Production and · JHS1 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.4.1.1.1 - Use cohesive devices (pronouns, punctuations and conjunctions) to link sentences

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify coordinating conjunctions (nor, or, so, then, yet) and subordinating conjunctions (when, if, because, although, where, etc.) in given sentences.
Combine pairs of simple sentences into compound and complex sentences using appropriate conjunctions.
Replace repeated nouns in a short paragraph with suitable pronouns (subject, object, and demonstrative pronouns) to create smoother links between sentences.
Use full stops, commas, question marks, exclamation marks, and quotation marks correctly when writing linked sentences.
Write a short cohesive paragraph of 5 to 7 sentences on a familiar topic, using conjunctions, pronouns, and punctuation to connect ideas clearly.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Production and (4.1)
Content standard: B7.4.1.1 - Develop, organise and express ideas coherently and cohesively in writing
Indicator: B7.4.1.1.1 - Use cohesive devices (pronouns, punctuations and conjunctions) to link sentences
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:

sub strand name - p.24: the heading is printed 'SUB-STRAND 1: PRODUCTION AND' and stops there; the contents page and printed pp 56 and 89 read 'PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WRITING'
Curriculum reference: English Language, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 24
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Consolidate basic understanding of compound sentences using conjunctions (connectives): nor, or, so, then, yet.
- Write complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions:
  - time clauses: when, before, after, since, while, as, until
  - conditional clauses: if, unless
  - purpose clauses: in order to, so that
  - reason clauses: because, since, as
  - result clauses: so that
  - concessive clauses: although, though, while
  - place clauses: where, wherever
  - clauses of manner: as, like, the way.
- Use pronouns to connect ideas in paragraphs:
  E.g.
  - subject pronouns (he, she, they, etc.)
  - object pronouns (me, him, them, etc.)
  - demonstrative pronouns (these, this, those, that)
- Use appropriate punctuation (question, exclamation, full-stop, comma, quotation (speech) marks).
NB. Use logical connectors, pronouns and the repetition of words, synonyms and antonyms to create a cohesive text (i.e. a text in which sentences and paragraphs are linked together to show meaning and beauty).