B4 English Language · Term 3, Week 1

Conjunctions

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Curriculum details

Strand
Grammar Usage at Word and Phrase Levels (Strand 3)
Sub-strand
Conjunctions (3.8)
Content standard
B4.3.8.1 - Apply the knowledge of conjunctions in speech and in writing
Indicator
B4.3.8.1.1 - Identify and use simple conjunctions - and, but, or, nor - to link:
Suggested placement
Term 3, Week 1 (Week 25 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 4-6), 2019, p. 44

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- similar ideas
- contrasting ideas, show choices/express alternatives
- Introduce the conjunctions one at a time in context.
- Elicit examples of sentences with conjunctions from learners.
- Put on cards simple sentences.
e.g. i. Esi is tall. Ama is short. ii. Esi is tall but Ama is short.
- Use Combination Drill for learners to practise the use of conjunctions. e.g. i. Learner A: I bought a pen… ii. Learner B: I bought a pen and a notebook. iii. Learner C: I will eat fufu…… Learner D: I will eat fufu or kenkey.