B5 English Language · Term 3 Week 7: Informative/Expository Writing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.4.14.2.1 - Write about incidence or events of the day (e.g. any event witnessed on their way to school) and make radio/TV presentations

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

identify the key features of a news report (who, what, where, when, why and how).
write a short news report about an event they witnessed on their way to school, using complete sentences and correct punctuation.
organise their news report with a clear headline, an opening sentence that summarises the event, and supporting details.
present their news report orally as a radio or TV news broadcast, speaking clearly and with appropriate expression.
give simple feedback on a peer’s news presentation using at least one strength and one suggestion.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Informative/Expository Writing (4.14)
Content standard: B5.4.14.2 - Write the event of the day
Indicator: B5.4.14.2.1 - Write about incidence or events of the day (e.g. any event witnessed on their way to school) and make radio/TV presentations
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 7 (Week 31 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. 136
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Let learners watch TV news at home and write their own news from the pictures they see.
- Put learners into groups. Let them brainstorm and write about events of the day. Each group chooses an interesting event and writes the news to broadcast to the class. Let each group choose one person to present the news.
- Have learners publish their works on the internet.
- Help learners to organise a radio or talk show