B6 English Language · Term 1 Week 6: Listening Comprehension

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.7.1.3 - Ask relevant questions to improve on understanding of moral lesson in text.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the characters, setting and moral lesson in a familiar story or text.
Ask relevant who, what, why and how questions that target the moral lesson of a text.
Respond to peers’ questions about a story by referring to specific events and details in the text.
Evaluate whether a question helps to clarify the moral lesson or is off topic.
Use question starters such as “Why did…”, “What should…”, “How could…” to seek deeper understanding of a text’s message.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Listening Comprehension (1.7)
Content standard: B6.1.7.1 - Use appropriate skills and strategies to process meaning from texts
Indicator: B6.1.7.1.3 - Ask relevant questions to improve on understanding of moral lesson in text.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 6 (Week 6 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. 160
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Revise the sequence of events in a familiar story/drama/text with learners.
- Together with learners, identify the characters/the settings and moral lessons in the story/drama/text read.
- Discuss the roles of characters, setting and the moral values in the text.
- Ask relevant questions to improve understanding of elements in the texts.
- Encourage learners to also ask question.