TERM: 1st Term
SUBJECT: Grammar
WEEK: 5
CLASS : PRIMARY 6
AGE: 11 years
DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each
DATE:
TOPIC : Adjectives
CONTENT : Adjectives
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;
SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses pictures of sentences indicating adjectives to arouse the interest of the pupils
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Metropolitan English series English grammar for Basic Education Book 3 page 37-40, flash cards and charts on the adjectives
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1 AND 2: Adjectives
S/N | STEPS | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPILS ACTIVITY |
1 | INTRODUCTION | The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by Explaining what Adjectives are Adjectives are words that describe nouns. Examples of Adjectives are kind, heavy, new, old, little, long, small, fat etc
| Pupils observe, learn and participate |
2 | EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING | The teacher further explains the different classes of Adjectives 1. adjectives of quality- it tells us what sort or kind of noun e.g a short tree, a long pencil, a beautiful girl, a tall building etc
2. adjectives of quantity- it tells us ‘how many’ or ‘how much’ of a noun
3. Demonstrative adjectives- they are placed before a nun in order to draw attention to the noun being spoken about e.g That boy is running This man is laughing
4. Interrogative adjectives- they are used to make enquiries about the noun e.g Whose book is this? Which boy?
5. Possessive adjectives- they show ownership. They are placed before nouns possessed e.g My book His pencil Her table Our house | Pupils observe, learn and participate |
3 | EVALUATION | The pupils are asked to 1. Explain what an Adjective is 2. Describe the classes of adjectives and give examples of each | - Pupils observe, learn and participate |
4 | CLASS-WORK | Pupils are asked to answer question A-C on page 38-39 of the text-book | Pupils observe, learn and participate |
5 | ASSIGNMENT | Pupils are asked to answer questions D-F on page 39-40 of the reference text. | Pupils participate |
6 | CONCLUSION | The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commend the pupils |
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