Expository/Informative… · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.4.14.2.1 - Write picture events about personal experiences and make radio/TV presentations

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain what a picture event is and identify the key parts of a news report (who, what, where, when, why).
Write a short news report of 4 to 6 sentences about a personal experience, using a picture as a guide.
Read their written news aloud with clear pronunciation and appropriate expression, as if presenting on radio or TV.
Work in groups to select one interesting event of the day and produce a short broadcast to present to the class.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Expository/Informative Writing (4.14)
Content standard: B4.4.14.2 - Write an event of the day
Indicator: B4.4.14.2.1 - Write picture events about personal experiences and make radio/TV presentations
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 7 (Week 31 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. 57
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Let learners watch TV news at home and write their own news from the pictures they see.
- Put learners into groups. Let them brainstorm and write activities of the day.
- Let each group choose an interesting event and write the news to broadcast to the class.
- Let each group choose one person to present the news.
- Help learners to organise a radio or TV talk show.