Reading to Comprehend – Basic 5 English Lesson Note (Second Term)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective, and psychomotor) and should be able to:

1. Identify the topic sentence in each paragraph. 
2. Establish the relationship between the topic sentence(s) and the main idea in a given passage. 
3. Attach contextual meanings to the new words found in a given passage. 
4. Construct sentences with the new words. 

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils can read and write.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Course book 
2. Dictionary 
3. Pictures 

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

9–Year Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book

All Relevant Material

Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

A reading passage selected from the course book based on regard and concern for the interests of others.

Topic:

READING TO FIND THE MAIN POINTS

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions. 
2. Read the passage. 
3. Allows the pupils to read in pairs or groups to identify the new words and get their appropriate pronunciation. 

Pupil’s Activities – Attach contextual meanings to the new words found in a given passage.

1. Guides pupils to identify the topic sentence in each paragraph and relate it to the main ideas in a given passage.

Pupil’s Activities – Establish the relationship between the topic sentence(s) and the main idea in a given passage.

1. Pair the pupils to establish the relationship between their real-life experiences and the main idea in a given passage.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate in their group activities.

1. Construct sentences with the new words.

Pupil’s Activities – Make sentences with the new words.

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

Ask pupils to:

1. Identify the topic sentence in each paragraph. 
2. Establish the relationship between the topic sentence(s) and the main idea in a given passage. 
3. Attach contextual meanings to the new words found in a given passage. 

Construct sentences with the new words.