JHS1 English Language · Term 3 Week 10: Building and Presenting Knowledge

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.4.3.1.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify and record source information (title, author, date) and key ideas from a non-text source such as a table, chart, or graph.
Select and organise key ideas from graphical data using headings, bullet points, and short notes.
Write clear, accurate sentences that describe simple graphical data (figures and tables) in their own words.
Use triggers such as colour coding, drawings, or mnemonics to make their notes more memorable.
Present their recorded information in writing, and edit or proofread their own work for sense and accuracy.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Building and Presenting Knowledge (4.3)
Content standard: B7.4.3.1 - Research to build and present knowledge
Indicator: B7.4.3.1.1 - Identify and record information from non-text sources (figures and tables), organise and present it in writing
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 10 (Week 34 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. 34
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Identify and record:
  - source information (title, author, date etc.)
  - headings to help you identify the key topics
  - key points, examples, names, new ideas
  - triggers to make your notes more memorable - such as mnemonics, colour or drawings.
  - further reading and ideas to follow up later.
- Identify and select key ideas.
- Organise ideas and make connections: (Write sentences to describe simple graphical data accurately).
- Edit/Proofread the writing for sense or meaning, and effect.
- Record/represent writing in a flow chart, illustrations and notes in other media including ICT.
- Describe simple graphical data in words during presentation.