B3 English Language · Term 1, Week 9

Giving and Responding to Commands/Instructions/Directions and Making Requests

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Giving and Responding to Commands/Instructions/Directions and Making Requests (1.9)
Content standard: B3.1.9.1 - Demonstrate understanding in commands, instructions, directions and requests
Indicator: B3.1.9.1.1 - Give and respond to commands, instructions and directions
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 9 (Week 9 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.78
exemplars - p.78
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 78
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

A. Instructions Model giving instructions and ask learners to follow them:
- First, draw a square in the middle of your paper.
- Next, draw a rectangle inside the square.
- Then, draw an oval inside the rectangle.
Response:
- Pair up learners to practise giving and following instructions, e.g. giving and following instructions to clean the classroom.
B. Directions Model giving directions and ask learners to follow them:
- Show directions flash cards (go straight, turn left/right) and ensure learners understand the words. Place objects at different locations of the classroom.
- Ask questions such as "Where is the book, pen, bag etc.? Then show the direction flash cards to help learners locate the items.
Invite pairs of learners to practise giving and following directions. They can locate objects and places in the school. The document sets the first line above at the indicator's own left margin rather than indented with the exemplars, so it reads as part of the indicator on the page; it is an instruction to the teacher and is transcribed as the first exemplar.

Drawn "Response:" - an oval inside a rectangle inside a larger rectangle. The nearly square black-and-white table is... — The drawn "Response:" - an oval inside a rectangle inside a larger rectangle. The nearly square black-and-white table is arranged with horizontal divisions, vertical divisions.

 The exemplar's "Response:" is a drawing, not text: an oval inside a rectangle inside a larger rectangle. The figure shows it. "B. Directions" and the line under it are the document's own sub-headings inside this exemplar block.

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