THEME: CITIZENSHIP. Listening and Speaking.
Listening and Speaking.

Polite Language.
Polite Language.

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.
-Acknowledge the importance of euphemism in communication.

The learner is guided to:
-search the internet or dictionary for the meaning of euphemism.
-identify examples of polite words and expressions used in a communication.
-listen to an audio interview or simulate an interview from a text and identify euphemism.
-use euphemism in a conversation and record using digital devices.
-create posters with euphemistic words and phrases and share them.

Why is it embarrassing to say some words in public? Why should we use polite language?

English Learner's Books.
Dictionary.
Digital devices
Posters.
Lesson notes
Teacher's Guide.
Class.

Observation. Oral questions. Written questions. Oral presentation. Checklists.

Reading.

Independent Reading - Grade Appropriate Text.

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

-Select reading materials from digital or non-digital sources.
-Read grade appropriate materials for lifelong learning.
-Recommend to peers suitable fiction and non-fiction materials to read.
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The learner is guided to:
-identify reading materials in a variety of subjects.
-search for online fiction and non-fiction texts.
-skim through the text to obtain the main idea.
-scan the text to obtain specific details and note down.
-read the selected text.
-prepare and maintain a reading log showing the reading activities and thoughts about what they have read

Why is it important to read different types of materials?

Learner's Textbook.
Library.
Digital devices.
Online fiction and non-fiction texts.

Observation. Oral questions. Reading logs. Assessment rubric. Checklists.

Grammar in Use.

Gender Neutral Language.

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

-State the meaning of gender biased words and phrases.
-Identify the gender biased words and phrases in oral and written texts.
-Acknowledge the importance of gender biased words and phrases in communication.

The learner is guided to:
-brainstorm and present the meaning of gender biased words and phrases.
-listen to common English songs and pick out gender biased words and phrases.
-read sections of a poem or story and pick out words with gender bias.
-watch videos and identify gender biased and gender neutral terms used by speakers.
-collaborate in preparing charts or posters showing the gender neutral words and phrases and share them through social media or school notice board.

How can one avoid gender bias in communication? Which words demonstrate gender sensitivity in communication?

Learner's Textbook.
Charts.
Lesson notes
Teacher's Guide.
Digital devices.
Video clips.
English songs.
Learner's Textbooks.
Crossword puzzles.
Lesson notes.

Written questions. Assessment rubrics. Checklists. Peer Assessment. Oral questions.

Intensive Reading: Play.

.Play: Structure and Setting of Class Reader.
Play: Structure and Setting of Class Reader.

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

-Identify the structure and setting of a play.
-Describe the structure and setting of a Play.
-Acknowledge the importance of structure and setting of a Play.

The learner is guided to:
-explain the meaning of a Play and it's features.
-study a play and identify its structure and setting.
-discuss the structure and setting of a given play.
-outline the order of events in a Play.
-describe the time the actions in a Play occur.
-discuss where the events in a play take place.
7)share their findings with peers for assessment.

What are the features of a Play?

Class Readers - Play.
Learner's Textbook.
Digital devices.
Lesson notes.

observations. Peer Assessment. Oral discussion. Oral questions and presentations. Checklists.

Writing

Legibility and Neatness.

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

-Distinguish between tidy and untidy pieces of writing.
-Identify the sections of a piece of writing that require breaking of words and indentation.
-Appreciate the importance of legibility and neatness in written communication.

The learner is guided to:
-distinguish between tidy and untidy pieces of writing.
-collaborate in indenting paragraphs appropriately.
-break words correctly at the end of a line.
-listen to an audio or oral presentation and take notes.
-rewrite the notes in a neat and legible handwriting and indent them appropriately.
-assess their own handwriting.
7)find out the advantages of neat and legible handwriting from the internet or non-digital sources.

Why is it important to write legibly? Why do we indent paragraphs?

Digital devices.
Learner's Textbook
Lesson notes.
Teacher's Guide.

Observation. Question and answer. Peer and self assessment. Writing tests. Checklists. Assessment rubrics.

Writing
Listening and Speaking.

Legibility and Neatness.
Oral Literature: Short Forms.

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

- Identify the techniques of improving legibility in writing.
-Create a neat and legible text on the importance of reporting risky behaviour by road users.
-Acknowledge the techniques of improving legibility in writing.

The learner is guided to:
-write a neat and legible paragraph on the importance of reporting risky behaviour by road users and indent and break sections of the paragraph.
-in pairs or groups learners to review each other's written paragraph.
-peers to give feedback on their fellow peers writing.
-in groups,learners to identify and discuss the techniques of improving legibility in writing.

How can one improve his or her legibility in writing?

. Digital texts.
Learner's Textbook.
Lesson notes.
Resource person.
Digital devices.
Resource books.

Written exercise. Peer and Self Assessment. Checklists. Assessment rubrics.

Reading.

Intensive Reading: Simple Poems.

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.
-Appreciate the role of repetition and rhyme in a poem.

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 questions based on a poem.
-discuss the functions of rhyme and repetition in poems.
-relate the ideas in a poem to real life.

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

Poems.
Digital devices
Daughter of Nature.
Learner's Textbook.

Oral questions. Checklists. Written questions. Assessment rubrics.

Grammar in Use.
Grammar in Use

Nouns and 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.
-Acknowledge the importance of quantifiers in oral and written 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.
-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?

Learner's Textbook.
Lesson notes.
Digital devices.
Teacher's Guide.
charts.

Assessment rubrics. Written tests. Oral questions. Checklists.

Reading.
Writing.

Intensive Reading: Plot (Class Reader)
Mechanics of Writing: Punctuation.

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.
-Acknowledge the importance of a plot in a literary work.

The learner is guided to:
-read a play and then identify the key events in the Play.
-create a summary of the key events and share in class for assessment.
-analyse the events in a Play.
-outline the sequence of events in the Play.
-answer questions based on the plot.
-make connections between events in a play and real life.
-role play a section of the Play in groups.

How do we know the key events in a Play?

Class Readers - Play.
Digital devices.
Learner's Textbook.
Lesson notes.
Teacher's guide.
Posters.
Charts.

Checklists. Peer Assessment. Assessment rubrics. Written questions.

THEME: Environmental Conservation. Listening and Speaking.

Listening Comprehension

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

-Identify the main idea and specific details from an argumentative text.
-Listen for the main and specific details in an argumentative text.
-Acknowledge the need for comprehension in communication.

The learner is guided to:
-listen to a passage read out by teacher based on the theme.
-pick out the specific details such as places, time, events and people from a listening passage.
-identify the main idea from the listening text.
-use digital devices to listen and watch news bulletin, interview or debate and pick out the main idea and specific details.

How do the specific details in a text enhance comprehension? Why is it important to listen attentively?

Digital devices.
News Bulletin.
Recorded debates and interviews.
Teacher's Guide.
Lesson notes.
Learner's Textbook.

Checklists. Oral questions. Observation. Assessment rubrics.

Listening and Speaking.
Reading

Listening Comprehension.
Reading for Information and Meaning.

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

-Listen to a passage and identify the unfamiliar words.
-Infer meaning of the unfamiliar words.
-Acknowledge the need for listening attentively.

The learner is guided to:- listen to a passage read out by teacher and pick out the unfamiliar words.
-listen to news bulletin or debate or interview and pick out the unfamiliar words.
-infer the meaning of unfamiliar words in groups.
-answe questions based on the listened passage.

Why is it important to listen attentively?

Teacher's Guide.
Digital devices.
News bulletin.
recorded interviews or debate.
Learner's Textbook.
Grade appropriate texts.

Checklists. Oral questions. Peer Assessment. Assessment rubrics.

Reading

Reading for Information and Meaning.

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

-Read a grade appropriate text and identify new phrases and words.
-Construct sentences using the new words and phrases.
-Value the need to comprehend the information in written texts.

The learner is guided to
-read a grade appropriate texts and pick out new words and phrases.
-infer the meaning of the new words, phrases and sentences from the context.
-look up the meaning of the new words and phrases from the dictionary.
-form sentences using the new words and phrases.
-fill in crossword puzzles using the new words.

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

Grade appropriate texts.
Learner's textbook.
Dictionaries.
Crossword puzzles.

Checklists. Assessment rubrics. Peer assessment. Oral questions. Filling in crossword puzzles.

Grammar in Use.

Modal Auxiliaries.

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

-Identify modal auxiliaries in texts.
-Discuss the functions of the modal auxiliaries.
-Value the importance of using modal auxiliaries in communication.

The learner is guided to:
-study sentences and texts then identify the modal auxiliaries:may, might, will,shall, would, should, can and could.
-listen to a song or read a poem and identify the modal auxiliaries used.
-search the internet or print resources for information on the functions of modal auxiliaries.
-discuss the functions of the different modal auxiliaries.

Which words do we use to express requests, permission, ability and obligation?

Learner's Textbook.
Lesson notes.
Digital devices.
Charts.
Teacher's Guide.

Assessment rubrics. Written questions. Oral questions. Checklists.

Reading

Poems: Structure.

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

-Describe the structure of a poem
-Analyse the use of personification in poems.
-Appreciate the reading of poetry for enjoyment.

The learner is guided to:
-recite a poem and describe its structure.
-identify the number of lines in a poem.
-pick out the short and long lines in a poem.
-collaborate in identifying instances of personification in poems.
-discuss how personification has been used in the poem.

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

Poems.
Learner's Textbook.
Lesson notes.
Teacher's Guide.

Assessment rubrics. Checklists. Oral questions Written questions.

Reading
Writing

Poems: Structure.
Structure of a Paragraph.

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

-Identify and infer meaning of new words from the context of a poem.
-Create a poem based on a topic of interest.
-Demonstrate creativity in creating a poem on topic of interest.

The learner is guided to:
-read selected poems and identify the new words.
-infer the meaning of new words from the context of a 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.
-share the poem on the school notice board or through social media.

What should we consider when creating or composing a poem?

Learner's Textbook.
Digital devices.
Charts.
Newspaper articles.
Textbooks.
Online articles.

Class project. Assessment rubrics. Checklists. Peer Assessment.

Writing
Listening and Speaking.

Structure of a Paragraph.
Selective Listening.

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

-Create a paragraph that is well developed, coherent and unified.
-Acknowledge the need for concise paragraphs in written communication.

The learner is guided to:
-identify a topic of interest.
-write a paragraph on a topic of interest that is coherent, unified and contains well developed thoughts in books or in digital devices.
-share their created paragraphs for assessment by peers.

How can you ensure that your paragraphs are well formed?

Teacher's Guide.
Written paragraphs.
Digital devices.
Audio and video clips of news bulletin.
Learner's textbook.

Assessment rubrics. Peer Assessment. Checklists.

Reading

Intensive Reading

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.
-Answer direct and inferential questions for comprehension.
-Appreciate the importance of intensive reading in lifelong learning.

The learner is guided to
-make predictions about the outcome of the story the title and illustrations.
-identify the key events in the text/story.
-make connections between events in the story and real life.
-answer direct and inferential questions from a comprehension passage on consumer laws and policies.

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

Learner's Textbook.
Teacher's Guide.
Comprehension Passages.

Assessment rubrics. Checklists Oral questions. Written questions.

Reading
Grammar in Use.

Intensive Reading
Present and Past Perfect Aspect.

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

-Identify new words and phrases using contextual clues.
-Infer the meaning of new words and phrases using contextual clues.
-Make notes from the passage on consumer laws and policies.
-Acknowledge the importance of note taking as a reading skill.

The learner is guided to
-identify the new words and phrases in the comprehension passage.
-collaborate in deducing the meaning of words and phrases using contextual clues.
-individually learners to make notes from the passage Consumer Laws and Policies.
-write a summary using the notes.

Why is note taking an important reading skill?

Learner's textbook.
Dictionaries.
Teacher's Guide.
Digital devices.
Internet.
Charts.
Lesson notes.

Checklists. Assessment rubrics. Peer Assessment. Oral questions.

Grammar in Use.

Present and Past Perfect Aspect.

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

-State the meaning of past perfect aspect in sentences.
-Identify the past perfect form in sentences.
-Use the past perfect aspect in sentences.
-Appreciate the importance of using tenses in sentences.

The learner is guided to:
-explain the meaning of past perfect aspect in sentences.
-search for examples of sentences in the past perfect forms from the internet and note them down.
-identify by underlining the past perfect forms in sentences.
-use had + past participle form of the verb to firm the past perfect aspect.
-construct correct sentences using the past perfect aspect.

How do we show that an action is complete?

Learner's Textbook.
Digital devices.
Lesson notes.
Charts.

Checklists. Assessment rubrics. Written questions. Oral questions. Peer Assessment.

Intensive Reading.

Play: Identification of Characters.

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

-Identify the characters in a Play.
-Use appropriate adjectives to describe the characters.
-Role play various characters in class.
-Value the need to describe people and situations appropriately.

The learner is guided to:
-read a play or s section of it.
-list the characters and their roles in a Play.
-use appropriate adjectives to describe the characters with illustrations.
-collaborate and confidently role play various characters.
-assume the personality of a certain character and say why they say and do certain things.

How can one tell qualities of a character in a play?

Play- (class Reader)
Lesson notes.
Teacher's Guide.
Digital devices.
Class Reader - Selected Play.

Assessment rubrics. Checklists. Oral questions. Written questions.

Writing.

Narrative and Descriptive Paragraphs.

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

-Outline the characteristics of a narrative paragraph.
-Write narrative paragraphs using the first and second person.
-Value the need for well formed paragraphs in written communication.

The learner is guided to:
-explain the meaning of a narrative paragraph.
-search for examples of narrative paragraphs from the internet or print resources.
-discuss the qualities of a well formed paragraphs.
-outline the characteristics of a narrative paragraph.
-individually create a narrative paragraph using the first and second person in various paragraphs.
-share their narrative paragraphs with peers for review and make corrections to the paragraphs as per comments given by peers.

How can we make a narrative composition interesting?

Digital devices.
Lesson notes.
Teacher's Guide.
Learner's Textbook.
Samples of descriptive paragraphs.

Assessment rubrics. Checklists. Peer Assessment. Writing tests.

Theme: Relationships: Community. Listening and Speaking.

Pronunciations.

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

-Identify the semi-vowels /j/, /w/ and diphthongs /ai/ and/ei/ in words.
-Pronounce the semi vowels /j/ ,/w/ and diphthongs /ai/ and /ei/ in words for clarity.
-Appreciate the importance of correct pronunciation in communication.

The learner is guided to:
-study words given and identify the semi vowels /j/ and /w/.
-pick out the diphthongs /ai/ and/ei/ from an oral text.
-write down and read out words with the specified semi vowels /j/ ,/w/ and diphthongs /ai/ & /ei/.
-pronounce words with diphthongs /ai/ ,/ei/ and semi vowels /j/ and /w/.

Why should we pronounce sounds accurately?

Audio recordings.
Learner's textbook.
Teacher's Guide.
Digital devices.

Checklists. Assessment rubrics. Oral questions. Pronunciations.

Listening and Speaking.
Reading.

Pronunciations.
Reference Materials: Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

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

-Differentiate between content and function words for speech clarity.
-Apply stress on content and function words appropriately for speech clarity.
-Appreciate the importance of correct pronunciation in communication.

The learner is guided to:
-search the meaning of function and content words.
-give examples of function and content words.
-stress function and content words when necessary.
-bring out varied meanings of words through stress.

How can the same word express different meanings? What is the difference between function and content words?

Learner's Textbook.
Teacher's Guide.
Digital devices.
Lesson notes.
Dictionary.
Thesaurus.
Subject Specific Encyclopedia.

Assessment rubrics. Oral questions. Pronunciation tests. Checklists.

Reading.

Reference Materials: Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

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

-Conduct research on a topic of interest using the dictionary, thesaurus and encyclopedia.
-Acknowledge the value of reference materials in research.

The learner is guided to:
-utilise the dictionary, thesaurus and the encyclopedia for reference purposes.
-write down their findings in books.
-conduct research on contemporary issues from a subject specific encyclopedia.
-note down their findings and share with peers.

Why do we use reference materials?

Subject specific encyclopedia.
Learner's Textbook.
Digital devices.

Assessment rubrics. Checklists. Oral presentations.

Grammar in Use.

Order of Adjectives.

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

-Identify the various types of adjectives in texts.
-Use digital devices to search for examples of various types of adjectives.
-Appreciate the role of order of adjectives in communication for clarity.

The learner is guided to:
-discuss the various types of adjectives.
-identify the opinion,size, shape,age, colour,origin, material, purpose adjectives in texts.
-listen to an audio text and pick out different adjectives.
-search examples of various types of adjectives from the internet and note them down.
-Fill in crossword puzzles featuring different types of adjectives.

How can we use words to create vivid pictures of a person or place?

Learner's Textbook.
Teacher's Guide.
Digital devices.
Audio texts.
Lesson notes.
Pictures, Posters and Visuals.

Assessment rubrics. Oral questions. Written questions. Checklists.

Reading.

Play: Style.

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

-Identify the features of style used in a play with examples.
-Use digital resources to search the meaning of the features of style used in a Play.
-Acknowledge the different features of style used in Plays.

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

What makes a play interesting to read?

Selected Play - class readers.
Digital devices.
Lesson notes.

Checklists. Assessment rubrics. Oral questions.

Reading.
THEME: Natural resources. Listening and speaking.

Play: Style.
Listening comprehension listening for details.

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

-Relate the stylistic features to the message in a Play.
-Role play the actions of the characters in a Play.
-Value the role of varied styles in reinforcing the message in a Play.

The learner is guided to:
-relate the features of style to the message in a Play and note down their findings.
-collaborate in role playing the actions of the characters in a Play.
-write a summary of the features of style used in a play.

How do stylistic features enhance the message in a Play?

Play -Class Readers.
Digital devices.
Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 135-136
Lesson notes.
Teacher’s guide.

Checklists. Oral questions. Assessment rubrics. Peer Assessment.

Listening and speaking.
Grammar in use.

Listening comprehension listening for details.
Relative pronouns, interrogative pronouns.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Use a digital device to search for more information on listening for details.
Watch a video and pick out specific details.
Appreciate the importance of attentive listening.

-          Use a digital device to search for more information.
Learners are guided to watch a video and pick out specific details in groups.
Learner recall specific details from a listening passage.

Why is it important to listen keenly?

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 135-136
Lesson notes.
Teacher’s guide.
Pg 142-146

-          Observation. Oral questions. Checklists.

Reading.

Intensive reading; Play (class Reader)

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify the character in a play for deeper understanding.
Analyze the character in a play and their relationship.
Value the role of literary appreciation in critical thinking.

-          Watch muted video clips based on a play.
Discuss what they think the characters are saying to each other.
Reading experts of a play.
Identify the conflicts between characters in a play.

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

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 146-148
Digital devices.
Teacher’s guide book.

-          Role playing. Observation. Oral questions.

Reading.
Writing.

Intensive reading; play (class reader)
The writing process.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify the conflicts between characters in a play.
Relate the characters in a play to real life.
Acknowledge the role of characters in a play.

-          Relate the characters in a play to real life.
Stimulate the action in sections of the play.
Make video recording of the role play and share them with peers.

How does understanding the relationship between characters help our understanding of the play?

Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 149-150
Realia.
Digital devices.
Teacher’s guide.
Learner’s books.
Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 150-151
Charts.
Pictures in learner’s book.
Teachers guide.

-          Observation. Role playing. Oral questions. Written questions.

Writing.

The writing process.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Write a poem by following the writing process.
Share the poem for peer assessment for corrections.
Acknowledge the value of being corrected.

-          Write a poem in groups following the writing process.
Share the poem for assessment and make corrections.
In their groups they make corrections.

How does the writing process help us to write a good poem?

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 151-153
Digital devices.
Teachers guide.
Journals.
Pupil’s books.

-          Oral questions. Observation. Writing exercise.

THEME: tourism international. Listening and speaking.
Listening and speaking.

Oral poetry.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Interpret oral poems on varied issues.
Perform an oral poem using performance technique.
Acknowledge the role of oral poetry in the presentation of our cultural heritage.

-          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 and phrases in a given oral poem.
Listen to difference renditions of the same oral poem.

Why should you interpret an oral poem correctly?

Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 154-156
Digital devices.
Dictionary.
Pupil’s books.
Teachers guide.
Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 156-157
Realia.
learner’s books.

-          Observation. Oral questions. Dramatization.

Reading.

Reading for interpretation.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify the point of view in a poem.
Analyze the point of view in a poem.
Acknowledge the importance of the point of view in the understanding of a poem.

-          Read a given poem and identify the point of view.
Search for poems with different points of view from the internet and non-digital sources.
Listen to poems read by the teacher.

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

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 157-159
Video clips.
Audio visuals.
Course books.
Learner’s book.
Pg 159-160

-          Oral presentation. Peer assessment. Observations.

Grammar in use.

Complex prepositions.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Define complex prepositions.
Recognize complex prepositions.
Appreciate the role of prepositions in oral and written communication.

-          Search online the meaning of complex prepositions.
Read a passage from a magazine or a book in which complex prepositions are used.
Identify complex prepositions from the passage.
Listen to a text read by the teacher and note the complex prepositions used.

Which words let you know where someone is going?

Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 160-161
Digital devices.
Realia.
Magazines.
Newspapers.
Course books.
Learner’s books.

-          Oral reading. Questions and answers. Oral discussion.

Grammar in use.
Reading.

Complex prepositions.
Poetry characters.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Read and underline complex prepositions used in various texts.
Form sentences using complex prepositions.
Appreciate the making corrections corrected by peers.

-          Jointly, read and underline complex prepositions used in various texts.
Form sentences using complex prepositions.
Collaboratively correct mistakes in sentences formed by peers.
Search for more examples of complex prepositions from the internet and other sources.

How do you describe where something is located?

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 161-162
Books.
Magazines.
Digital devices.
Course books.
Pg 162-164
Video clips.

-          Keeping records of books read. Peer assessment. Oral presentation.

Reading.

Poetry characters.

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.
Roleplay different characters in a poem.
Acknowledge the value of a persona in a poem.

-          Roleplay different characters in a poem in small groups.
Infer information from the poem.
Fill and share in groups a table showing characters behaviours.
Upload the recording on social media platforms.

What are some of the words used to describe the behaviour of characters?

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 164-165
Digital devices.
Course books.
Video clips.

-          Roleplaying. Questions and answer. Oral presentation. Gap filling.

Writing.

Assessing writing.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify the qualities of a well written composition.
Write a composition related to the theme.
Value the need for clarity and cohesion in written communication.

-          Read a passage about the qualities of a good composition.
Write down checklist for assessing composition.
Read samples of well written compositions from the course book.

What are the qualities of a good composition?

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 165-168
Course books.
Dictionary.
Video clips.
Pg 168-169
Checklist.
Realia.
Learner’s book.

-          Oral reading. Questions and answer.

THEME: HEROES AND HEROINES WORLD. Listening and speaking.

Diphthongs and sentence stress.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify words with the diphthongs au/and/uә in a text.
Use emphatic stress in word to convey meanings.
Advocate the need for accurate pronunciation in oral communication.

-          Identify the diphthongs (au) as in out/house/uә as in sure/cure.
Read a passage featuring diphthongs au/and/uә.
Underline words with the diphthongs from texts.

Why is it important to pronounce words correctly?

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 170-173
Charts.
Course books.
Dictionary.
Learner’s book.

-          Multiple choice. Short answers. Gap filling.

Listening and speaking.
Reading.

Diphthongs and sentence stress.
Extensive reading (Grade appropriate fiction)

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify the stressed and unstressed words in a sentence.
Apply stress appropriately when reading a poem.
Value the importance of stressing words in oral communication.

-          Identify the stressed and unstressed words in a sentence.
Apply stress appropriately when reading a poem.
Read the same sentences while placing stress on different words.
Jointly read aloud words with diphthongs /au/ and /uә/ from flashcards.
Use the dictionary to find more words with the diphthongs.

How does stress help us to convey different meanings?

Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 173-175
Flashcards.
Dictionary.
Course books.
Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 175-177
Video clips.
Collection of books.
Course book.
Learner’s book.

-          Reading aloud. Oral reading. Oral presentation.

Reading.
Grammar in use.

Extensive reading. (Grade appropriate fiction)
Conjunction’s correctives conjunction’s

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Read independently and silently.
Find the meaning of vocabulary in a dictionary.
Appreciate the importance of reading fluently.

-          Read independently and silently.
Interpret what they read in their own ways.
Infer the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary from the text.
Look up the meaning of unfamiliar words in the dictionary.
Make notes on what has been read.
Discuss the topics of the texts with peers.

What should on consider when choosing a reading text?

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 177-180
Dictionary.
Digital devices.
Course book.
Magazines.
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 180-181
Course books.
Flash cards.

-          Oral questions. Filing gaps. Written exercise.

Grammar in use.

Conjuctions correlative conjuctions.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Form sentences using correlatives conjunction.
Re-write sentences using correlative conjunction.
Advocate the use of correlative conjunctions.

-          Form sentences using correlative conjunctions.
Ask and answer questions using correlatives.
Roleplay and event and use correlative conjunctions.

What is the importance of using correlative conjunctions in a sentence?

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 181-183
Course books.
Digital devices.
Flash cards.

-          Role playing. Written exercise. Question and answers.

Reading.

Play: - style (class reader)

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify features of styles used in a play.
Relate features of style to the meaning of a play.
Acknowledge the importance of styles the features in literary appreciation.

-          Read aloud excerpts of a play.
Answer the questions based on the excerpts.
Highlight aspects of style such as flash-back, flash-forward and personification in a play.
Discuss the role of memories, dreams and a story as flash back in a play.

Why do authors use flash-back, flash forward and personification in plays?

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 183-188
Video clips.
Teacher’s guide.
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 190-191
Textbooks.
Learner’s book.
Realia.

-          Role play. Reading aloud. Questions and answers.

Writing.

Narrative composition.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify the elements of a narrative composition.
Use the elements of a narrative composition in a story.
Appreciate the role of background information in the creation of credible stories.

-          Read samples of narrative composition from textbooks.
Identify the introduction, body and conclusions of a sample composition.
Brainstorm possible topics for narrative composition.
Tell a story from their own experiences.
Plan a narrative composition.

What are the elements of a narrative composition?

Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 190-191
Digital device.
Teacher’s guide.
Notice boards.

-          Peer assessment. Oral discussions. Writing a narrative composition.

Writing.
THEME: SOCIAL AND MEDIA. Listening and speaking.

Narrative composition.
Impromptu speeches.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Write a narrative composition.
Edit the composition.
Appreciate the importance of getting feedback from peers.

-          Write a narrative composition in their books.
Edit the composition.
Revise the narrative composition.
Read one another’s composition and obtain feedback from peers.
Display the composition in a class notice board or social media.

What are the steps of writing a narrative composition?

Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 191-193
Digital device.
Teacher’s guide.
Notice boards.
Pg 194-196
Dictionary.

-          Role play. Oral presentation. Questions and answers.

Listening and speaking.
Reading.

Impromptu speeches.
Note making.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Make impromptu speech on a selected topic.
Record the speech.
Acknowledge the importance of excellent presentation skills in speech delivery.

-          Make an impromptu speech on a topic related to social and mass media.
Record the speech.
Discuss its strength and weaknesses in a plenary and suggest ways of improvement.

What makes an impromptu speech effective?

Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 196
Video clips.
Audio visuals.
Teacher’s guide.
Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 196-198
Digital devices.

-          Oral discussions. Peer assessment. Questions and answer.

Reading.

Note making.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          graphically prepare charts using their notes.
Use the notes, in groups to compose a poem.
Acknowledge the importance of note making for academic purpose.

-          Graphically prepare charts using the notes.
Exchange the charts for peer review and corrections.
Use the notes, in groups to compose a poem or a song and present it in class.

Why is it important to make notes?

Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 198-201
Teacher’s guide.

-          Questions and answers. Oral discussions. Peer assessment.

Grammar in use.

Determiners, numerals and ordinals

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify numerals and ordinals used as determiners in a text.
Use numerals and ordinals as determiners in sentences.
Appreciate the need for well-formed sentences in communication.

-          Search for ordinals such as first, second, third and numerals such as one, two, three from digital sources.
Recite poems with numerals and ordinals as others listen and pick out the target determiners.
In small groups, read short passages and underline numerals and ordinals used as determiners.

How are quantities of nouns expressed?

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 201-204
Charts.
Digital device.
Dictionary.
Teacher’s guide.
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 204-205
Learner’s book.
Digital devices.

-          Multiple choice. Short answers. Gap filling.

Reading.

Play: Project.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify simple props and costumes that create mood and atmosphere.
Create a chart showing the plot of the play as it moves through the different events, the climax and the ending.
Acknowledge the effectiveness of the performance in delivering the play’s message.

-          Watch video clips on how to dramatize and record a section of a play.
In groups select simple props and costumes that enhances performance.
Write the story charts and scripts to follow in the performances.

How does an acted play differ from a written one?

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 205-208
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionary.
Digital device.

-          Oral discussion. Questions and answers. Peer assessment.

Reading.
Writing.

Play: Project.
Filling forms: application forms.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Describe simple props and costumes that create mood and atmosphere.
Present dramatized parts of a play to an audience.
Appreciate the effectiveness of the performance in delivering the play’s message.

-          Rehearse with props and costumes.
Dramatize simple scenes for classmates while focusing on voice gestures and movements.
Discuss how to use role play and mime in the performance.

What makes a performance successful?

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 208-209
Charts.
Teacher’s guide.
Digital device.
Pg 209-211
Poster.
Samples bursary and scholarship forms.
Dictionary.

-          Roleplay. self-assessment. Questions and answers.

Writing.

Filling forms: application forms.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Fill in bursary and scholarship application forms while adhering to conventions.
Discuss the importance of giving accurate and sufficient information in scholarship application forms.
Value the importance of giving accurate and sufficient information in forms.

-          Fill in different forms that require data on issues such as social and mass media.
Share different filled in forms for peer observation and feedback.
Discuss as a plenary the importance of providing accurate data in forms.
Create a form in small groups.

Why is it important to fill in all parts of a form?

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 211-213
Teacher’s guide.
Samples bursary and scholarship forms.
Charts.
Dictionary.

-          Self-assessment. Questions and answers. Oral discussion.

Listening and speaking.

Conversation skills: Job interview.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify preparations for a job interview.
Outline preparations undertaken by an interviewer and interviewee before a job interview.
Appreciate importance of preparing well for a job interview.

-          Watch an interview on a relevant topic like income generating activities.
Brainstorm on the preparations undertaken by an interviewer and interviewee before a job interview.
Discuss the importance of preparing well for a job interview.

How can you succeed in a job interview?

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 214-216
Dictionary.
Charts.
Video clips.
Teacher’s guide.
Skill
in English learner’s book
Digital device.

-          Oral interview. Questions and answers. Peer assessment.

Reading.

Extensive reading: Fiction.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Distinguish between fiction and non-fiction reading materials.
Select and read grade appropriate fiction materials.
Appreciate the importance of reading fiction for exposure.

-          Research on the differences between fiction and non-fiction materials and give examples of each.
Read self-selected fiction materials and use a graphic organize to write short summaries of the subject.

Which storybooks or plays have you read?

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 217-220
Charts.
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionary.
Pg 220-221

-          Oral interview. Oral reading. Oral discussions. Short answers.

Grammar in use.

Word classes: nouns.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify nouns formed from verbs and other nouns from a variety of texts.
Create a chart showing nouns formed from verbs and other nouns.
Acknowledge the necessity of forming words from other word classes in the process of communication.

-          Read print or non-print text and underline nouns formed from verbs and other nouns.
Separate the root word from the suffixes for example employment – employ and ment.
Search online and compile a list of suffixes for forming nouns from verbs and nouns.

Which words can be formed from others?

Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 221-223
Teacher’s guide.
Charts.
Dictionaries.
Digital devices.

-          Short answers. Oral reading. Oral presentation. Self-assessment. .

Grammar in use.
Reading.

Word classes: nouns.
Grade-appropriate play: lessons learnt (Class reader)

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          List nouns formed from verbs and other nouns.
Use nouns formed from verbs and other nouns in sentences.
Appreciate the necessity of forming words from other word classes in the process of communication.

-          In groups, use the suffixes to form nouns from verbs and other nouns and present them in print.
Construct sentences about income generating activities and environmental preservation using nouns formed from verbs and from other nouns.
Explain why the knowledge of changing other words into nouns helpful in communication.

What changes when a word is formed from another?

Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 223-224
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionary.
Digital device.
Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 224-226
Class reader.
Charts.

-          Observation. Oral questions. Oral presentation.

Reading.

Grade appropriate play: lessons learnt (Class reader)

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Analyze the lessons learned from a play.
Relate the lessons learnt to real life experiences.
Perceive plays as sources of life lessons and entertainment.

-          Analyze the lessons elicited by pairs and relate them to real life experiences.
Use graphic organizers to summarize lessons learnt and present them in them in charts displayed on the wall for peer review.
Discuss the sections of a play that entertain and bring out lessons.

Which issues are addressed in a play?

Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 226-227
Teacher’s guide.
Class reader.
Dictionary.
Charts.

-          Oral reading. Written exercise. Peer assessment.

Writing.

Mechanics of writing – spelling.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Define the word abbreviation.
Spell words for effective communication.
Acknowledge the importance of abbreviations in writing.

-          Watch demonstration clips and note the rules of abbreviation.
Discuss the rules of abbreviation and present them in charts in groups.
Spell words for effective communication.

What should you consider when splitting words at the end of a line?

Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 227-230
Teacher’s guide.
Charts.
Flash cards.
Dictionary.
Pg 230-231

-          Reading aloud. Short answers. Peer assessment. Oral discussions.

Listening and speaking.

Listening to respond. Expressing feelings.
Listening to respond expressing feelings.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify words and expressions used to describe their feelings towards a poem.
Create a poster showing words and expressions used to describe their feelings towards a poem.
Appreciate the importance of poem recitation for effective communication.

-          Search print sources for words and expressions used to describe feelings towards a poem.
Recite and record a poem emphasizing words and expressions that reveal their feelings towards a poem.
Create a poster showing words and expressions used to describe their feelings towards a poem.

How can one express their feelings while reciting s poem?

Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 232-233
Teacher’s guide.
Charts.
Dictionary.
Pg 233-234

-          Oral reading. Questions and answers. Oral discussions.

Reading.

Intensive reading: comprehension strategies.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Find the meaning of clue.
Identify clues in the passage from which conclusions can be drawn.
Create a poster showing clues from which conclusions can be drawn.
Appreciate the skills of making inferences and drawing conclusions in independent reading.

-          Search for and read print and non-print passages on varied subjects like personal grooming.
Underline words, phrases or sentences that can serve as clues for making inferences or drawing conclusions as they read.
In groups, create a poster showing clues from which conclusions can be drawn.

Why is it important to summarize information from a text?

Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 234-235
Charts.
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionary.

-          Oral reading. Oral discussions. Reading aloud.

Reading.
Grammar in use.

Intensive reading: comprehensive strategies.
Phrasal verbs.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Read a passage.
Summarize ideas in a passage.
Apply the skills of making inferences and drawing conclusions in independent reading.

-          Read a passage on good grooming and summarize the ideas in the passage.
Present their summaries on charts and present them in the classroom.
Participate in a gallery, walk and review peers’ summaries.

How can one draw conclusions from a text?

Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 235-238
Teacher’s guide.
Charts.
Dictionary.
Pg 238-240

-          Peer assessment. Oral discussions. Questions and answer.

Grammar in use.

Phrasal verbs.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Use phrasal verbs to fill in tables and broken passages.
Use the given phrasal verbs in sentences of their own.
Value the importance of using phrasal verbs in spoken and written communication.

-          Use phrasal verbs to fill in tables and broken passages.
Using phrasal verbs, construct sentences based on personal grooming and health education.
Sing songs with phrasal verbs on health education.

Why is it important to learn meanings of phrasal verbs?

Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 240-241
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionary.

-          Peer assessment. Oral reading. Oral presentation. Gap filling.