Comprehension · JHS2 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.2.1.1.1 - Use Monitoring and mental visualisation to engage and understand non-fictional texts

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define monitoring and mental visualisation as comprehension strategies for non-fiction texts.
Create mental pictures of scenes, processes or events described in a non-fiction passage.
Identify when their understanding breaks down while reading and state what confused them.
Underline the main idea in each paragraph of a non-fiction text and explain how it supports the overall meaning.
Discuss with peers the pictures they formed in their minds and the questions they asked themselves while reading.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Comprehension (2.1)
Content standard: B8.2.1.1 - Demonstrate increasing confidence and enjoyment in independent reading.
Indicator: B8.2.1.1.1 - Use Monitoring and mental visualisation to engage and understand non-fictional texts
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 8 (Week 8 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. 44
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Read narrative texts and create mental pictures to aid understanding.
- Identify the basic information and then move to more complex and detailed information as arranged in texts.
- Underline main ideas of the text and how they add to meaning.
- Engage in meaningful interaction with text and peers.