Informative/Expository… · B5 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.4.14.1.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify and arrange pictures showing the stages of a process in the correct order.
Write clear, simple sentences describing each stage of a familiar domestic process (for example, preparing a local dish).
Use sequence words such as first, then, next, after that and finally to connect the stages of a process.
Compose an expository piece of 90 to 120 words describing a domestic activity of their choice.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Informative/Expository Writing (4.14)
Content standard: B5.4.14.1 - Write informative/ expository essays
Indicator: B5.4.14.1.1 - Write sentences to describe a process of doing something
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. 136
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Use pictures showing the stages of how some dishes are prepared.
- Learners in groups observe the picture sequences and write words that give information on the activity.
- Each group presents its work for discussion.
- Let learners in groups choose a domestic activity they would want to give information on. (They should be able to compose expository pieces of between 90 and 120 words).