Reading and Summarising Argumentive Passages
Students should be able to Read an argumentative passage critically
Identify facts and opinions from the passage
Draw conclusions and make suggestions.
List the major points on the two sides of the argument.
Reading and Summarising Expository Passages
Students should be able to Identify topic sentences from a given passage.
Write out the key ideas from different paragraphs.
Identify the words and expressions that redirect attention to the main point
Read and summarize a given passage.
Explain what expository passage means.
Reading to Summarize by Outlining Main Points
Students should be able to Read a passage exhaustively
State the story line in general terms.
Identify the key words that serve as pointers to the theme am explain the meanings of the words in context.
Identify the topic sentences in each paragraph.
Using linking words, write a summary of a given passage.
Reading Silently to Answer Questions
Students should be able to Read the passage silently with understanding.
Discuss the passage exhaustively and intelligently.
Answer questions that cover all levels of comprehension:
a. Knowledge level or more recall of facts question.
b. Translation question.
c. Interpretation questions
d. Extrapolation questions
Explain the meanings of words in context.
Essay Writing
Understanding what an essay is.
Write the formats of essay writing.
Write different types of essays.
Revising Report Writing
Students should be able to Explain the two types of reports.
Give examples of reports.
Write a report.
Writing for Different Audiences
Students should be able to Write a formal and semi-formal letters, using the appropriate language.
Write the different formats of the two types of letters.
Revising Letter Writing (In given length)
Explaining the types of letters.
Formats of letter writing.
Writing different types of letters.
Revising Continuous Writing (in given length)
Students should be able to Express themselves clearly through expository essays
Write well punctuated sentences for the expository essay
Select appropriate words for writing expository essay.
Generate enough topic sentences for a good expository essay
Use appropriate tense form and paragraphing.
Listening to Dramatic Presentations and Identifying the Themes and Story lines
Students should be able to Listen to dramatic presentations.
Dramatize short plays
Answer questions on the plays leading to the identification of the themes.
Narrate the story lines.
Identify the themes and story lines.
Listening to Instructions and Following them
Students should be able be Listen attentively to directions.
Follow directions accurately.
Use appropriate words and sentences in giving directions.
Listening to directions and Following them Accurately
Students should be able be Listen attentively to directions.
Follow directions accurately.
Use appropriate words and sentences in giving directions.
Following Argument Efficiently
Students should be able to Listen attentively to an argument or a debate.
Extract vital information or points from any argument.
Support a view point.
Summaries the opinion of a speaker.
Listening to Lectures and Taking Notes
Students should be able to Listen attentively to lectures.
Take adequate and meaningful notes from the lectures.
Identify main points from the lecture.
Paraphrasing Poems Listened to
Students should be able to Listen to a given poem with understanding and pleasure.
Identify key words and key sentences in the poem
Explain the meaning of the words.
Tell the story line of the poem.
Summarising a Talk or Lecture
Students should be able to Listen attentively to a talk or lecture.
Extract key words and sentences from the talk or lecture.
Write a summary of the talk or lecture in their own words by putting the key sentences together.
Listening to reproduce main points and ideas in a speech, lecture or discussion
Students should be able to Listen attentively to a speech, lecture of a discussion.
Identify the main points of a speech, lecture or a discussion.
Reproduce main points and ideas in the speech, lecture or discussion.
Sentences(Ii)
At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to understand Sentences
Words that rhyme
Words that rhyme
Consonant Cluster
At the end of the lesson, the student should be able to understand Consonant Cluster