JSS1- JSS3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE FIRST TERM SCHEME OF WORK
English Language first term Scheme of work for Nigeria junior secondary school (JSS1 – JSS3) students.
JSS1:First term’s scheme of work
Week 1
Parts of speech: Noun
Week 2
Vowel sounds
Week 3
i. Pronoun
ii. Consonant sounds
Week 4
Long and short vowels
Week 5
Adjectives
Week 6
i. Adverbs
ii. Consonant clusters
Week 7 – 8
Reading Comprehension: The history and aim of FRSC
Week 9
Vocabulary Development: Points from essays (stories and passages)
Week 10
i. Reading Comprehension
ii. Verbs
Week 11 – 12
Revision/Examination
JSS2:First term’s scheme of work
Week 1
i. Reading Comprehension
ii. Writing an outline: Article Writing
iii. Introduction to sounds (Revision)
iv. Nouns, Pronouns and their functions
Week 2
i. Reading Comprehension
ii. Arrangement of ideas/points in a composition
iii. Consonants: /t/, /g/, /k/
Week 3
i. Narrative composition
ii. Descriptive composition
iii. Adjectives
iv. Vowels: /ɪ/, /ɪ:/, /aɪ/, /æ/ and /ʒ:/
Week 4
i. Conjunction
ii. Argumentative composition
iii. Preposition
iv. Vowels: /ʌ/and /ə/
Week 5
i. Consonant sounds: /f/ and /v/
ii. Tenses: Present, Past and Future
Week 6
i. Letter writing: Informal letter
ii. Consonant sounds: /dʒ/ and /tʃ/
Week 7
i. Letter writing: Formal letter
ii. Consonants: /ð/ and /θ/
iii. Adverbs
Week 8
i. Listening and Speaking: /ŋ/ and /n/
ii. Regular and Irregular verbs
Week 9
Transitive and Intransitive verbs
Week 10
i. Reading Comprehension
ii. Consonant Clusters
iii. Classification of Adjectives
Week 11 – 12
Revision/Examination
First term’s scheme of work for JSS 3
Week 1
i. Reading Comprehension: Critical reading
ii. Writing composition: Narrative, Descriptive, Argumentative and Expository
Week 2
Consonants: /f/ and /d/
Week 3
i. Consonant clusters
ii. Tenses
Week 4
i. Intonation
ii. Conjunction
iii. Preposition
Week 5
i. Summary writing
ii. Types of letter: Formal, Informal and Semi formal.
Week 6
i. Reading Comprehension
ii. Diphthongs: /eɪ/, /aɪ/ and /au/
Week 7 – 8
i. Word stress
ii. Active and Passive voice
Week 9
i. Regular and Irregular verbs
ii. Interjection
Week 10
Reading Comprehension
Week 11 – 12
Revision/Examination
