Comprehension · B5 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.7.2.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify a point of view expressed in a text by responding to guiding questions.
State whether they agree or disagree with an idea in a text and give at least one reason for their judgment.
Create a mental image from a text read and describe the pictures they formed in their heads.
Present their judgment about a text in simple written or oral form.
Justify their opinion on a character’s action or a situation in a text using evidence from the text.

This lesson builds directly on the neighbouring slots from Term 2, Week 3 (B5.2.7.1.1, B5.2.7.1.2) where learners constructed meaning and recalled main ideas. By Week 4, learners have also scanned for details (B5.2.7.1.3) and read texts closely (B5.2.7.1.4). This lesson moves learners from understanding what a text says to making simple judgments about it. Activities stop short of relating multiple ideas (B5.2.7.2.2) and analysing text structure (B5.2.7.3.1), which come later.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Comprehension (2.7)
Content standard: B5.2.7.2 - Apply critical reading, implied meaning, higher order thinking, judgment and evaluation
Indicator: B5.2.7.2.1 - Respond to a text with simple judgment
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 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. 100
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Use appropriate questions to guide learners read, identify and present points of view in a text.
- Learners create a mental image from the text read visualising/ bringing the text to life by engaging the imagination and using all the senses e.g. use questions to guide them do this activity. Can you describe pictures or images you made in your head when you read the text?
- Through relevant questions, have learners respond to the text with simple judgment. Learners should present their points in written or oral form.