B6 English Language · Term 2 Week 8: Determiners

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.3.2.1.1 - Identify and use definite and indefinite articles

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the articles “a”, “an” and “the” in given sentences and passages.
Explain the difference between definite and indefinite articles in simple terms.
Choose correctly between “a” and “an” based on the sound of the word that follows.
Use “a”, “an” and “the” correctly in their own written sentences.
Underline articles in sentences and state whether each is definite or indefinite.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Grammar Usage at Word and Phrase Levels (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Determiners (3.2)
Content standard: B6.3.2.1 - Apply knowledge of different types of determiners in communication
Indicator: B6.3.2.1.1 - Identify and use definite and indefinite articles
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 8 (Week 20 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.182
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 182
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Briefly revise nouns. Learners read/listen to a passage having several nouns.
- Have them identify the nouns stating their types.
- Learners identify the nouns noting words that precede them e. g. the, an
- Select sentences containing nouns and articles and use them to explain the use of the articles "a", "an" and "the" simply.
- In groups, learners write sentences and underline the articles. The document prints a further bullet under this indicator with no text beside it; it is dropped here.