B6 English Language · Term 2 Week 4: Comprehension

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.2.7.2.1 - Respond to a text with reason, simple judgment and personal interpretations

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Read a short text and identify factual information from it.
Create a mental image of the events or setting described in the text.
Respond to questions that require them to find implied meaning and make simple judgments.
Give a personal interpretation of a text and support it with a reason drawn from the text or their own experience.
Discuss a text with classmates, sharing opinions and listening to the views of others in a respectful way.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Comprehension (2.7)
Content standard: B6.2.7.2 - Apply critical reading, implied meaning, higher order thinking, judgment and evaluation
Indicator: B6.2.7.2.1 - Respond to a text with reason, simple judgment and personal interpretations
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 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. 176
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Have learners read a short text.
- Learners create a mental image from the text read. (This visualisation will help bring life to the text for learners to interpret and give their opinion and personal interpretation to the write up).
- Lead a discussion of each text read with questions. Questions should elicit :
- Factual information
- Implied meaning
- Judgment
- Evaluation
- Personal Response