Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 6

Other types of pronoun

TERM: 2nd Term

SUBJECT: Grammar

WEEK: 5

CLASS : PRIMARY 6

AGE: 11 years

DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Other types of pronouns

CONTENT : Relative, reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative and possessive pronouns

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

  1. Explain what relative, reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative and possessive are
  2. Give some examples of relative, reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative and possessive pronouns
  3. Make use of relative, reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative and possessive pronouns

SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses pictures of sentences indicating relative, reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative and possessive pronouns 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 32-36, flash cards and charts on the relative, reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative and possessive pronouns, The New First Aid in English by Angus Maciver page 80-84

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Relative, reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative and possessive pronouns

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by Explaining what  Relative,  reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative and possessive pronouns are

 

 

Relative pronouns are used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun. In most cases, they are used as conjunctions E.g ‘who’, ‘which’

 

 

Reflexive pronouns refer back to a person or thing. E.g himself, itself, etc

 

 

Interrogative pronouns are used for asking questions e.g which, whose, who etc

 

 

Demonstrative pronouns are used to point to specific persons or things e.g ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ and ‘those’

 

 

Possessive pronouns are used to show possession and are not followed by a noun e.g mine, theirs, yours, ours etc

Pupils observe, learn and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher further explains the usage of some reflexive, demonstrative pronouns and relative pronouns

 

REFLEXIVE

Singular and plural of reflexive pronouns

1st person

Myself – ourselves

2nd person

Yourself – yourselves

3rd person

Himself/herself - themselves

Itself/oneself – themselves

 

DEMONSTRATIVE

‘this’ is used to describe a singular object that is near

‘these’ is used to describe more than one object that is near

 

‘that’ is used to describe a singular object that is far

‘those’ is used to describe more than one object that is far

 

For example

This book- these books

That bag- those bags

This cup- these cups

That fan-those fans

 

RELATIVE

‘who’ is used for persons

‘which’ is used for animals and things

For examples

This is the boy who stole the show

Look at the cat which entered the room

Pupils observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The pupils are asked to

1. Explain what Relative,  reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative and possessive pronouns are

2. Give examples of Relative,  reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative and possessive pronouns

3. When do we use

This

That

These

Those

Who

Which

Mine

Theirs

Yours

- Pupils observe, learn and participate

4

CLASS-WORK

Pupils are asked to answer question  A-C on page 34-35 of the text-book and page 84 No 19-26 of The New First Aid in English by Angus Maciver

Pupils observe, learn and participate

5

ASSIGNMENT

Pupils are asked to answer questions D-F on page 35-36 of the reference text and page 84 No 27-35 of the The New First Aid in English by Angus Maciver  

Pupils participate

6

CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commend the pupils

 



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