Text Types and Purposes · JHS1 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.4.2.1.2 - Use precise (technical) vocabulary, phrases and sensory language to convey a vivid mental picture of people and experiences

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify precise verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and sensory words in a given descriptive passage and state what mental picture each word creates.
Replace vague words (e.g. “walked”, “nice”, “big”) with precise alternatives (e.g. “staggered”, “radiant”, “massive”) in given sentences.
Write a short descriptive paragraph (6 to 8 sentences) about a familiar person using at least two sensory details and one precise verb.
Use connectors of sequence (first, then, after that, finally) to organise the description of a person or an experience in a clear order.
Revise a partner’s descriptive paragraph for meaning and effect, and proofread it for spelling, punctuation, and capitalisation errors.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Text Types and Purposes (4.2)
Content standard: B7.4.2.1 - Develop, organise and express ideas coherently and cohesively in writing for a variety of purposes (description, narration, exposition/information and persuasion), audiences and contexts
Indicator: B7.4.2.1.2 - Use precise (technical) vocabulary, phrases and sensory language to convey a vivid mental picture of people and experiences
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 4 (Week 28 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, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 27
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Describe people using precise words (e.g. He staggers, to say precisely how someone walks), phrases and sensory details (words that appeal to sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch).
- Use appropriate grammatical structures:
  - adjectives and adjective phrases for producing vivid descriptions in paragraph
  - adverbs and adverbials for describing how an action has been carried out
  - connectors to show sequence of events and extend ideas
  - direct and indirect speech for variation and adding interest
  - nouns and noun phrases (e.g. participants, objects)
  - prepositions and prepositional phrase
  - first-person pronouns
- Revise and edit the writing for sense or meaning, and effect (emotional reaction).
- Proofread to self-correct or peer-correct.