Conversation/everyday… · JHS3 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B9.1.1.1.3 - Use appropriate language and open-ended questions to discuss grade-level national and global issues

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three national issues (such as youth in agriculture, sanitation, or lifestyle diseases) and three global issues (such as gender inclusion, child trafficking, or terrorism) that are relevant to their level.
Formulate open-ended questions (questions that begin with what, why, how, and in what ways) to probe the views of other speakers during a discussion.
Use appropriate formal register, including issue-specific vocabulary, phrasal verbs, and at least one idiom, when discussing national and global issues.
Participate in a small-group discussion on a given national or global issue, contributing at least two substantive comments and asking at least one open-ended question that links to another speaker’s idea.
Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate language for discussing serious issues, giving reasons for their choices.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (listening and Speaking) (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Conversation/everyday Discourse (1.1)
Content standard: B9.1.1.1 - Demonstrate the use of appropriate language orally in specific situations
Indicator: B9.1.1.1.3 - Use appropriate language and open-ended questions to discuss grade-level national and global issues
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 2 (Week 2 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. 71
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Identify grade-level national issues (the youth in agriculture, sanitation, lifestyle diseases).
- Discuss grade-level national issues with several speakers, using appropriate register and open-ended questions.
- Identify and explain grade - level global issues e.g., violence, gender and inclusion, kidnaping, terrorism, child trafficking.
- Discuss orally, grade-level global issues/topics using appropriate language e.g. Register/Vocabulary, phrasal verbs, idioms.