English Studies JSS 2 Curriculum Guides – Speeches (Intonation, Stress, Rhythm and Question Tags)

THEME – SPEECH WORK 

TOPIC 1 – SPEECHES (INTONATION, STRESS AND RHYTHM)

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Recommended texts

2. Excerpts from magazines, newspaper, etc.

3. Sentence strips

4. Tape recorder

5. Supplementary readers

6. Other Resources

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

1. identify intonation patterns in statements, questions and commands.

2. make statements, ask questions and give commands using different intonation patterns.

3. identify the correct points of pauses in different sentences.

4. identify and describe appropriately the rhythm in poems listened to.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

Speeches and poems on the following:

• Human Rights

• Gender issues

• Value re-orientation. (honesty, respect for the elders, punctuality, etc).

• Peace Education

• Conflict resolution

• Deregulation

• Global warming

• Counselling

• Inter-ethnic marriages

• Population/Family Life Education

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. guides students to identify intonation patterns in statements, questions and commands.

2. makes statements, asks questions and gives commands using different patterns.

3. helps students to identify the points of pauses in different sentences.

4. assists students to identify appropriate rhythm in poems listened to.

5. asks questions intermittently to ensure that the students follow the lesson properly.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. identify intonation patterns for statements, questions and commands.

2. imitate teacher in producing different intonation patterns.

3. identify the correct points of pauses in different sentences.

4. identify appropriate rhythm in given poems.

5. ask and answer questions.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. identify intonation patterns for statements, questions and commands.

2. make statements, questions and commands using different patterns.

3. identify the correct points of pauses in different sentences and

4. identify appropriate rhythm in poems listened to.

THEME – SPEECH WORK 

TOPIC 2 – SPEECHES: QUESTION TAGS

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Recorded materials

2. Newspaper/magazine cuttings

3. Supplementary readers

4. Language games

5. Selected passages or excerpts from larger books

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

1. identify different speeches with particular reference to questions and their tags.

2. use the appropriate stress and intonation in questions and their tags.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Questions and their tags e.g:

• Treasure: Eniola is dutiful, isn’t she?

• Ayanfeoluwa: Yes, she is.

• Caleb: Akanji is a Muslim, isn’t he?

• Michael: No, he isn’t.

3. Use of appropriate stress and questions and their tags.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. guides students to produce tag questions.

2. leads them to give appropriate responses.

3. engages students in pairs and guides them to make their own questions and sentences using the appropriate tags.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. listen to the teacher and imitate the production of the tag questions and their answers.

2. engage in production of Question Tags in pairs.

3. produce question tags and their answers using the appropriate stress and intonation.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to produce ten question tags with their responses.