SS1 English Language

SS1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHEME OF WORK.

First Term

1. Speech work: Introduction to speech (organs of speech), Grammar: Parts of speech – Nouns, – Meaning, Identification of Nouns in a Sentence, Types of Nouns with Examples, Comprehension: The Family~ Composition: Meaning, Types of Composition (Narrative, Descriptive, Argumentative, Expository), Literature: What is Literature? The Features of Literature. Types of Literature: Oral, Historical, Dance, Miming, Drama.

2. Speech work: Pure Vowel sounds (Monothongs) with examples, Comprehension: Vocabulary development: Your School Subjects, Grammar/Structure: Pronouns: Meaning, Identification, Types.

3. Comprehension: A Conversation, Grammar/Structure: Verbs: Definition, Identification with examples. Types of verbs: Transitive, Intransitive, Auxiliary and Lexical, Regular and Irregular (should be given as an assignment). Composition: Outlining the difference between descriptive and narrative essays, Literature: Introduction to prose and its elements (plot, style, characterization), Types of Oral Literature

4. Comprehension: Two good Friends, Grammar: Adjectives: Definition, Identification, Types of Adjectives, Composition: Narrative Essay– “My First Day in Secondary School”, Speech Work: Vowels /I/, Literature: What is Oral Literature, Features of Oral Literature and Types.

5. Comprehension : Grammar: Comparison of Adjectives, Absolute Adjectives: Excellent, Superior, Total Speech work: Vowel /e / Composition: Paragraph Writing: Arrangement of Ideas in a Logical Sequence with Introduction and Conclusion. Literature: Introduction to Drama, Elements and Types

6. Speech work / ae / Grammar: Adverbs: Identification, definition, Types and examples. Composition – Descriptive Essay: A Market Place Comprehension: Literature – Use Recommended Text. (Prose)

7. Speech Work: / a:/ Comprehension: Every Man and Death, Composition: Introduction to Letter Writing and Types, Literature – Introduction to the folktale

8. Comprehension: Composition: Features of an Informal Letter with a sample model, Literature: Introduction to Figures of Speech ( Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Alliteration, Assonance)

9. Speech Work: / / Grammar: Introduction to Adverbs ( Features and Functions), Comprehension: Composition: Informal Letter: Letter to your cousin, telling him about your new school, Literature: Review of recommended text/ Figures of speech

Second Term

Speech Work: /u/, Grammar: Adverbs, Comprehension: Composition: Formal Letter; Literature: African tales (Themes and Features)

Speech Work: Contrast /u:/, /u/; Grammar: Tenses: Present Tense, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Continuous Tense, Comprehension: Composition: A Letter to the School, Authority: Letter of Complaints, Literature: Introduction to Poetry, (Definition and Features)., Use the recommended text on drama.

Speech Work: Grammar: /ᴧ/The Simple Past Tense, Simple Past Tense, Past Continuous, Tense, Past Perfect Tense, Past Perfect Continuous Tense, Comprehension: Composition: Formal Letter, Literature: Poetry (Types), Difference between Oral and Written, Literature.

Speech Work: /Ȝ/ Grammar: Activities on Tenses (Present And Past

Comprehension: Composition: Formal Letter, Literature: Drama, Feature, Grammar: Making sentences with tenses (Various Tenses), Speech Work: // Comprehension: Composition: Argumentative, Literature: NECO drama

Speech Work: contrast/D/, /ᴐ/,/ᴂ/,/a:/, Grammar: Making Sentences with Tenses (Present and Past Tense), Comprehension: Composition: HIV/AIDS, Literature: Comparing Myths and Legends

Grammar:Simple Future, Grammar: Adverbs, Comprehension: Composition: Argumentative, Day School is BetterThan Boarding School

Vocabulary Development: Prefixes, Literature: Drama (Recommended Text), Grammar: Activities on Future Tense

9. Speech: Introduction to Diphthongs, Comprehension: Composition: A Festival in My Village, Literature: Review of NECO Drama

Third Term

1. a. Revision of last term’s work. Speech work: Diphthong /ei/ , /au/, /ai/, /au/, /ɔi/, /iӘ/, /eӘ/, /uӘ/. (b.) Grammar- Verb introduction to Active and Passive voice. c.) Reading and Comprehension: Reading to make meaning from spatial descriptions. d.) Vocabulary development- AIR TRANSPORT. Composition- Expository essay. Literature-in-English- Prose- plot, setting, main characters (themes), characterization. Words of the week: shining, cite, site, sight, advise, advice, juncture, defy, align, erroneous

2. Speech work: Introduction to consonant sounds. Grammar- Active and Passive voice. Reading and Comprehension- Vocabulary Development (Words associated with Fishing). Composition- Elements of writing. Literature-in-English- Prose (Recommended text): author’s narrative technique, characterization subject matter. Words of the week:- Hallelujah, transferred, picknicking, duly, truly in spirit, in fact, at times, playwright, preferred, unforeseen

3. Speech work: Syllables: Words of two, three, four syllables. Grammar- Active and Passive voice. Reading and Comprehension- (Identification of keywords). Literature-in-English- Prose ( Recommended text) Words of the week: Soliloquy, fascinate, auxiliary, conscience, necessary, restaurant, acquaintance, grammar, interruption, paralleled,

4. Speech work: Syllables Continued. Grammar- Statements and Tag questions. Reading and Comprehension- Vocabulary development. Composition- Argumentative essay. Topic- Tribalism is a better evil than cultism. Literature-in-English- Myths/ Legends. Words of the week: embarrassment, drunkenness, calendar, acquaintance, precede, proceed, gauge, leisure

5. Speech work: Consonant sounds ( continued). Grammar- Differentiating between polar questions and tag questions. Reading and Comprehension. Vocabulary development. Composition: Argumentative essay. Topic- Cultism erodes traditional values in a society. Literature-in-English: Poem. Words of the Week: Consensus, mischievous, misspell, pastime, relevant, separate, their, supersede, they’re

6. Speech work: Consonant clusters- /nju:/-new, /dɒgz/-dogs, view /vju:/. Grammar- Exercise on Adverbials. Reading and Comprehension. Vocabulary development. Composition: Differences between argumentative and expository essays. Literature-in-English- Drama ( recommended text). How to write a short play or story. Words of the week: consensus, mischievous, misspell, pastime, relevant, separate, their, they’re, supersede

7. Speech work: Word boundaries,- Linking consonant to vowel, linking consonant to consonant, linking vowel to vowel. Grammar- Revision of Nouns and Pronouns. Reading and Comprehension- Reading to identify how a diagram or map clarifies or complements reading materials. Vocabulary development- Spelling drill. Composition- Expository essay. Topic: How to plant a tree. Literature-in-English- Drama ( Use simile and metaphor in a sentence. Words of the week: until, vacuum, sergeant, preferred, questionnaire, possession, occurrence, millennium, indispensable, harass,

8. Speech work: Contraction between /eӘ/ and /iӘ/. Grammar- Verbs and Adjectives. Reading and comprehension. Composition (Oral). Literature-in-English – Drama – convert similes to metaphors and vice versa. Words of the week: guarantee, conscientious, amateur, buoyant, experience, beggar,

9. Speech work: Diphthongs: contrasting/uӘ/ and /Әu/. Grammar: Revision of Nouns and Pronouns. Reading and Comprehension- Vocabulary development. Composition: Revise the four types of essays. Literature-in-English- Figures of speech (i) Euphemism (ii) Pun. Words of the week: foreign, existence, height, library, memento, neighbour, personne, perseverance, publicly, rhythm

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