Argumentative Essay Primary 6 (Basic 6) – English Studies
ENGLISH STUDIES
FIRST TERM
PRIMARY 6
WEEK 4 – READING COMPREHENSIVE ON DEMOCRACY AND MILITARY GOVERNANCE
WRITING – A TEACHER IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN A FARMER
WEEK 8 – WRITING – SCIENCE DO MORE HARM TO HUMANITY THAN GOOD
THEME: SPEECH WORK AND WRITING
TOPIC: ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives –
1. Explain the features of an argumentative essay.
2. Write an argumentative essay.
ENTRY BEHAVIOR
The pupils
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:
1. Text book
2. A model essay from any other supplementary material
3. Pictures
4. Charts.
5. Real objects
METHOD OF TEACHING
Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.
Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons.
REFERENCE MATERIALS
Scheme of Work
9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
Brilliant Primary English Book 6 – page 10.
All Relevant Material
Online Information
CONTENT OF THE LESSON
FOCUS POINTS OF ARGUMENT
Argumentative Essay requires the writer to:
1. Present a viewpoint – Introduction: pre-writing, writing and editing.
2. Arrangement of ideas in logical sequence.
3. Prove his/her point (argue for or against a particular viewpoint).
4. Conclude his/her presentation.
FOCUS TOPICS
Examples of such Essay Titles include:
1. Science does more harm to humanity than good.
2. Should female circumcision be abolished?
3. Military rule is better than civil rule.
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. Leads pupils to discuss any given argumentative essay, bringing out the validity of their viewpoints in a logical way.
Pupil’s Activities – Discuss the viewpoints taking cognizance of the style of this type of essay:
- Giving adequate source of information, Making reference to the audience – Mr. chairman, Panel of judges, etc, Summarise the opponent’s viewpoints and presenting their own argument, Arrive at a conclusion.
3. Guide pupils to write their own essay.
Pupil’s Activities – Write an argumentative essay.
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. Participate in a class debate on a given topic.
2. Write an argumentative essay.