JHS1 English Language · Term 1 Week 1: Conversation/everyday Discourse

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.1.1.1.2 - Ask questions that elicit elaboration and respond to others’ questions in conversation

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least five question words (why, how, for what reason, explain, describe) that prompt a speaker to give detailed, elaborate answers rather than one-word replies.
Ask follow-up questions using these words to draw out fuller responses from a conversation partner on a given topic.
Respond to questions that ask for elaboration by giving answers with reasons, examples or explanations that go beyond a simple “yes” or “no”.
Engage in a paired conversation on a familiar topic, using at least three elaboration questions and giving at least two elaborated responses.
Recognise when a conversation partner has given a shallow answer and choose an appropriate question word to invite them to say more.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (listening and Speaking) (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Conversation/everyday Discourse (1.1)
Content standard: B7.1.1.1 - Demonstrate use of appropriate language orally in specific situations
Indicator: B7.1.1.1.2 - Ask questions that elicit elaboration and respond to others' questions in conversation
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 1 (Week 1 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, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 2
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Identify words that can help give elaborate responses to questions in conversation (e.g. why, how, for what reason).
- Engage in conversation using these words to elicit elaboration
E.g. Ama: Do you think girls should study courses in the male dominated areas?
Aziz: Yes
Ama: Why do you think so?
NB: Includes gender, equity, equality, and inclusion issues.