Dictations for the Week – Basic 5 English Lesson Note (Second Term)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

 By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives: –

1. Spell and pronounce correctly.
2. Use the dictionary meaning of words.
3. Write as dictated.

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

 The pupils can identify and spell a given word.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of a chart showing words.

METHOD OF TEACHING

 Choose a suitable and appropriate method for the lessons. Note – irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce activities that will arouse pupils’ interest or lead them to the lessons.

REFERENCE MATERIALS 

Scheme of Work 6 – Years Basic Education Curriculum. Course Book All Relevant Materials Online Information – Teaching of New Words – Primary 1, Primary 2 and Primary 3

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION

1. Resident res i dent
2. Electoral e lec tor al
3. Emergency e mer gen cy
4. Experience ex pe ri ence
5. Imprisonment im pri son ment
6. Convicted con vict ed
7. Transmit trans mit
8. Statistics sta tis tics
9. Liberation lib er a tion
10. Diplomatic dip lo mat ic

WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS

1. Resident is a place where people reside.
2. Electoral is used to describe things that are connected with elections.
3. Emergency is an unexpected situation that requires immediate attention.
4. Experience is the knowledge or skills gain over the period of time.
5. Imprisonment is the act of putting someone in prison.
6. Convicted is the act of proving that someone is guilty of a crime in a law court.
7. Transmit, spread, pass or transfer from one person or place to another.
8. Statistics is the discipline that deals with collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data.
9. Liberation is the act of setting someone free from prison, slavery, or oppression.
10. Diplomacy is a peaceful relationship between two or more countries.

DICTATION

1. Resident
2. Electoral
3. Emergency
4. Experience
5. Imprisonment
6. Convicted
7. Transmit
8. Statistics
9. Liberation
10. Diplomatic

To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

Displays a chart showing 10 words. Pupil’s Activities – Scan the words.

Leads the pronunciation of the 10 words. Pupil’s Activities – Listen and repeat after the teacher.

Asks pupils to spell and pronounce each word. Pupil’s Activities – Spell and pronounce each word correctly.

Guides pupils to use the dictionary to find the meaning of each words. Pupil’s Activities – Use the dictionary to find the meaning of each words.

Dictate the words. Pupil’s Activities – Write as dictated.

Summarizes the meaning of each word on the board. Pupil’s Activities – Write as instructed. CONCLUSION To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson. 

LESSON EVALUATION/ASSIGNMENT 

Ask pupils to –

Spell and pronounce correctly.

Use the dictionary meaning of words.

Write as dictated.