B6 English Language · Term 1 Week 3: Dramatisation and Role Play

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.5.2.1 - Express personal opinion about moral lessons in sketches

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the beginning, middle, and ending of a familiar story or sketch.
Discuss the plot of a chosen story in simple terms, naming the main events in order.
Role-play a short story while others listen, observe, and connect it to real life.
Identify at least one moral value or lesson from the story.
Express a personal opinion about the moral lesson, using sentence frames such as “I think the lesson is…” and “In my opinion…”.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Dramatisation and Role Play (1.5)
Content standard: B6.1.5.2 - Appreciate key issues in stories/sketches
Indicator: B6.1.5.2.1 - Express personal opinion about moral lessons in sketches
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 3 (Week 3 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. 155
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Guide learners with questions to identify the structure (beginning, middle and ending) of familiar stories, e.g. Maame Akua at the Market.
- Lead learners to discuss the plot of the particular story chosen.
- Guide learners to role-play the story as others listen and observe and relate them to real life situations.
- Using an example from the story guide learners to identify some moral values.
- Learners express personal opinions about the moral lessons identified.