B5 English Language · Term 2 Week 9: Determiners

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.3.2.1.3 - Identify and use possessive pronouns to show possession

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs) in a given passage.
Distinguish possessive pronouns from possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, our, their).
Replace possessive adjectives plus nouns with possessive pronouns in sentences.
Use possessive pronouns correctly in their own sentences to show ownership without repeating the noun.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Grammar and Usage at Word and Phrase Levels (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Determiners (3.2)
Content standard: B5.3.2.1 - Apply knowledge of different types of determiners in communication
Indicator: B5.3.2.1.3 - Identify and use possessive pronouns to show possession
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 9 (Week 21 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. 110
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Provide an interesting story abundant in possessives, e.g. mine, yours, his.
E.g., This is mine.
- Let learners use possessives like mine, yours, his, hers, theirs in sentences.
E.g., This story is mine.