English Studies Scheme of Work NAPPS (JSS1 – JSS3)
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JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (JSS1 – 3)
ENGLISH STUDIES SCHEME OF WORK JSS1 FIRST TERM NAPPS
WKS | JUNIOR SECONDARY 1 ENGLISH STUDIES TOPICS |
1 | 1.1 SPEECH WORK: i) Introduction to speech ii) Organs of speech 1.2 GRAMMAR: Parts of speech i) Nouns-Meaning ii) Types of Nouns with examples 1.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: The Family (use any of the recommended texts for JSS 1 Vocabulary Development: Introduction to Language Skills: Listening Skills; Speaking Skills; Reading skills; Writing Skills. 1.4 COMPOSITION: Meaning, types of composition (Narrative, Descriptive, Argumentative, Expository). 1.5 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH: What is Literature? The Features of Literature. 1.6 TYPES OF LITERATURE: – Oral, Historical, Dance Drama, Miming… with reference to related texts. |
2 | 2.1 SPEECH WORK: i) Pure Vowel Sounds (Monothongs) Examples 2.2 GRAMMAR: Pronouns (i) Meaning, Identification. ii) Types of Pronouns. 2.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Reading strategies (SPQ3R) – Survey Preview, Question, Recite, Recall, Review. Vocabulary Development: Members of the Family. 2.4 COMPOSITION: Elements of Composition: Introduction, Body and Conclusion. 2.5 LITERATURE: Purpose/Functions of Literature. 2.6 LITERATURE: – Introduction to Prose – Use the recommended text. |
3 | 3.1 SPEECH WORK: Vowel /i:/ 3.2 GRAMMAR: Verbs: i. Definition, Identification with example. ii. Types of Verbs: Transitive, Intransitive, Regular, Irregular, Auxiliary, lexical. 3.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Identification of main/supporting ideas. Vocabulary Development – Your School Subject. 3.4 COMPOSITION: Outlining the differences between Descriptive Essays and Narrative Essays. 3.5 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH: Introduction to the elements of Prose (Plot, Style, Characterisation) 3.6 TYPES OF LITERATURE: – Types of Oral Literature. |
4 | 4.1 SPEECH WORK: Vowel /I/ 4.2 GRAMMAR: Adjectives: i. Definition, Identification. ii. Types of Adjectives. 4.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Reading to answer specific questions: test for knowledge level and translation level. 4.4 COMPOSITION: Narrative Essays- My Experience in Former School 4.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use the recommended text on Prose. 4.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH – Features of Oral Literature. |
5 | 5.1 SPEECH WORK: Vowel /e/ 5.2 GRAMMAR: Comparison of Adjectives: Absolute Adjectives – Excellent SuperiorTotal 5.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Differentiating between the main ideas and the supporting ideas in a given passage. 5.4 COMPOSITION: Paragraph Writing – Arranging of ideas in logical sequence with introduction and conclusion. 5.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: i) Introduction to Drama. ii) Types and elements of Drama. 5.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH: Characterization and Themes in the recommended Prose text. |
6 | 6.1 SPEECH WORK: Vowel /æ/ 6.2 GRAMMAR: Adverb: i. Definition, Identification. ii. Types of Adverb with examples. 6.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Reading to answer specific questions: test for interpretation level and projection level. 6.4 COMPOSITION: Descriptive Essays- A Market Place 6.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use the recommended text on Drama. 6.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH – Plot and settings in the recommended Drama text. |
7 | 7.1 SPEECH WORK: Vowel Sound /a:/ 7.2 GRAMMAR: Prepositions: i. Definition, Identification. ii. Types and functions with examples. 7.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Application of the reading technique (SPQ3R) to a given passage. 7.4 COMPOSITION:i) Introduction to Letter Writing. ii) Types of Letters. 7.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: i) Introduction to Folktales. (ii) Definition and types. 7.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH – Narrative of Folktales. |
8 | 8.1 SPEECH WORK: Vowel /þ/ 8.2 GRAMMAR: Conjunction: TYPES (1) Subordinating. (2) Coordinating i. Definition, Identification.ii. Functions. 8.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Asking questions to cover all the levels of comprehension (Where, When, How, Why and What) 8.4 COMPOSITION: Features of an Informal Letter. 8.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use the recommended text on Drama. 8.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH: Introduction of Figures of Speech (Simile, Metaphor, Irony…….) |
9 | 9.1 SPEECH WORK: Vowel /C:/ 9.2 GRAMMAR: Introduction to Adverbials (Features and Functions, Types) 9.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Asking specific questions that will elicit students’ opinion. 9.4 COMPOSITION: Informal Letter – Letter to your cousin telling him about your new school. 8.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: A review of the recommended texts. 9.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH: Figures of speech. |
10. | REVISION |
11. | TESTS/EXAMINATION |
12 & 13 | EXAMINATION. |
ENGLISH STUDIES SCHEME OF WORK JSS2 FIRST TERM NAPPS
WKS | JUNIOR SECONDARY 2 ENGLISH STUDIES TOPICS |
1 | 1.1 SPEECH WORK: Listening and Speaking: Revision of pure vowel sounds. 1.2 GRAMMAR: Revision of Parts of speech: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs and Adjectives. 1.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Review of the SPQ3R reading technique. 1.4 COMPOSITION: Writing an outline for a Narrative Essay – How I spent My Last Holiday. 1.5 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH: Revisit Features of Prose (Setting, theme, characterization ….) 1.6 TYPES OF LITERATURE: – Figures of Speech: Alliteration, Personification. |
2 | 2.1 SPEECH WORK: Revision of Consonant sounds with emphasis on consonant clusters. 2.2 GRAMMAR: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs. 2.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Reading to understand the writer’s purpose. 2.4 COMPOSITION: Descriptive Essay: Writing an outline on A Place of Interest I visited. 2.5 LITERATURE: Use the recommended text on Prose. 2.6 LITERATURE: Same as in 2.5. |
3 | 3.1 SPEECH WORK: Listening and Speaking – The /IƏ / Sound (ear, clear, hear, bear) 3.2 GRAMMAR: More on Active and Passive Voice. 3.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Identification of words that points to the writer’s intention on contemporary issues like corruption. Vocabulary Development – Word Families – In The Hospital. 3.4 COMPOSITION: Elements of Composition: Pre-Writing, writing, editing, body and conclusion. 3.5 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH: Features of Folktales (didactic, entertaining, riddles, ..) 3.6 TYPES OF LITERATURE: – Use the recommended text on Prose. |
4 | 4.1 SPEECH WORK: Vowel /Əu/ sound (go, blow, mow, know, ..) 4.2 GRAMMAR: More on Tenses (Present, Past and Future) 4.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Critical reading: Meaning and steps of critical reading. Vocabulary development: Word Families: The Officer’s Job. 4.4 COMPOSITION: Descriptive Essays- A Local Festival 4.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use the recommended text on Prose. 4.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH – AS in 4.5 |
5 | 5.1 SPEECH WORK: Revision of Consonant (t, d, k, g) 5.2 GRAMMAR: The Present Continuous Tense. 5.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Reading to identify the meanings of words in various contexts. Vocabulary development – Word Families: A place of Worship. 5.4 COMPOSITION: Revisit the format of an Informal letter and a Formal Letter. 5.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use the recommended text on Drama 5.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH: Theme/Setting in the recommended text. |
6 | 6.1 SPEECH WORK: Contrasting consonants /p/ and /t/ (pan, tan, prim, trim, …) 6.2 GRAMMAR: The Past Perfect Tense. 6.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Reading to identify the facts and opinions in a given passage. Vocabulary development: The language of Sports. 6.4 COMPOSITION: Narrative Essays- What I do Every Day. 6.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use the recommended text on Drama. 6.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH –Characterization and Plot in the recommended text. |
7 | 7.1 SPEECH WORK: The Consonant Sounds /f/ and /v/ -(contrast) – vampire, favour, vanish, famish. 7.2 GRAMMAR: Making sentences with conjunctions. 7.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Reading to explain the facts and opinions in a selected passage. Vocabulary Development: Word families: Journalism. 7.4 COMPOSITION:Letter Writing –A letter to Your Father on Why You Like Your New School. 7.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Differentiating between a novella and a novel 7.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH: More of Figures of Speech: Onomatopoeia and Personification. |
8 | 8.1 SPEECH WORK: The consonants /Ɩ/ and /r/ 8.2 GRAMMAR: Making requests using will, could, may, …….. 8.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Refer to week 2. 8.4 COMPOSITION: Descriptive Essay – My Favourite Teacher. 8.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: retell a folktale and explain its theme. 8.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH: Use recommended text on Drama. |
9 | 9.1 SPEECH WORK: The consonant sound /h/ 9.2 GRAMMAR: Direct and Indirect Speech. 9.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: A review of week 4 9.4 COMPOSITION: Formal Letter – A letter of Invitation (As a Guest Speaker) 8.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Revision of the recommended texts. 9.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH: Revision Literary Terms. |
10. | REVISION |
11. | TESTS. |
12 & 13 | EXAMINATION. |
NAPPS English first term JSS3 Scheme
WKS | JUNIOR SECONDARY 3 ENGLISH STUDIES TOPICS |
1 | 1.1 REVISION OF LAST TERM’S EXAMINATION. 1.2 GRAMMAR: Parts of Speech Revision. 1.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Scanning for main points. 1.4 COMPOSITION: Informal Letter – Letter to my best friend on my plans for this academic session. 1.5 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH: Introduction to Fiction and Non-Fiction. 1.6 TYPES OF LITERATURE: – Examples of Non-fiction. |
2 | 2.1 SPEECH WORK: The skew /Ə/ sound –about, doctor, above. 2.2 GRAMMAR: Expressing/describing emotions (verb + preposition) 2.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Skimming for specific information. 2.4 COMPOSITION: Writing to a pen-pal. 2.5 LITERATURE: Poetry analysis. 2.6 LITERATURE: Use the recommended text on prose. |
3 | 3.1 SPEECH WORK: Stress and intonation continued. 3.2 GRAMMAR: Adverb of frequency-(often, always, occasionally). 3.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Reading to cultivate the skill of referencing. 3.4 COMPOSITION: Write a story on the topic – All that glitters is not gold. 3.5 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH: Use the recommended text on Prose. 3.6 TYPES OF LITERATURE: – Characterization, Theme, Plot in the prose text. |
4 | 4.1 SPEECH WORK: Consonants /Ɜ/ and /dꞫ/ (leisure/ ledger, garage, large) 4.2 GRAMMAR: Changing Positive statements to negative statements using ‘not’. 4.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Practise scanning, skimming and normal rate reading. 4.4 COMPOSITION: How to care for a motor vehicle. 4.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Comprehensive study of the Prose text. 4.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH – Introduction of rhyme scheme. |
5 | 5.1 SPEECH WORK: Contrast Consonants /d/, /ꝺ/,/θ/, /z/ (advert, father, loathe, zip) 5.2 GRAMMAR: Modal forms – Will, Can, Could, May: Direct and Indirect forms of modals. 5.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Reading to differentiate between facts and opinions. Vocabulary Development: Tourism. 5.4 COMPOSITION: Distinguishing between the features of Formal Letters and Informal letters. 5.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use the recommended Drama text. 5.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH: Study the different types of rhyme scheme. |
6 | 6.1 SPEECH WORK: Contrast between /Ɜ:/ and /Э:/ 6.2 GRAMMAR: Adjectives and Adverbs expressing willingness/unwillingness using modal verbs+adverbials. 6.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Reading to make deductions from a selected passage. 6.4 COMPOSITION: A semi-formal letter – Write a letter to your class teacher stating why you were absent from school. 6.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use the recommended Drama text. 6.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH –Characterization, Diction, Setting and Plot in the dramatext. |
7 | 7.1 SPEECH WORK: The consonants /s/, /ʃ/ and /tʃ/ (ceiling, short, machine, cheque) 7.2 GRAMMAR: Adverbs of place and manner. 7.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Reference to week 5. 7.4 COMPOSITION:Debate: Corruption is worse than armed robbery. 7.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: More on Rhyme Schemes. 7.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH: Identification of costumes and props in the drama text. |
8 | 8.1 SPEECH WORK: The consonants /ʃ/ and /tʃ/(sheep/chip, fish/pitch) 8.2 GRAMMAR: Idiomatic expressions. 8.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Refer to week 6. 8.4 COMPOSITION: Descriptive Essay – My Favourite Subject. 8.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Questions on the Prose text. 8.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH: Questions on Drama text. |
9 | 9.1 SPEECH WORK: The consonant sound /w/ and /j/. 9.2 GRAMMAR: Adverbs of cause or reason; so that, in order, so as. 9.3 READING & COMPREHENSION: Identification of the topic sentences in a given passage. 9.4 COMPOSITION: Debate – Child trafficking is worse than stealing. 8.5 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Revision of the prose text. 9.6 LITERATURE – IN ENGLISH: Revision of the drama text. |
10. | REVIEW |
11. | EXAMINATION. |
12 & 13 | EXAMINATION. |
Second Term JSS1 English Studies NAPPS Scheme of work
WEEK 1
- Revision of last term examinations and work with emphasis on grammar
WEEK 2
- Speech work: Vowel /u/ & /u:/
- Grammar: Adverbials (Frequency and Manner)
- Reading and comprehension: Asking specific questions that require conclusions to be drawn by students
- Composition: Letter writing: Formal letter, features of a formal letter, writing a letter of permission to be absent from school to the Principal
- Literature-In-English: Folktales (Didactic, Entertainment, Magical)
- Literature-in-English: Use of recommended text on Prose
WEEK 3
- Speech work: Vowels /u:/ sound
- Grammar: Tenses: The simple present tense
- Reading and comprehension: Asking specific questions that require students to make projections. Vocabulary Development: The Library
- Composition: Formal letter: a letter to the school authority (Refer to week 2)
- Literature-In-English: Introduction to poetry: Definition, Features (Concise, unique).
- Literature-In-English: Use the recommended text on Prose
WEEK 4
- Speech work: Vowel /^/ sound…
- Grammar: The simple past tense
- Reading and comprehension: Asking specific questions that require maximum recall of ideas and facts. Vocabulary development: Marriage related words
- Composition: Guided composition – The Federal Roads Safety Commission
- Literature-In-English: poetry: Types (Epic, Lyrics….)
- Literature-In-English: Differentiate between oral and written poetry
WEEK 5
- Speech work: Vowel /3:/ sound
- Grammar: The present continuous Tense
- Reading and comprehension: Reading to understand the author’s mood and expression used in the passage e.g. anger, doubt, joy ….
- Composition: narrative Essay: The Most Memorable Day of My Life
- Literature –In-English: Drama: Features (theme, costumes, audience and so on)
- Literature –In-English: Identification of the features of drama in a given text
WEEK 6
- Speech Work: Vowel /Ə/ sound
- Grammar: The past continuous tense
- Reading and comprehension: reading between the lines to detect the author’s attitude. Vocabulary Development: Child labour and trafficking
- Composition: Argumentative: Road Transportation is Safer than Air Transportation
- Literature-In- English: Use the recommended text on prose
- Literature-In-English: As in 6.5
WEEK 7
- Speech Work: Introduction to vowel contrasting /ƥ/ and /Э:/ e.g. hot and pot: /a:/ and /æ/ e.g. bag, part…
- Grammar: Making sentences with the simple present tense and the past tense
- Reading and comprehension: Reading to identify the overall impression created by the author’s style of presentation
- Composition: Expository Essay: HIV/AIDS
- Literature-In-English: Myths and Legends: Comparing myths and legends
- Literature-In-English: Use the recommended text on Drama
WEEK 8
- Speech Work: Contrasting vowels /e/ and /Ə/, e.g. egg and burn, pet and shirt
- Grammar: Future tense: making sentences with the simple future tense – Will, Shall
- Reading and comprehension: Reading to interpret diagram maps and sketches accurately. Vocabulary development – Word Formation – using prefixes
- Composition: Argumentative (Arranging ideas in logical sequences)
- Literature-In-English: Use the recommended text on Drama
- Literature-In-English: Myths and Legends: Features (Magic, Superstition and so on)
WEEK 9
- Speech work: Introduction to Diphthongs
- Grammar: making sentences with the simple past tense
- Reading and comprehension: Reading to identify how a diagram or map clarifies or complements reading material
- Composition: Guided composition on A Festival in My Village
- Literature-In-English: dramatization of some scenes in the recommended text on Drama
WEEK 10
Literature-In-English: a review of the recommended texts
WEEK 11 – 12
Revision and Examination
Second Term JSS2 English Studies NAPPS Scheme of work
WEEK 1
- Revision of last term work
Speech work: revision of diphthongs
- Grammar: reported speech: rules guiding the use of reported speech
- Reading and comprehension: Reading to provide alternative work that can fit into the context to replace the target words
- Composition: Writing a Report: Outline and Features
- Literature-In-English: use the recommended text on prose
- Literature-In-English: As in 5
WEEK 2
- Speech Work: Intonation: Identification of intonation patterns in statements, questions and commands
- Grammar: Making sentences with prepositions
- Reading and comprehension: Reading for speed with emphasis on avoidance of vocalization, regressive reading and reading words instead of phrases. Vocabulary development – law and justice
- Composition: Writing a report: An Accident I Witnessed
- Literature-In-English: Use the recommended text on prose
- Literature-In-English: Themes/characterization in the recommended prose text
WEEK 3
- Speech work: Intonation/Speech: Making statements, giving commands and asking questions, using different intonation patterns
- Grammar: Regular and irregular verbs
- Reading and comprehension: Techniques of speed reading: surveying, scanning, skimming. Vocabulary development: Culture and tourism
- Composition: writing an informal letter continued: Letter to a friend about your school inter-house sport.
- Literature-In-English: Use the recommended text on drama
- Literature-In-English: Themes and plot in the recommended drama text
WEEK 4
- Speech work: Stress: identification of the correct points of pauses in different words (im’port/’import, ‘refuse/re’fuse)
- Grammar: Reported commands
- Reading and comprehension: Dialogue. Vocabulary development: ICT
- Composition : Formal letter: Write to the Local Government Chairman about the bad roads in your area
- Literature-In-English: use the recommended text on Drama
- Literature-in-English: Language: Setting and characterization in the recommended Drama text.
WEEK 5
- Speech work: Rhythm – Identification of the appropriate rhythm in a given poem
- Grammar: Reported requests
- Reading and comprehension: Dialogue continued
- Composition: Argumentative Essay: Herbal medicines are more potent than orthodox medicines are
- Literature-In-English: Identification of some figures of speech in the recommended prose text
- Literature-in-English: as in 5.5
WEEK 6
- Speech work: review of stress/intonation. Refer to weeks 3 and 4
- Grammar: Adverbials and the Present tense
- Reading and Comprehension: More on week 2 topic. Vocabulary developments: science and technology.
- Composition: Expository Essay- Entrepreneurship.
- Literature-In-English: Distinguish between Irony, Euphemism and Hyperbole.
- Literature- In-English: Write a short play on the reward of truancy.
WEEK 7
- Speech Work: Consonants /s/ and /z/ (sip/zip, stone/zebra, this/these, loose/lose)
- Grammar: Introduction to punctuation marks.
- Reading and Comprehension: Reading to summarize a selected passage.
- Composition: Narrative Essay- My Last Birthday
- Literature-In-English: summary of the recommended Prose text
- Literature-In-English: As in 7.5
WEEK 8
- Speech work: Consonant sounds /k/ and/g/ (cup/gulp, chaos/alligator)
- Grammar: Punctuation marks: The Full Stop and The Comma
- Reading and comprehension: Reading to identify the main and supporting ideas in a selected passage.
- Composition: writing a story: The Meeting
- Literature-In-English: summary of the recommended Drama text
- Literature-In-English: as in 8.5
WEEK 9
- Speech work: consonants /m/, /n/, /ᶇ/ (man, nanny, singer)
- Grammar: Punctuation Marks continued
- Reading and comprehension: As in week 8
- Composition: Review the types of Letters and Essays
- Literature-In-English: Review the literary terms
WEEK 10
Literature-In-English: As in 9.5
WEEK 11 – 12
Second Term JSS3 English Studies NAPPS Scheme of work
WEEK 1
- Revision of last term’s examination questions: Speech work: Consonants /t/ and/o/ (tin/thin, tick/thick)
- Grammar: Expressing exception using except, except for, but, apart from
- Reading and comprehension: Reading for critical evaluation
- Composition: More on writing to a Pen-pal
- Literature-In-English: review the features of folktales
- Literature-in-English: Discuss some folktales
WEEK 2
- Speech work: Consonant contrasts /t/ and /≤/ (tailor/summer, pit/mouse, pat/pass
- Grammar: Prepositions which express relations with people (with, for, against)
- Listening comprehension: Listening for implied meanings
- Composition: The School Prize Giving Day
- Literature-In-English: Poetry – Write a short poem on – The Lonely Child
- Literature-In-English: write a short story on – How the Tortoise Got the Pattern on his shell
- Speech work: Contrast consonants /ʃ/ and/ȝ/ (mission/pleasure, vision/measure)
- Grammar: The simple sentence
WEEK 3
- Listening comprehension: Listening to get the main gist or the main points in a paragraph
- Composition: At The Bus Stop
- Literature-In-English: Literacy devices in a selected poem
- Literature-In-English: Use the recommended text on Prose
WEEK 4
- Speech work: Contrast between vowels /^/ and /a:/ (much/march, pun/part)
- Grammar: The Compound sentence
- Listening comprehension: Listening to questions in order to answer them
- Composition: Informal letter – A letter to a friend telling him/her about your best subject
- Literature-in-English: Use the recommended text on Prose
- Literature-In-English: Identification of the features of Prose
WEEK 5
- Speech work: Nasal sound /m/, /n/ and /ᶇ/ continued (mentor, knotty/naughty, fling)
- Grammar: Punctuation marks: The uses of the capital letter.
- Listening comprehension: Listening to interpret ideas in a selected passage
- Composition: Informal letter – A letter to your Grandfather/mother telling them that you are coming to spend your forthcoming holidays with them
- Literature-In-English: Use the recommended Drama text
- Literature-In-English: Theme/setting/characterization in the recommended Drama text
WEEK 6
- Speech work: vowels /æ/ and /ȝ:/ (bath/birth, arm/earn, farm/firm)
- Grammar: Pronouns – Relative and Relative Pronouns
- Reading and comprehension: revisit week 5 and 1st term
- Composition: Article Writing – The Evils of Youth Unemployment
- Literature-In-English: Use the recommended Drama text
- Literature-In-English: Lead students to write a playlet
WEEK 7
- Speech work: Vowels /Э:/ and /Э/ (brought/ hot, malt/pot, fought/cot)
- Grammar: Personal Pronouns – Rules guiding the use of personal pronouns
- Reading and comprehension: Revisit week 2 of 2nd Term
- Composition: Expository – Drug Addiction
- Literature-In-English: Poetry – Language in Poetry
- Literature-in-English: Construct sentences with irony and hyperbole
WEEK 8
- Speech work: Vowels /u/ and /u:/ (pull/pool, bush/sue, sugar/food)
- Grammar: Demonstrative Pronouns
- Reading and comprehension: Reading to summarize paragraphs
- Composition: Argumentative Essay – Teachers are better than farmers in a society
- Literature-in-English: Summarizing the Prose text
- Literature-in-English: summarizing the prose text
WEEK 9
- Speech work: Vowel /Ə/ (among, above, doctor, again, teacher, about, pastor)
- Grammar: differentiating between demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives
- Reading and comprehension: revisit week 1 2nd term
- Composition: Expository writing – Population Explosion
- Literature-in-English: Revision of the Drama text
WEEK 10
Literature-In-English: Revision of the Drama text using relevant questions
WEEK 11 AND 12
REVISION AND EXAMINATION
Third Term JSS1 English Studies NAPPS Scheme of work
WEEK | JSS 1 |
001 | ENGLISH |
TOPIC | |
1. 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 | REVISION OF PREVIOUS TERM’S WORK : SPEECH WORK – DIPHTHONGS GRAMMAR – VERB – Introduction –Active Voice and Passive Voice READING AND COMPREHENSION; Reading to make meaning from spatial description, Vocabulary development: Air transport COMPOSITION: Introduction to Expository Essay LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use the recommended text on Prose LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Theme/characterization in the recommended prose text. |
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 | SPEECH WORK: Identification of diphthongs in words. For example /æ/ as in Mary Mæri/ / æi) as in boil/bæil/ GRAMMAR: Highlighting the Active Voice READING AND COMPREHENSION: Reading to identify appropriate introduction and conclusion in selected topics. Vocabulary Development: Words related to Fishing COMPOSITION: Elements of writing continued. LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use the recommended text on Prose LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Setting/Plot to the recommended text. |
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5 | SPEECH WORK: Introduction to consonants sounds. GRAMMAR: The Use of Passive Voice with examples. READING AND COMPREHENSION: Reading to identify key words in the passage that signal direction. Vocabulary Development: Words associated with the kitchen. COMPOSITION: Expository Essay (Guided Writing) The Ebola Virus LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Poetry Identification of the language used in a selected poem. LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Poetry continued. |
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 | SPEECH WORK: Syllables: words of two, three, four syllables. GRAMMAR: Exercise on Active Voice. READING AND COMPREHENSION: Reading to make meaning from spatial description, Vocabulary development: Words associated with the Sick bay. COMPOSITION: Argumentative Essay Tribalism is a better evil than Cultism LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Myths/Legend. Identification of the moral lessons learnt from a legend. LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use the recommended text on Drama |
5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 | SPEECH WORK: Syllables continued. GRAMMAR: Exercise on Passive Voice. READING AND COMPREHENSION: Refer to week 7 of 2nd term, Vocabulary development: Words associated with Cooking. COMPOSITION: Argumentative Essay Cultism erodes Traditional Values in a Society. LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Identification/Explanation of the meaning of a selected poem. LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Identification of the Figures of Speech in the selected poem. |
6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 | SPEECH WORK: Consonants clusters (asks. school, thrive, please, respect …) GRAMMAR: Statements and Tag Questions READING AND COMPREHENSION: Identification of Topic Sentences. Vocabulary development: Words associated with Teaching. COMPOSITION: Identifying the differences between Argumentative Essay and Expository Essay. LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use the recommended text on Drama LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Write a short play or story. |
7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 | SPEECH WORK: Word boundaries: Production of sounds with reference to linking sounds. For example: matter-of-fact, Shah of Iran, bread and butter and poor and blind. GRAMMAR: Differentiating between Polar Questions and Tag Questions. READING AND COMPREHENSION: Refer to week 8 of 2ndterm, Vocabulary development: Spelling Drills. COMPOSITION Expository Essay: How to plant a Tree. LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use the recommended text on Drama LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use Similes and Metaphors on sentences. |
8.1 | SPEECH WORK: Contrasting /ei/ and ie/. For example, date, here, late, cheer GRAMMAR: Exercise on Adverbials. READING AND COMPREHENSION: Revisit week 9 of 2nd term, Vocabulary development: Spelling Drills continued COMPOSITION: (Oral) School Rules LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Dramatization of an act from the Drama text. LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Turn Similes to Metaphors and vice-versa. For example: She is as red as a rose.She is a red rose. |
9.1 | SPEECH WORK – DIPHTHONGS: Contrasting /uæ/ and /en/ – tour, sow, pour, pole. GRAMMAR – Revision of Noun, Pronouns, Verbs and Adjectives. READING AND COMPREHENSION; Reading for evaluation. COMPOSITION: Revise all the types of Essays. LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: More on Figure of Speech: Euphemism/Pun |
10 | REVISION |
11 & 12 | TEST AND EXAMINATION |
Third Term JSS2 English Studies NAPPS Scheme of work
WEEK | JSS 2 |
001 | ENGLISH |
TOPIC | |
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 | REVISION OF 2nd TERM’S WORK AND EXAMINATION QUESTIONS:SPEECH WORK -REVISION OF STRESS/INTONATIONS.GRAMMAR: The use of conjunctions Although and whereas as contrasts. READING AND COMPREHENSION; Reading to understand the writer’s purpose by identifying the key words in a selected passage. COMPOSITIONA review of Formal letters and Informal letters LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Review of Literacy Terms and Figures of Speech. LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: As in 1.5 |
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 | SPEECH WORK: Consonants/t/and/d/or/p/&/b/at the initial. Middle and final position of words. GRAMMAR: Using despite an inspite with adequate examples READING AND COMPREHENSION Reading to summarize the key ideas from different paragraphs COMPOSITION: Use the recommended text on Prose. LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: More or Myths and Legends. Themes in popular Myths/Legends. |
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5 | SPEECH WORK: Consonants sound/t/and/s/)sheep/cheap, mash/march) GRAMMAR: The uses of Have, Has and Had. READING AND COMPREHENSION: Reading to infer the author’s intention in a selected passage COMPOSITION a composition on the topic: -Pride goes before a fall LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Characterization, Theme and Diction in the recommended Prose text LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Write a simple story on Honesty and Fair play. |
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 | SPEECH WORK: Consonants sound/ᴓ/and /ᴓ /(think/father, mouth/lathe) GRAMMAR: Synonyms: using adequate examples. READING AND COMPREHENSION: Reading to identify words/expressions that signal or redirect attention to the main point. VOCABULARY development: Words associated with Human rights COMPOSITION a composition on the topic: The Responsibility of Government LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use the recommended text on Prose LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Writing a simple poem on Laziness. |
5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 | SPEECH WORK: Consonants/w/and /j/ ) wonder/university, win/yellow) GRAMMAR: Antonyms- using adequate examples READING AND COMPREHENSION: As in week 1. Vocabulary Development: Conflict resolution. Words associated with Cooking. COMPOSITION: A topic on – A memorable Journey I once made LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Identification of the moral import in the recommended Prose text. LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Setting /plot in the recommended prose text. |
6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 | SPEECH WORK: Contrasting vowel/U/and/U:/ (Look/youth, book/food) GRAMMAR: The use of causative verbs. For examples: blacken-to cause to become black READING AND COMPREHENSION: As in week 2. Vocabulary Development: words associated with Religion . COMPOSITION: Writing a dialogue LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use the recommended text on Drama. LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Figures of speech in the recommended drama text.. |
7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 | SPEECH WORK: Contrast between vowels /Ӭ/ and /˄/ (caught/come, lawn/love) GRAMMAR: Adverbs of place ( by the gate, in the school, on the field…) READING AND COMPREHENSIONAs in week 3. COMPOSITION: Composition on the topic; The day I would not like to remember LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Use the recommended text on Drama LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Dramatisation of some from the recommended test on drama |
8.1 | SPEECH WORK: Consonant and vowel sounds differentiated. GRAMMAR: Review of prefix and suffix READING AND COMPREHENSION: Refer to week 4. COMPOSITION: Write a composition on the topic: The Rich Also cry LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Characterisation, Diction, Plot and Theme in the recommended text on drama LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: As 8.5 |
9.1 | SPEECH WORK: Review of the consonant sounds with emphasis on/Ө/ and /Ө/ GRAMMAR: More on Question Tags READING AND COMPREHENSION: Review the language skills COMPOSITION: Review the components of Letter writing and Essay Writing LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Review the Prose text in use. LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH: Turn Review the Drama text in use. |
10 | REVISION |
11 & 12 | TEST AND EXAMINATION |
Third term jss3 English Studies Scheme of work NAPPS
WEEK | JSS 3 |
001 | ENGLISH |
TOPIC | |
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 | REVISION OF 2nd TERM’S WORK AND EXAMINATION |
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 | COMPREHENSION/VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT ( Look at some past questions) -English Structure_ Review of Nouns and Pronouns -Composition- Review of Narrative/Descriptive Essays – Speech Work: Review of Monothongs -Literature-in-English Review of major/minor characters, theme, plot, tragic/comic elements, diction |
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5 | COMPRHENSION/VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT (Use past questions) LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH – Review of Verbs and Adverbs Composition- Review of Argumentative/Expository Essay – Speech Work- Review of Diphtongs LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH Review of Literary terms for poetry: metaphor, Smile, Alliteration, Irony and so on |
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 | COMPRENSION/VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT: Review of Literary terms for poetry, metaphor, Smile, Alliteration, Irony and so on COMPREHENSION/VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT -English STRUCTURE: Review and interjection COMPOSITION- Revisit informal letter, Formal letter and their features SPEECH WORK Review of consonant sounds, LITERATURE –IN-ENGLISH -Use past questions |
5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 | Use past questions for all the aspects of the revision |
6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 | Use past questions for all the aspects of the revision |
7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 | Use past questions for all the aspects of the revision |
8.1 | Use past questions for all the aspects of the revision |
9.1 | Use past questions for all the aspects of the revision |
10 | Use past questions for all the aspects of the revision |
11 & 12 | TEST AND EXAMINATION |