Natural Resources: Forests

Listening and Speaking; Listening for Details

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

Study the picture and talk about the importance of forests.
Listen to the story being read and write down the important details.
Appreciate the importance of detailed information.

Learners are guided to study the picture and talk about the importance of forests.
Learners are guided to listen to the story being read and write down the important details.

What is the importance of detailed information?

Skills in English 7 pg. 77-78

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Listening and Speaking; Listening for Details

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

Prepare a short speech on the topic: 'What I Love about Forests'
Read the passage in learner's book and then answer the questions that follow.
Appreciate proper pronunciation of words during communication.

In groups, learners are guided to prepare a short speech on the topic: 'What I Love about Forests'
Learners are guided to read the passage in learner's book and then answer the questions that follow

How can you listen more attentively?

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Reading I; Intensive Reading: Visuals

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

Define visuals.
Identify different types of visuals.
Draw different types visuals.
Appreciate the use of visuals.

Learners are guided to define visuals.
Learners to identify different types of visuals.
Learners to draw different types visuals

Why is it important to interpret pictures and photographs correctly?

Skills in English pg80-83.  Digital device 

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Reading I; Intensive Reading: Visuals

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

Identify national or community needs that they can communicate about using visuals.
Create some of the visuals.
Appreciate the importance of visuals.

In groups, learners to identify national or community needs that they can communicate about using visuals.
In groups, learners are guided to create some of the visuals.

What are the advantages of pictures and photographs over other forms of communication?

Skills in English 80-83
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Grammar; Word Classes: Personal and Possessive pronouns

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

Explain the meaning of pronouns.
Read the passage in learner's book and identify the pronouns used.
Arrange the pronouns in the passage into personal and possessive pronouns.
Use personal and possessive pronouns in their daily conversations.

Learners are guided to explain the meaning of pronouns.
In groups, learners to read the passage in learner's book and identify the pronouns used.
Learners to arrange the pronouns in the passage into personal and possessive pronouns

What are personal pronouns? What are possessive pronouns?

Skills in English 85-88
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Grammar; Word Classes: Personal and Possessive pronouns

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

Define personal and possessive pronouns
Construct sentences using personal and possessive pronouns
Appreciate the use of pronouns in sentences.

Learners to define personal and possessive pronouns.
Learners are guided to search an article online or from a newspaper story. Read a paragraph and list the different types of pronouns used.
In pairs or individually, learners are guided to construct sentences using personal and possessive pronouns.

Which types of pronouns are commonly used?

Skills in English pg85-88
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Reading II; Intensive Reading: Characters in Class Readers

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

Define class readers.
Identify characters in class reader.
Recognize different types of class readers.
Appreciate the importance of class readers.

Learners are guided to define class readers.
Learners to identify characters in class reader.
In groups, learners are guided to recognize different types of class readers

Which characters seems to do the most in each class reader? Which characters say or do little in the class readers?

Skills in English 88-91
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Reading II; Intensive Reading: Characters in Class Readers

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

Read the story, 'Julius' Vision'
Discuss how minor characters in the class readers relate to one another.
Answer factual and inferential questions from the passage.
Enjoy reading the story.

Learners are guided to read the story, 'Julius' Vision'
In groups, learners are guided to discuss how minor characters in the class readers relate to one another.
Learners are guided to answer factual and inferential questions from the passage

Why do you think the children kept out of Julius' way?

Skills in English pg88-91  dictionaries digital device 

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Writing; Composition Writing: The Writing Process

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

Watch a video on the writing process the teacher will play for you.
Draw a mind map representing the different steps of the writing process.
Appreciate the importance of writing neatly and legibly.

Learners are guided to watch a video on the writing process the teacher will play for you.
Learners are guided to draw a mind map representing the different steps of the writing process

What is the importance of neat and legible handwriting?

Skills in English pg91_93
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Writing; Composition Writing: The Writing Process

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

Read the passage and talk about whether or not it is well-written
Writing a narrative composition following the writing process.
Appreciate the importance of writing neatly and legibly

Learners are guided to read the passage and talk about whether or not it is well-written
Learners to writing a narrative composition following the writing process

How do we make our composition interesting?

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Travel

Listening and Speaking; Listening Comprehension: Explanatory Narratives

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

Identify the features of explanatory narratives.
Create a story that explain why the cat lives with human beings.
Appreciate the features of explanatory narrative.

In groups, learners are guided to identify the features of oral narratives
Learners to create a story that explain why the cat lives with human beings

What are explanatory narrative?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 117-119
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Listening and Speaking; Listening Comprehension: Explanatory Narratives

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

Identify what makes the performance of an explanatory narrative more enjoyable.
Watch videos of people telling explanatory narrative. Make notes on how the story is made interesting.
Appreciate ways of making an explanatory narrative more interesting.

Learners are guided to identify what makes the performance of an explanatory narrative more enjoyable.
Learners to watch videos of people telling explanatory narrative. Make notes on how the story is made interesting

What are the features of explanatory narratives?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 117-119
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Listening and Speaking; Listening Comprehension: Explanatory Narratives

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

Choose one narrative and discuss the features they will include in their performance of it.
Perform the explanatory narratives.
Have fun and enjoy performing the explanatory narrative.

In groups, learners to choose narrative and discuss the features they will include in their performance of it.
In groups, learners are guided to perform the explanatory narratives

What can you do to make the performance of an explanatory narrative more enjoyable?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 117-119
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Reading I; Intensive Reading

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

Explain the meaning of reading for interpretation and reading for evaluation.
Listen to a recording of the poem, 'Mother to Her child'
Enjoy reading the poem.

Learners to explain the meaning of reading for interpretation and reading for evaluation
In pairs, learners to Listen to a recording of the poem, 'Mother to Her child'

Why do you think some lines are repeated several times?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 119-122
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Reading I; Intensive Reading

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

Read the poem, 'Growing Pains' and answer the questions that follow.
Talk about the main idea of the poem and the details that support it.
Write a summary of what the poem is talking about.
Have fun and enjoy reading the poems.

In pairs, learners to Read the poem, 'Growing Pains' and answer the questions that follow
In pairs, learners to talk about the main idea of the poem and the details that support it
In pairs, learners to write a summary of what the poem is talking about

Where are the events of this poem taking place? Who are the people involve in these events?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 119-122
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Grammar; Word Classes: Simple Prepositions

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

Define prepositions.
Sing the sing in learner's book.
Identify all the prepositions in the song.
Appreciate the use of prepositions.

Learners to define prepositions.
In pairs, learners to sing the sing in learner's book.
Identify all the prepositions in the song

What are prepositions?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 122-124
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Grammar; Word Classes: Simple Prepositions

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

Match the verbs in the left column with the prepositions in the right column.
Construct sentences using prepositions.
Use prepositions in their day to day lives.

Learners are guided to match the verbs in the left column with the prepositions in the right column.
In pairs, learners to construct sentences using prepositions.

What are the uses of prepositions?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 122-124
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Reading II; Intensive Reading: Poetry

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

Read the poem, 'Betrothed'
Identify the characters in the poem.
Act out the poem.
Enjoy reading and acting the poem.

Learners are guided to read the poem, 'Betrothed'
In groups, learners to identify the characters in the poem.
In groups, learners to act out the poem

Which events is taking place in the poem? Who are the characters involved in the poem?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 124-127
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Writing: Composition Writing: Self-Assessment

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

Search online or in books for information on assessing their own narrative composition.
Give reasons why self-assessment is important.
Assess a composition using a checklist.
Appreciate the importance of a checklist.

Learners are guided to search online or in books for information on assessing their own narrative composition
In pairs, learners are guided to give reasons why self-assessment is important
In groups, learners to assess a composition using a checklist

What is self-assessment? What is the importance of checklist?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 127-128

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Writing: Composition Writing: Self-Assessment

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

Read the passage, 'How to Assess a Narrative Composition'
Write a narrative composition about a class trip.
Assess their compositions.
Appreciate the importance of self-assessment.

Learners are guided to read the passage, 'How to Assess a Narrative Composition'
In groups, learners to write a narrative composition about a class trip.
Learners to assess their composition.

What is the importance of self-assessment?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 128-130
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Listening and Speaking: Pronunciation: Consonant and Vowel Sounds

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

Identify constant and vowels Sounds.
Read the conversation between Dorty and Mother aloud.
Identify words with the same sound as /t/ and /d/ such as wrote, den
Appreciate the importance of correct pronunciation of words

In pairs, learners are guided to identify constant and vowels Sounds.
Learners to read the conversation between Dorty and Mother aloud.
Learners to identify words with the same sound as /t/ and /d/ such as wrote, den

Who is your hero? Why do you consider this person a hero?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 131-133
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Listening and Speaking: Pronunciation: Consonant and Vowel Sounds

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

Read the poem in 's book.
Recite the poem in 's book.
Enjoy reciting the poem.

In groups, read the poem in the learner's book.
In groups, learners to recite the poem in the learner's book.

What is the poem about?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 134-135
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Listening and Speaking: Pronunciation: Consonant and Vowel Sounds

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

Listen to an audio recording.
Identify nouns and verbs from the recording.
Talk about the importance of correct pronunciation and stress.
Appreciate the importance of correct pronunciation.

In groups, learners to listen to an audio recording.
Individually, learners to identify nouns and verbs from the recording.
Learners to talk about the importance of correct pronunciation and stress

What have you learnt about nouns and verbs?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 135-136
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Reading I; Extensive Reading: Grade Appropriate Fictional Materials

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

Define the term fictional.
Talk about their favourite storybooks.
Appreciate the importance of reading widely

Learners to define the term fictional
In groups, learners to talk about their favourite storybooks

What are fictional materials?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 136-137
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Reading I; Extensive Reading: Grade Appropriate Fictional Materials

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

Read the passage, 'Dedan Kimathi's Early Years'
Retell the story of Dedan Kimathi.
Select a part and dramatize it in front of the class.
Have fun and enjoy dramatizing the story.

In groups, learners to read the passage, 'Dedan Kimathi's Early Years'
In groups, learners to retell the story of Dedan Kimathi.
In groups, learners to select a part and dramatize it in front of the class.

What true details do you learn about Dedan Kimathi from the passage?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 137-139
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Grammar; Word Classes: Conjunctions and, but, or

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

Define conjunctions.
Identify uses of conjunctions.
Fill in the spaces using conjunctions.
Construct sentences using conjunctions.
Appreciate the uses of conjunctions.

Learners are guided define conjunctions.
In groups, learners to identify uses of conjunctions
In groups, learners to fill in the spaces using conjunctions.
In groups, learners to construct sentences using conjunctions.

How did Mandela help South Africa to get freedom?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 140-141
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Reading II Intensive Reading: Class reader

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

Read the passage, 'The Password'
Answer the questions that follow.
Make short notes on the events that occur in the passage.
Appreciate the uses of class readers.

In pairs, learners to read the passage, 'The Password'
In pairs, learners to answer the questions that follow.
In pairs, learners are guided to make short notes on the events that occur in the passage

Why does Sauna's uncle decide to take him to school?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 141-144
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Reading I Intensive Reading: Class reader

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

Talk about the characters and how they make the events in the story happen.
Act out the events of the passage.
Enjoy acting the story.

In pairs, learners to talk about the characters and how they make the events in the story happen
In pairs, learners are guided to act out the events of the passage

What have you learnt about heroes and heroine?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 141-144
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Writing; Creative Writing: Narrative Compositions

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

Identify features of narrative compositions.
Take turns to talk about the funniest, hardest, saddest or most surprising experiences of their life.
Appreciate narrative compositions.

Learners to identify features of narrative compositions.
In pairs or in groups, learners to take turns to talk about the funniest, hardest, saddest or most surprising experiences of their life.

What are narrative compositions?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 144-145
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Music

Writing; Creative Writing: Narrative Compositions
Listening and Speaking; Oral Presentation: Delivering Speeches

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

Read the story in learner's book.
Create well-written narrative compositions on different topics.
Appreciate narrative compositions.

In pairs, learners to read the story in learner's book
In groups, learners are guided to create well-written narrative compositions on different topics.

What are some of the most interesting stories they have ever read?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 144-145
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KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 151
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Listening and Speaking; Oral Presentation: Delivering Speeches

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

Read the speech, 'Riddle. Riddle'
Talk about the importance of delivering speech.
Appreciate the importance of delivering speech.

Learners to read the speech, 'Riddle. Riddle'
Learners are guided to talk about the importance of delivering speech.

What is the importance of delivering speech?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 151-153
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Reading I; Study Skills: Note Making

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

Explain the meaning of note-making.
Discuss how useful sub-divisions are in note-making.
Talk about why it is important to make notes.
Appreciate the importance of note-making.

In groups, learners are guided to explain the meaning of note-making.
In groups, learners are guided to discuss how useful sub-divisions are in note-making.
In groups, learners are guided to talk about why it is important to make notes

What is note-making?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 60-61
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Reading I; Study Skills: Note Making

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

Read the passage, 'We get Paid and Do What We Love Most'
Identify and discuss the meaning of the key words in the passage.
Appreciate the importance of note-making.

In groups, learners are guided to read the passage, 'We get Paid and Do What We Love Most'
In groups, learners are guided to identify and discuss the meaning of the key words in the passage.

What is the importance of note-making?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 153-155
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Reading I; Study Skills: Note Making

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

Read the passage, 'The importance of Music'
Make notes on the origin and role of the music.
Appreciate the importance of music.

In pairs, learners to Read the passage, 'The importance of Music'
In pairs, learners to Make notes on the origin and role of the music.

What is the role music?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 155-156
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Grammar; Word Classes: Determiners

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

Define determiners.
Identify the uses of determiners.
Recite the poem, 'The Spice of Life' and identify determiners.
Appreciate the uses of determiners.

In pairs, learners are guided to define determiners
In pairs, learners are guided to identify the uses of determiners.
In pairs, learners are guided to recite the poem, 'The Spice of Life' and identify determiners

What are determiners?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 157
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Grammar; Word Classes: Determiners

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

Read the passage in learner's book and identify the articles and possessives.
Make flashcards with the possessive they have learnt.
Appreciate the importance of possessives.

In pairs, learners to read the passage in learner's book and identify the articles and possessives.
In groups, learners to make flashcards with the possessive they have learnt.

What are articles?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 157-159
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Grammar; Word Classes: Determiners

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

Match the articles with the correct nouns.
Compose a song on children's rights.
Use articles in their day to day conversations.
Appreciated the importance of children rights.

In pairs, learners to match the articles with the correct nouns.
In groups, learners to compose a song on children's rights.
In pairs, learners to use articles in their day to day conversations

What have you learnt about articles?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 159-160
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Reading II; Intensive Reading: Characters and their Traits

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

Read the ogre narrative, 'Anakamuna and Anakanani the ogre'
Role play the story of 'Anakamuna and Anakanani the ogre'
Have fun reading ogre narratives.

In pairs, learners are guided to read the ogre narrative, 'Anakamuna and Anakanani the ogre'
In pairs, learners to role play the story of 'Anakamuna and Anakanani the ogre'

What are ogre narratives?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 160-163
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Writing; Functional Writing: Packing and Shopping List

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

Identify parts of a shopping list.
Prepare a shopping list showing the items they plan to buy, the quantity and the price of each.
Appreciate the importance of shopping list.

Individually or in pairs, learners to identify parts of a shopping list.
Individually or in pairs, learners to prepare a shopping list showing the items they plan to buy, the quantity and the price of each.

What is a shopping list?

KLB; Top Scholar: English Learner's Book Grade 7 pg. 163-166
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TRADITIONAL FASHION

Listening to Respond: Views/ Opinions

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

list ways of expressing views/opinions in different contexts,
Identify way of expressing views/opinions from texts,
c) Acknowledge the value of one

The learner is guided to:
search online and offline for the different ways of expressing views/opinions,
listen to an oral narrative and identify the different ways used to express opinions/views,

How are opinions expressed? Why is it important to express one

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Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.164-168
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 143-144

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TRADITIONAL FASHION

Listening to Respond: Views/ Opinions

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

list ways of expressing views/opinions in different contexts,
use different expressions that indicate own views/opinions in a given text,
c) Acknowledge the value of one

The learner is guided to:
in groups, role play the different characters in the narrative and bring out different ways of expressing opinions/views,
explain their feelings towards issues raised in the trickster narrative,
write on a chart, the words they have used to describe their feelings.

How can expressing opinion/views affect relationships?

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Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.164-168
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 143-144

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Reading

Intensive Reading- Comprehension

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

identify main ideas in a text,
use contextual clues to infer the meaning of words in a text,
c) Appreciate the importance of reading comprehension in lifelong learning.

The learner is guided to:
download and share texts with mental images from the texts and draw conclusions,
read a passage individually, and identify key words in the passage,
infer the meaning of words using contextual clues,

Why should we recreate characters, places and events in our minds? How can we tell the meaning of words and phrases in a text?

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Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.169-171
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 144-146

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Reading

Intensive Reading- Comprehension

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

describe characters, ideas or events in a text,
summarize information from a short text,
c) Appreciate the importance of reading comprehension in lifelong learning.

The learner is guided to:
in groups, role play the characters and events in the text,
use contextual clues to decipher the meaning of words,
answer questions based on the passage
give an appropriate title to a story or passage.

Why should we recreate characters, places and events in our minds? How can we tell the meaning of words and phrases in a text?

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Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.169-171
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 144-146

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Grammar in use

Phrasal Verbs

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

identify phrasal verbs formed from put, come and give in a given text,
define the term phrasal verb,
c) Acknowledge the role of phrasal verbs in communication.

The learner is guided to:
read a text and identify the phrasal verbs formed from put, come and give present,
in groups, search online and use charts for meanings of the phrasal verbs they have identified,

How are phrasal verbs formed? What meanings are expressed through phrasal verbs?

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Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.171-173
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 146-148

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Grammar in use

Phrasal Verbs

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

identify phrasal verbs formed from put, come and give in a given text,
use given phrasal verbs correctly in sentence construction,
c) Acknowledge the role of phrasal verbs in communication.

The learner is guided to:
fill in blanks in a text using the most appropriate phrasal verb,
search on the internet for more examples of phrasal verbs,

Why should we use Phrasal Verbs correctly?

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Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.171-173
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 146-148

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Reading

Class Reader: Main Ideas

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

identify the main ideas in the section read in the text,
discuss the lessons learnt from the text
c) Appreciate the role of literature in fostering critical thinking.

The learner is guided to:
read a section of the text aloud in turns and dramatize the events
discuss the main ideas in the sections read in the text in groups

Why do people read story books? What is the importance of reading a short story?

Digital device,
Print and online dictionaries
Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.173-174
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 148-150

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Reading

Class Reader: Main Ideas

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

discuss the lessons learnt from the text
relate the lessons learnt to real life experiences
c) Appreciate the role of literature in fostering critical thinking.

The learner is guided to:
relate the lessons learnt from the section read to real life experiences in groups
draw a chart showing the sequence of the main events in the section read
search online and watch an adapted dramatization of the section read.

Why do people read story books? What is the importance of reading a short story?

Digital device,
Print and online dictionaries
Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.173-174
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 148-150

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Writing

The writing Process: Dialogues

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

outline the format of a dialogue
Using IT devices, find more on dialogues.
c) Acknowledge the importance of the writing process in acquiring good writing skills.

The learner is guided to:
search online and offline for an example of a dialogue
dramatize the identified dialogue
in groups, discuss the format of the dialogue they have identified
Individually fill in missing words in a set dialogue on traditional fashion
In pairs, discuss the correctness of the words they have used

What is the difference between a dialogue and a narrative composition?

Digital device,
Print and online dictionaries
Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.175-177
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 150-152

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Writing

The writing Process: Dialogues

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

outline the format of a dialogue
apply the writing process in writing a dialogue
c) Acknowledge the importance of the writing process in acquiring good writing skills.

The learner is guided to:
individually, create a rough draft of a short dialogue using the format they have identified
in groups, edit each other

What should we consider before writing a dialogue?

Digital device,
Print and online dictionaries
Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.175-177
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 150-152

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LAND TRAVEL

Listening Comprehension: Extensive Listening

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

identify the key issues raised in songs addressing land travel,
listen attentively to songs on land travel,
C) Acknowledge the importance of extensive listening in communication.

The learner is guided to:
listen to songs on local and international land travel from audio recordings,
respond to comprehension questions on key issues raised in the song,
pick out key issues raised from a song sung by the teacher or resource person on land travel,

How can we tell the main message in a song?

Digital device,
Wall charts
Play songs
Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.178-182
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 153-154

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LAND TRAVEL

Listening Comprehension: Extensive Listening

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

listen attentively to songs on land travel,
use vocabulary identified from songs on land travel correctly,
c) Acknowledge the importance of extensive listening in communication.

The learner is guided to:
share ideas on the key issues addressed in the songs they have listened to using wall charts,
identify vocabulary used in songs on land travel and infer their meaning from context,
construct sentences orally using the vocabulary learnt,
sing choral songs on land travel.

How can we draw meanings from the words used in a song? How are songs made interesting?

Digital device,
Wall charts
Play songs
Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.178-182
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 153-154

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Reading

Intensive Reading: Comprehension Strategies

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

identify key ideas from a passage,
summarize key ideas from a passage,
c) Acknowledge the importance of comprehension strategies in effective reading.

The learner is guided to:
read selected grade appropriate passages on issues related to land travel such as safety and security from print and on-line sources,
discuss opinions formed about the characters or ideas presented in the passage,

How do you get the meaning of a words from a passage?

Digital device,
Drawing papers
Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.183-184
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 154-157

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Reading

Intensive Reading: Comprehension Strategies

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

create mental images from the events in a passage,
deduce the meaning of words from context,
respond to factual and inferential questions, correctly from the passage
d) Acknowledge the importance of comprehension strategies in effective reading.

The learner is guided to:
infer the meaning of words based on how they have been used in the passage
complete oral and written exercises using the vocabulary learnt,
answer factual and inferential questions from the passages, both orally and in writing,
Summarize key ideas presented in the passages by paraphrasing,

What is the importance of reading a passage? What makes people write passages?

Digital device,
Drawing papers
Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.183-184
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 154-157

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Grammar in use

Sentences: Simple Sentences

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

Identify simple sentences from varied texts,
differentiate between print and non-print texts,
c) Advocate the importance of using a variety of sentences in communication.

The learner is guided to:
listen keenly to a poem or a story on land travel and write down all the simple sentences that feature in the texts,
read a print or non-print text on land travel in groups and identify the simple sentences,

What is the role of sentences in a text? What constitutes a simple sentence?

Digital device,
recordings
Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.185-186
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 157-160

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Grammar in use

Sentences: Simple Sentences

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

Identify simple sentences from varied texts,
construct simple sentences on a variety of issues,
c) Advocate the importance of using a variety of sentences in communication.

The learner is guided to:
tell a chain story featuring simple sentences in groups,
complete a substitution table featuring simple sentences,
complete a mind map to practice construction of simple sentences,
write a short dialogue using simple sentences and share it with peers on- line and off-line.

How do you determine what to include in a sentence?

Digital device,
recordings
Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.185-186
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 157-160

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Reading

Oral Literature: Praise Songs

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

identify the purpose and occasions for which praise songs are performed,
discuss the relationship between the singer and the person being praised in praise songs,
c) Appreciate the purpose of praise songs in communication.

The learner is guided to:
listen to praise songs from audio visual sources or from a resource person,
identify and discuss the purpose of the praise songs they have listened to,

Why do we sing? What kind of people are praised in songs?

Digital device,
recordings
Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.187-189
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 160-162

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Reading

Oral Literature: Praise Songs

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

perform praise songs sang in their immediate environment
collaborate with peers in performing the praise songs,
c) Appreciate the purpose of praise songs in communication.

The learner is guided to:
share ideas on the relationship between the singer and the person been praised in the praise songs they have listened to,
identify a praise song sang in their immediate environment in groups,
present praise songs in groups to the class and share experiences,
discuss the character traits of the singer(s) as brought out in the praise song(s).

How do songs portray people

Digital device,
recordings
Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.187-189
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 160-162

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Writing

Creative Writing: Narrative Composition

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

explain the meaning of specified idioms in context,
b) create well written narrative compositions using the specified idioms, c) appreciate the role of idioms in creative writing

The learner is guided to:
brainstorm on the reason creative writers use idiomatic expressions in writing,
explain situations that call for the use of the following idiomatic expressions:
biting off more than you can chew
own up to something
having a lot on your plate
call it a day
piece of cake
o hold your tongue

What makes a story memorable? What is the importance of using idioms in communication?

Digital device,
Print and online dictionaries
Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.190-192
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 163-164

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Writing

Creative Writing: Narrative Composition

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

explain the meaning of specified idioms in context,
b) create well written narrative compositions using the specified idioms, c) appreciate the role of idioms in creative writing

The learner is guided to:
confirm the meaning of the idiomatic expressions from print and on-line dictionaries,
practice using the idiomatic expressions in sentences,

What makes a story memorable? What is the importance of using idioms in communication?

Digital device,
Print and online dictionaries
Skills in English Grade 7 T.G Pg.190-192
Skills in English Grade 7 PB. Pg. 163-164

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