Basic 7 Ghanaian Language Term 1 Week 3 Lesson Plan

Engage learners in a conversation E.g., our first class test is tomorrow. I hope you have prepared enough for it. Don't worry class, it won't be difficult. Ask learners to tell you what they have learnt so far. Introduce the lesson by sharing the performance indicators.

Learners arrange the printed Ghanaian-language sentence cards, analyse the target structure on the chalkboard with chalk, and practise their own examples in exercise books with pencils. Brainstorm the meaning of sentence from learners. A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought Guide learners to identify the components of a simple sentence in their language and give examples. A sentence must have a subject and a verb, but it may or may not have an object. Example: 1. Wendy and Kim are walking – without object subject verb 2. maggie is flying a kite – with object subject verb object Guide learners to identify the components of a compound sentence in their language and give examples. A compound sentence contains two clauses joined by a conjunction such as and, or, but or so. Examples: She opened the bag and took out a book Do you want coffee or would you prefer lemonade? John is good at English but he's not very good at math. Guide learners to identify the components of a complex sentence in your language and give examples. Assessment Are the following sentences simple sentences or compound sentences? Put a checkmark (✓) in the correct box. For each compound sentence you marked, write the conjunction in the blank space next to it. The first one has been done for you. 1. The sun is shining and the sky is blue. 2. Mom doesn't like spiders. 3. Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables. 4. Would you like rice or do you prefer pasta? 5. Is your bag red or green? 6. Sam saw me and he waved. 7. Pass me the dictionary, please. 8. He lives in Ohio or Indiana. 9. Our new teacher is a young man. 10. Switch off the light and go to sleep.

Use peer discussion and effective questioning to find out from learners what they have learnt during the lesson.

Engage learners in a conversation. E.g. 1. how did you spend your christmas holidays? 2. Is it more fun than being at school? Explain to learners that when you are telling your colleagues how you spent your holidays, you don't say everything and you don't tell them what happened every minute. - rather you give a summary and you share the most important information. Share performance indicators with learners and introduce the lesson.

Learners identify the target features in the printed Ghanaian-language model text, then plan and draft their own composition in exercise books with pencils. Read a story as learners listen and pay attention to the important parts. Read the story and have learners follow along. After reading, ask learners questions to write the main idea to topic of the story. Learners to write supporting sentences for the main topics identified. Encourage learners to develop the skills of expressing and organizing ideas in paragraphs. Have learners read a variety of passages/story and identify the main ideas in it. let learners identify the salient points/ideas in a given paragraph. Guide learners to analyze and decide what is important. o Do not write the same words as the author. o Think and write in your own words. o Ask, "What is the whole write up about?"

Take feedback from learners and summarize the lesson.

Invite learners to sing a familiar traditional song. Let learners tell the meaning of the songs they sing. Ask learners if they would to sing more songs.

Learners listen to and reproduce safe rhythmic patterns on the talking drum and calabash rattle, then follow and discuss the words on the printed Ghanaian-language song cards. Assessment Write a paragraph of about fifty words on a given topic taking into consideration the features and skills of paragraph writing. Revise with learners to explain what oral literature is. Engage learners to describe the structure of a song. Sing a variety of songs in different languages and guide learners to analyze the songs. e.g. Yen ara yasase ni. Encourage learners to appreciate the significance of songs. Assessment 1. What is oral literature? 2. What are the components of oral literature. 3. Write three significance of songs.

Ask learners how the lesson will benefit them in their daily lives.