B5 English Language · Term 1 Week 7: Listening Comprehension

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.1.7.1.7 - Draw conclusions from main ideas, key details and specific examples from texts

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the main idea of a short story read aloud by the teacher.
List at least three key details that support the main idea of the story.
Give one specific example from the story that helps reveal an important point.
Draw a reasonable conclusion from the main idea, key details and examples, stating what they think happened next or what the story teaches.
Justify their conclusion by pointing to at least one key detail or example from the text.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Listening Comprehension (1.7)
Content standard: B5.1.7.1 - Use appropriate skills and strategies to process meaning from texts
Indicator: B5.1.7.1.7 - Draw conclusions from main ideas, key details and specific examples from texts
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 7 (Week 7 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. 83
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Revise the lessons on identification of cause and effect using Think-Pair-Share.
- Select an interesting story to guide the learners do this exercise.
- Build on this activity by working together with learners to identify specific examples to help bring out main ideas and the key details. With this example, guide learners to draw conclusions.