same sound as /ch/ and /j/ such as match, major of gem.

How do we pronounce the vowel sounds in the words tar and term?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 124-125
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Listening and Speaking: Sounds- Vowels
Reading; Characters
Grammar; Conjunctions

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Discuss the importance of emphatic stress in communication.
Read the poem in 's book 8 page 126
Recite the poem in 's book.
Enjoy reciting the poem.


Define conjunctions.
Identify uses of conjunctions.
Read the passage in learner's book 8 page 131
Construct sentences using conjunctions.
Appreciate the uses of conjunctions.

In pairs or individually, learners are guided to discuss the importance of emphatic stress in communication.
In pairs or individually, learners are guided to read the poem in the learner's book 8 page 126
In pairs or individually, learners are guided to recite the poem in the learner's book.

In pairs or individually, learners are guided to define conjunctions
In pairs or individually, learners are guided to identify uses of conjunctions.
In pairs or individually, learners are guided to construct sentences using conjunctions

What is the poem about? Which words are being stressed?
What are conjunctions?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 125-127
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Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 127-130
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Grammar; Conjunctions

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Recite the poem.  

In pairs or individually, learners are guided to recite the poem,

What are the uses of conjunctions?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 131-133
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Reading; Similes and metaphors

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Read the passage.  Appreciate the importance of reading a passage. 

In pairs, learners to read the passage.

What is a hero known for?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 133-135
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Reading; Similes and metaphors

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of simile and metaphor.
Talk about the characters and how they make the events in the story happen.
Act out the events of the passage.
Enjoy acting the story.

In pairs, learners to explain the meaning of simile and metaphor.
In pairs, learners to talk about the characters and how they make the events in the story happen
In pairs, learners are guided to act out the events of the passage

What are the functions of simile? What are the functions of metaphor?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 135-136
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Art

Writing; Creative Writing: Narrative Compositions
Listening and Speaking; Oral Presentation: Delivering Speeches

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define the term,

Prepare and present speech.
Talk about the importance of delivering speech.
Appreciate the importance of delivering speech.

In pairs, learners to read the story in learner's book
In groups, learners are guided to create well-written narrative compositions on different topics.

Learners to prepare and present speech
Learners are guided to talk about the importance of delivering speech.

What are some of the most interesting stories they have ever read?
What is the importance of delivering speech?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 136-139
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Reading: Note Making

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Read the passage.   Use the vocabulary in the story to make sentences.   Appreciate the importance of reading a story. 

In groups, learners are guided to read the passage,

What is the importance of note-making?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 142-144
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Reading: Note Making

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of note-making.
Discuss how useful sub-divisions are in note-making.
Talk about why it is important to make notes.
Appreciate the importance of note-making.

In groups, learners are guided to explain the meaning of note-making.
In groups, learners are guided to discuss how useful sub-divisions are in note-making.
In groups, learners are guided to talk about why it is important to make notes

What is note-making?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 144-146
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Grammar; Word Classes: Determiners

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define determiners.
Identify the uses of determiners.
Read the text,

In pairs, learners are guided to define determiners
In pairs, learners are guided to identify the uses of determiners.
In pairs, learners are guided to read the poem,

What are determiners?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 146-148
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Grammar; Word Classes: Determiners
Reading: Short story
Writing; Thank you notes and congratulatory notes

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the meaning of quantifiers.
Read the text,

Read the story.  Enjoy using the vocabulary from the story in their daily lives. 

In pairs, learners to explain the meaning of quantifiers.
In pairs, learners to Read the text,
In pairs, learners are guided to read the ogre narrative,

What are quantifiers?
How do these events relate to your experience?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 149-150
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Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 151-153
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Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 154-155

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Writing; Thank you notes and congratulatory notes

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the main purpose of a congratulatory note.
Discuss the situations in which a congratulatory note is used.
Write a congratulatory note. Use the correct format.
Appreciate the importance of a congratulatory note.

In groups, in pairs or individually, learners are guided to identify the main purpose of a congratulatory note.
In groups, in pairs or individually, learners are guided to discuss the situations in which a congratulatory note is used.
In groups, in pairs or individually, learners are guided to write a congratulatory note. Use the correct format.

What is the main purpose of a congratulatory note?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 155-156
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Choosing a career

Listening and Speaking; Interviews

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define interview.
Talk about why people sit for school placement and scholarship interviews.
Appreciate the importance of interviews.

Learners to define interviews.
In groups, learners to talk about why people sit for school placement and scholarship interviews.

What is an interview?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 157
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Listening and Speaking; Interviews

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify questions to expect in interviews and how best to answer them.
Conduct interviews among themselves.
Have a desire to conduct interviews.

In pairs, learners to identify questions to expect in interviews and how best to answer them.
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to conduct interviews among themselves.

What kind of questions do you expect in a scholarship interviews?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 157-158
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Reading; Non-fiction
Reading; Non-fiction
Grammar in Use; Adverbs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Read the passage in learner's book 8 page 159
Answer factual and inferential questions from the passage.
Enjoy reading grade level vocabulary for effective reading.


Identify reading materials based on imaginative or creative writing.
Search online, in textbooks, newspapers and magazines for interesting materials to read.
Enjoy reading non-fiction materials.

Learners are guided to read the passage in learner's book 8 page 159
Learners to answer factual and inferential questions from the passage in pairs or groups.
In pairs, learners to Identify reading materials based on imaginative or creative writing.
Learners are guided to search online, in textbooks, newspapers and magazines for interesting materials to read.

What should one do to make a good career choice?
What are reading materials? Which ones are based on imaginative or creative writing?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 158-160
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Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 160
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Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 161-162

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Grammar in Use; Adverbs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Read the passage,

Learners to read the passage,

Which kind of adverbs have you formed?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 162-163
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Reading; Lessons learnt

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Read the story in learner's book and answer the the questions in the books.  Enjoy using the vocabulary.   

Learners to read the story in learner's book.

How are events in your life similar to those in the story? How can you get information about a career?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 164-166
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Writing; prefixes and suffixes

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define prefixes and suffixes
Read the text.   Appreciate the uses of prefixes and suffixes.

Learners are guided to define prefixes and suffixes.
Learners are guided to read the text.

What are prefixes and suffixes?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 167-169
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