LEISURE TIME

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking

Conversational skills: Negotiation skills - Words and Phrases
Conversational skills: Negotiation skills - Verbal and Non-verbal Cues

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

- Identify words and phrases used during negotiations.
- Use verbal cues during negotiations.
- Acknowledge the importance of negotiation skills in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Watch a video clip in which people are engaged in a negotiation.
- Listen to a conversation related to the theme.
- Pick out words and phrases that facilitate a negotiation.
- Work in pairs and search for more examples of words and phrases used during negotiations.
- Use verbal cues in conversations.
- Role play a negotiation scene.

Which words or expressions would one use when negotiating?

Skills in English pg. 112
Digital devices
Video clips
Audio recordings
Lesson notes
Skills in English pg. 115
Conversational poems

Observation Oral presentation Role play Peer assessment Checklists

Reading

Reading Fluency: Speed and Accuracy
Reading Fluency: Expression

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

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

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

Why is reading a text fluently important?

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

Observation Reading speed tests Accuracy checks Peer assessment Reading logs

Grammar in Use

Comparison of Adverbs: Forms
Comparison of Adverbs: Usage

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

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

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

How do we compare things?

Skills in English pg. 121
Digital devices
Audio clips
Charts
Textbooks
Substitution tables
Skills in English pg. 123
Video recordings
Substitution tables
Textbooks

Written exercises Sentence correction Oral presentations Group work evaluation Checklists

Reading

Intensive Reading - Play: Themes
Intensive Reading - Play: Analysis

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

- Identify the themes in a play or a section of a play.
- Illustrate themes in a play with examples.
- Recognize the role of literary appreciation in critical thinking.

The learner is guided to:
- Read the play "The Free Weekend".
- Outline and illustrate the themes in the play.
- In groups discuss the themes in a play.
- Engage in a hot seating activity featuring some of the themes.
- Relate the themes to real life experiences.

What are some of the issues authors write about?

Skills in English pg. 124
Digital devices
Class readers - Play
Lesson notes
Teacher's guide
Skills in English pg. 127
Video recording equipment
Lesson notes

Observation Written analysis Hot seat exercises Group discussions Checklists

Writing

Mechanics of Writing: Spelling of Words with Double Letters

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

- Recognise homonyms, homophones, and words with double consonants in written texts.
- Spell commonly misspelt words for writing fluency.
- Value the importance of correct spelling in written communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Identify words with double consonants and those with double vowels.
- Search for the commonly misspelt words such as homonyms and homophones from the internet or print sources.
- Practise spelling homonyms and homophones in pairs or small groups.
- Listen to a dictation of words with double consonants and those with double vowels and write them.

Why are some words commonly misspelt?

Skills in English pg. 129
Digital devices
Dictionaries
Word lists
Dictation exercises
Lesson notes

Dictation tests Spelling quizzes Written exercises Peer assessment Checklists

Writing

Mechanics of Writing: Spelling Games and Activities

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

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

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

Why is it important to spell words correctly?

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

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

NATURAL RESOURCES: MARINE LIFE

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking

Listening for Detail: Main Ideas
Listening for Detail: Specific Information

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

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

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

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

Skills in English pg. 135
Digital devices
Audio recordings
Lesson notes
Teacher's guide
Skills in English pg. 136
Video clips
Lesson notes

Observation Oral questions Written responses Peer assessment Checklists

Reading
Grammar in Use

Intensive Reading: Interpretation
Relative Pronouns

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

- Distinguish between reading for interpretation and reading for evaluation for information.
- Interpret a reading text for lifelong learning.
- Appreciate the role of correct interpretation of a text in learning.

The learner is guided to:
- Watch video clips on a text and interpret the text.
- Outline the key issues discussed in the video clip.
- Summarize the content of the video.
- Study and identify visuals from texts related to the theme.
- Read a short text related to the theme and interpret it in pairs.

Why should you give the correct interpretation of a text?

Skills in English pg. 137
Digital devices
Video clips
Texts on marine life
Lesson notes
Skills in English pg. 141
Charts
Textbooks
Video recording equipment

Observation Text interpretation Summary writing Peer assessment Checklists

Grammar in Use
Reading

Interrogative Pronouns
Intensive Reading: Play - Characters

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

- Recognize interrogative pronouns in a text.
- Use interrogative pronouns in sentences.
- Value the role of interrogative pronouns in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Role play a dialogue featuring interrogative pronouns.
- Use interrogative pronouns as they participate in a hot seating activity on the conservation of marine life/natural resources.
- Create a crossword puzzle featuring interrogative pronouns.
- Use interrogative pronouns to ask questions based on visuals.

How do you obtain information from people?

Skills in English pg. 144
Digital devices
Crossword puzzles
Visual aids
Textbooks
Skills in English pg. 146
Video clips
Class readers - Play
Lesson notes

Role play assessment Hot seat evaluation Crossword completion Questioning exercises Checklists

Reading

Intensive Reading: Play - Relationships

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

- Analyze the characters in a play and their relationship.
- Relate the characters in a play to real life.
- Appreciate character development in plays.

The learner is guided to:
- Identify the conflicts between characters in a play.
- Relate the characters in a play to real life.
- Role play the characters in a play.
- Simulate the action in sections of the play.
- Dramatize sections of a play.
- Make video recordings of the role play and share them with peers.

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

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

Role play assessment Video recording evaluation Character relationship analysis Peer feedback Checklists

Writing

The Writing Process: Planning and Drafting

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

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

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

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

Skills in English pg. 150
Digital devices
Writing materials
Sample outlines
Textbooks

Outline evaluation First draft assessment Group collaboration Peer feedback Checklists

Writing
Listening and Speaking

The Writing Process: Editing and Publishing
Oral Poetry: Features

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

- Edit and revise a composition, story or poem.
- Publish a final composition.
- Advocate the need for creativity in life.

The learner is guided to:
- Share factual composition pieces among the groups for peer assessment and correction.
- Edit and revise the first draft based on feedback.
- Create a final version of the composition.
- Publish or share the composition through appropriate channels such as class display or school magazine.

How can we ensure our writing communicates effectively?

Skills in English pg. 152
Digital devices
Writing materials
Editing checklists
Publishing platforms
Skills in English pg. 154
Audio recordings
Poem collections
Lesson notes

Final composition assessment Editing process evaluation Publishing quality Peer assessment Assessment rubrics

TOURISM: INTERNATIONAL

Listening and Speaking
Reading

Oral Poetry: Performance
Reading for Interpretation: Point of View

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

- Perform an oral poem using a variety of techniques.
- Use verbal and non-verbal techniques in oral poetry.
- Enjoy performing different oral poems.

The learner is guided to:
- Use appropriate performance techniques to perform oral poems.
- Relate the ideas in an oral poem to real life.
- Recite oral poems in groups.
- Participate in a readers' theatre.
- Compose oral poems in pairs and share with the class.

How can you make the performance of an oral poem interesting?

Skills in English pg. 156
Digital devices
Audio recordings
Poem collections
Video recordings
Skills in English pg. 157
Poetry collections
Lesson notes
Textbooks

Performance assessment Use of techniques evaluation Original poem creation Peer feedback Assessment rubrics

Reading
Grammar in Use

Reading for Interpretation: Analysis
Complex Prepositions: Identification

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

- Analyze the point of view in a poem.
- Compose a short poem with a specific point of view.
- Acknowledge the importance of the point of view in the understanding of a poem.

The learner is guided to:
- Compose a short poem individually.
- Discuss the various points of view in the poems in small groups.
- Analyze how point of view affects the meaning and impact of a poem.
- Present and explain the point of view in their own poems.

How does point of view affect our understanding of a poem?

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

Original poem assessment Point of view analysis Group discussion evaluation Peer feedback Checklists

Grammar in Use

Complex Prepositions: Usage

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

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

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

How do you describe where something is located?

Skills in English pg. 161
Digital devices
References
Sentence strips
Textbooks

Sentence construction Error correction Research compilation Peer assessment Assessment rubrics

Reading

Poetry: Characters - Identification
Poetry: Characters - Analysis

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

- Identify the persona and other participants in a poem.
- Describe the characters in a poem using appropriate words.
- Value the role of characters in poetry.

The learner is guided to:
- Read a grade appropriate poem "Let us go touring".
- Use appropriate adjectives to describe the behaviour of characters in poem.
- Illustrate character traits in varied poems.
- Identify the persona and other characters in the poem.

How do we tell the behaviour of the characters in a poem?

Skills in English pg. 162
Digital devices
Poetry collections
Lesson notes
Textbooks
Skills in English pg. 164
Recording equipment
Character trait charts

Character identification Description exercises Illustration assessment Peer feedback Checklists

Writing

Assessing Writing: Qualities

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

- Identify the qualities of a well-written composition.
- Create an assessment list for evaluating compositions.
- Value the need for clarity and cohesion in writing.

The learner is guided to:
- Read a passage about the qualities of a good composition.
- Write down a criterion or checklist for assessing compositions. The criterion should have parameters such as: variety of sentences, relevance and creativity, cohesion, grammar and editorials.
- Read samples of well-written compositions from the coursebook.

What are the qualities of a good composition?

Skills in English pg. 165
Digital devices
Sample compositions
Assessment rubrics
Textbooks

Assessment criteria creation Sample analysis Written exercises Peer feedback Checklists

Writing
Listening and Speaking

Assessing Writing: Application
Diphthongs and Sentence Stress: Diphthongs

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

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

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

How can one make a composition interesting?

Skills in English pg. 167
Digital devices
Assessment rubrics
Composition samples
Textbooks
Skills in English pg. 170
Audio recordings
Flashcards
Dictionaries
Poems

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

HEROES AND HEROINES: WORLD

Listening and Speaking
Reading

Diphthongs and Sentence Stress: Emphasis
Extensive Reading: Selection

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

- Use emphatic stress in words to convey meanings.
- Apply stress appropriately when reading a poem.
- Advocate the need for accurate pronunciation in oral communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Identify the stressed and unstressed words in a sentence.
- Apply stress appropriately when reading a poem.
- Read the same sentence while placing stress on different words.
- Use the dictionary to find more examples of words with the diphthongs.
- Recite a poem while distinguishing the stressed and unstressed words, make a recording and upload the video on YouTube, social media platforms or share it through the mobile phone.

How does stress help us to convey different meanings?

Skills in English pg. 172
Digital devices
Recording equipment
Dictionaries
Poems
Textbooks
Skills in English pg. 175
Video clips
Book collections
Library resources

Stress pattern identification Reading assessment Recording quality Peer feedback Assessment rubrics

Reading
Grammar in Use

Extensive Reading: Application
Conjunctions: Correlative Conjunctions - Identification

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

- Read a text for information and enjoyment.
- Make connections between the text and real life.
- Appreciate the role of extensive reading in lifelong learning.

The learner is guided to:
- Read independently and silently.
- Interpret what they read in their own way.
- Infer meanings of unfamiliar vocabulary from the context.
- Look up the meaning of unfamiliar words in the dictionary.
- Outline the subjects addressed in the text.
- Make notes on what has been read.
- Discuss the topics of the texts with peers.
- Write a book review of their favourite fictional text.

What should one consider when choosing a reading text?

Skills in English pg. 177
Digital devices
Dictionaries
Book collections
Note-taking materials
Textbooks
Skills in English pg. 180
Newspapers
Magazines
Books

Reading comprehension Vocabulary inference Note-taking quality Book review assessment Peer feedback

Grammar in Use

Conjunctions: Correlative Conjunctions - Usage

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

- Use correlative conjunctions in sentences.
- Construct sentences with various correlative conjunctions.
- Appreciate use of correlative conjunctions for effective communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Form sentences using correlative conjunctions.
- Ask and answer questions using correlative conjunctions.
- In groups, role play an event and use correlative conjunctions.
- Match correlative conjunctions in charts.
- Rewrite sentences using correlative conjunctions.

What are the different types of correlative conjunctions?

Skills in English pg. 182
Digital devices
Charts
Sentence strips
Role play materials
Textbooks

Sentence construction Question and answer Role play assessment Matching exercises Assessment rubrics

Reading

Play: Style - Features
Play: Style - Analysis

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

- Identify features of style used in a play.
- Explain the purpose of stylistic features.
- Value creativity in plays.

The learner is guided to:
- Read aloud excerpts of a play.
- Answer questions based on the excerpt.
- Highlight aspects of style such as flashback, flash-forwards and personification in a play.
- Discuss, in groups, the role of memories, dreams and a story within the story in a flashback.

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

Skills in English pg. 183
Digital devices
Class readers - Play
Lesson notes
Textbooks
Skills in English pg. 187
Video recording equipment
Lesson notes

Style feature identification Written responses Group discussion evaluation Peer feedback Checklists

Writing

Narrative Compositions: Elements

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

- Identify the elements of a narrative composition.
- Plan a narrative composition.
- Value planning in the writing process.

The learner is guided to:
- Read samples of narrative compositions from text books.
- Identify the introduction, body and conclusion of a sample composition.
- Brainstorm possible topics for narrative compositions.
- Tell a story from their own experiences.
- Plan a narrative composition.

How should we organize our compositions?

Skills in English pg. 190
Digital devices
Sample compositions
Planning templates
Textbooks

Element identification Plan assessment Storytelling evaluation Peer feedback Checklists

Writing
Listening and Speaking

Narrative Compositions: Writing
Impromptu Speeches: Preparation

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

- Uses the elements of a narrative composition in a story.
- Write, edit and revise a narrative composition.
- Appreciate the role of background information in the creation of credible stories.

The learner is guided to:
- Write a narrative composition.
- Edit the composition.
- Revise the narrative composition.
- Read one another's composition and obtain feedback from peers.
- Make corrections to the narrative.
- Display the compositions in a gallery walk, class noticeboard or through social media.

What makes a story creative and engaging?

Skills in English pg. 192
Digital devices
Writing materials
Editing checklists
Display materials
Textbooks
Skills in English pg. 194
Dictionaries
Speech samples
Lesson notes

Composition assessment Editing quality Revision effectiveness Peer feedback Assessment rubrics

SOCIAL AND MASS MEDIA

Listening and Speaking
Reading

Impromptu Speeches: Delivery
Note Making: Main Ideas

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

- Make an impromptu speech on a selected topic.
- Apply presentation skills in speech delivery.
- Acknowledge the importance of excellent presentation skills in speech delivery.

The learner is guided to:
- Make an impromptu speech on a topic related to social and mass media.
- Record the speech, discuss its strengths and weaknesses in a plenary and suggest ways of improvement.
- Apply voice projection, intonation, and appropriate body language during speech delivery.
- Give constructive feedback on speeches delivered by peers.

What makes an impromptu speech effective?

Skills in English pg. 195
Digital devices
Recording equipment
Speech topics
Feedback forms
Skills in English pg. 196
Argumentative passages
Note-making templates
Textbooks

Speech delivery assessment Recording evaluation Feedback quality Self-assessment Assessment rubrics

Reading

Note Making: Organization

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

- Make notes from an argumentative passage.
- Organize notes effectively.
- Value the importance of note making while reading for pleasure or academic purposes.

The learner is guided to:
- In groups, make notes on different health and media issues presented in passages.
- Graphically prepare charts using their notes.
- Exchange the charts for peer review and correction.
- Use the notes, in groups, to compose a poem or a song and present it in class.

In what situations could notes be made?

Skills in English pg. 199
Digital devices
Graphic organizers
Chart materials
Textbooks

Note quality assessment Chart preparation Creative composition Peer review Assessment rubrics

Grammar in Use

Determiners: Numerals
Determiners: Ordinals

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

- Identify numerals used as determiners in a text.
- Use numerals as determiners in sentences.
- Value the correct use of determiners.

The learner is guided to:
- Read a short passage in which numerals are used as determiners.
- Identify numerals that are used as determiners.
- Form sentences using numerals as determiners.
- Match the numerals with appropriate nouns.
- State the names of objects and events in the school that can be described using numerals.

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

Skills in English pg. 202
Digital devices
Sample passages
Matching exercises
Textbooks
Skills in English pg. 204
Sentence strips

Identification exercises Sentence construction Matching assessment Peer feedback Checklists

Reading

Play: Project - Planning
Play: Project - Performance

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

- Identify simple props and costumes that create mood and atmosphere.
- Plan for the presentation of a play.
- Value the importance of planning in performance.

The learner is guided to:
- Watch video clips on how to dramatise and record a section of a play.
- In groups select simple props and costumes that enhance performance.
- Write the story charts and scripts to follow in the performance.
- Discuss the use of props and costumes to create mood and atmosphere.

How does an acted play differ from a written one?

Skills in English pg. 205
Digital devices
Video clips
Class readers - Play
Props and costumes
Skills in English pg. 207
Recording equipment
Props and costumes
Performance space

Prop and costume selection Planning quality Script preparation Group collaboration Checklists

Writing

Filling Forms: Application Forms - Identification

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

- Recognize bursary and scholarship application forms from a list of forms.
- Identify the common features of application forms.
- Value accuracy in form filling.

The learner is guided to:
- In groups, collect bursary and scholarship application forms from digital and print sources.
- Note down the common features of each type of the form.
- Analyse, in groups, the type of data sought by different forms.
- Identify bursary and scholarship application forms from a list of different forms.

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

Skills in English pg. 209
Digital devices
Sample application forms
Lists of forms
Textbooks

Form identification Feature analysis Group work evaluation Peer feedback Checklists

Writing
Listening and Speaking

Filling Forms: Application Forms - Completion
Conversation Skills: Job Interviews

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

- Fill in bursary and scholarship application forms while adhering to conventions.
- Value the importance of giving accurate and sufficient information in forms.
- Apply neatness and clarity in form filling.

The learner is guided to:
- 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.
- Fill in forms with accurate and sufficient information.

How can we ensure we provide accurate information in forms?

Skills in English pg. 212
Digital devices
Application forms
Pens with clear handwriting
Textbooks
Skills in English Grade 9 (p. 214)
Video clips on job interviews
Digital devices
Internet resources

Form completion assessment Accuracy evaluation Neatness check Peer feedback Assessment rubrics

INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES

Listening and Speaking

Conversation Skills: Job Interviews

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

- Answer appropriate questions in mock job interviews
- Recognise excellent interview skills as a positive step towards getting a job
- Value the importance of job interviews in income generation

The learner is guided to:
- In pairs, plan the questions that can be asked by the interviewer and interviewee in given situations
- Carry out a mock job interview using the questions prepared
- Change roles and role-play the interview again
- Record the interviews using a digital device or write them out
- Select best recorded or written dialogue and exchange it with other learners for assessment
- Share comments and receive comments from the learners who reviewed the interview
- Discuss how success in a job interview supports income generation for oneself, one's family and one's community

Why is it important to prepare for a job interview?

Skills in English Grade 9 (p. 215)
Digital recording devices
Sample job interview questions
Internet resources

Role play Peer assessment Written questions Recordings Observation schedules

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 grade-appropriate fiction materials
- Value the importance of reading fiction for exposure to various ideas and language use

The learner is guided to:
- Read passages which are taken from different reading materials and identify which are fiction and which are non-fiction
- Search from digital or printed reference materials for the differences between fiction and non-fiction writing
- Explain the difference between fiction and non-fiction reading materials with examples for each
- Search online or in printed books for suitable fiction texts on income-generating activities
- Select and read fiction texts

Which story books or plays have you read?

Skills in English Grade 9 (p. 217)
Fiction books
Digital devices
Internet resources
Library books
Sample fiction and non-fiction texts
Skills in English Grade 9 (p. 218)
Graphic organisers
Display materials
Camera/digital device for taking photographs

Oral presentations Written assignments Reading logs Observation Question and answer

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 text
- Use nouns formed from verbs and other nouns in sentences
- Value the importance of word formation in enriching vocabulary

The learner is guided to:
- Read passages and identify nouns that are formed from verbs and other nouns
- Discuss how these nouns have been formed
- Identify words which can be formed from others
- Discuss the changes that occur when one word is formed from another
- Create a list that separates root words from suffixes
- Play a game where one selects a card with a word and another forms a noun from it or identifies the root word

Which words can be formed from others?

Skills in English Grade 9 (p. 221)
Sample texts
Word cards
Digital devices
Dictionaries
Charts
Skills in English Grade 9 (p. 222)
Newspapers
Magazines
Chart papers

Written exercises Word formation games Oral questions Peer assessment Observation

Reading

Grade-appropriate Play: Lessons learnt

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

- Identify and illustrate the lessons learnt from a play
- Relate the lessons learnt to real life experiences
- Appreciate plays as sources of life lessons and entertainment

The learner is guided to:
- Read play excerpts such as "A time for change"
- Search from the internet and printed books for information on how to get life lessons from the words and actions of characters
- In pairs, discuss what problem the characters face and what they learn about themselves when they solve the problem
- Identify lessons in the play and give an illustration for each lesson
- Discuss sections of the play that are entertaining and the lessons learnt from these sections

What lessons can one learn from a play?

Skills in English Grade 9 (p. 223)
Play excerpts
Digital devices
Internet resources
Graphic organisers
Chart papers
Skills in English Grade 9 (p. 224)

Oral discussions Written assignments Group presentations Observation Question and answer

Writing

Mechanics of Writing: Spelling

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

- Spell words correctly for effective communication
- Write common abbreviations in full
- Value the importance of correct spelling in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Study sample abbreviations and identify the pattern used
- Complete tables with correct abbreviations
- Read a passage containing abbreviations and list the abbreviations found
- Search from the internet and watch video clips or listen to audio clips that demonstrate the rules of abbreviations
- Make notes on abbreviation rules for titles, time references, company or organisation names and technical words
- In groups, discuss the rules of abbreviations and present them in charts
- Display charts on the classroom wall

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

Skills in English Grade 9 (p. 227)
Sample abbreviations
Digital devices
Internet resources
Chart papers
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Writing

Mechanics of Writing: Spelling

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

- Spell words correctly for effective communication
- Write common abbreviations correctly
- Demonstrate awareness of word splitting at the end of a line

The learner is guided to:
- Study sentences and note the words that are split at the end of a line
- Search from the internet or in books for information on what to consider when splitting words at the end of a line
- Make notes from their search and present findings in class
- Write words that can be abbreviated
- Spell words correctly that the teacher will dictate
- Rewrite sentences, abbreviating the underlined words
- Write sentences about income-generating activities that include abbreviations
- Write a paragraph on how to save money from income-generating activities using words that need to be abbreviated
- Peer assess the paragraphs and rewrite them incorporating corrections

Which words do we normally abbreviate?

Skills in English Grade 9 (p. 228)
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