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Grade 9 2025
TERM III
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WK LSN STRAND SUB-STRAND LESSON LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING EXPERIENCES KEY INQUIRY QUESTIONS LEARNING RESOURCES ASSESSMENT METHODS REFLECTION
1 1
Listening and speaking.
Conversation skills: Job interview.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify preparations for a job interview.
Outline preparations undertaken by an interviewer and interviewee before a job interview.
Appreciate importance of preparing well for a job interview.
-          Watch an interview on a relevant topic like income generating activities.
Brainstorm on the preparations undertaken by an interviewer and interviewee before a job interview.
Discuss the importance of preparing well for a job interview.
How can you succeed in a job interview?
Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 214-216
Dictionary.
Charts.
Video clips.
Teacher’s guide.
-          Oral interview. Questions and answers. Peer assessment.
1 2
Listening and speaking.
Reading.
Conversation skills: Job interview.
Extensive reading: Fiction.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify possible questions that are commonly asked in a job interview.
Ask and answer appropriate questions in mock job interviews.
Recognize excellent interview skills as a positive step towards getting a job.
-          In groups, search online and offline for possible questions that are commonly asked in a job interview and write them down.
In pairs role play asking and answering questions in a mock job interview and record the session electronically or as a written dialogue.
Discuss how success in a job interview is a step towards generating income for the individual and the community.
Why is it important to prepare for a interview?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 214-216
Charts.
Dictionary.
Digital device.
Teacher’s guide.
Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 217-220
-          Oral interview. Peer assessment. Questions and answers. Short answers
1 3
Reading.
Grammar in use.
Extensive reading: Fiction.
Word classes: nouns.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Make a reader’s gallery by displaying the materiel read with a caption indicating its subject matter.
Keep a portfolio of the subject matter.
Appreciate the importance of reading fiction for exposure.
-          In groups make a reader’s gallery by displaying the material read with a caption indicating its subject matter.
Take photos of their display and keep a soft copy of the photo in their portfolio.
Discuss why reading fiction materials is important.
What makes a book interesting?
Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 220-221
Charts.
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionary.
Pg 221-223
Dictionaries.
Digital devices.
-          Short answers. Oral interview. Self-assessment.
1 4
Grammar in use.
Reading.
Word classes: nouns.
Grade-appropriate play: lessons learnt (Class reader)
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          List nouns formed from verbs and other nouns.
Use nouns formed from verbs and other nouns in sentences.
Appreciate the necessity of forming words from other word classes in the process of communication.
-          In groups, use the suffixes to form nouns from verbs and other nouns and present them in print.
Construct sentences about income generating activities and environmental preservation using nouns formed from verbs and from other nouns.
Explain why the knowledge of changing other words into nouns helpful in communication.
What changes when a word is formed from another?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 223-224
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionary.
Digital device.
Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 224-226
Class reader.
Charts.
-          Observation. Oral questions. Oral presentation.
1 5
Reading.
Writing.
Grade appropriate play: lessons learnt (Class reader)
Mechanics of writing – spelling.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Analyze the lessons learned from a play.
Relate the lessons learnt to real life experiences.
Perceive plays as sources of life lessons and entertainment.
-          Analyze the lessons elicited by pairs and relate them to real life experiences.
Use graphic organizers to summarize lessons learnt and present them in them in charts displayed on the wall for peer review.
Discuss the sections of a play that entertain and bring out lessons.
Which issues are addressed in a play?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 226-227
Teacher’s guide.
Class reader.
Dictionary.
Charts.
Pg 227-230
Flash cards.
-          Oral reading. Written exercise. Peer assessment.
2 1
Writing.
Listening and speaking.
Mechanics of writing – spelling.
Listening to respond. Expressing feelings.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Outline the rules of abbreviations in full.
Write common abbreviations in full.
Appreciate the importance of abbreviation in writing.
-          Discuss the rules of abbreviation and present them in charts in groups.
Copy the lists of abbreviation from print sources respectively in pairs.
Write a paragraph on how to make savings from income generating activities containing words to be abbreviated.
Assess the correctness of the paragraph in groups.
Which words do we normally abbreviate?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 230-231
Teacher’s guide.
Charts.
Flash cards.
Dictionary.
Pg 232-233
-          Short answers. Oral discussions. Peer assessment.
2 2
Listening and speaking.
Reading.
Listening to respond expressing feelings.
Intensive reading: comprehension strategies.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Find the meaning of subject matter.
Express their feelings towards the subject matter of a poem.
Value the importance of poem recitation for effective communication.
-          Search print sources for words and expressions used to describe feelings towards a poem.
In groups, recite selected poems and present their varied feelings towards each poem’s subject matter in details.
Discuss in plenary the importance of reciting poems with feelings.
Why is it important to recite poems with feelings?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 233-234
Charts.
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionary.
Pg 234-235
-          Short answers. Oral discussions. Peer assessment.
2 3
Reading.
Grammar in use.
Intensive reading: comprehensive strategies.
Phrasal verbs.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Read a passage.
Summarize ideas in a passage.
Apply the skills of making inferences and drawing conclusions in independent reading.
-          Read a passage on good grooming and summarize the ideas in the passage.
Present their summaries on charts and present them in the classroom.
Participate in a gallery, walk and review peers’ summaries.
How can one draw conclusions from a text?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 235-238
Teacher’s guide.
Charts.
Dictionary.
Pg 238-240
-          Peer assessment. Oral discussions. Questions and answer.
2 4
Grammar in use.
Personal grooming: Reading.
Phrasal verbs.
Play: characterization
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Use phrasal verbs to fill in tables and broken passages.
Use the given phrasal verbs in sentences of their own.
Value the importance of using phrasal verbs in spoken and written communication.
-          Use phrasal verbs to fill in tables and broken passages.
Using phrasal verbs, construct sentences based on personal grooming and health education.
Sing songs with phrasal verbs on health education.
Why is it important to learn meanings of phrasal verbs?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 240-241
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionary.
Pg 241-242
Dictionaries.
Charts.
-          Peer assessment. Oral reading. Oral presentation. Gap filling.
2 5
Reading.
Writing.
Play characterization.
The writing process.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify clues from a play excerpt.
Use the clues to describe the characters in a play.
Appreciate the role of characterization in determining virtues and vices in society.
-          In groups, read sections of a play and identify the clues used to describe the traits of a character.
In groups, use the clues traits and display them in a gallery in form of character maps for peer review.
Dramatize a section of a play to highlight traits of some characters.
Why is characterization important?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 245-247
Teacher’s guide.
Charts.
Dictionaries.
Pg 247
-          Role play. Self-assessment. Short answers.
3 1
Writing.
THEME: SEA TRAVEL. Listening and speaking.
The writing process.
Extensive listening: speeches.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Roleplay the characters of the dialogue in the class reader.
Apply the writing process in creating a dialogue on a relevant theme.
Emphasize the importance of each of the stages in the writing process in crafting flawless dialogue.
-          Individually, select one topic and write a dialogue adhering to the writing process.
In pairs, dramatize selected dialogues as the others watch and note the strength and weaknesses.
Suggest ways of improving dialogues written by peers.
Why is it important to learn dialogue writing?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 247-250
Teacher’s guide.
Charts.
Dictionaries.
Pg 250-252
-          Reading aloud. Oral discussion. Peer assessments.
3 2
Listening and speaking.
Reading.
Extensive listening.
Intensive reading: visualizing and summarizing.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Listen to the speeches on tips for sea travel and more so island.
Take notes on the points made by different speaker on the issue.
Appreciate the importance of getting information from varied sources.
-          Listen to the speeches again and in pairs take notes on the points from each of the speeches.
In groups, compare the notes taken by different pairs and compile the recurrent points
Use the points noted from the same speeches to write and make a speech on the same theme.
How can you ensure that you remember what you hear from a speech?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 252-253
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionaries.
Charts.
Pg 253-256
- Peer assessments. Oral discussion. Self-assessment.
3 3
Reading.
Grammar in use.
Intensive reading: visualizing and summarizing.
Sentences: Complex sentences.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Summarize what a paragraph and the passage are about.
Fill in the key information from the paragraph and the passage in the form provided.
Acknowledge the role of visualizing and summarizing in enhancing understanding of a text.
-          In groups, fill in templates requiring key ideas from the text or parts of thetext and display the templates on the wall.
Summarize the ideas in own words in charts and share for peer review.
Brainstorm on how visualizing and summarizing aid in comprehension of a passage.
Why is it important to make a relevant summary of a text?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 256-257
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionaries.
Charts.
Pg 257-258
- Oral reading. Peer assessment. Oral interviews.
3 4
Grammar in use.
Sentences: Complex sentences.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Construct complex sentences using subordinating conjuctions learnt.
Create a chart on complex sentences and display in class.
Desire to construct complex sentences using subordinating conjuctions learnt.
-          In groups, use the subordinating conjuctions learnt to construct complex sentences.
In groups, display the sentences learnt on a chart.
Use subordinating conjuctions to join parts of sentences in the substation table.
What is the role of conjuctions in sentences?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 258-259
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionaries.
Charts.
Pg 260
- Self-assessment. Oral interview. Short answers.
3 5
Reading.
Grade-appropriate play: style (Class reader)
Grade appropriate play: style (Class Reader)
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Read the play in ’s book.
Identify the styles of humour and monologue in a play.
Appreciate the role of humour and monologue in enriching a literary work.
-          Search for examples of humour and monologue from print sources and read them aloud.
In groups, identify and illustrate humour and monologue in the grade appropriate play and display them in class.
Read episodes of the grade appropriate play containing humour and monologue.
What is the role of humour in a play?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 261-263
Charts.
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionaries.
Pg 263-265
Newspapers.
- Peer assessment. Oral interviews. Short answers.
4

RATS,WEEK FOUR FROM 15TH TO 19TH SEPTEMBER

5 1
Writing.
Creating writing: Idioms.
Creative writing: Idioms.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify idioms used in different contexts.
Explain the meaning of given idioms in different contexts.
Desire to use idioms in different contexts.
-          Use the print dictionaries to find the meaning of idioms.
In groups, fill sentences gaps with the most appropriate idioms.
Read short narrative essays containing given idioms.
What are idioms?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 264-267
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionaries.
Charts.
Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 267-268
-  Peer assessment. Oral presentations. Reading aloud. Self-assessment.
5 2
SPORTS, WORLD CUP (Football) Listening and speaking.
Listening and speaking.
Intonation in sentences – question tags.
Intonation in sentences – question tags.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Write the correct form of question tags in sentences.
Read sentences with the correct form of question tags.
Realize the importance of question tags and correct intonation in communication.
-          Listen to a recording in which the speakers use question tags and correct sentence intonation.
In pairs, practice reading out sentences with question tags using the correct intonation.
Match affirmative and negative sentences to question tags provided in a list.
How can we improve our speaking skills?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 269-271
Teacher’s guide.
Charts.
Dictionaries.
Pg 271-272
Digital device.
- Oral discussion. Peer assessment. Questions and answer
5 3
Reading.
Summarizing: argumentative texts (Grade appropriate text)
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Pick out the main points discussed in a text.
Organize an outline of points into a coherent whole.
Appreciate the importance of good summary writing skills in writing.
-          Read argumentative texts based on the world cup from a book.
Select the main ideas.
Outline the supporting points from the text.
How do we write summaries?
Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 272-274
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionaries.
Charts.
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 275
- Oral discussions. Questions and answers. Peer assessment.
5 4
Grammar in use.
Sentences-Direct and indirect speech.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Read sentences with direct and indirect speech.
Differentiate between direct and indirect speech.
Desire to use direct and indirect speech correctly in communication.
-          Read provided sentences or paragraphs to learn how direct and indirect speech appear in writing.
Convert sentences written in direct speech into indirect speech and vice versa.
Differentiate between direct and indirect speech.
How do we report what others have said?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 275-277
Charts.
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionaries.
Pg 277-279
- Oral presentation. Short answers. Peer assessment. Observation.
5 5
Reading.
Intensive reading: Play-Relating to real life (Class Reader)
Intensive reading: Play-relating to real life (Class Reader)
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Identify the characters in a play.
Discuss the various themes in a play.
Appreciate the beauty of performances of a literary text.
-          Read a prescribed play.
Identify the characters in a play.
Share out the roles of the various characters in a play.
Discuss the themes that are evident in the play.
What makes plays interesting?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 279-282
Teacher’s guide.
Charts.
Dictionaries.
Pg 282-283
- Peer assessment. Oral discussions. Questions and answers.
6

MID-TERM ASSESSMENT AND BREAK FROM 29TH TO 3RD OCTOBER,2025

7 1
Writing.
Descriptive writing (280-320 words)
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Use the correct writing process to write a composition.
Spell words correctly in composition writing.
Appreciate the importance of creativity in writing.
-          Write sentences that describe things in the classroom using the five senses.
Write a composition on a topic related to the world cup.
Look at a set of pictures or items on the world cup provided by the teacher and write a descriptive composition based on these items.
What makes a story creative?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 284-285
Teacher’s guide.
Charts.
Dictionaries.
Pg 285-287
Digital devices.
- Self-assessment. Peer assessment. Short answers
7 2
THEME TOURIST ATTRACTION SITES: WORLD Listening and speaking.
Listening and speaking.
Oral reports: News-(Roleplay)
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Read a short report within a specified number of minutes.
Analyze a recorded grade appropriate oral news report.
Appreciate the importance of fluency in news reports.
-          Watch a recorded grade appropriate news report on tourist attraction sites in the world.
Brainstorm in groups on importance of body language in reading an oral report.
Practice reciting famous speeches.
1.      Who is your favorite news presenter and why? What is an oral report?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 289-291
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionaries.
Pg 291-292
Charts.
-  Peer assessment. Self-assessment. observation. Short answers.
7 3
Reading.
Reading fluency.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Preview a text while ignoring unknown words.
Make predictions about the characters events and the message in a given text.
Advocate the role of reading fluency in communication.
-          Read the tittle, blurb of a text in pairs.
Read the first line of a paragraph or chapter to establish the subject.
Look for specific details from a text such as tittle, a word, a phrase in pairs.
In pairs, make predictions about events and the message.
How can you tell if a text is appropriate for reading?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 292-293
Teacher’s guide.
Charts.
Pg 296-297
Dictionaries.
-  Self-assessment. Peer assessment. Oral presentations.
7 4
Grammar in use.
Sentences -Imperative commands, requests, -Exclamatory.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Read texts with imperative and exclamatory sentences.
Identify instances where imperative and exclamatory sentences are used correctly in printed handouts or online texts.
Appreciate the use of exclamatory and imperative sentences in spoken language.
-          Orally list the kinds of rules that they would want implemented in their school.
Identify and label sentence types in a given text.
Identify instances where imperative and exclamatory sentences are used correctly.
When do you use an exclamatory or an imperative sentence in school?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 297-299
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionaries.
Charts.
Pg 299-300
- Oral presentations. Reading aloud. Self-assessment.
7 5
Reading.
Writing.
Writing.
Intensive reading: Poems.
Emails.
Emails.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-          Read given grade appropriate poems about tourist attraction sites (world).
Explain why it is important to relate ideas leant in poems to real life.
Appreciate the need to relate ideas in poems to real life.
-          Read given grade appropriate poems about tourist attraction sites (World) for enjoyment.
Discuss the meaning of the poems in groups.
Explain why it is important to relate ideas learnt in poems to real life.
Why is it important to relate ideas read in works of art to real life?
Skill
in English learner’s book
Pg 300-303
Teacher’s guide.
Dictionaries.
Digital devices.
Skill in English learner’s book
Pg 303-304
Charts.
Pg 304-306
Pg 306-308
- Short answers. Self-assessment. Oral reading. Oral presentation.

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