B5 English Language · Term 2 Week 5: Comprehension

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.7.2.3 - Demonstrate awareness of the structure of texts (e.g. introduction, body, conclusion)

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the introduction, body, and conclusion in a given story or passage.
Explain the purpose of each part of a text (introduction, body, conclusion).
Use connectives such as first, then, after that, finally to summarise each part of a text.
Combine the summaries of each part into one full summary of the whole text.
Sort the parts of a scrambled text into the correct order (introduction, body, conclusion).

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Comprehension (2.7)
Content standard: B5.2.7.2 - Apply critical reading, implied meaning, higher order thinking, judgment and evaluation
Indicator: B5.2.7.2.3 - Demonstrate awareness of the structure of texts (e.g. introduction, body, conclusion)
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 5 (Week 17 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. 101
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Guide learners with questions to identify the main parts of a story, e.g. introduction, body and conclusion.
- Have learners use connectives to summarise each part of the text and use these to make a full summary.