B5 English Language · Term 2, Week 3
Vocabulary
Lesson notes
Learning Objectives
Indicator: B5.2.6.4.3 - Use words suitable for purpose, audience, context and culture in relation to: type of texts (expository/explanatory, persuasive language, argumentative), medium (spoken/written), register (formal/informal) etc.
By the end of the lesson, learners can:
- Identify whether a given piece of language is formal or informal and explain the clues that show this.
- Match suitable language choices to different purposes (expository, persuasive, argumentative) and audiences (teacher, friend, chief, younger sibling).
- Transform an informal spoken message into a formal written one, and vice versa, keeping the meaning the same.
- Demonstrate the use of appropriate register and vocabulary by role-playing a simple story set in a Ghanaian context.
- Explain why word choice must change according to context and culture, giving at least two original examples.
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- Strand
- Reading (Strand 2)
- Sub-strand
- Vocabulary (2.6)
- Content standard
- B5.2.6.4 - Use words appropriately for purpose, audience, context and culture
- Indicator
- B5.2.6.4.3 - Use words suitable for purpose, audience, context and culture in relation to: type of texts (expository/explanatory, persuasive language, argumentative), medium (spoken/written), register (formal/informal) etc.
- Suggested placement
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Term 2, Week 3
(Week 15 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
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English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 99
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.
Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)
- Demonstrate the use of the key elements in writing. E.g. purpose, audience, setting, characters etc. - Have learners to role-play a simple story to bring out the importance of these elements and their usage.