Text Types and Purposes · JHS2 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.4.2.1.4 - Compose paragraphs that identify an issue, give details about it and suggest solutions

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify a problem or issue in a given topic and state it clearly in a topic sentence.
Compose a paragraph that gives specific details about the problem.
Propose one or more solutions and explain clearly how each solution will solve the problem.
Include details about who will implement the solution, how it will be funded, and why the solution is practical and reasonable.
Review their own and peers’ paragraphs to check that the solution is clear, cost-effective, feasible, and better than other options.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Text Types and Purposes (4.2)
Content standard: B8.4.2.1 - Use a process approach to compose descriptive, narrative/ imaginative, informational, persuasive and argumentative texts
Indicator: B8.4.2.1.4 - Compose paragraphs that identify an issue, give details about it and suggest solutions
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. 61
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Analyse and write about a topic by identifying a problem and proposing one or more solutions:
  - Explain your solution clearly.
  - Give details about how this solution will solve the problem.
  - Explain who will be in charge and how it will be funded.
  - Give evidence that your solution will work (expert opinion, examples of when it has worked before, statistics, studies, or logical argument).
- Write to show the following clearly in the body of a problem/ solution text. That the solution you provide:
  - will solve the problem.
  - is cost-effective.
  - is feasible to implement.
  - is a reasonable solution to the problem.
  - can stand up to possible objections.
  - is better than other solutions.