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WK LSN STRAND SUB-STRAND LESSON LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING EXPERIENCES KEY INQUIRY QUESTIONS LEARNING RESOURCES ASSESSMENT METHODS REFLECTION
1 2
CHOOSING A CAREER

Listening and Speaking
Conversational Skills: interviews
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify polite words and expressions in a radio or television interview
- Use polite words and expressions when conducting an interview
- Value polite language during interviews
The learner is guided to:
- Read questions from Mwala and Matano and identify differences between them
- Determine who between Mwala and Matano has used polite words
- Listen to a recorded radio or television interview
- Identify and list polite words and expressions used in the interview
- Role-play the interview in groups
- Discuss why polite language should be used during interviews
Why is it important to use polite language during an interview?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 157
Recorded interviews
Digital devices
Reference materials
Radio/television interviews
Teacher's guide
Polite expression identification Role play Oral presentations Written exercises Group discussions
1 3
Listening and Speaking
Reading
Reading
Conversational Skills: interviews
Extensive Reading: Non-fiction
Extensive Reading: Non-fiction
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Conduct an interview on a given topic using polite expressions
- Apply non-verbal cues during an interview
- Appreciate the role of interviews in collecting information
The learner is guided to:
- Listen to a radio interview or watch a television interview
- Make a list of polite words and expressions used in the interview
- Search for questions and answers used in radio or television interviews
- Conduct an interview on the subject of choosing a career using polite words and expressions
- Make a list of verbal and non-verbal cues used to express politeness
- Prepare questions about experiences of people in different careers
- Conduct an interview with a group member about experiences in a selected career
How do we show respect for others people's opinion?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 158
Digital devices
Sample interviews
Reference materials
Interview question lists
Teacher's guide
Text "Choosing a career"
Non-fiction texts
Moran - Skills in English pg. 159
Dictionaries
Interview conducting Non-verbal cue assessment Polite expression usage Peer assessment Group discussions
1 4
Grammar in Use
Reading
Word Classes: Adverbs
Intensive Reading: Lessons Learnt
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify adverbs formed from adjectives in sentences or a group of words
- Form adverbs from adjectives
- Appreciate the value of adverbs in communication
The learner is guided to:
- Read a conversation about career choice
- Identify the adverb "cheerfully" in the conversation
- Determine the adjective from which "cheerfully" is formed
- Discuss why words are formed from other words
- Read sentences and identify adverbs formed from adjectives
- Search for adverbs formed from adjectives from the Internet, newspapers, magazines or books
- List adverbs and compare with classmates
- Identify adverbs formed from adjectives in provided word groups
Why should we form words from other words? What are the functions of adverbs?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 161
Digital devices
Newspapers
Magazines
Reference materials
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 162
Posters and charts
Gap filling exercises
Moran - Skills in English pg. 164
Short story "A career talk"
Lesson analysis charts
Adverb identification Word formation exercises Written exercises Oral presentations Group discussions
1 5
Reading
Writing
Intensive Reading: Lessons Learnt
Mechanics of Writing: Prefixes and Suffixes
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Relate the lessons learnt in the short story to real life situations
- Apply lessons learnt to personal situations
- Appreciate the relevance of the short story in addressing real life issues
The learner is guided to:
- Answer questions based on the story "A career talk"
- Retell the story in pairs
- Role-play sections of the story that bring out main lessons
- Identify and role-play other events that bring out main lessons
- Relate events in own life to those in the story
- Write a composition on the subject of careers and assess in pairs
- Relate lessons learnt to experiences, people or things around them
- Watch or listen to a recorded story and identify lessons learnt
- Compare lessons to personal experiences
- Discuss ways of deriving lessons from short stories
What issues in the society are addressed by stories?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 165
Short story "A career talk"
Digital devices
Recorded stories
Reference materials
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 167
Texts with prefixes and suffixes
Word lists
Role play Composition writing Lesson application Oral presentations Group discussions
2 1
Writing
Listening and Speaking
Mechanics of Writing: Prefixes and Suffixes
Listening to Respond: Attitude
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use prefixes and suffixes correctly in sentences
- Infer the meaning of a word from its prefix or suffix
- Acknowledge the influence of prefixes and suffixes on meaning and formation of words
The learner is guided to:
- Read pairs of words and sentences in which the words are used
- Listen to words read by the teacher and write them down
- Find the meaning of dictated words by looking at prefixes or suffixes
- Copy sentences and fill in blank spaces by adding prefixes or suffixes to given words
- Construct six sentences using words with prefixes and suffixes
- Search for more words with prefixes and suffixes
- Use words with prefixes and suffixes in sentences
How can word parts help us understand new words?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 168
Dictated words list
Digital devices
Reference materials
Gap filling exercises
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 170
Audio recordings of songs
Gap filling exercises Sentence construction Dictation exercises Written exercises Group discussions
2 2
MODERN FASHION

Listening and Speaking
Reading
Reading
Listening to Respond: Attitude
Intensive Reading: Comprehension Strategies
Intensive Reading: Comprehension Strategies
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Perform a song using relevant features of performance
- Identify the opinions of others in a song
- Value the role of attitude in communication
The learner is guided to:
- In a group, identify and sing more songs about modern fashion
- Discuss the issues raised in the songs
- In a group, use appropriate words and expressions to describe feelings about various issues raised in the songs
- Perform songs with appropriate emotions
- Tell classmates how the choice of words affects the reader
Why should we express our attitudes appropriately?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 170
Song lyrics
Audio recordings
Charts
Digital devices
Moran - Skills in English pg. 171
Pictures
Manila papers
Moran - Skills in English pg. 172
Dictionary
Digital devices
Charts
Oral presentation Observation schedule Group performances Assessment rubrics
2 3
Grammar in Use
Reading
Phrasal Verbs
Short Story: Characters
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify phrasal verbs correctly in a text
- Explain how phrasal verbs are formed
- Acknowledge the role of phrasal verbs in effective communication
The learner is guided to:
- Study a conversation provided by the teacher to identify phrasal verbs
- Discuss how phrasal verbs are formed
- Compare meanings of individual words to meanings of entire phrases
- Read a passage "Trendsetter" and identify the phrasal verbs highlighted in the passage
- Search from the Internet or in textbooks for more examples of phrasal verbs formed from the verbs make, pass and look
- List the phrasal verbs found
How are phrasal verbs formed?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 174
Dictionary
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 175
Digital or print dictionaries
Sentence strips
Moran - Skills in English pg. 177
Short story
Character charts
Digital devices
Written exercises Matching exercises Oral questions Observation
2 4
Reading
Writing
Short Story: Characters
The Writing Process
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Categorize characters based on their traits
- Relate characters in the story to real-life situations
- Appreciate the role of characters in fiction
The learner is guided to:
- In pairs, group the characters as good or bad based on their actions and words
- In groups, discuss how the experiences of the characters are similar to their own experiences
- Describe how some characters in the short story are similar to people they know
- Write paragraphs describing the traits of the characters
- Role-play traits of different characters in the short story
- Find and read more short stories on modern fashion from the Internet or books
How are character traits described?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 179
Role-play scripts
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 180
Sample dialogues
Manila papers
Role play Written paragraphs Character analysis Assessment rubrics
2 5
Writing
Listening and Speaking
The Writing Process
Extensive Listening: Poems
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Plan a dialogue using prewriting techniques
- Create a dialogue on a given topic
- Acknowledge the value of a well-written dialogue
The learner is guided to:
- In pairs, discuss and identify topics relating to modern fashion
- Individually, write a draft of a dialogue about one of the topics identified following the stages of the writing process
- Display dialogues in class
- In pairs, use a checklist to assess the dialogues
- Edit dialogues to make corrections based on feedback
- Revise and rewrite dialogues
- Publish final drafts in the class gallery or on social media
Why should one write a dialogue?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 181
Assessment checklist
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 183
Audio recordings of poems
Dialogue writing Peer assessment Portfolio assessment Assessment rubrics
3 1
CONSUMER PROTECTION

Listening and Speaking
Extensive Listening: Poems
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Discuss features of performance that make recitation of poems interesting
- Recite poems using appropriate techniques of performance
- Value the role of poems in communicating consumer protection issues
The learner is guided to:
- In groups, discuss features of performance that make recitation of poems interesting
- Search from the Internet or in books for poems relating to consumer protection
- In groups, rehearse and perform the poems using verbal and non-verbal features of performance
- Record performances
- Watch recordings of performances and discuss features that stand out
How can you improve the presentation of a poem?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 183
Digital devices
Poems
Recording devices
Charts
Oral presentations Recordings Peer assessment Assessment rubrics
3 2
Reading
Intensive Reading: Comprehension Strategies
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Select required information from a text
- Identify key points in a passage
- Acknowledge the importance of comprehension in life
The learner is guided to:
- Read the passage "Market day"
- Answer questions based on the story
- In groups, discuss how to identify key points in a text
- In pairs, identify the key points in the passage
- Reread sentences in which specific words are used in the passage to determine their meaning
How do you identify the key points in a text?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 184
Comprehension passages
Dictionary
Digital devices
Written questions Oral questions Group discussions Observation
3 3
Reading
Grammar in Use
Intensive Reading: Comprehension Strategies
Word Classes: Compound Sentences
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Create mental images of the characters, places and events in the text
- Summarize the key points in the text
- Appreciate the role of reading in lifelong learning
The learner is guided to:
- Read the story "Market day" again
- Identify sections that describe characters, places and events
- Identify words that appeal to the five senses
- Underline sentences that guide in drawing pictures to illustrate characters, places and events
- Draw pictures of characters, places and events in the story
- Complete a diagram with information from the story
- Write a summary paragraph of the key points in the story
Which words can bring out the five senses in a text?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 186
Summary maps/charts
Drawing materials
Digital devices
Moran - Skills in English pg. 187
Grammar books
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's Guide
Summary writing Drawings Diagrams Written exercises
3 4
Grammar in Use
Word Classes: Compound Sentences
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Construct compound sentences using different coordinating conjunctions
- Use compound sentences in communication
- Value the role of compound sentences in effective communication
The learner is guided to:
- Search online and in books for conjunctions that can be used to create compound sentences
- Use the conjunctions and, but, so and or to construct compound sentences about consumer protection
- In groups, use provided conjunctions to join sentences
- Use different coordinating conjunctions to join sentences provided by the teacher
- Write compound sentences on a large piece of paper and display in class
- Assess the compound sentences written by classmates
How do we join sentences?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 188
Charts
Digital devices
Assessment checklist
Sentence strips
Sentence construction Peer assessment Written exercises Group work
3 5
Reading
Short Story: Style
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify personification and flashback in a short story
- Read and retell a short story
- Appreciate the creative use of language in short stories
The learner is guided to:
- Study the picture and read the title of the story "Goods once sold"
- Predict what the story might be about
- Read the story "Goods once sold"
- Retell the story to classmates
- Answer questions based on the story
- Search online and in printed materials for information about flashback and personification as features of style in writing
How does a writer make a story interesting?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 189
Short story
Pictures
Digital devices
Moran - Skills in English pg. 191
Notes on style
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's Guide
Oral retelling Written questions Reading aloud Peer assessment
4 1
Writing
Creative Narrative Composition: Idioms
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Explain the meaning of specified idioms in context
- Identify idioms in a text
- Acknowledge the value of idioms in spoken and written communication
The learner is guided to:
- Read the passage "The apple of my eye"
- In pairs, discuss what makes the passage interesting
- List phrases highlighted in the passage
- Discuss the meaning of idioms and how they are used
- Explain the meaning of each of the idioms used in the text
What makes a story outstanding?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 192
Text with idioms
Dictionary
Digital devices
Oral questions Identification tasks Written exercises Group discussions
4 2
Writing
Creative Narrative Composition: Idioms
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Compose a narrative composition using specified idioms
- Review narrative compositions for correctness
- Value the use of idioms in enhancing communication
The learner is guided to:
- Write a composition on any subject relating to consumer protection using provided idioms
- In groups, share compositions
- Review one another's work using a provided checklist
- In groups, play a language game on constructing sentences using idioms
- Write a final draft of the narrative composition using idioms correctly
How can we improve our writing skills?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 193
Assessment checklist
Sample idioms
Digital devices
Teacher's Guide
Composition writing Peer assessment Language games Assessment rubrics
4 3
SPORTS: OLYMPICS

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking
Pronunciation and Intonation
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify silent consonant letters in words
- Pronounce words with silent consonant letters correctly
- Acknowledge the importance of correct pronunciation in communication
The learner is guided to:
- Listen to the teacher pronounce words with silent letters
- Identify letters in the words that are not pronounced and list them
- Listen from an online source or offline audio-dictionary for the correct pronunciation of words with silent letters
- Copy words and identify and underline the silent letters in each word
- Search online or in books for words with silent consonant letters r, h, k, g, p, t and b
- Read aloud words with silent letters
Why should we use the right intonation when speaking?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 195
Audio dictionary
Digital devices
Word lists
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 196
Sentence strips
Digital recordings
Lesson notes
Oral reading Identification tasks Peer assessment Observation
4 4
Reading
Study Skills
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify the main ideas in a descriptive text
- Make notes from a descriptive text
- Appreciate the role of note making in studying
The learner is guided to:
- Explain the steps to follow when writing a summary of a text
- Read the passage "Safety in sports"
- Answer questions based on the passage
- In groups, discuss how key points in a text can be identified
- Write a list of key points a sportsperson should consider to avoid injury in sports
- In pairs, share and compare lists
Why is it important to summarize information?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 197
Descriptive text
Note-making templates
Digital devices
Written questions Note-making Group discussions Pair work
4 5
Reading
Grammar in Use
Study Skills
Sentences: Active and Passive Voice
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify the steps to follow when summarizing a text
- Summarize a descriptive text in a paragraph of stated number of words
- Acknowledge the role of summarizing in learning
The learner is guided to:
- Write a suitable title for the list of key points made
- Reread a descriptive text about the Olympics
- Write the main points identified in a numbered list
- Create a summary paragraph using notes made
- Check summary for accuracy
- Review and edit paragraphs
- Write the final copy of the summary
- Read texts provided by the teacher, make notes and write summaries
How can key points be identified in a text?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 200
Descriptive text
Summary samples
Digital devices
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 201
Sentence strips
Grammar books
Digital devices
Summary writing Peer assessment Paragraph writing Assessment rubrics
5 1
Grammar in Use
Sentences: Active and Passive Voice
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Transform sentences from active to passive voice and vice versa
- Construct sentences in active and passive voice
- Value the use of active and passive voice in enhancing communication
The learner is guided to:
- With a classmate, change sentences from active voice to passive voice
- Change sentences from passive voice to active voice
- In groups, construct sentences in active voice and passive voice on events in the Olympics
- Display sentences on a chart in class gallery for peer review
- Search from the Internet or books for more sentences in active and passive voice
How can one tell the doer and the receiver of an action in a sentence?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 202
Charts
Digital devices
Grammar books
Teacher's Guide
Sentence transformation Sentence construction Peer assessment Group work
5 2
Reading
Extensive reading: Short story
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify the ideas in the short story
- Relate the ideas from the short story to real life experiences
- Acknowledge the value of short stories in reflecting social issues
The learner is guided to:
- Study the picture in the story "The entire world was watching"
- Describe what is taking place in the picture
- Read the story "The entire world was watching"
- Answer questions based on the story
- Identify the ideas brought out in the story
- In pairs, discuss the events in the story
- List and discuss characters mentioned in the story
Where does a writer get what to write about?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 203
Short story
Pictures
Digital devices
Oral questions Written exercises Group discussions Observation
5 3
Reading
Writing
Extensive reading: Short story
Creative Writing: Descriptive Writing
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify issues brought out through characters and events in a story
- Make connections between story events and real-life situations
- Value the role of stories in addressing social issues
The learner is guided to:
- Study a table which presents issues brought out in the story
- In groups, make a similar table and fill it with more examples from the story
- In pairs, relate the ideas in the story to their own experiences or the experiences of people they know
- In groups, dramatize and record sections of the story that show real-life experiences
How are stories related to what happens in real life?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 205
Analysis tables
Recording devices
Digital devices
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 206
Descriptive passages
Dictionary
Charts
Role play Table completion Group discussions Recordings
5 4
Writing
Creative Writing: Descriptive Writing
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Write a descriptive composition on people, places and events
- Use words that appeal to the five senses in descriptive writing
- Value the place of description in written and spoken communication
The learner is guided to:
- Search from the Internet or books for words and expressions that appeal to the five senses
- Group words in a table according to which sense they appeal to
- Watch a video of one of the sporting events Kenya participates in at the Olympics
- Write a descriptive paragraph about that sport
- Write a descriptive composition based on one of the sports featured in the Olympics
- Present composition for peer review
- Edit and revise composition based on feedback
- Publish completed composition on the school website, in a class blog or on a poster
How can description make our writing better?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 207
Videos of sporting events
Digital devices
Assessment checklist
Teacher's Guide
Descriptive writing Peer assessment Portfolio assessment Assessment rubrics
5 5
TOURIST ATTRACTION SITES: AFRICA

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking
Oral Reports: Events
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify the items in the format of an oral report
- Present a written report using effective speaking skills
- Acknowledge the importance of oral reports in communication
The learner is guided to:
- In pairs, plan a presentation about a tourist attraction site in Africa
- Study pictures provided by the teacher
- In pairs, discuss the activities taking place in the pictures
- In pairs, discuss the correct sequence of the pictures
- In groups, discuss experiences during a visit to a tourist attraction site
- Retell the events that took place during the visit in the correct order
How can you make your presentation convincing?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 209
Pictures
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 210
Feedback table
Sample oral reports
Oral presentations Picture sequencing Group discussions Observation
6 1
Reading
Reading Fluency
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Outline reading fluency aspects and strategies observed while reading aloud
- Identify methods one can use to read more fluently
- Appreciate the importance of reading fluently
The learner is guided to:
- Time themselves as they read a paragraph from a text
- In groups, talk about reading fluency features such as accuracy, speed, and reading with expression
- Discuss findings with another group in the class
- In groups, identify methods one can use to read more fluently
- Find a text about tourist attraction sites in Africa and read it aloud
- Outline the reading fluency aspects and strategies used while reading
- Display reading fluency aspects on a chart
What emotions or feelings can we display when reading a text?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 211
Reading texts
Stopwatch/timer
Charts
Digital devices
Oral reading Timing exercises Group discussions Chart displays
6 2
Reading
Grammar in Use
Reading Fluency
Types of Sentences: Interrogative sentences
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Read texts accurately, with expression and at the right speed
- Apply fluency strategies when reading a text
- Value the significance of poems in communication
The learner is guided to:
- Preview the story "Tourist attraction sites"
- Skim through the text by reading the title and first sentence of every paragraph to get the main idea
- Scan through the text to find characters
- Read the story aloud, ignoring unfamiliar words
- Answer questions based on the story
- Read and recite the text "The wonders of Africa" in groups
- Discuss emotions and feelings displayed when reading the text
- Search from the Internet or in books for stories and poems on tourist attraction sites in Africa and read them aloud
Why should we read a text at the right speed?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 212
Stories and poems
Digital devices
Reading passages
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 215
Text with questions
Dialogue
Charts
Oral reading Group recitation Written questions Peer assessment
6 3
Grammar in Use
Types of Sentences: Interrogative sentences
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use interrogative sentences and question tags in varied contexts
- Form different types of interrogatives correctly
- Value the role of questions in enhancing communication
The learner is guided to:
- Read more texts from the Internet or books on tourist attraction sites in Africa to identify WH-questions, Yes/No questions, alternative questions, and question tags
- Compare findings with classmates
- Write a short dialogue using different types of interrogative sentences and question tags
- Display interrogative sentences and question tags on a diagram
- Search from the Internet and in books for more examples of question tags and interrogative sentences
- In groups, plan and present a role-play using interrogative sentences to ask about tourist attraction sites in Africa
How do we answer questions?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 217
Diagrams
Digital devices
Dialogue samples
Teacher's Guide
Dialogue writing Role play Diagram completion Peer assessment
6 4
Reading
Poems
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify the ideas in the poem
- Derive the lessons learnt in the poem
- Appreciate the role of poems in addressing societal issues
The learner is guided to:
- Tell a classmate about their favorite poem
- Identify lessons learnt from a poem
- Read the poem "The resilient River Nile" twice
- Answer questions based on the poem
- Summarize the subject matter in the poem
- In groups, take turns sharing summaries of the subject matter
- Identify the message in the poem and make notes
- In groups, recite the poem
- Dramatize the poem and present it to classmates
What messages do poems convey?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 219
Poem texts
Digital devices
Lesson notes
Teacher's Guide
Oral recitation Written questions Note-making Dramatization
6 5
Reading
Writing
Writing
Poems
Functional Writing: Personal Journals
Functional Writing: Personal Journals
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Match words with their meanings from the poem
- Identify lessons from the poem
- Recognize the role of poems in lifelong learning
The learner is guided to:
- Copy and match words from the poem with their meanings
- Find words or phrases in a stanza of the poem that describe people or things that pollute River Nile
- Complete words with missing letters from the poem
- Use complete words in sentences
- In groups, discuss what the poem teaches about the dangers of pollution, benefits of a river to the environment, and the importance of having a goal
- Point out lessons brought out through relationships between characters in the poem
- Present work in posters and display on noticeboards
Which lessons have you learnt from poems before?
Moran - Skills in English pg. 220
Vocabulary matching exercises
Posters
Digital devices
Word cards
Moran - Skills in English pg. 221
Sample journals
Charts
Teacher's Guide
Journals/notebooks
Assessment checklist
Posters
Matching exercises Word completion Group discussions Poster displays
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