Grammer - Junior Secondary 1 - Common nouns, collective nouns and abstract nouns
Common nouns, collective nouns and abstract nouns
Common nouns, collective nouns and abstract nouns
TERM: 1ST TERM
WEEK: 1
CLASS: Junior Secondary School 1
AGE: 12 years
DURATION: 2 periods of 40 mins each
DATE:
TOPIC: Noun
CONTENT: Common Nouns, Collective nouns and abstract nouns
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, Learners should be able to:
a.) Define and give examples of nouns
b.) Explain and give examples common nouns, collective nouns and abstract nouns
SET INDUCTION: The teachers uses pictures of familiar objects with nouns to arouse the interest of the Learners
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1 page 8 and 9, Contemporary English Grammar by Jayanthi Dakshina Murthy page 10-13
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1 AND 2: Parts of speech
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STEPS |
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY |
LEARNERS ACTIVITY |
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INTRODUCTION |
The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by explaining what a noun is
A noun is a naming word. Nouns include names of a. People b. Places c. Things d. Animals e. Plants f. Ideas g. Incidents h. Events i. Actions She gives examples of nouns as a. Mother b. Clothes c. Room d. Beauty e. Eye f. Beholder g. Freedom h. Studio i. Milk j. Rice etc |
Learners observe, learn and participate |
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EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING |
The teacher then explains what common nouns, collective nouns and abstract nouns are and gives examples of each 1. Common nouns: a common noun is a name given to every person or thing of the same class or kind. Examples of common nouns are boy, woman, teacher, traveller, city etc 2. Collective nouns: A collective noun is the name of collection of things or persons. Examples are crowd, mob, team, block, herd, army, nation, poultry etc. 3. Abstract nouns: An abstract noun is the name of a quality, action or state. Examples are liberty, thought, joy, death, love, truth, beauty etc |
Learners observe, learn and participate |
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EVALUATION |
The Learners are asked to Explain and give examples of a. Noun b. Common nouns, collective nouns and abstract nouns |
- Learners observe, learn and participate |
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CLASS-WORK |
Learners are the given the below as Underline the nouns in these sentences a. China has a large population b. Freedom is our birthright c. History is a record of past events d. Mathematics is a useful science e. I love Australia f. He returned from Canada last week g. Abuja is the capital of Nigeria h. Mother Theresa was a social worker |
Learners observe, learn and participate |
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ASSIGNMENT |
Learners are asked to answer Exercise 1 on page 8 of New concept English for Junior secondary School 1 |
Learners participate |
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CONCLUSION |
The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners |
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