Penmanship and Handwriting · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.4.2.1.2 - Use simple sentences clearly and correctly

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify proper nouns in given sentences and explain why they begin with capital letters.
Copy simple sentences correctly, using capital letters for proper nouns.
Identify and use full stops, question marks and commas correctly in simple sentences.
Write two or three simple sentences of their own that begin with a capital letter, end with the correct punctuation mark, and include at least one proper noun.
Read aloud sentences they have written and check that each sentence is clear and correctly punctuated.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Penmanship and Handwriting (4.2)
Content standard: B4.4.2.1 - Copy and rewrite sentences correctly
Indicator: B4.4.2.1.2 - Use simple sentences clearly and correctly
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 2 (Week 26 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.48
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 47
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Begin proper nouns with capital letters in sentences.
e.g. i. Accra is the capital of Ghana. ii. Esi went to Mfantsiman School.
- Have learners read out sentences and identify proper nouns.
- Let learners note the use of capital letters.
- Have them copy the sentences into their exercise books.
- Present and give practice on the named marks of punctuation marks similarly:
e.g. i. She is a teacher. ii. How are you? iii. I bought a pencil, ruler and a book.
- Discuss the importance of these punctuation marks. i. Full stop (.) marks the end of a sentence. ii. Question mark (?) is used to ask questions. iii. Comma (,) is used when listing items. Printed p.48 carries two tables set to different widths and the second is wider than the calibrated column rule, so the extraction filed parts of it in the wrong columns and folded the whole of B4.4.6.1.1 into this indicator's exemplars. Both rows are rebuilt here from the printed page.