Composition/Comprehension about Myself – English Oral and Writing for Primary Schools

COMPOSITION/COMPREHENSION ABOUT MYSELF – ENGLISH ORAL AND WRITING FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS

ENGLISH STUDIES

ORAL AND WRITING

FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TERM

WEEK 

PRIMARY 

TOPIC – MYSELF

LEARNING AREA 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, most pupils should be able to:

1. introduce themselves clearly in simple sentences.

2. provide basic personal information (name, age, class, school, family).

3. describe their interests, hobbies, and favourite subjects.

4. speak confidently about themselves using correct English.

5. write a short composition about themselves.

6. answer comprehension questions based on a given passage.

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils can confidently introduce themselves.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of picture/charts of exciting events.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

• Scheme of Work

• 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

• All Relevant Materials

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON INTRODUCTION

COMPOSITION

Composition is the act of writing sentences or paragraphs to express your thoughts, ideas, or experiences clearly.

Example: Writing about yourself, your school, or your family.

COMPREHENSION

Comprehension is the ability to read, understand, and answer questions about a passage or text.

Example: Reading a story and answering questions about it.

DIFFERENT BETWEEN COMPOSITION AND COMPREHENSION

Composition is about writing your own ideas while Comprehension is about understanding what you read.

1. ORAL PRACTICE 

Pupils should be able to say:

• My name is ______.

• I am ______ years old.

• I attend ______ school.

• My favourite subject is ______.

• I want to become a ______.

2. COMPOSITION ABOUT MYSELF

My name is Adewale. I am ten years old. I am a pupil in Primary 6. I attend Bright Future Primary School.

I live with my parents and my two younger siblings. My father is a teacher, and my mother is a trader. They take good care of me and support my education.

My favourite subject is English because I enjoy reading and writing. I also like Mathematics. In my free time, I play football and read storybooks.

I am a hardworking and respectful pupil. I always obey my teachers and elders. My ambition is to become a doctor in the future so that I can help sick people.

I love my school because my teachers are kind, and I have many friends. I am proud of myself and I will continue to work hard to achieve my goals.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS 

• What is the name of the pupil?

• How old is he?

• Which class is he in?

• What is his favourite subject?

• What does he want to become?

• Who does he live with?

ANSWER KEYS 

• His name is Adewale.

• He is ten years old.

• He is in Primary 6.

• His favourite subject is English.

• He wants to become a doctor.

• He lives with  his parents and siblings.

3. COMPREHENSION ABOUT MYSELF

My name is Dúdúké and I am 8 years old. I stay in Ojo Local Government in Lagos State. I study at Award International School, Lekki. I am in primary  and I love going to school everyday. My father name is Segun Michael and he works in school as class teacher. My mother is Michael Oluwakemi and she is a teacher too at Award International school.

My favourite subjects and English and Mathematics. I lot a lot of school game that help me to improve in my mental Mathematics skills. I love solving puzzle games.

Everyday when I return from school, I sit together with my dad to solve puzzle game from the newspapers. I love story books and colourful pictures in them.

I like to watch cartoon and I like playing football with my classmate in the school. My younger brother Ayomide likes to disturb when I’m solving puzzle in newspapers. I inspire to be a teacher like my dad and mom.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS 

• What is the name of the pupil?

• How old is he?

• Which class is he in?

• What is his favourite subject?

• What does he want to become?

• Who does he live with?

ANSWER KEYS 

• His name is Adewale.

• He is ten years old.

• He is in Primary 6.

• His favourite subject is English.

• He wants to become a doctor.

• He lives with  his parents and siblings.

LESSON 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. The teacher organizes the pupils into groups or pairs depending on the size of the class.

Pupils’ Activities: Each pupil belongs to a group.

3. The teacher gives each group a chart containing simple questions about “Myself” for the pupils to read, discuss, and share ideas among themselves and with the whole class.

Pupils’ Activities: The groups read and understand the contents of the chart and share their ideas with one another and the whole class.

4. The teacher uses the chart and the pupils’ responses to introduce the lesson and differentiate between composition on “Myself” and comprehension on “Myself.”

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils pay attention to the lesson introduction and understand the concepts of composition and comprehension.

5. The teacher guides the pupils on how to introduce themselves and write a well-organized composition.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils follow the teacher’s guidelines to introduce themselves and write a composition about themselves.

6. The teacher leads a reading comprehension on “Myself” and guides the pupils to identify and understand the main ideas of the passage.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils read and understand the main ideas of the passage and answer the comprehension questions correctly.

7. The teacher summarizes the lesson on the board and gives appropriate evaluation.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding correctly to most of the questions 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

Teacher asks the pupils to write about themselves.

WORK BOOK

WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT

Fill in the gap. 

My name is ______ and I am ______ years old. I stay in ______ in Lagos State. I study at ______. I am in primary ______ and I love going to school everyday. My father name is ______ and he is ______. My mother is ______.

My favourite subjects are ______ and ______. I love ______. I like to watch ______ and I like playing ______ with my classmate in the school. My friend name is ______. I inspire to be a ______.