B5 English Language · Term 3 Week 1: Penmanship and Handwriting

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.4.2.1.2 - Write compound sentences clearly and correctly

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define a compound sentence as a sentence with at least two subjects and two predicates joined by a coordinating conjunction.
Identify compound sentences in a given text and distinguish them from simple sentences.
Join two simple sentences correctly using coordinating conjunctions such as and, but, or, so.
Write their own compound sentences with correct punctuation, capitalisation, and legible handwriting.
Rewrite a short passage, combining simple sentences into compound sentences where appropriate.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Penmanship and Handwriting (4.2)
Content standard: B5.4.2.1 - Copy and rewrite sentences correctly
Indicator: B5.4.2.1.2 - Write compound sentences clearly and correctly
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 1 (Week 25 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. 121
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Review simple sentences by asking learners to construct them using given verbs.
- Construct compound sentences and discuss their structure with learners (they are sentences that have at least two subject and predicates joined by a coordinating conjunction).
- Give out texts to small groups of learners to search for compound sentences.
- Have the groups write them into their exercise books.
- Have individual learners write parallel simple sentences (They should follow the structure of the sentences identified by the groups.