Basic 8 Ghanaian Language Term 1 Week 7 Lesson Plan

Elicit prior knowledge of learners and engage interest in the topic by asking learners questions such as: What did you eat this morning? Can you count them? Have you drank water today? Can you count them? How many pets do you have? Can you count them?

Learners use the locally made puppets as referents, replace their names with words from the printed pronoun cards, and write correct examples on the chalkboard with chalk. Introduce the topic through a short story. Learners read the story aloud in pairs/groups, taking turns, a sentence each. Let learners identify and underline the nouns in the story. Guide learners to Identify noun types (countable and uncountable) from passages. Let learners construct sentences using noun types. Guide learners to scan passages e.g. those already read in class to identify and classify nouns into countable and uncountable nouns Engage learners in groups to put countable and uncountable nouns into the different categories: people, places, time, major land forms etc.

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

Revise with learners on what was studied in the previous 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. Assessment In pairs, have learners to read passages and underline all the nouns in the passage. Discuss letter writing and its structure with learners. Show a sample of a letter to learners to point out the structure and features. Discuss the features and types of letters. Explain to learners the structure of semi-formal letters. Write a sample semi-formal letter on the board. Discuss the process involved in writing a semi-formal letter.

Take feedback from learners and summarize the lesson.

Share the performance indicators and introduce the lesson.

Learners match the printed proverb and idiom cards with the printed pictures of familiar Ghanaian objects, then use the calabash as an additional concrete prompt for explaining figurative meanings. Ask learners to point out the features and structure of the semi-formal letter written. Read a semi-formal letter to learners. Guide learners to write good semi-formal letters Brainstorm learners to describe the features of proverbs and idioms and give examples of each. Guide learners to identify and interpret proverbs and idioms in your language. Have learners state the occasions and situations in which the given proverbs and idioms are used. In groups, learners state the importance of proverbs and idioms.

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.