Literature in English JSS 1 Curriculum Guides – Introduction to Literature and Folktales, Drama, Poetry, Prose, Smilies and Metaphor, Myths and Legends

 

THEME – LITERATURE 

TOPIC 1 – INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Story books on folktales, myths, legends and history of ancient people and places.

2. Short story books from different places in the country and outside.

3. Recorded audio/video tapes of tales, story sessions, drama and poetry readings.

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

1. identify features of literature.

2. identify features of oral literature.

3. identify features of written literature and

4. explain literature as a carrier of language and culture.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Literature Pieces

2. Types of Oral Literature

3. Categories of Written Literature

4. The ways literature reflects different aspects of culture.

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. explains literature to the students.

2. leads the students to give examples of the types of oral literature.

3. leads the students to give examples of types of written literature.

4. leads students to distinguish the basic devices of literary composition.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. listen to the teacher’s explanation on literature.

2. explain oral literature and its categories.

3. explain written literature and its categories.

4. identify the various ways literature reflects the moral values of the society.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. identify literature and its two major categories of oral and written.

2. narrate some folktales or songs as examples of oral literature and

3. re-tell some short stories narrated in books or novels.

 

 

THEME – LITERATURE 

TOPIC 2 – INTRODUCTION TO FOLKTALES

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Story books on folktales

2. Supplementary readers

3. Recorded folktales

4. Narrate folktales.

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

1. identify features of folktales.

 

2. re-tell folktales.

3. explain the themes of folktales, and

4. identify the moral lessons to be learnt from folktales and

5. narrate folktales.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. African and Non African tale

2. Features and themes

3. Didactic lessons

4. Entertainment

5. Magical features

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. tells folktales to students.

2. leads students to re-tell folktales.

3. leads them to identify the moral lessons in tales.

4. leads students to identify the features /themes of folktales.

5. leads them to dramatize the folktales.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. listen to and re-tell folktales.

2. explain folktales.

3. identify the features /themes.

4. dramatize the folktales.

5. narrate folktales.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. identify two features and themes of folktales.

2. re-tell and explain correctly folktales and

3. identify moral lessons learnt and

4. narrate folktales.

 

 

THEME – LITERATURE 

TOPIC 3 – INTRODUCTION TO MYTHS AND LEGENDS

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Supplementary books

2. Story books on myths and legends

3. Recorded short stories

4. Course book

5. Other relevant resources

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

1. identify features of myths/legends.

2. explain the themes of myths/legends.

3. re-tell myths/legends.

4. identify the moral lessons to be learnt from myths/legends and

5. narrate any myths/legends.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. African and Non – Afican tales comprising Myths and Legends

2. Features/Themes of Myths and Legends

• magic

• supernatural

• superstition

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. Narrates myths/legends to students.

2. Leads students to re-tell myths/legends.

3. Guides students to explain the themes and features of some myths and legends.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. re-tell myths/legends.

2. explain myths and legends.

3. identify the themes/ features.

4. identify moral lesson.

5. narrate myths and legends.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. identify two features of myths/legends.

2. re-tell and explain the themes of myths/legends.

3. identify moral lesson learnt, and

4. narrate any myths and legends in their communities.

 

 

THEME – LITERATURE 

TOPIC 4 – FIGURES OF SPEECH: SIMILES AND METAPHORS

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Sentence strips

2. Wall chart

3. Course books

4. Other relevant resources.

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

1. identify different figures of speech in sentences.

2. identify similes and metaphors in sentences.

3. use similes and metaphors correctly and

4. use similes and be able to turn them into metaphors and vice versa.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Definition of Figures of Speech

2. Similes and Metaphors:

Use of comparisons –

Similes and metaphors are best taught together.

One helps to make the meaning of the other clearer. e.g.

• she is as red as a rose.

• she is a red rose.

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. uses the chalk board work from which pupils will prepare their own list.

2. encourages pupils to begin to identify these similes and metaphors in their extensive reading.

3. guides the students to identify similes and metaphors in speech.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. construct sentences with similes.

2. give their own list of similes and metaphors.

3. turn the similes into metaphors.

4. with teacher’s guide, prepare new similes.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. identify similes and metaphors in sentences and

2. use similes and metaphors correctly.

 

 

THEME – LITERATURE 

TOPIC 5 – TYPES AND FEATURES OF DRAMA 

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Selected plays from recommended texts

2. Appropriate costumes/prop

3. Any other relevant material

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

1. read and dramatize the text.

2. identify the themes and features and

3. identify essentials props/costumes in a play.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Types of Drama

• Comedy

• Tragedy

 

2. Features of Drama

• Themes

• Stage

• Costumes

• Play Director

• Audience

• Performance

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. guides students to read and dramatize a selected play or incidenton food contamination aloud meaningfully, playing attention to diction.

2. leads them to discuss the story.

3. leads them to identify props/costumes.

4. guides them to identify language features.

5. guides them to write a play.

6. guides them to act a play.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. read selected plays.

2. discuss the story line.

3. identify language features (dramatization).

4. write a play.

5. dramatise the play or incident.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. correctly read and dramatize a given text successfully, and

2. identify props and costumes.

3. write a play.

 

 

THEME – LITERATURE 

TOPIC 6 – TYPES AND FEATURES OF POETRY 

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Poetry books

2. Other anthologies

3. Other relevant resources

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

1. read a selection of poems (oral and written poetry).

2. explain the meaning of selected poems.

3. identify the language of poetry and

4. write simple poems.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Poetry Types

• epic

• lyric

• dramatic

 

2. Features and Language

• Concise

• Unique

• High

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. reads a poem to students.

2. leads students to discuss and explain the contents of the poem.

3. leads them to identify and list different types of poetry.

4. leads students to identify the language of poetry.

5. leads them to write a poem.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. listen to the teacher’s oral presentation.

2. read poems effectively.

3. discuss and explain the contents of poem.

4. identify and list different types of poetry.

5. identify the language of poetry.

6. write simple poems of their own.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. read poems correctly using appropriate rhythm.

2. identify and explain the meaning of some selected poems.

3. identify beautiful language forms and

4. write simple poems.

 

 

THEME – LITERATURE 

TOPIC 7 – TYPES AND FEATURES OF PROSE 

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Story books

2. Supplementary books/readers

3. Pictures from a book of stories

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

1. identify the types of prose.

2. list the features of prose.

3. differentiate between the two types of prose and

4. write own stories using the types of prose.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

i. Types of Prose

• Narrative

• Descriptive

 

ii. Features of Prose

• Plot

• Characteristics

•  Style

• Setting

• Theme

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. leads students to identify different types of prose.

2. guides students to list the features.

3. engages them in discussion of the story line.

4. guides them to write a song.

5. leads students to make comments on the moral messages of a story.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. identify different types of prose.

2. list the features.

3. participate in discussion of a story line.

4. write a story.

5. identify the moral lesson of a story.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. identify types of prose.

2. explain accurately the features of prose.

3. differentiate the two types of prose and

4. successfully write their own stories using the two types of prose.