1. TOPIC
- Speech Work
- Structure
- Comprehension/Vocabulary
- Development
- Composition
- Literature
CONTENT (a) Speech Work: Pure Vowels – (Spelling Features) (b) Structure: Parts of Speech (Functions) (c) Comprehension/Vocabulary Development: Reading to Understand the Writer’s Purpose “How We Spent the Holiday” (d) Composition: Narrative Essay – Writing an Outline (Brainstorming) (e) Literature: Types and Features of Prose (e.g. Narrative, Descriptive, etc. Features of a prose e.g. Plot, Style, Setting, Theme, Characterization)
2. TOPIC
- Speech Work
- Structure
- Comprehension/Vocabulary
- Development
- Composition
- Literature
CONTENT (a) Speech Work: Consonant Sounds (Spelling Features) (b) Structure: Parts of Speech – Verbs (Transitive and Intransitive Verbs) (c) Comprehension/Vocabulary Development: on “Health” – Reading to Understand the Writer’s Purpose “How to Make a Candle Stand Up” (d) Composition: Types and Elements of Composition – (Expository; Elements of Composition Writing – Introduction, Body and Conclusion, Pre- Writing, Writing, Editing, Arrangement of Ideas) (e) Literature: Figures of Speech – Simile, Metaphor, etc.
3. TOPIC
- Speech Work
- Structure
- Comprehension/Vocabulary
- Development
- Composition
- Literature
CONTENT (a) Speech Work: Intonation, Stress, and Rhythm (b) Structure: Question Tags (c) Vocabulary Development/ Comprehension: Administration – Reading to Understand the Writer’s Purpose “One Pendulum to Another” (d) Composition: Formal Letters – Types and Features of Formal Letters (e) Literature: Oral Literature – Myths and Legends Read the recommended text.
4. TOPIC
- Speech Work
- Structure
- Comprehension/Vocabulary
- Development
- Composition
- Literature
CONTENT Speech Work: Contrasting Vowels /i:/ and /i/ (e.g. beans, bins); /u:/ and /u/ (e.g. fool, full) (b) Structure: Active and Passive Voices (c) Comprehension/Vocabulary Development on Law and Order; Reading to Understand the Writer’s Purpose – My Hometown (e) Literature: (i) Folktales – (African and Non-African) Features – Didactic, entertainment, magical, myths, and legends Read the recommended text: (ii) Poetry Structure, Themes and Literary devices in Recommended Text
5. TOPIC
- Speech Work
- Structure
- Comprehension/Vocabulary
- Development
- Composition
- Literature
CONTENT (a) Speech Work: Consonants Contrast /s/ and /z/ (so, sit, cell, zero, zoo, freezer; either/feather, thank/thought (as in /Ө/ and /ð/) (b) Structure: The “WH” Questions – Who, Where, When, Why, What (c) Comprehension/ Vocabulary Development on “School Administration”; Reading to Identify the Meaning of Words in Various Contexts (d) Composition: Features and Outline of an Informal Letter (e) Literature: Figures of Comparison – (Alliteration and Assonance); Read the recommended text.
6. TOPIC
- Speech Work
- Structure
- Comprehension/Vocabulary
- Development
- Composition
- Literature
CONTENT (a) Speech Work: Types of Vowels – Monophthongs, Diphthongs and Triphthongs; Treating Diphthongs /au/, /ei/, /eə/ and /ai/ (b) Structure: Tenses (Present, Past and Future) (c) Comprehension/ Vocabulary Development on Administration 2 (Office); Reading to Understand the Writer’s Purpose – Do you have a Goal? (d) Composition: Narrative Essay (Linking Paragraphs Together – “A Village Market”) (e) Literature: Figures of Speech – Irony and Paradox; Reading the recommended text
7. TOPIC
- Speech Work
- Structure
- Comprehension/Vocabulary
- Development
- Composition
- Literature
CONTENT (a) Speech Work: Morphemes – Word Boundaries (Prefixes) (b) Structure: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases (c) Comprehension/Vocabulary Development: Reading for Speed (d) Composition: Narrative Essay on “A Memorable Day” (e) Literature: Poetry – Structure, Themes and Literary Devices in Recommended Text; Read recommended Text
8. TOPIC
- Speech Work
- Structure
- Comprehension/Vocabulary
- Development
- Composition
- Literature
CONTENT (a) Speech Work: Suffixes (b) Structure: Conjunctions – Types and Usages (c) Comprehension/Vocabulary Development on Sports (d) Composition: Stating the Differences between Formal and Informal Letters (e) Literature: Figures of Speech (Synecdoche, Metonymy, Pun, etc.)
9. TOPIC
- Speech Work
- Structure
- Comprehension/Vocabulary
- Development
- Composition
- Literature
CONTENT (a) Speech Work: Triphthongs (b) Structure: Making Requests using, will, could, please e.g. “Could you please come?” “Will you make out time, please?” (c) Comprehension/Vocabulary Development: (d) Composition: Formal Letter of Invitation (as a Guest Speaker) (e) Literature: Poetry – Structure, Themes and Literary Devices in Recommended Text
SECOND TERM
| i. Reading to identify meanings of words in context. ii. Writing: An Application for Employment. iii. Diphthong: /ei/. iv. Correlative conjunction. |
| i. Reading for speed. ii. Elements of composition. iii. Diphthong: /ai/. iv. Preposition with time and date; e.g., on Christmas day, In August 1981, etc. |
| i. Reading for speed. ii. Summary writing iii. Stress pattern: Two syllabic words with stress on the first syllable; e.g., lawyer, tailor, speaker, etc. v. Active and passive verbs. |
| i. Reading to identify the intention of the Author. ii. Elements of composition — The conclusion. iii. Three syllabic words with stress on the first syllable. iv. Adverbial phrases. |
| i. Reading comprehension of animal pest ii. Descriptive writing. iii. Vocabulary: Antonyms, Synonyms, and word formation iv. Adjectives — Comparative forms. |
| HALF – TERM |
| i. Reading for critical evaluation. ii. Formal letter. iii. Diphthong: /ᴐi/ — boy, boil, coin, etc. iv. Active and passive voice. |
| i. Reading comprehension. ii. Writing: Composition on “Poverty and hunger”, “Day I will never forget”. iii. Rhymes: Two words that end with the same sound. iv. Future tense (will, shall). |
| i. Reading for speed. ii. Narrative essay. iii. Introduction to intonation. iv. Literature: African folktales |