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Basic 7 English Language Term 1 Week 7 Lesson Plan

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Week 7: Lesson Plan
Subject: English Language
Class: Basic 7

Component 1

Conversation/Everyday Discourse

Topic: Describing Experiences

Strand: Oral LanguageSub-strand: Conversation/Everyday Discourse
Indicator: B7.1.1.1.3 - Use appropriate language orally to describe experiences about oneself and othersContent Standard: B7.1.1.1 - Demonstrate use of appropriate language orally in specific situations
Performance Indicator: Learners can demonstrate turn taking in conversation on different topics and follow agreed-upon rules for conversation and express thoughts coherentlyT.L.R.(s): Printed photographs of familiar Ghanaian settings, Printed dialogue cards, Locally made role-play props
Phase 1: Starterpreparing the brain for learning
RCA QUESTIONS What was good about it? Why did you like it?
Have learners share their experiences to their partners.
Phase 2: Mainnew learning including assessment
Learners study the printed photographs of familiar Ghanaian settings and select suitable expressions from the printed dialogue cards to describe a personal or observed experience. In pairs, they use the locally made role-play props to recreate the situation and take turns describing what happened in a clear order. Partners ask follow-up questions and suggest more precise vocabulary.
Phase 3plenary / reflections
Use peer discussion and effective questioning to find out from learners what they have learnt during the lesson. Take feedback from learners and summarize the lesson.

Component 2

Verbs

Topic: Verb Tense and Aspect

Strand: GrammarSub-strand: Verbs
Indicator: B7.3.1.1.4 - Relate forms of verbs to everyday activities (Tense & Aspects) in context, role play, radio, TV, films and narrativesContent Standard: B7.3.1.1 - Apply the knowledge of word classes and their functions in Communication
Performance Indicator: Learners can use verbs to relate to everyday activitiesT.L.R.(s): Printed action-picture cards, Printed sentence cards, Chalkboard and chalk
Phase 1: Starterpreparing the brain for learning
Ask: Which tense are the questions in? (Answer: present simple.) Ask learners to mimic a popular TV or radio advert they know.
Phase 2: Mainnew learning including assessment
Learners identify actions in the printed action-picture cards, complete the printed sentence cards with suitable verbs or modifiers, and share correct examples on the chalkboard with chalk. Using word and sentence cards, guide the use of appropriate vocabulary by showing vocabulary cards and indirectly dropping hints of a correct word. Assessment Engage learners to role play a conversation in a bank between a bank manager and a customer. Tn pairs/groups, learners scan verbs in given texts. Guide learners to Identify the use of verbs that show present tense and aspect in sentences. © simple present tense — I wash a car.
Phase 3plenary / reflections
Use peer discussion and effective questioning to find out from learners what they have learnt during the lesson. Take feedback from learners and summarize the lesson.

Component 3

Creative Writing

Topic: Creating Persuasive Advertisements

Strand: WritingSub-strand: Creative Writing
Indicator: B7.4.2.1.3 - Create advertisements to persuade a given audience to take decisions on products and servicesContent Standard: B7.4.2.1 - Develop, organize and express ideas coherently and cohesively in writing for a variety of purposes (description, narration, exposition/information and persuasion), audiences and contexts
Performance Indicator: Learners can write freely on topics of choice on issues in the communityT.L.R.(s): Printed advertisement from a Ghanaian newspaper, Clean package from a local shop, Drawing paper and pencils
Phase 1: Starterpreparing the brain for learning
Ask learners to think about a special occasion or special place they have visited recently. Example: to the mall, hospital, market, bank, etc.
RCA QUESTIONS What was good about it? Why did you like it?
Phase 2: Mainnew learning including assessment
Learners compare the printed advertisement from a Ghanaian newspaper with the clean package from a local shop, then design their own advertisement on drawing paper with pencils. Revise with learners on the features of a conversation; Example: participants that take turns in talking, etc. Guide learners to compose advertisement for the sale of products, services, events following appropriate format/style using process approach: eg. o Title © body — information about the product or service including design and pictures, the buyer (target market/audience) and selling points (what is good about the product or service, why is the product or service better than others?)
0 rhetorical questions and repetition for persuasion
write questions to guide learners reading and create a link with text.
Phase 3plenary / reflections
Take feedback from learners and summarize the lesson. Take feedback from learners and summarize the lesson.

Component 4

Comprehension

Topic: Generating and Answering Questions

Strand: ReadingSub-strand: Comprehension
Indicator: B7.2.1.1.3 - Generate and answer questions to increase understanding and independent reading of fiction textsContent Standard: B7.2.1.1 - Demonstrate increasing confidence and enjoyment in independent reading
Performance Indicator: Learners can read silently and answer comprehension questions on text/passage readT.L.R.(s): Printed passage about a Ghanaian community, Printed question cards, Exercise books and pencils
Phase 1: Starterpreparing the brain for learning
Have learners raise their hands to answer. Write their answers on the board. Ask: Which tense are the questions in? (Answer: present simple.)
Phase 2: Mainnew learning including assessment
Learners read the printed passage about a Ghanaian community, sort and answer the printed question cards, and write evidence-based answers in exercise books with pencils. Guide learners to answer the questions above. Example: She eats bananas. She wears a school uniform.
0 rhetorical questions and repetition for persuasion
write questions to guide learners reading and create a link with text. Guide learners to answer questions accurately. Read the passage below and answer the questions Solomon was a salesman who sold different types of fabric at markets in the nearby villages and towns. The bags were big and heavy so he carried them on his
Phase 3plenary / reflections
Use peer discussion and effective questioning to find out from learners what they have learnt during the lesson. Take feedback from learners and summarize the lesson.

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