CITIZENSHIP

Listening and Speaking

Polite Language: Euphemism

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

- Outline words and phrases used to express euphemism.
- Use euphemism to show politeness in communication.
- Value the importance of euphemism in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Define the term euphemism.
- Identify examples of polite words and expressions used in a poem or story.
- Listen to an audio interview and identify euphemism.
- Simulate an interview from a text and identify euphemism.
- Use euphemism in a conversation.
- Create posters with euphemistic words and phrases.
- Share the posters through social media or the school notice board.

Why is it embarrassing to say some words in public?

Skills in English pg. 1
Dictionary
Digital devices
Audio recordings
Charts

Oral questions Observation checklist Written exercises Poster presentations

Listening and Speaking
Reading

Polite Language: Debate
Independent Reading: Grade Appropriate Text

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

- Conduct a debate while adhering to conventions of polite language.
- Apply the rules of debating in a group discussion.
- Appreciate the importance of politeness in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Make rules for a debating session in groups.
- Conduct a debate related to the theme, in small groups.
- Watch or listen to a recorded clip of a debating session in parliament.
- Use polite language during the debate.
- Give and receive feedback on the debate.

Why should we use polite language?

Skills in English pg. 3
Recorded debating sessions
Digital devices
Debate rules chart
Skills in English pg. 6
Online fiction and non-fiction texts
Library resources

Debate rubrics Observation checklists Peer assessment Oral presentations

Reading
Grammar in Use

Independent Reading: Creating a Reading Log
Gender Neutral Language: Identifying Gender Bias

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

- Create a reading log for monitoring reading activities.
- Recommend to peers suitable fiction and non-fiction materials to read.
- Value the importance of keeping track of reading activities.

The learner is guided to:
- Maintain a reading log showing their reading activities and thoughts about what they read.
- Keep vocabulary journals.
- Prepare a reading log for the titles of the fiction and non-fiction texts.
- Share and discuss their reading experiences with peers.
- Recommend suitable reading materials to peers.

How can we develop a good reading culture?

Skills in English pg. 9
Reading log templates
Sample reading logs
Digital devices
Skills in English pg. 12
English songs
Video clips
Digital devices
Charts

Reading logs assessment Peer assessment Written assignments Observation checklists

Grammar in Use
Intensive Reading
Intensive Reading

Gender Neutral Language: Using Gender Neutral Words
Play: Structure and Setting - Identifying Structure
Play: Structure and Setting - Analyzing Setting

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

- Use gender neutral words and phrases in sentences.
- Replace gender biased words with appropriate gender neutral alternatives.
- Acknowledge the importance of gender sensitivity in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Replace the words with gender bias in the poem or story with gender neutral words and phrases.
- Use the gender neutral words and phrases to make sentences.
- Rewrite/paraphrase short texts to eliminate gender bias.
- Collaborate with peers to create posters showing gender neutral words and phrases and share them on the school notice board or through social media.
- Fill in a crossword puzzle featuring gender neutral words/phrases.

Which words demonstrate gender sensitivity in communication?

Skills in English pg. 14
Digital devices
Crossword puzzles
Charts
Posters
Skills in English pg. 16
Class reader (play)
Charts with play structure
Skills in English pg. 19
Role play props

Written exercises Poster presentations Crossword puzzle assessment Peer assessment

Writing

Legibility and Neatness: Identifying Sections

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

- Identify sections of a piece of writing that require breaking of words and indentation.
- Indent paragraphs when writing a composition.
- Value the importance of neat presentation in written communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Distinguish between tidy and untidy pieces of writing.
- Indent paragraphs appropriately.
- Find out the advantages of a neat and legible handwriting from the internet or non-digital sources.
- Break words correctly at the end of a line.
- Assess their own handwriting.

Why is it important to write legibly?

Skills in English pg. 22
Digital devices
Sample handwritten texts
Handwriting assessment rubrics

Written assignments Self assessment Peer assessment Observation checklists

Writing
Listening and Speaking

Legibility and Neatness: Creating Neat Texts
Oral Literature: Short Forms - Characteristics

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

- Create a neat and legible text.
- Apply correct techniques for breaking words at the end of lines.
- Appreciate the importance of legibility and neatness in written communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Work jointly to review a text written by a peer.
- Take notes during an oral presentation.
- Take notes while listening to an audio or watching a video recording.
- Rewrite portions of a dictated text.
- Work in partnership with peers to discuss techniques of improving legibility in writing.

Why do we indent paragraphs?

Skills in English pg. 24
Digital devices
Audio recordings
Video recordings
Sample texts
Skills in English pg. 26
Resource person
Reference books
Crossword puzzles

Written assignments Note-taking assessment Dictation exercises Peer review checklists

SCIENCE FICTION

Listening and Speaking

Oral Literature: Short Forms - Performance

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

- Perform riddles, tongue twisters and proverbs.
- Collect riddles, proverbs and tongue twisters from various sources.
- Enjoy performing different riddles, tongue twisters and proverbs.

The learner is guided to:
- Collect riddles, proverbs and tongue twisters from books, internet and resource person.
- Play riddling games in small groups.
- Discuss ways of performing riddles, proverbs and tongue twisters.
- Present and perform riddles, proverbs and tongue twisters.
- Create a collection of riddles, proverbs and tongue twisters and display them on charts or school notice board.

How do we perform riddles, proverbs and tongue twisters?

Skills in English pg. 29
Resource person
Digital devices
Resource books
Charts

Oral presentations Performance assessment Collection evaluation Peer assessment

Reading

Intensive Reading: Simple Poems - Identifying Style

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

- Identify the basic aspects of style such as repetition and rhyme in a poem.
- Describe the functions of rhyme and repetition in a poem.
- Value the aesthetic aspect of poetry.

The learner is guided to:
- Recite and read provided simple poems.
- Identify the parts of a poem in which repetition and rhyme are used.
- Respond to questions based on a poem.
- Discuss the functions of rhyme and repetition in poems.
- Search the internet or other sources for more examples of poems that use repetition and rhyme.

Why do we repeat some sounds, words and lines in a poem?

Skills in English pg. 31
Poems
Digital devices
Sample poems with rhyme and repetition

Oral questions Recitation assessment Written exercises Observation checklists

Reading

Intensive Reading: Simple Poems - Appreciation

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

- Relate the ideas in a poem to real life.
- Compose a simple poem with rhyme and repetition.
- Appreciate the role of repetition and rhyme in a poem.

The learner is guided to:
- Relate the ideas in a poem to real life.
- In groups, identify aspects of style such as repetition and rhyme in a poem.
- Compose a simple poem with rhyme and repetition and present in groups.
- Listen to and appreciate peers' compositions.
- Recite poems incorporating appropriate rhythm and expression.

How does poetry enhance our understanding of life?

Skills in English pg. 33
Poems
Digital devices
Charts
Daughter of Nature

Poem composition assessment Recitation evaluation Peer assessment Group presentation rubrics

Grammar in Use

Nouns and Quantifiers: Identifying Quantifiers

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

- Identify quantifiers used with count, non-count or both categories.
- Use the different quantifiers in sentences.
- Appreciate the importance of quantifiers in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Use digital devices to search for information on the meaning of quantifiers and quantifiers used with count and non-count nouns.
- Read a short passage in which quantifiers are used to describe count and non-count nouns.
- Identify quantifiers that are used with count, non-count nouns.
- Form sentences using the different quantifiers with count and non-count nouns.
- Prepare charts showing the quantifiers used with count, non-count nouns and both of them.

Why is it important to express the quantity of something correctly?

Skills in English pg. 34
Digital devices
Lesson notes
Teacher's Guide
Charts

Written exercises Sentence construction Chart presentation Observation checklists

Grammar in Use

Nouns and Quantifiers: Using Quantifiers

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

- Identify and categorize count and non-count nouns in oral and written texts.
- Use quantifiers correctly with count and non-count nouns.
- Acknowledge the importance of quantifiers in oral and written communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Work in small groups to identify count, non-count nouns and quantifiers from a passage.
- Match count and non-count nouns with the correct quantifiers.
- Search for more examples of quantifiers from books, newspapers, magazines, and the internet.
- Form sentences using different quantifiers with count and non-count nouns and read them aloud in groups.
- Edit sentences with incorrect quantifier usage.

How do count nouns differ from the non-count nouns?

Skills in English pg. 36
Digital devices
Newspapers
Magazines
Sample texts

Gap filling exercises Sentence construction Group work evaluation Editing assessment

Reading

Intensive Reading: Plot - Key Events
Intensive Reading: Plot - Real Life Connections

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

- Identify the key events in a play.
- Describe the sequence of events in a Play.
- Value the importance of plot in understanding a play.

The learner is guided to:
- Read a play individually and in small groups.
- Identify the key events in the Play.
- Create a summary of the key events and share in class for assessment.
- Analyze the events in a Play.
- Outline the sequence of events in the Play.
- Answer questions based on the plot.

How do we know the key events in a Play?

Skills in English pg. 37
Class Readers - Play
Digital devices
Sample plot summaries
Skills in English pg. 40
Role play props

Written exercises Summary evaluation Group discussion assessment Question and answer

Writing

Mechanics of Writing: Punctuation - Identification

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

- Identify the double quotation marks and the bracket in a text.
- Explain the functions of the double quotation marks and the bracket.
- Value accurate punctuation in writing.

The learner is guided to:
- Identify the double quotation marks and the bracket in digital texts, newspapers, books or magazines.
- Discuss the functions of each punctuation mark.
- Study examples of correctly punctuated texts.
- Identify punctuation errors in given texts and correct them.
- Practice using various punctuation marks in their own writing.

Why is it important to use punctuation marks correctly?

Skills in English pg. 41
Digital devices
Newspapers
Magazines
Sample texts

Written exercises Punctuation identification Error correction Observation checklists

Writing

Mechanics of Writing: Punctuation - Application

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

- Use the double quotation marks and the bracket in written texts.
- Appreciate the role of the double quotation marks and the bracket in written texts.
- Show commitment to using correct punctuation in writing.

The learner is guided to:
- Make sentences using the double quotation marks and the bracket.
- Assess the work of peers.
- Make posters displaying the correct use of the double quotation marks and the bracket.
- Create short texts that correctly use the double quotation marks and the bracket.
- Edit texts by adding punctuation marks where appropriate.

How do we use the double quotation marks and the bracket in writing?

Skills in English pg. 44
Digital devices
Sample texts
Posters
Writing materials

Written assignments Poster presentations Peer assessment Editing exercises

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Listening and Speaking

Listening Comprehension: Argumentative Text

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

- Identify the main idea in an argumentative text.
- Extract specific details from an argumentative text.
- Value attentive listening in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to an audio text that the teacher will play.
- Identify the main idea in the text.
- Identify specific information in the text to support answers to questions.
- Discuss how specific details in a text help us understand the main idea.
- Outline arguments that support or oppose an opinion in the text.

Why is it important to listen attentively?

Skills in English pg. 45
Audio texts
Digital devices
Lesson notes
Teacher's Guide

Oral questions Listening comprehension exercises Group discussion assessment Note-taking evaluation

Listening and Speaking

Listening Comprehension: Selecting Details

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

- Listen for main idea and specific information in an argumentative text.
- Identify arguments in a listening text.
- Acknowledge the need for comprehension in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to a news bulletin and pick out the main idea and specific details.
- Watch a debate or interview and pick out required information.
- Watch a video of a presentation of a poem, song or story and identify specific details.
- Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words in groups.
- Answer questions based on the passage.

How do the specific details in a text enhance comprehension?

Skills in English pg. 47
News bulletins
Video clips
Digital devices
Song recordings

Listening comprehension tasks Question and answer Group discussion assessment Inference evaluation

Reading

Reading for Information and Meaning: Context Clues
Reading for Information and Meaning: Making Connections

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

- Infer the meaning of words, phrases and sentences from the context.
- Apply reading strategies to comprehend texts.
- Show interest in independent reading.

The learner is guided to:
- Read a grade appropriate text.
- Make predictions about a reading text.
- Infer the meaning of new words, phrases and sentences from the context.
- Look up the meaning of new words and phrases from the dictionary.
- Answer questions from a text.
- Make notes as they read a text.

Why is it important to find the meaning of new words and phrases?

Skills in English pg. 47
Digital devices
Dictionaries
Grade appropriate texts
Lesson notes
Skills in English pg. 50
Environmental texts
Crossword puzzles

Written exercises Context clues identification Reading comprehension tasks Note-taking assessment

Grammar in Use

Modal Auxiliaries: Identification

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

- Identify modal auxiliaries in a passage.
- Explain the functions of different modal auxiliaries.
- Appreciate the importance of modal auxiliaries in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Read a short passage in which modal auxiliaries are used to describe count and non-count nouns.
- Listen to a text that uses modal auxiliaries with count and non-count nouns.
- Identify modal auxiliaries that are used with count, non-count or both categories.
- Work in small groups to identify modal auxiliaries from a passage.
- Discuss the functions of modal auxiliaries.

Which words do we use to express different moods such as requests, permission, ability and obligation?

Skills in English pg. 51
Digital devices
Sample texts with modal auxiliaries
Lesson notes
Charts

Identification exercises Group discussion assessment Written tasks Oral questions

Grammar in Use

Modal Auxiliaries: Application

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

- Use modal auxiliaries to express different moods.
- Value the importance of using modal auxiliaries in communication.
- Show confidence in using modal auxiliaries in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Match the modal auxiliaries with the correct quantifiers.
- View pictures and diagrams and ask questions using modal auxiliaries.
- Use modal auxiliaries correctly to express permission, requests, ability and obligation.
- In groups, discuss the functions of modal auxiliaries.
- Construct sentences using modal auxiliaries correctly.

How can we improve our use of modal auxiliaries in daily communication?

Skills in English pg. 54
Picture charts
Digital devices
Sample texts
Lesson notes

Sentence construction Matching exercises Group discussion assessment Oral presentations

Reading

Poems: Structure - Identifying Features

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

- Describe the structure of a poem.
- Identify the number of lines and stanzas in a poem.
- Show appreciation for the structure of poems.

The learner is guided to:
- Recite a poem.
- Identify the number of lines in a poem.
- Pick out the short and long lines in a poem.
- Discuss the structure of the poem including stanzas, line length, and rhyme pattern.
- Infer the meaning of new words from the context of a poem.

Why do we read or recite poems?

Skills in English pg. 56
Poems
Digital devices
Charts with poem structure
Sample poems

Recitation assessment Structure identification Written exercises Oral questions

Reading

Poems: Structure - Analyzing Personification

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

- Analyse the use of personification in a poem.
- Create a poem based on a topic of interest.
- Appreciate the reading of poetry for enjoyment.

The learner is guided to:
- In small groups, discuss how personification has been used in the poem.
- Come up with a class project in which they identify a topic of interest, carry out research about the topic, compose a poem based on the selected topic, ask a peer to review the poem, make corrections on the poem, and share the poem on the school noticeboard or through social media.

Why are non-living things or animals made to behave like human beings in poems or stories?

Skills in English pg. 59
Poems with personification
Digital devices
Charts
Sample poems

Poem composition assessment Personification identification Group project evaluation Peer review

Writing

Structure of a Paragraph: Characteristics
Structure of a Paragraph: Creating Paragraphs

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

- Outline the four characteristics of a well formed paragraph.
- Identify the topic sentence, supporting sentences, and clincher sentence in a paragraph.
- Value well-structured paragraphs in writing.

The learner is guided to:
- Read excerpts from newspaper articles, magazines, textbooks or online articles.
- Identify the topic sentence, supporting sentences, clincher sentence in paragraphs.
- Discuss the steps for paragraph writing including outlining, topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence.
- Create a poster that outlines the four characteristics of a well-formed paragraph.

Why is it important to organise the ideas in your paragraphs coherently?

Skills in English pg. 61
Newspaper articles
Magazines
Digital devices
Textbooks
Skills in English pg. 64
Sample well-formed paragraphs
Writing materials
Paragraph assessment checklist

Paragraph analysis Poster creation Written exercises Group discussion assessment

CONSUMER LAWS AND POLICIES

Listening and Speaking

Selective Listening: Required Information

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

- Select required information from a listening text.
- Distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information in a text.
- Value the importance of attentive listening.

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to a news bulletin and select the required information while disregarding irrelevant information.
- Answer specific questions on dates, time and facts based on the news bulletin.
- List the order of events mentioned in the bulletin.
- Discuss in groups how to become a better listener.
- Watch a video of a presentation and pick out required information.

Why should we listen attentively?

Skills in English pg. 66
News bulletins
Digital devices
Video presentations
Audio recordings

Listening comprehension tasks Note-taking assessment Group discussion evaluation Question and answer

Listening and Speaking

Selective Listening: Making Judgments

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

- Make judgement on the message in the listening text.
- Advocate the need for selective listening in various contexts.
- Demonstrate positive attitude towards selective listening.

The learner is guided to:
- Give an opinion on what they like or do not like about a text.
- In groups, discuss the need for selective listening in different contexts.
- Create posters on the importance of being a good listener.
- Display the posters on the class noticeboard.
- Role-play to dramatise the main event of a news report.

How can we ensure we pick out relevant details from a text?

Skills in English pg. 68
Digital devices
Audio recordings
Video clips
Posters

Role play assessment Poster creation evaluation Group discussion Opinion presentation

Reading

Intensive Reading: Prediction

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

- Predict events in a reading text.
- Outline the key events in a text.
- Demonstrate enthusiasm for reading.

The learner is guided to:
- Make predictions about the outcome of the story from the title and illustrations.
- Read a text on consumer laws and policies.
- Outline the key events in the text.
- Answer questions about the text.
- Discuss the accuracy of their predictions.

How are characters and events in a text related to real life?

Skills in English pg. 69
Digital devices
Reading texts on consumer laws
Illustrations
Prediction charts

Prediction assessment Reading comprehension tasks Outline evaluation Group discussion

Reading

Intensive Reading: Comprehension

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

- Answer direct and inferential questions for comprehension.
- Infer the meaning of new words and phrases using contextual clues.
- Relate the characters, events and places in the text to real life.
- Appreciate the importance of comprehension in lifelong learning.

The learner is guided to:
- Deduce the meaning of words using contextual clues.
- Make connections between events in the story and real life.
- Answer direct and inferential questions from a comprehension passage on consumer laws and policies.
- Make notes from a passage on consumer laws and policies.
- Write a summary using the notes.

Why is summary writing an important reading skill?

Skills in English pg. 72
Comprehension passages
Digital devices
Dictionaries
Note-making templates

Comprehension questions Summary writing assessment Vocabulary exercises Note-making evaluation

Grammar in Use

Present and Past Perfect Aspect: Identification

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

- Distinguish the present and past perfect aspect in sentences.
- Identify the auxiliary verbs used in present and past perfect aspects.
- Value the correct use of tense in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Recognize present and past perfect aspects in texts.
- Engage in a sentence completion guessing game to practise present and past perfect aspect.
- Compare present and past perfect aspect forms in sentences.
- Identify the auxiliary verbs used in present and past perfect aspects.

How do we show that an action is complete?

Skills in English pg. 74
Digital devices
Sample texts with perfect aspects
Lesson notes
Charts

Identification exercises Sentence completion tasks Comparison charts Group discussion assessment

Grammar in Use
Intensive Reading

Present and Past Perfect Aspect: Application
Play: Identification of Characters - Traits

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

- Use present and past perfect aspect in sentences.
- Appreciate the importance of using tense in sentences.
- Show confidence in using present and past perfect aspects in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Use has/have + -ed participle form of the verb to form the present perfect tense.
- Use had + past participle form of the verb to form the past perfect tense.
- Construct sentences on a variety of issues such as consumer laws and policies using the present and past perfect aspect.
- Pick out sentences in present and past perfect tense from newspaper articles, magazines and books.

Why should we use tense correctly in sentences?

Skills in English pg. 77
Digital devices
Newspaper articles
Magazines
Books
Skills in English pg. 79
Class reader - Play
Character trait charts
Role play props

Sentence construction Written exercises Identification tasks Group discussion assessment

Intensive Reading

Play: Identification of Characters - Actions

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

- Describe the actions of the characters using appropriate adverbs.
- Value the need to describe people and situations appropriately.
- Demonstrate appreciation for characterization in plays.

The learner is guided to:
- Describe the actions of the characters using various adverbs.
- Relate the characters in a play to people in real life.
- Discuss the behaviour of the characters in small groups.
- Write an essay on their favourite characters.
- Share and discuss their essays with peers.

How does describing actions of characters aid our understanding of a play?

Skills in English pg. 82
Class reader - Play
Digital devices
Essay writing templates
Character action charts

Essay writing assessment Group discussion evaluation Character action description Peer assessment

Writing

Narrative and Descriptive Paragraphs: Identification

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

- Highlight the qualities of a well formed paragraph.
- Distinguish between narrative and descriptive paragraphs.
- Value well-formed paragraphs in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Distinguish between narrative and descriptive paragraphs.
- Search for examples of narrative and descriptive paragraphs from the internet or print sources.
- Discuss the qualities of a well formed paragraph in groups.
- Outline the characteristics of a narrative paragraph.
- Discuss the features of a descriptive paragraph in groups.

How can we make a narrative composition interesting?

Skills in English pg. 84
Digital devices
Sample narrative and descriptive paragraphs
Internet resources
Print sources

Paragraph analysis Group discussion assessment Characteristic identification Feature comparison charts

Writing
Listening and Speaking

Narrative and Descriptive Paragraphs: Creation
Pronunciation: Semi-vowels

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

- Write narrative and descriptive paragraphs.
- Use the first person and second person in narrative and descriptive paragraphs.
- Value the need for well formed paragraphs in written communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Create a descriptive paragraph that appeals to the sense of sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch.
- Create a narrative paragraph.
- Recognize the first and second person in various paragraphs.
- Review a paragraph written by peers.
- Make corrections to the paragraph as per comments given by peers.

How can we ensure unity in a paragraph?

Skills in English pg. 87
Digital devices
Sample paragraphs
Paragraph review checklists
Writing materials
Skills in English pg. 90
Digital devices
Audio recordings
Lesson notes
Teacher's Guide

Paragraph writing assessment Peer review evaluation Correction tasks First/second person identification

RELATIONSHIPS: COMMUNITY

Listening and Speaking
Reading

Pronunciation: Diphthongs
Reference Materials: Dictionary

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

- Pronounce the diphthongs /aɪ/ and /eɪ/ words with clarity.
- Apply stress on content words appropriately for speech clarity.
- Value correct pronunciation for effective communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to the teacher pronounce words with diphthongs /aɪ/ as in buy and /eɪ/ as in pain.
- Pronounce words with the diphthongs /aɪ/ and /eɪ/ accurately.
- Find out and listen to the correct pronunciation of sounds from the internet.
- Stress content words in sentences.
- Stress function words when necessary.
- Bring out varied meanings of words through stress.

How can the same word express different meanings?

Skills in English pg. 92
Digital devices
Audio recordings
Lesson notes
Teacher's Guide
Skills in English pg. 95
Dictionaries
Textbooks
Newspapers
Magazines

Observation Oral questions Pronunciation drills Peer assessment Checklists

Reading
Grammar in Use
Grammar in Use

Reference Materials: Thesaurus and Encyclopaedia
Order of Adjectives: Types of Adjectives
Order of Adjectives: Correct Order

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

- Use the thesaurus and subject-specific encyclopaedia to check the meaning and usage of words.
- Conduct research on a topic of interest using the thesaurus and encyclopaedia.
- Value reference materials in research.

The learner is guided to:
- Search the internet for more information about the thesaurus and encyclopaedia and their purposes.
- Compare print and digital thesaurus and encyclopaedia.
- Look up the synonyms of various words using a thesaurus.
- Make sentences using the synonyms of given words.
- Conduct research on a given topic using subject-specific encyclopaedia.
- Conduct research on contemporary issues from a subject-specific encyclopaedia.

How can reference materials help us in our learning?

Skills in English pg. 97
Digital devices
Thesaurus
Encyclopaedias
Textbooks
Skills in English pg. 99
Charts
Pictures
Crossword puzzles
Skills in English pg. 101
Flash cards

Observation Question and answer Research tasks Peer assessment Written exercises

Reading

Play: Style - Identification
Play: Style - Analysis

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

- Identify the features of style used in a play with examples.
- Explain the different types of stylistic features in plays.
- Value the role of varied style in reinforcing the message in a play.

The learner is guided to:
- Read the play "The Film Project".
- Identify the oral literature features (narration, riddles, songs, proverbs, local words and tongue twisters) used in the play.
- Pick out the similes and metaphors used in the play.
- Read about the meaning of the features of style used in a play from digital and non-digital resources.
- Read excerpts of a play and pick out the stylistic features used.

What makes a play interesting to read?

Skills in English pg. 103
Digital devices
Class readers - Play
Lesson notes
Teacher's guide
Skills in English pg. 106

Checklists Peer Assessment Assessment rubrics Written questions

Writing

Letter of Application: Structure

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

- Identify the components of a letter of application.
- Outline a letter of application for different purposes.
- Value the importance of proper formatting in formal letters.

The learner is guided to:
- Identify the components of a letter of application from a sample letter.
- Work in groups to brainstorm on the purpose of writing a letter of application.
- Look for more samples of letters of application from books, magazines, newspapers and the internet.
- Outline a letter of application with all the components.

Why do we write letters of application?

Skills in English pg. 108
Digital devices
Sample application letters
Textbooks
Magazines
Newspapers

Observation Written exercises Letter analysis Peer assessment Checklists

Writing
Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking

Letter of Application: Writing
Conversational skills: Negotiation skills - Words and Phrases
Conversational skills: Negotiation skills - Verbal and Non-verbal Cues

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

- Write a letter of application for placement at Senior Secondary School using all the components.
- Edit and revise a letter of application.
- Advocate the need to adhere to the format of formal letter writing.

The learner is guided to:
- Write a letter of application for placement at Senior Secondary School using the taught components.
- Exchange the letter with other learners for peer assessment.
- Edit the letters of application in small groups for correctness.
- Revise the letter and input corrections suggested by peers.
- Share the letters of application on the class noticeboard, school noticeboard or online.

How can one ensure a letter of application meets the expected standards?

Skills in English pg. 110
Digital devices
Sample application letters
Rubrics
Textbooks
Skills in English pg. 112
Video clips
Audio recordings
Lesson notes
Skills in English pg. 115
Conversational poems

Written exercises Peer assessment Final letter evaluation Checklists Assessment rubrics

LEISURE TIME

Reading
Reading

Reading Fluency: Speed and Accuracy
Reading Fluency: Expression

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

- Outline ways of enhancing fluency in reading.
- Read a text at the right speed and accurately for effective communication.
- Value reading fluency in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Preview a text.
- Ignore unknown words.
- Scan through a text to find a word, a pair of words or a phrase in pairs or groups.
- Skim through articles or chapters in a book.
- Read portions of a narrative in turns.
- Engage in a timed, repeated reading of a portion of a text.
- Pronounce sounds and words accurately.

Why is reading a text fluently important?

Skills in English pg. 116
Digital devices
Storybooks
Textbooks
Newspapers
Magazines
Skills in English pg. 119
Poems
Newspapers

Observation Reading speed tests Accuracy checks Peer assessment Reading logs

Grammar in Use
Reading

Comparison of Adverbs: Forms
Comparison of Adverbs: Usage
Intensive Reading - Play: Themes

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

- Identify the degrees of comparison in adverbs.
- Differentiate between positive, comparative and superlative forms of adverbs.
- Appreciate the correct usage of adverbs.

The learner is guided to:
- Identify the positive, comparative and superlative degrees of adverbs.
- Practise using different degrees of adverbs in sentences.
- Listen to an audio clip or read a passage featuring the comparison of adverbs.
- Discuss the rules for comparison of adverbs.
- In small groups, correct mistakes in sentences that have comparison of adverbs.

How do we compare things?

Skills in English pg. 121
Digital devices
Audio clips
Charts
Textbooks
Substitution tables
Skills in English pg. 123
Video recordings
Substitution tables
Textbooks
Skills in English pg. 124
Class readers - Play
Lesson notes
Teacher's guide

Written exercises Sentence correction Oral presentations Group work evaluation Checklists

Reading
Writing

Intensive Reading - Play: Analysis
Mechanics of Writing: Spelling of Words with Double Letters

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

- Analyse the themes in a play.
- Relate the themes in a play to real life.
- Appreciate the role of literary appreciation in the development of critical thinking skills.

The learner is guided to:
- Role play some of the scenes in a play.
- Perform readers' theatre in small groups involving sections of a play.
- Record video clips as they dramatise sections of a play, share the video clips through the internet.
- Analyse how the themes in the play relate to real-life situations.

How are literary texts different from factual ones?

Skills in English pg. 127
Digital devices
Video recording equipment
Class readers - Play
Lesson notes
Skills in English pg. 129
Dictionaries
Word lists
Dictation exercises

Role play assessment Video recording evaluation Written analysis Peer feedback Checklists

Writing

Mechanics of Writing: Spelling Games and Activities

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

- Engage in spelling games for practice.
- Use target words in sentences of their own.
- Show respect for correct spelling in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Engage in spelling games such as spelling bee, scramble, crosswords and word search.
- Use the target words in sentences of their own.
- Fill in crossword puzzles and other word games and share them through the internet, magazines or the school noticeboard.
- Create and complete word puzzles featuring double-letter words and homophones.

Why is it important to spell words correctly?

Skills in English pg. 132
Digital devices
Crossword puzzles
Word search games
Spelling bee materials
Textbooks

Spelling games evaluation Word puzzle completion Sentence construction Peer assessment Assessment rubrics

NATURAL RESOURCES: MARINE LIFE

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking
Reading

Listening for Detail: Main Ideas
Listening for Detail: Specific Information
Intensive Reading: Interpretation

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

- Select the main idea from a listening passage.
- Identify specific details in a listening text.
- Acknowledge the importance of attentive listening.

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to a recorded text "Mammals in the Sea".
- Pick out details from the listening text.
- Rewrite the passage in their own words.
- Work in pairs to discuss any new information that they have learnt from the passage.
- Answer questions based on the passage.

Why should we distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information during a presentation?

Skills in English pg. 135
Digital devices
Audio recordings
Lesson notes
Teacher's guide
Skills in English pg. 136
Video clips
Lesson notes
Skills in English pg. 137
Texts on marine life

Observation Oral questions Written responses Peer assessment Checklists

Grammar in Use

Relative Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns

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

- Recognize relative pronouns in a text.
- Use relative pronouns in sentences.
- Acknowledge the value of relative pronouns in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Identify relative pronouns from a passage.
- Differentiate between types of relative pronouns.
- Construct sentences using relative pronouns.
- Work in small groups and use relative pronouns, record the activity on video and share the video with others.

Which words do you use to join simple sentences?

Skills in English pg. 141
Digital devices
Charts
Textbooks
Video recording equipment
Skills in English pg. 144
Crossword puzzles
Visual aids
Textbooks

Written exercises Sentence construction Video recording assessment Peer feedback Checklists

Reading

Intensive Reading: Play - Characters
Intensive Reading: Play - Relationships

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

- Identify the characters in a play for deeper understanding.
- Describe the characters in a play based on their actions and words.
- Value the role of literary appreciation in developing critical thinking.

The learner is guided to:
- Watch muted video clips based on a play and discuss what they think the characters are saying to each other.
- Read excerpts of a play "Nature Speaks".
- Answer questions based on a play.
- Identify the characters in the play and their roles.
- Create character maps or diagrams.

Why should we establish the relationship between the characters in a play?

Skills in English pg. 146
Digital devices
Video clips
Class readers - Play
Lesson notes
Skills in English pg. 148
Video recording equipment

Observation Character analysis Written responses Group discussions Checklists

Writing

The Writing Process: Planning and Drafting
The Writing Process: Editing and Publishing

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

- Outline the stages of the writing process.
- Create a first draft of a composition, story or poem following the steps of the writing process.
- Value planning in the writing process.

The learner is guided to:
- In pairs, outline the steps of the writing process.
- Brainstorm, in groups, on different topics such as natural resources-marine life, respect and life skills for writing a factual composition.
- Select one topic, in each group, and write a first draft of a factual composition.
- Use an outline to organize ideas before writing.

How does the writing process help us improve the quality of our writing?

Skills in English pg. 150
Digital devices
Writing materials
Sample outlines
Textbooks
Skills in English pg. 152
Editing checklists
Publishing platforms

Outline evaluation First draft assessment Group collaboration Peer feedback Checklists

TOURISM: INTERNATIONAL

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking

Oral Poetry: Features
Oral Poetry: Performance

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

- Identify the features of oral poetry.
- Interpret oral poems on varied issues.
- Acknowledge the role of oral poetry in the preservation of cultural heritage.

The learner is guided to:
- Listen and respond to audio recordings of oral poetry.
- Listen and respond to an oral poem recited by the teacher.
- Retell a poem using own words.
- Infer the meaning of words and phrases in a given oral poem.
- Listen to different renditions of the same oral poem.

Why should you interpret an oral poem correctly?

Skills in English pg. 154
Digital devices
Audio recordings
Poem collections
Lesson notes
Skills in English pg. 156
Video recordings

Observation Oral responses Poem interpretation Retelling assessment Checklists

Reading
Grammar in Use

Reading for Interpretation: Point of View
Reading for Interpretation: Analysis
Complex Prepositions: Identification

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

- Identify the point of view in a poem.
- Explain the different types of point of view in poetry.
- Value different points of view in writing.

The learner is guided to:
- Read the poem "The Notre Dame Cathedral".
- Identify the point of view used in the poem.
- Search for poems with different points of view from the internet and non-digital sources.
- Listen to poems read by the teacher.
- Relate the subjects of different poems to real life.

Why is it important to understand the point of view in a poem?

Skills in English pg. 157
Digital devices
Poetry collections
Lesson notes
Textbooks
Skills in English pg. 159
Writing materials
Skills in English pg. 160
Magazines
Newspapers
Books

Observation Point of view identification Written analysis Oral responses Checklists

Grammar in Use
Reading

Complex Prepositions: Usage
Poetry: Characters - Identification

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

- Use complex prepositions in sentences.
- Construct sentences with complex prepositions.
- Value the role of prepositions in oral and written communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Form sentences using complex prepositions.
- In small groups, correct mistakes in sentences formed by peers.
- Search for more examples of complex prepositions from the internet and other sources.
- Compile a list of complex prepositions based on the results of their search and their previous work in this theme.

How do you describe where something is located?

Skills in English pg. 161
Digital devices
References
Sentence strips
Textbooks
Skills in English pg. 162
Poetry collections
Lesson notes

Sentence construction Error correction Research compilation Peer assessment Assessment rubrics

Reading
Writing

Poetry: Characters - Analysis
Assessing Writing: Qualities

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

- Analyze the character of the speaker (persona) and the other participants in a poem.
- Relate actions of the persona to real life.
- Acknowledge the importance of characters in literary appreciation.

The learner is guided to:
- Relate actions of the persona to real life.
- Role play different characters in a poem in small groups.
- Infer information from the poem.
- Fill and share in groups a table showing character/character's behaviour/character trait.
- Create a poem, recite it, make a recording.
- Upload the recording on social media platforms or share it on the school notice board.

What are some of the words we use to describe the behaviour of characters?

Skills in English pg. 164
Digital devices
Recording equipment
Poetry collections
Character trait charts
Skills in English pg. 165
Sample compositions
Assessment rubrics
Textbooks

Character analysis Role play assessment Original poem creation Recording quality Checklists

Writing

Assessing Writing: Application

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

- Write a composition related to the theme.
- Assess a composition against a predesigned criteria.
- Apply feedback to improve writing.

The learner is guided to:
- Write a composition related to tourism.
- Assess a peer's composition and give comments as guided by the checklist.
- Make corrections to the composition.
- Display the compositions on the school noticeboard.

How can one make a composition interesting?

Skills in English pg. 167
Digital devices
Assessment rubrics
Composition samples
Textbooks

Composition assessment Peer review quality Revised composition Final product evaluation Assessment rubrics