B1 English Language · Term 3 Week 10: Using Qualifying Words

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.5.5.1.1 - Identify adjectives and use them to describe self and other people

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify adjectives (describing words) in a simple passage about people.
Explain that an adjective is a word that tells us more about a person, animal or thing.
Use at least three adjectives to describe themselves in simple sentences.
Write two or more parallel sentences to describe a friend or classmate using appropriate adjectives.
Read aloud their descriptive sentences with confidence and correct pronunciation.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Convention/Grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using Qualifying Words - Adjectives (5.5)
Content standard: B1.5.5.1 - Apply knowledge of adjectives in communication
Indicator: B1.5.5.1.1 - Identify adjectives and use them to describe self and other people
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 10 (Week 34 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. 36
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Have learners read level-appropriate texts describing people.
- Put learners in groups to discuss the texts read. Provide questions to help them identify the descriptive words.
- Have learners write simple sentences to describe themselves, using the descriptive words identified.
- Have learners write parallel sentences to describe their friends.