Narrative Writing: Giving An Eyes Witness Account of An Event Primary 6 (Basic 6) First Term Week 5 English Studies

NARRATIVE WRITING: GIVING AN EYES WITNESS ACCOUNT OF AN EVENT PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6) FIRST TERM WEEK 5 ENGLISH STUDIES

ENGLISH STUDIES

FIRST TERM

WEEK 5

PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6) 

THEME – WRITING 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Samples/Examples of Eyes Witness Account or Events

TOPIC – NARRATIVE WRITING 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Meaning and Features of an Eye Witness Account

3. Example of an Eye Witness Account

4. Guidelines for Writing an Eye Witness Account

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

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

1. define narrative writing.

2. explain the meaning of an eye witness account.

3. identify the features of an eye witness account.

4. arrange events in the correct order while writing.

5. use past tense correctly in narrative writing.

6. write simple eye witness accounts of events they have seen or experienced.

7. state the lessons learned from an event described in a narrative passage.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can narrate an event.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Chart/flashcards

2. Course book

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

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION 

Narrative writing is a form of writing used to tell a story or describe an event in the order in which it happened.

MEANING OF AN EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT

An eye witness account is a report given by someone who personally saw an event happen.

FEATURES OF AN EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT

1. It tells real events.

2. It is written in the correct order of occurrence.

3. It contains details of what happened, where, and when.

4. It may include people involved in the event.

5. It is usually written in the past tense.

EXAMPLE OF AN EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT

A Fire Outbreak in My Community

Last Saturday evening, I witnessed a fire outbreak in our community. The fire started from a small shop near the market. People said that it was caused by an electrical fault.

The fire spread quickly to nearby shops because of the strong wind. Many people ran out of their houses in fear, while others tried to help remove goods from the burning shops. Some brave young men fetched water to reduce the fire.

Soon, the firefighters arrived with their fire truck and worked hard to stop the fire from spreading further. After some time, the fire was brought under control. Although many goods were destroyed, no life was lost.

The event taught everyone in the community the importance of safety and careful handling of electrical appliances.

GUIDELINES FOR WRITING AN EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT

1. Give the title of the event.

2. State when and where the event happened.

3. Explain what happened clearly.

4. Mention the people involved.

5. Arrange events in the correct order.

6. End with the lesson learned or conclusion.

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson on narrative writing and asks pupils to mention events they have witnessed before.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils respond to the teacher’s questions and mention events they have seen or experienced.

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 presents a sample eye witness account passage and guides the pupils to read it aloud.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils read the passage aloud and identify the sequence of events in the story.

4. The teacher uses the passage and pupils’ responses to explain the meaning, features, and importance of an eye witness account.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils listen attentively and explain the meaning and features of an eye witness account in their own words.

5. The teacher guides the pupils on how to arrange events in the correct order and use past tense correctly in narrative writing.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils follow the teacher’s guidance to write simple eye witness accounts using correct sentence structure.

6. The teacher gives pupils practice exercises on writing eye witness accounts of events and corrects mistakes where necessary.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils actively participate in the writing exercises and make corrections.

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.

NEXT LESSON

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils,

1. what is narrative writing?

2. what is an eye witness account?

3. mention two features of an eye witness account.

4. why is the past tense used in eye witness accounts?

5. write a short eye witness account of an event you witnessed.

PRACTICE EXERCISES/TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

TEST QUALITY

A. Fill in the Blanks

1. Narrative writing is used to tell a ______ or describe an event.

2. An eye witness account is given by someone who ______ the event happen.

3. Eye witness accounts are usually written in the ______ tense.

4. Events in narrative writing should be arranged in the correct ______.

5. An eye witness account tells about a ______ event.

B. Choose the Correct Answer

6. Which of these is a feature of an eye witness account?

A. It contains imaginary stories only

B. It has no conclusion

C. It is written in future tense

D. It tells real events

7. Narrative writing helps the writer to _____.

A. draw pictures

B. tell stories or events

C. sing songs

D. solve mathematics

8. Which tense is mostly used in eye witness accounts?

A. Present tense

B. Future tense

C. Past tense

D. Continuous tense

9. Which of these should be included in an eye witness account?

A. Sequence of events

B. Unrelated ideas

C. Only questions

D. Mathematical signs

10. An eye witness account is based on what the writer _____.

A. imagined

B. heard from friends

C. personally saw

D. copied from books

C. Answer the Following Questions

11. What is narrative writing?

12. What is an eye witness account?

13. Mention two features of an eye witness account.

14. Why is the past tense used in narrative writing?

15. Mention one event you have witnessed before.

D. Writing Activity

16. Write a short eye witness account on one of the following topics:

• A Fire Outbreak

• A Road Accident

• A School Sports Event

• A Birthday Party

• A Cultural Festival

ANSWERS

A. Fill in the Blanks

1. story

2. saw

3. past

4. order

5. real

B. Multiple Choice

6. D

7. B

8. C

9. A

10. C

C. Sample Answers

11. Narrative writing is writing used to tell a story or describe an event.

12. An eye witness account is a report given by someone who personally saw an event happen.

13. It tells real events; it is written in the past tense.

14. Because the event already happened.

15. A school sports event / a birthday party / a road accident.