B6 English Language · Term 3 Week 2: Penmanship and Handwriting

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.4.2.1.2 - Write complex sentences clearly and correctly

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Distinguish between simple, compound and complex sentences when shown examples of each.
Combine pairs of simple sentences into single complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions such as when, because, if, although and after.
Identify complex sentences in a short text they have read or been given.
Write three original complex sentences with correct punctuation, capitalisation and legible handwriting.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Penmanship and Handwriting (4.2)
Content standard: B6.4.2.1 - Copy and rewrite sentences correctly
Indicator: B6.4.2.1.2 - Write complex sentences clearly and correctly
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 2 (Week 26 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. 196
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Revise simple and compound sentences.
- Introduce the complex sentence structure by combining pairs of simple sentences.
E.g. You will come. We will go. When you come, we will go.
- Elicit several such sentences from learners.
- Put learners into groups to identify complex sentences from texts they have read.
- Have learners copy complex sentences into their exercise books.