Grammer - Junior Secondary 1 - Adjectives

Adjectives

TERM: 2ND TERM

WEEK: 1

CLASS : Junior Secondary School 1

AGE: 12 years

DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Adjectives

CONTENT : Examples of adjectives

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

  1. ) Define adjectives
  2. ) Give examples of adjectives

SET INDUCTION: The teacher asks the learners to describe some people and objects she displays on the board

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1 page 86, Contemporary English Grammar by Jayanthi Dakshina Murthy page 86-94

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Adjectives

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by explaining adjectives

Adjectives are words that describe nouns and pronouns

Learners observe, learn and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher further gives examples of adjectives

Examples of adjectives include

Gentle, short, red, big, round etc

Learners observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

a.   Define Adjectives

b.   Give five examples of adjectives

- Learners observe, learn and participate

4

CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to

Underline the adjectives in the following sentences

1.   He is a good father

2.   It is a public school

3.   The boy ate very little food

4.   It is a pink car

5.   Ten people were present at the event

Learners observe, learn and participate

5

ASSIGNMENT

Learners are asked to answer Exercise I on page 88 of New concept English for Junior secondary School 1

Learners participate

6

CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners