WEEK: Eight

CLASS: Basic six

SUBJECT: English Language

TERM: 1^st Term

TOPIC:  Speech Work: Argumentative Essay; Structure: Instructions; Grammar: Preposition meaning and usage; Writing: Argumentative essay: Science does more  harm to humanity than good  

BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Explain the concept of instruction
2. Argue on a debate topic
3. Define preposition and explain its usage

BUILDING A BACKGROUND: Pupils are familiar with instructions and debates

INSTRUCTIONAL  MATERIAL: Pictures, charts and textbook

REFERENCE MATERIAL: Nigeria Primary English Pupils’Book to

CONTENT:

STRUCTURE INSTRUCTION

Instruction is a detailed information about how something should be done or operated. A set of instruction could be:

1. How to solve a mathematical equation
2. How to prepare a dish
3. How to use an appliance e.g phone
4. How to make things e.g bags, shoes etc

Instructions are very important as they serve as a guide to achieve certain purposes.

GRAMMAR PREPOSITION MEANING

SPEECH ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY- DEBATE

As you have already learned, a debate is a form of argument that is meant to be spoken. The purpose of a debate is to convince your listeners to agree with your own point of view. A debate has two sides. You either argue for or you argue against the topic. For example, in the topic, ‘Children’s rights and responsibilities should be enforced’, the side supporting the topic should argue for it, while the opposing side argues that ‘children’s rights and responsibilities should not be enforced’. To convince your listeners to your own point of view, you must give adequate facts and details to support your opinion.  

Let us briefly review the rules for debates as follows: 

• First a debater takes a side. Then a coin is tossed to decide who speaks first.
• The pupils debating must present the speech within the stipulated time. Those supporting the chief speaker speak only for a short time after the chief speaker has delivered his/her speech.  3 The speaker must speak either for or against the motion. Do not speak on both sides of the argument. 
• Once it is time for you to stop, the timekeeper will ring the bell. Make sure you stop to avoid being disqualified or penalised.
• The judges will decide the group or persons that win at the end of the debate.

EVALUATION:

Pupils are evaluated thus:

1. What is an instruction?
2. Give three examples of instruction 3.State five rules of debate
3. What are prepositions?
4. Give five examples of preposition.