TERM: 1st Term
SUBJECT: Literature in English
WEEK: 10
CLASS: PRIMARY 5
AGE: 10 years
DURATION: 2 periods of 40 mins each
DATE:
TOPIC: Background of texts
CONTENT: Political background
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Discussion, group activities
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: ICT tools, recommended texts, relevant literatures, resource persons
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1 AND 2: Political
S/N | STEPS | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPILS ACTIVITY |
1 | INTRODUCTION | The teacher revises the previous topic on meaning and function of resolution in a literature text
| Pupils observe, learn and participate |
2 | EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING | The teacher explains the meaning of political background in a literary text
Political background in a literary text simply means a narrative and survey of political events, ideas, movements, organs of government, voters, parties and leaders as literature
Examples of Literary texts in Nigeria set in a political background include 1. The Nigerian Civil War by John de St Jorre 2. My Nigeria by Peter Cunliffe-Jones 3. Things fall apart by Chinua Achebe 4. March by Jon Lewis 5. Ake by Wole Soyinka
| Pupils observe, learn and participate |
3 | EVALUATION | 1. Describe the political background of literary texts. Give two examples of texts using a political background | - Pupils observe, learn and participate |
4 | CLASS-WORK | As in Evaluation | Pupils observe, learn and participate |
5 | ASSIGNMENT | As in Evaluation | Pupils participate |
6 | CONCLUSION | The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commend the pupils |
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