Using Simple and Compound… · B2 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B2.5.9.1.1 - Identify the structure of simple sentences

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the two essential parts of a simple sentence: the subject (who or what the sentence is about) and the predicate (what the subject does)
Point out the naming word (subject) and the doing word (verb) in simple sentences like “Yaa came” and “Musa ate”
Separate a simple sentence into its naming part and its doing part when asked
Build their own simple sentences by joining a naming word with a doing word
Work with a partner to sort sentences into naming words and doing words, talking about what they notice

This lesson focuses only on spotting the two parts of a simple sentence. In Week 11, learners will go further and call these parts “nouns” and “verbs” formally. Keep that naming for next week.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Conventions/Grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using Simple and Compound Sentences (5.9)
Content standard: B2.5.9.1 - Understand simple sentences in writing
Indicator: B2.5.9.1.1 - Identify the structure of simple sentences
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 10 (Week 34 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 1-3), 2019, p. 67
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Use context to help learners identify the structure of simple sentences. Yaa came. (Name) + (Doing word) Musa ate.