B4 English Language · Term 3, Week 5

Creative/Free Writing

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Curriculum details

Strand
Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand
Creative/Free Writing (4.11)
Content standard
B4.4.11.1 - Create texts
Indicator
B4.4.11.1.2 - Write poems and imaginative, narrative stories and illustrate them
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 4-6), 2019, p. 54

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

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Guide learners to read a poem and let them write a parallel one to start as group presentations.
- Learners then choose topics and write a four- or five-line poem and illustrate it.
- Guide them to edit each other's work by exchanging with other groups.
- Have groups present their work to the class.
- Encourage reactions from the class.
Imaginative narrative
- Guide learners through relevant questions to write imaginative stories on topics/themes of their choice.