JHS1 English Language · Term 3 Week 1: Aesthetic Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.3.4.1.1 - Explore the use of proverbs to enrich communication

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define a proverb and explain its purpose in everyday communication.
Identify proverbs in given sentences and passages and explain their meanings in context.
Match Ghanaian proverbs with equivalent English proverbs that express similar ideas.
Use at least three different proverbs to construct their own meaningful sentences.
Discuss the importance of proverbs in preserving Ghanaian cultural values and wisdom.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Grammar (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Aesthetic Language (3.4)
Content standard: B7.3.4.1 - Demonstrate understanding of use of aesthetic language to enrich communication
Indicator: B7.3.4.1.1 - Explore the use of proverbs to enrich communication
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 1 (Week 25 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:

sub strand name - p.23: the document prints no SUB-STRAND 4 heading anywhere in B7; this name is the heading in force from printed p.22, whose number (3) disagrees with the indicator code (3.4). The content standard printed beside the row is 'B7.3.4.1: Demonstrate understanding of use of aesthetic language to enrich communication'
sub strand name - the document prints no SUB-STRAND 4 heading in B7 and B8/B9 have no 3.4 to borrow from. Named from this sub-strand's own content standard, 'Demonstrate understanding of use of aesthetic language to enrich communication'; its indicator is about proverbs. The previous placeholder duplicated 3.3's VOCABULARY, which this sub-strand is not about.
Curriculum reference: English Language, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 23
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Identify and examine proverbs in context to figure out their meanings.
- Find Ghanaian proverbs to match the English ones identified.
- Use proverbs to construct meaningful sentences.