B5 English Language · Term 3 Week 10: Using action Words

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.5.4.1.3 - Use past perfect in speech and in writing

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify sentences written in the simple past tense and sentences written in the past perfect tense when reading or listening to a narrative.
Explain that the past perfect tense describes an action that happened before another past action, using the helping verb “had” plus a past participle.
Complete sentences by inserting the correct past perfect verb form (had + past participle).
Write a short narrative of at least five sentences that correctly uses both the simple past and the past perfect tense.
Present their group narrative orally to the class, using the past perfect tense correctly in speech.

This lesson builds on the work from Term 3, Week 9 and the earlier part of Term 3, Week 10, where learners studied the simple past and present perfect tenses. This lesson focuses specifically on the past perfect. The lesson does not cover subject-verb agreement with singular and plural subjects, which is scheduled for the next slot (B5.5.4.1.4).

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Conventions/grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using action Words (5.4)
Content standard: B5.5.4.1 - Demonstrate understanding of verbs in everyday language
Indicator: B5.5.4.1.3 - Use past perfect in speech and in writing
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 10 (Week 34 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. 144
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Narrate an event in the past.
- Discuss the narration and have learners identify sentences that are in the simple past and those in the past perfect.
- Put learners in groups to write their own narratives on a given topic making use of both simple past and past perfect sentences.
- Have groups share their work with the class.