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.

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.

Why should one be polite when speaking over the telephone? How do we ensure politeness in a telephone conversation?

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.

Grammar in Use.

Compound Nouns.

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.

Written texts. Oral questions. Peer assessment.

Writing.

Writing legibly and neatly.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
lesson, be able to;
Classify letters according to height differentials.
Write texts legibly and neatly in their notebooks.
Advocate the need for legibility and neatness writing.

Individually or in pairs,learners are guided to;
Write the letters of the alphabet in capital and small letters.
Group the letters according to height.
Write dictated sentences legibly and neatly.
Copy a provided text and shape the letters appropriately.
Write a narrative composition on human rights legibly and neatly.
Cancel neatly upon making mistakes /incorrect words.

Why should one write legibly and neatly? What are the qualities of a good handwriting?

Skills in English pg 13-14.
Chart. With alphabets.

Peer assessment. Dictation. Standardized writing assessment. Portifolio. Self-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.
Skills in English pg 12.
Dictionaries.

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

THEME;SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION. Grammar in Use.

Collective Nouns.

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.

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.

What are the different types of nouns? What are collective nouns?

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

Written texts. Oral questions. Matching tasks.

Listening and Speaking.
Grammar in Use.

Oral Presentation;Songs.
Collective Nouns.

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

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 16-17
Songs.
Skills in English pg 23-24.
Word puzzles.

Oral discussions Oral presentations. Checklists. Written texts.

Listening and Speaking.

Oral Presentations; Songs.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
lesson, be able to;
Outline the performance technique of songs.
Use performance techniques when presenting songs.
Write songs on Scientific Innovation.
Appreciate the role of songs in the society.

In groups,pairs,learners are guided to;
Watch recording of songs from kenya drama and music festivals.
Discuss the performance techniques that make the presentations appealing.
Identify songs of their choice and present it to the rest of the learners using performance techniques.
Write songs on scientific innovations.
Sing and record the songs on a tablet.

What makes songs interesting? How can one improve the presentation of a song?

Skills in English pg 17-18
Songs.
Tablets.

Oral presentations. Oral discussions. Checklists..

Reading.

Intensive Reading. Simple Poems.
Intensive Reading; Simple Poems.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
lesson, be able to;
Identify the persona in a given poem.
Search the internet or books for more information about the persona.
Recite the poem in learners book using gestures,facial expressions and movement.

In groups,pairs,learners are guided to;
Read the poem Challenges are opportunities.
Identify and discuss the voices in the poem.
Recite the poem and use facial expressions,gestures.
Search from internet or books for more information about persona and share their findings.

Who is a persona in a poem? How is a poem different from a passage?

Skills in English pg 19-20.
Poems.
Digital devices.
Skills in English pg 20-21.

Oral discussions. Oral presentations. Checklists. Written texts.

Writing.

Mechanics of Writings; Punctuation.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
lesson, be able to;
Outline the uses of comma,apostrophe and capital letter.
Punctuate a given text using commas,apostrophes and capital letters correctly.
Use the apostrophe,comma and capital letter appropriately in composition writing.
Advocate the use of correct punctuation in writing.

In pairs,individually,learners are guided to;
List the uses of capital letter,comma and apostrophe.
Read a given text and take note of the commas,apostrophe and capital letter used and explain how they are used.
Punctuate a passage correctly using commas,apostrophes and capital letters.
Write a short composition on scientific innovation and use commas,apostrophe and capital letters appropriately.

Why should a text be well punctuated? How does wrong punctuation affect writing?

Skills in English pg 29-30.
Digital devices.
Charts.

Peer assessment Written text. Checklists.

Reading.

Short Story.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
lesson, be able to;
Identify the time and place of the short story.
Highlight the episodes in the short story.
Appreciate the differences in culture and setting.

In groups,pairs,learners are guided to;
Read the short story Our innovation and identify its time and place.
Retell the short story in learners book and highlight the main events in the correct order in which they happened.
Tease out the geographical setting,the historical period and the culture from which the story is based looking at words and elements used in the story.

Which places would you like to visit? Which time in history would you desire to live?

Skills in English pg 24-27
Stories.
Videos.
Digital devices.

Oral discussions. Checklists. Question and answer. Reading aloud.

THEME; POLLUTION. Grammar in use.
Listening and Speaking.

Primary Auxiliaries.
Listening Comprehension.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
lesson, be able to;
Identify primary auxiliary verbs in a text.
Use primary auxiliary verbs in sentences correctly.
Appreciate the importance of primary auxiliary verbs in communication.

In pairs,individually,learners are guided to;
Identify primary auxiliary verbs from a text.
List down the primary auxiliary verbs in their books.
Search and discuss the functions of primary auxiliary verbs from textbooks.
Write down sentences using each of the primary auxiliary verbs.
Fill in blank spaces in sentences given using the correct primary auxiliary verbs.

What are primary auxiliary verbs? What are functions of verbs in sentences?

Skills in English pg 37-39.
Chart.
Magazine and newspaper.
Skills in English pg 32-33.
Dictionaries.
Audio text.

Gap-filling. Written texts. Multiple choice task.

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
Reading Poem

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

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Rehabilitation.

Reading Poem

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

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 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.

What do you like reading on your own?

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

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Rehabilitation.

Reading: Short story

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

Read the story.  Explain the meaning of the new words.  Advocate the use of correct pronunciation. 

In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to read the story on page 87.

Why do we read short stories?

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.

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.

Why is it important to spell words correctly? Which words do you find difficult to spell and why?

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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Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 96-98

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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.

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

What are indefinite pronouns? What are reflexive pronouns?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 101-102
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Natural Resources

Grammar; Word Classes: Personal and Possessive pronouns
Reading; Characters

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

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

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.

Which types of pronouns are commonly used?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 103-104
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Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 104-106

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Natural Resources

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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Natural Resources

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

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.

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

What is a myth? What are oral narrative?

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:

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 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 are the features of oral narratives?

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

Reading; Poem

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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Tourism: Domestic

Grammar; Word Classes: Simple Prepositions

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

Define prepositions.
Study the pictures in learner's book 8 page 116.
Recognize words that provide information about time, position and place.
Appreciate the use of prepositions.

Learners to define prepositions.
In pairs, learners to Study the pictures in learner's book 8 page 116.
In pairs, learners to recognize words that provide information about time, position and place.

Which words can you use to show where somebody or something is? What are prepositions?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 116-117
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Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 117-118

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Tourism: Domestic

Reading II; Intensive Reading: Poetry

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

Read the poem,

Learners are guided to read the poem,

Which events is taking place in the poem? What is an inanimate character?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 118-120
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Tourism: Domestic

Writing: Assessment of writing
Writing: Composition Writing: Self-Assessment

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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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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Heroes and Heroines- Africa

Listening and Speaking: Sounds- Vowels

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.

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.

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

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 125-127
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Heroes and Heroines- Africa

Reading; Characters
Grammar; Conjunctions

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

Identify the heroes in learner's book 8 page 127
Read the passage on page 127,

In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to identify the heroes in learner's book 8 page 127
In groups or in pairs, learners are guided to read the passage on page 127,

Who is your hero? Which African heroine and heroes are mentioned in the text?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 127-130
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Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 130-131

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Heroes and Heroines- Africa

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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Heroes and Heroines- Africa

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

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Heroes and Heroines- Africa

Writing; Creative Writing: Narrative Compositions

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

Define the term,

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.

What are some of the most interesting stories they have ever read?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 136-139
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Art

Listening and Speaking; Oral Presentation: Delivering Speeches

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

Define the term speech.
Identify features of oral presentation.
Listen to a recording on features of oral presentation and take notes.
Have a desire to make a speech.

Individually, learners to define the term speech.
Learners to identify features of oral presentation.
In groups, learners to listen to a recording on features of oral presentation and take notes.

What is a speech?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 140-141
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Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 141-142

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Art

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

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Reading: Short story

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

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

In pairs, learners are guided to read the ogre narrative,

How do these events relate to your experience?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 151-153
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Writing; Thank you notes and congratulatory notes

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

Define a thank you note.
Identify the main purpose of a thank you note.
Write a thank you note. Use the correct format.
Appreciate the importance of a thank you note.

In groups, in pairs or individually, learners are guided to define a thank you note.
In groups, in pairs or individually, learners are guided to identify the main purpose of a thank you note.
In groups, in pairs or individually, learners are guided to write a thank you note. Use the correct format.

What is the main purpose of a thank you note?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 154-155
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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
Reading; Non-fiction

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

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Reading; Non-fiction

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

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.

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 are reading materials? Which ones are based on imaginative or creative writing?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 160
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Grammar in Use; Adverbs

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

Explain the meaning of adverbs.
Identify adverbs formed from adjectives.
Construct sentences using adverbs.
Appreciate the use of adjectives.

Learners are guided to explain the meaning of adverbs.
Learners are guided to identify adverbs formed from adjectives.
Learners are guided to construct sentences using adverbs.

What are adverbs?

Moran; Skills in English Learner's Book Grade 8 pg. 161-162
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Grammar in Use; Adverbs
Reading; Lessons learnt

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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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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