Conversation/everyday… · JHS2 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.1.1.1.2 - Ask and respond to specific questions with elaboration by making comments that contribute to texts, issues or topics under discussion

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Ask open-ended questions (beginning with “why is it…”, “how can…”, “what would…”) that invite detailed responses on a given topic.
Respond to open-ended questions with elaborated answers that include reasons, examples, or personal opinions.
Make follow-up comments that build on, clarify or extend what a speaker has said during a discussion.
Distinguish between closed questions (yes/no answers) and open-ended questions that encourage elaboration.
Participate in a small-group conversation on a given topic, contributing at least two elaborated comments while showing respect for other speakers.

This lesson builds on the previous slot (B8.1.1.1.1) where learners practised using appropriate register in everyday communication. It opens the development of elaborated questioning and commenting skills, which will be extended in later lessons on describing places and events, and on turn-taking.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (listening and Speaking) (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Conversation/everyday Discourse (1.1)
Content standard: B8.1.1.1 - Demonstrate use of appropriate language orally in specific situations
Indicator: B8.1.1.1.2 - Ask and respond to specific questions with elaboration by making comments that contribute to texts, issues or topics under discussion
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. 38
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Use open ended questions (e.g. why is it…, how can…,) in conversation on texts/ topics/issues.
- Examples of texts/issues/topics are cultural practices, peace and patriotism.
E.g.:
Tetteh: "It is December. Why is it raining so heavily?"
Naa: "I think…"
Tetteh: "How can this…?"