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Basic 5 Ghanaian Language Term 1 Week 8 Lesson Plan

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Week 8: Lesson Plan
Subject: Ghanaian Language
Class: Basic 5
Strand: Composition WritingSub-strand: Creative/ Free Writing
Indicator (code): B5.4.2.1.1-3 Create a story that relates to, their environment.Content Std (code): B5.4.2.1: Show an understanding of creating, and writing longer stories on their own
Performance Indicator: Learners can create a story that relates to their environment.Core Competencies: Creativity and innovation, Communication and, collaboration, Critical thinking
T.L.R.(s): printed photographs of a local market or festival, locally made story-planning cards, exercise books and pencilsKeywords: Story, Writing, Creative
Phase 1: Starterpreparing the brain for learning
Engage learners in the “Lucky Dip game” Learners take turns to dip their hands into a box containing words, pick a card and use the word in a sentence. E.g. a team of horses, a bevy of ladies, a flock of sheep
Engage learners to play “The Memory Game”
The students are shown a picture with many things in it or a list of several words. The catch is they are shown it for just a few seconds. The students are then asked to recall what they saw and write it down in their books. Engage learners to play the “Step forward” game. Learners stand at the start line. Teacher calls out 'if you have a /t/ in your name step forward' or 'if your name begins with /f/ step forward'. The person to get to the finish line wins.
Phase 2: Mainnew learning including assessment
Discuss with learners things that are considered in writing a story. In groups, ask learners to create a short story and read to the class.
Give a few words on the board as a guide for learners to write a short story
Ask a learner to tell a story. Discuss with learners what an imaginative story is. In groups, ask learners to write an imaginative story of about three hundred words and present to the class. Write sentences on flashcards. Use the sentences on the flashcards to help learners to write an imaginative longer story on their own. Discuss some environmental issues with learners such as flood, bushfire, climate change pollution, etc. Give learners some guiding sentences on the board. Put learners in groups and guide them to create a story about a selected issue on the environment for each group For this activity, learners use printed photographs of a local market or festival, locally made story-planning cards and exercise books and pencils to organise ideas from a familiar Ghanaian scene and write the required narrative or report.
Phase 3plenary / reflections
Use questions to review their understanding of the lesson Ask learners to summarize what they have learnt Learners to read and spell the key words on the board

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