B1 English Language · Term 3 Week 5: Controlled Writing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.4.7.1.1 - Find, read and copy sentences from a given substitution tables

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the columns in a substitution table and explain what each column contains.
Read aloud at least three different sentences formed from a substitution table with correct pronunciation and intonation.
Copy at least five correct sentences from a substitution table neatly into their exercise books.
Check their copied sentences against the table and correct any mistakes they find.
Read out their sentences to the class with confidence during feedback time.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Controlled Writing (4.7)
Content standard: B1.4.7.1 - Write simple compositions
Indicator: B1.4.7.1.1 - Find, read and copy sentences from a given substitution tables
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 5 (Week 29 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 33
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Have a simple 3-4 column substitution table on the board.
- Have learners identify the words that make up the table.
- With examples, guide learners to form oral sentences from the substitution table.
- Have learners write their sentences.
- Ask pairs to do peer editing.
- Invite learners to read out their sentences to the class for feedback.