B5 English Language · Term 3 Week 4: Creative/ Free Writing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.4.11.1.1 - Write freely on topics of choice on issues in the community

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Name and explain the five stages of the writing process: planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.
Brainstorm at least three issues in their community that they care about and choose one to write about.
Produce a free writing piece of at least one paragraph on a self-selected community issue, following the stages of the writing process.
Revise and edit their own drafts with support from a peer, checking for clarity, spelling, and punctuation.
Publish their final work by presenting it on the class notice board or reading it aloud to the class.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Creative/ Free Writing (4.11)
Content standard: B5.4.11.1 - Create texts
Indicator: B5.4.11.1.1 - Write freely on topics of choice on issues in the community
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 4 (Week 28 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. 131
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Revise the stages of the writing process
- Have learners follow the writing process to create their own pieces on a given topic.
- Learners present their work for editing.
- Have pupils publish their works on the notice board.