English Studies JSS 2 Curriculum Guides (Grammatical Accuracy) – Parts of Speech, Active and Passive Verbs, Adverbials and Tenses, Direct and Indirect Speech

THEME – GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY 

TOPIC 1 – PARTS OF SPEECH: NOUNS, PRONOUNS, VERBS AND ADJECTIVES

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Various passages

2. Substitution tables

3. Sentences strips

4. Charts

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. identify the features of nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives in the given passages.

2. list the functions of nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives in the passages.

3. make sentences with nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Identification of nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives in given passages on:

• Our environment

• Values orientation

• Discipline

• Effects of cultism

2. Functions of nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives.

3. Making sentences with nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. reads passages to students.

2. gets students to read the passages.

3. leads them to identify and state the functions of parts of speech used in the passages.

4. leads the students to make sentences with nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives in the passages.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. listen attentively to the teacher.

2. read materials given by the teacher.

3. identify the parts of speech in the passages.

4. make sentences with nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. identify correctly the features of nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives.

2. list correctly the functions of nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives in the given passages and

3. generate appropriate sentences using nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives.

THEME – GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY 

TOPIC 2 – PARTS OF SPEECH: ADVERBS, CONJUNCTIONS AND PREPOSITIONS

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Various passages

2. Substitution tables

3. Sentences strips

4. Magazines/newspaper cuttings

5. Charts.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. identify the features of adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions in given passages.

2. list the functions of adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions in the passages and

3. make sentences with adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Identification of adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions from given passages on:

• gender issues.

• population/family life.

• peace in the community.

2. Functions of adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions.

3. Making sentences with adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. reads passages to students.

2. gets students to read the passages.

3. leads them to identify the functions/ features of adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions.

4. leads them to list the parts of speech identified from the passages.

5. guides them to make sentences with the parts of speech.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. listen attentively to the teacher.

2. read passages given by the teacher.

3. identify carefully adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions.

4. state the features/ functions of the parts of speech.

5. make sentences with the parts of speech.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. identify correctly the features of adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions.

2. list correctly the functions of adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions, and

3. make sentences with adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions.

THEME – GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY 

TOPIC 3 – ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VERBS 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Various passages

2. Substitution tables

3. Course book

4. Supplementary readers

5. Magazines/ Newspaper cuttings

6. Charts

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. identify active and passive verbs;

2. list active and passive verbs;

3. make sentences with active and passive verbs.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Identification of active and passive verbs in selected passages on:

• Conflict resolution

• Corruption

• Unemployment

• Entrepreneurship

2. Making sentences with active and passive verbs.

3. Changing active and passive verbs and vice versa.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. leads students to read given passages.

2. guides them to identify the active and passive forms of verbs in the passages.

3. guides them to make sentences with active and passive verbs.

4. guides them to change active and passive verbs and vice versa.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. reads the passages.

2. identify active and passive verbs.

3. make sentences with active and passive verbs.

4. change active to passive verbs and vice versa.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. identify correctly active and passive verbs in given passages.

2. make correct sentences using active and passive verbs;

3. generate appropriate sentences from given substitution tables illustrating the active and passive verbs;

4. change active to passive verbs and vice versa.

THEME – GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY 

TOPIC 4 – ADVERBIALS AND TENSES

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Given passages

2. Manuals

3. Course book

4. Sentence strips

5. Newspaper and magazine cuttings

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. identify adverbials in given passages.

2. make sentences with adverbials.

3. identify the different tenses in the passage.

4. make correct sentences with tenses.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Identification of Adverbials and Tenses in given passages on:

• Our culture

• Human rights

• Indiscipline highlighting adverbials and tenses.

2. Kinds of Adverbial, e.g.

• Reason, e.g. Cause and effect, because

• Purpose, e.g. So that

• Condition, e.g. if

• Contrast, e.g. Although.

3. Tenses, e.g. Present, past and future.

4. Construction of sentences with adverbials and tenses.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. leads students to read given passages.

2. guides them to identify adverbials and tenses.

3. leads them to make sentences with adverbials and tenses.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. read the passages.

2. identify the adverbials and tenses.

3. make sentences with adverbials and tenses.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. identify correctly adverbials and tenses.

2. make correct sentences using adverbials.

3. make correct sentences using the tenses.

THEME – GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY 

TOPIC 5 – DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Course book

2. Sentence strips.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. read direct speech sentences; and

2. change such sentences into indirect speech, both orally and in writing.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Direct statements: commands and requests, e.g.

• I am no longer a child, she said.

• Treasure commanded.

• Can I have an orange, please? Ayanfeoluwa requested.

 

2. Indirect statements: commands and requests, e.g.

• She said that she was no longer a child;

• Treasure ordered Adamu to get out of the place;

• Ayanfeoluwa asked if he could have an orange.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. revises direct and indirect speech with the students.

2. guides them to read direct statements, commands and requests.

3. guides them to read indirect statements, commands and requests.

4. drills students on Direct and Indirect Speech by giving them exercises to do orally and in writting.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. revise direct and indirect speech with the teacher.

2. read direct statements, commands and requests.

3. read indirect statements, commands and requests.

4. do exercises orally and in writing.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. read direct speech sentences; and

2. turn direct speech into indirect speech sentences, both orally and in writing.