Determiners · B6 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.3.2.1.3 - Identify and use possessive pronouns to show possession

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) in given sentences and short passages.
Distinguish possessive pronouns from personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) when they appear together in a sentence.
Replace possessive adjectives or possessive noun phrases with the correct possessive pronoun in a sentence.
Use at least five different possessive pronouns correctly in their own written sentences to show possession.
Complete a short dialogue or passage by filling in the correct possessive pronoun based on context clues.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Grammar Usage at Word and Phrase Levels (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Determiners (3.2)
Content standard: B6.3.2.1 - Apply knowledge of different types of determiners in communication
Indicator: B6.3.2.1.3 - Identify and use possessive pronouns to show possession
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 9 (Week 21 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. 183
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Revise personal pronouns by having learners identify them in sentences and use them in sentences of their own.
- Introduce possessive pronouns in context.
E.g. i. I gave my book to Mary. ii. She sold her phone.
- Learners listen to or read a passage containing several possessives (my, your, his, hers, its).
- Ask them to identify words that show or indicate possession.
- List words on the board and elicit others.
- Have learners play a game e.g. the "Fishing Game" with cards bearing possessive pronouns. They read the word on the card and use it in a sentence.