Grammer - Junior Secondary 1

TERM: 1^ST TERM

WEEK: 5

CLASS : Junior Secondary School 1

AGE: 12 years

DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Pronouns

CONTENT : Person, number, gender, case

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, Learners should be able to;

) Define pronouns and give examples
) Discuss the case in which a pronoun is used for a person, number, gender and case

SET INDUCTION: The teacher reviews some of the sentences used for nouns and ask the learners to point them out and carefully replace each with a suitable pronoun

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities, Interactive sessions, Explanations, Demonstrations

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1 page 23, Contemporary English Grammar by Jayanthi Dakshina Murthy page 16-22

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: pronouns

S/N	STEPS	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	LEARNERS ACTIVITY
1	INTRODUCTION	The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by Explaining the meaning of a pronoun and gives examples A Pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. Some examples of pronouns include: He, She, Me, Us, They, It, I etc In the first group of sentences below, nouns are used in certain positions 1. Bala went to the stream 2. Binta went with Bala 3. Bala and Binta fed the ducklings 4. Mother and father watched Bala and Binta In the below second group, I will carefully replace the underlined nouns with pronouns 1. He went to the stream 2. She went with Him 3. They fed them 4. They watched them	Learners observe, learn and participate
2	EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING	The teacher further explains that since a pronoun is used instead of a noun, it must be in the sane number, person, gender and case as the noun it replaces. Like nouns, pronouns can be singular(one) or plural(more than one). Examples Chika gave a book to Amina He gave it to her She further explains what personal pronouns are Personal pronouns are pronouns used for three persons. This includes 1. First person: It is used for the person speaking. Example: Singular- I Plural - We 2. Second person: It is used for the person spoken to. Example: Singular- You Plural- You 3. Third person: It is used for the person spoken of. Example: Singular- he, she, it Plural – They	Learners observe, learn and participate
3	EVALUATION	The Learners are asked to a. Define pronouns and give examples b. Discuss the personal pronouns giving examples	- Learners observe, learn and participate
4	CLASS-WORK	Learners are the given Exercise I on page 35 of New concept English for Junior secondary School 1 to answer	Learners observe, learn and participate
5	ASSIGNMENT	Learners are asked to answer Exercise II 1-10 on page 35 of New concept English for Junior secondary School 1	Learners participate
6	CONCLUSION	The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners

Grammer - Junior Secondary 1 - Pronouns