TERM: 2nd Term
SUBJECT: Grammar
WEEK: 8
CLASS : PRIMARY 6
AGE: 11 years
DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each
DATE:
TOPIC : The Apostrophe
CONTENT : The Apostrophe
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;
SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses pictures of sentences indicating The Apostrophe 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 82-84, flash cards and charts on The Apostrophe, the New first aid in English by Angus Maciver page 103-104
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1 AND 2: The Apostrophe
S/N | STEPS | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPILS ACTIVITY |
1 | INTRODUCTION | The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by Explaining what The Apostrophes means The Apostrophe means showing ownership | Pupils observe, learn and participate |
2 | EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING | The teacher gives examples of rewriting sentences in possessive form 1. I like Bola’s bag The Apostrophe- ’s in the above sentence shows that the bag belongs to Bola 2. The books of Blessing The Apostrophe- Blessing’s books 3. The cake of Covenant The Apostrophe – Covenant’s cake 4. The dress of Kate The Apostrophe- Kate’s dress 5. The car of my father The Apostrophe- My father’s car 6. The shirt which belongs to the man The Apostrophe- The man’s shirt
She further explains that the apostrophe could also be used for pronouns using(is) e. he is – he’s she is – she’s where is- where’s
| Pupils observe, learn and participate |
3 | EVALUATION | The pupils are asked to 1. explain what the Apostrophe is 2. Rewrite these sentences to show the Apostrophe a. the book which belongs to Divine b. the shoes of Blessing | - Pupils observe, learn and participate |
4 | CLASS-WORK | Pupils are asked to answer questions A-B on page 82-83 of the text-book and questions 1-15 on page 103 of the New First Aid in English by Angus Maciver | Pupils observe, learn and participate |
5 | ASSIGNMENT | Pupils are asked to answer questions C-D on page 83-84 of the reference text and questions 1-2 on page 104 of 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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