B4 English Language · Term 3, Week 11

Conjunctions

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Curriculum details

Strand
Using Writing Conventions/ Grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand
Conjunctions (5.8)
Content standard
B4.5.8.1 - Apply the knowledge of conjunctions in speech and in writing
Indicator
B4.5.8.1.1 - Identify and use conjunctions - and, but, or, nor - to link:
Suggested placement
Term 3, Week 11 (Week 35 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. 66

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

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- similar ideas
- contrasting ideas
- express alternatives
Note: Learners are to consolidate the knowledge of conjunctions acquired in Strand 3: Grammar Usage at Word and Phrase Levels.
- Guide learners to give examples of sentences demonstrating their knowledge of conjunctions.
e.g. i. Musa and Kuma are good friends. ii. Kwame is hard working but Abena is lazy.
- Guide learners in groups to join sentences using coordinating conjunctions on a topic.
e. g. A visit to an interesting tourist site.
- Guide them to edit each other's work by exchanging with other groups.
- Let learners talk about the differences in their stories.