Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

Written composition

TERM: 2nd Term

SUBJECT: Composition

WEEK: 4

CLASS : PRIMARY 5

AGE: 10 years

DURATION : 40 mins

DATE:

TOPIC : Written Composition        

CONTENT : Main idea and supporting detail

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

  1. Explain what ‘main idea’ and ‘supporting detail’ mean
  2. Provide supporting details for a provided main ides

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : pictures, sentence strips, composition textbook and workbook

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1: Main idea and supporting detail

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher introduces the new topic by defining what

Main idea and supporting details mean

 

The Main idea is the central point or thought the author wants to communicate to readers

 

Supporting details are pieces of factual information that back up the main idea(s) you are trying to convey.

Pupils observe, learn and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher provides some main ideas and ask the pupils to provide supporting details for each

 

 

Pupils observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The pupils are asked to

1. Define

a. main idea

b. supporting details

2. write the guided composition in their notebooks

- 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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