TRAVEL: ADVENTURE

Listening and Speaking

Selective Listening - Following instructions

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Give and follow instructions for carrying out different tasks
- Ask for and give clear directions to a place
- Follow travel instructions and navigation directions accurately

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to an oral text and brainstorm ways of selecting and noting down specific information
- Give simple, clear instructions
- Play games such as cue games and simulate instructions

Why do we give instructions and directions?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 73
- Audio recordings
- Maps
- Digital devices
- Game materials

- Instruction-following tests - Direction-giving assessment - Observation - Peer assessment

Reading

Study Skills - Using library resources

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Locate print resources using a call number
- Use digital resources in a library
- Research travel destinations using library and online resources

The learner is guided to:
- Find out the meaning of library catalogue, call number, and note cards
- Work with the librarian to learn steps in locating print resources
- Identify a digital resource on a topic of choice

How can we locate reading material in a library?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 83
- Library resources
- Call numbers
- Digital devices
- Note cards

- Library skills assessment - Research tasks - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Writing

Mechanics of Writing - Quotation marks

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use single and double quotation marks correctly in written texts
- Find quotation marks in various texts
- Quote travel reviews and testimonials correctly in writing

The learner is guided to:
- Analyse a text together with peers and pick out quotation marks
- Search online and offline for rules on the use of quotation marks
- Generate sentences that require the use of quotation marks

Why is it important to punctuate a sentence correctly?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 92
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Digital devices
- Exercise books

- Written exercises - Punctuation tests - Peer review - Checklists

Grammar in Use

Determiners - Using articles correctly

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use articles (a, an, the) correctly with water bodies, physical features, and unique entities
- Distinguish when to use definite and indefinite articles
- Describe travel destinations accurately using correct articles

The learner is guided to:
- Role play situations where articles are used with water bodies, physical features, periods in history
- Use articles to refer to unique entities and organisations
- Make sentences using articles with specific categories

When do we use 'the' with geographical features and institutions?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 88
- Charts
- Maps
- Sample sentences
- Teacher's Guide

- Written exercises - Oral questions - Role play assessment - Peer assessment

Listening and Speaking

Selective Listening - Note-taking from recordings

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Filter required information from an oral text
- Take notes from oral texts or recordings on diverse topics
- Extract important travel information from announcements at airports and stations

The learner is guided to:
- Take notes from an audio or video recording
- Rephrase the instructions and directions in a dialogue and record themselves
- Simulate a noisy environment and practise picking out required information

Why is it important to pick out specific details during an oral presentation?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 73
- Audio/video recordings
- Note-taking materials
- Digital devices
- Role play cards

- Note-taking assessment - Information extraction tests - Observation - Peer assessment

Reading

Study Skills - Interpreting visual information

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use visuals to predict what a text is about
- Interpret pictures, graphs, and charts in reading materials
- Use travel brochures and maps to plan adventures

The learner is guided to:
- Study pictures and predict the story they tell
- Write outlines based on visual predictions
- Discuss why illustrations are important in reading

How do visuals help us understand texts better?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 86
- Pictures
- Charts
- Travel brochures
- Digital devices

- Prediction assessment - Visual interpretation tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Reading

Study Skills - Interpreting visual information

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use visuals to predict what a text is about
- Interpret pictures, graphs, and charts in reading materials
- Use travel brochures and maps to plan adventures

The learner is guided to:
- Study pictures and predict the story they tell
- Write outlines based on visual predictions
- Discuss why illustrations are important in reading

How do visuals help us understand texts better?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 86
- Pictures
- Charts
- Travel brochures
- Digital devices

- Prediction assessment - Visual interpretation tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Writing

Mechanics of Writing - Dashes, hyphens, and slashes

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use the dash, hyphen, and single slash correctly in written texts
- Distinguish between the functions of dashes, hyphens, and slashes
- Write travel itineraries and schedules using correct punctuation

The learner is guided to:
- Pick out the hyphen, slashes, and dashes from a text
- Search for rules on the use of hyphen, slashes, and dashes
- Use rules to write sentences with the target punctuation marks

How do dashes and hyphens change meaning in sentences?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 93
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Digital devices
- Exercise books

- Written exercises - Punctuation tests - Peer review - Checklists

Grammar in Use

Determiners - Demonstratives and possessives

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use demonstratives (this, that, these, those) correctly as determiners
- Use possessives (her, my, your, his, their) as determiners
- Describe personal belongings and travel items accurately

The learner is guided to:
- Read a text and identify sentences where possessives function as determiners
- Copy passages and underline all determiners
- Use demonstratives and possessives to construct sentences

How do determiners help us identify specific nouns?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 90
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Exercise books
- Teacher's Guide

- Written exercises - Identification tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Listening and Speaking

Conversational Skills - Word choice and formality

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use homophones appropriately in oral contexts
- Distinguish between formal and informal register
- Choose appropriate language when speaking to travel agents, hotel staff, and fellow travelers

The learner is guided to:
- Pronounce homophones and spell them correctly
- Infer the meanings of homophones after listening to a poem or story
- Brainstorm with peers the language to use in formal and informal situations

How can we overcome pronunciation challenges with homophones?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 76
- Audio recordings
- Poems
- Stories
- Digital devices

- Pronunciation tests - Register identification - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Reading

Study Skills - Conducting library research

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Observe library etiquette while using library resources
- Follow steps in conducting library research
- Research travel safety tips and destination information effectively

The learner is guided to:
- Brainstorm ways of making the library a conducive environment
- Write a list of library rules
- Conduct research on a travel-related topic following proper steps

What rules should we follow when using a library?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 84
- Library resources
- Research materials
- Digital devices
- Charts

- Research assessment - Library etiquette observation - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Reading

Study Skills - Conducting library research

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Observe library etiquette while using library resources
- Follow steps in conducting library research
- Research travel safety tips and destination information effectively

The learner is guided to:
- Brainstorm ways of making the library a conducive environment
- Write a list of library rules
- Conduct research on a travel-related topic following proper steps

What rules should we follow when using a library?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 84
- Library resources
- Research materials
- Digital devices
- Charts

- Research assessment - Library etiquette observation - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Writing

Mechanics of Writing - Capitalisation

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Apply the rules of capitalisation in a variety of sentences
- Use capital letters correctly for proper nouns and titles
- Write travel documents and postcards with correct capitalisation

The learner is guided to:
- Generate sentences that require the use of capital letters in various positions
- Review each other's compositions with a focus on capitalisation
- Search for rules on capitalisation

When should we use capital letters in writing?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 94
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Exercise books
- Digital devices

- Written exercises - Capitalisation tests - Peer review - Checklists

Writing

Mechanics of Writing - Capitalisation

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Apply the rules of capitalisation in a variety of sentences
- Use capital letters correctly for proper nouns and titles
- Write travel documents and postcards with correct capitalisation

The learner is guided to:
- Generate sentences that require the use of capital letters in various positions
- Review each other's compositions with a focus on capitalisation
- Search for rules on capitalisation

When should we use capital letters in writing?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 94
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Exercise books
- Digital devices

- Written exercises - Capitalisation tests - Peer review - Checklists

Grammar in Use

Phrases - Noun and verb phrase structure

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify noun phrases and verb phrases in sentences
- Form sentences using different noun phrase and verb phrase structures
- Describe travel experiences using varied phrase structures for clarity

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to a story and write down all the noun phrases
- Group noun phrases in tables by structure
- Identify verb phrases in sentences and use them in new sentences

How are phrases different from sentences?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 90
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Exercise books
- Teacher's Guide

- Written exercises - Phrase identification tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

CAREERS: PUBLIC SECTOR

Listening and Speaking

Interactive Listening - Conversational skills

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Practise turn-taking during conversations
- Negotiate meaning through clarifying questions
- Conduct effective job interviews by listening and responding appropriately

The learner is guided to:
- Identify signals that indicate someone has finished speaking
- Practise turn-taking in group discussions about careers
- Ask clarifying questions to understand speakers better

What signals indicate that it is your turn to speak in a conversation?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 96
- Audio recordings
- Video clips
- Digital devices
- Role play cards

- Observation - Role play assessment - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Listening and Speaking

Interactive Listening - Conversational skills

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Practise turn-taking during conversations
- Negotiate meaning through clarifying questions
- Conduct effective job interviews by listening and responding appropriately

The learner is guided to:
- Identify signals that indicate someone has finished speaking
- Practise turn-taking in group discussions about careers
- Ask clarifying questions to understand speakers better

What signals indicate that it is your turn to speak in a conversation?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 96
- Audio recordings
- Video clips
- Digital devices
- Role play cards

- Observation - Role play assessment - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Listening and Speaking

Interactive Listening - Conversational skills

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Practise turn-taking during conversations
- Negotiate meaning through clarifying questions
- Conduct effective job interviews by listening and responding appropriately

The learner is guided to:
- Identify signals that indicate someone has finished speaking
- Practise turn-taking in group discussions about careers
- Ask clarifying questions to understand speakers better

What signals indicate that it is your turn to speak in a conversation?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 96
- Audio recordings
- Video clips
- Digital devices
- Role play cards

- Observation - Role play assessment - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Reading

Intensive Reading - Pre-reading strategies

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Make predictions about events, people, and places in a text
- Preview texts by looking at titles, pictures, and paragraphs
- Preview job advertisements and career documents effectively

The learner is guided to:
- Look at the title, pictures, and first and last paragraphs of a passage
- Write key words and phrases that help answer prediction questions
- Ask questions that activate previous knowledge about the subject

What strategies can one use to enhance understanding of a text?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 102
- Various texts
- Job advertisements
- Digital devices
- Charts

- Prediction assessment - Comprehension tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Writing

Functional Writing - Writing memos

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Describe the format of a memo
- Write memos while adhering to the format
- Communicate professionally in workplace settings using appropriate memo format

The learner is guided to:
- Search online and share samples of memos
- Discuss with peers the format of a memo
- Compose a memo collaboratively

What is the purpose of a memo in an organization?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 114
- Sample memos
- Digital devices
- Exercise books
- Teacher's Guide

- Memo writing assessment - Format evaluation - Peer review - Checklists

Grammar in Use

Word Classes - Types of adverbs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify adverbs of place, time, and manner in sentences
- Use adverbs appropriately to express different meanings
- Describe work schedules and job responsibilities accurately using adverbs

The learner is guided to:
- Create a crossword puzzle featuring adverbs of place, time, and manner
- Design a chart showing gradable adverbs
- Form sentences using different types of adverbs

Why is knowledge about adverbs important in communication?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 106
- Charts
- Crossword puzzles
- Sample sentences
- Teacher's Guide

- Written exercises - Crossword completion - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Listening and Speaking

Interactive Listening - Active listening skills

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Show empathy during conversations
- Paraphrase information to confirm understanding
- Support colleagues and friends by listening empathetically to their career concerns

The learner is guided to:
- Use expressions to show appreciation and empathy
- Paraphrase what speakers say to confirm understanding
- Simulate situations requiring empathetic listening

How can we show that we understand and care about what someone is saying?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 97
- Audio recordings
- Role play cards
- Digital devices
- Expression cards

- Role play assessment - Paraphrasing tests - Observation - Peer assessment

Reading

Intensive Reading - Comprehension strategies

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Answer direct and inferential questions from a text
- Infer the meaning of words and phrases using context clues
- Understand job descriptions and career requirements by reading carefully

The learner is guided to:
- Read passages and answer direct and inferential questions
- Infer the meaning of words and phrases by combining text information with background knowledge
- Make connections between events in texts and real life

How do we find answers that are not directly stated in a text?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 103
- Comprehension passages
- Career-related texts
- Digital devices
- Exercise books

- Comprehension tests - Inferential question assessment - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Writing

Functional Writing - Personal writing

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Write personal journals and diaries while adhering to the format
- Use informal register in personal writing
- Reflect on career goals and experiences through journal writing

The learner is guided to:
- Discuss with peers the format of a diary/personal journal
- Search online and share samples of diaries and journals
- Compose a diary/journal entry collaboratively

How can keeping a journal help us track our growth and experiences?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 112
- Sample journals
- Sample diaries
- Digital devices
- Exercise books

- Journal writing assessment - Format evaluation - Peer review - Self-assessment

Grammar in Use

Word Classes - Degrees of adverbs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Inflect gradable adverbs to form comparative and superlative forms
- Use comparative and superlative adverbs correctly in sentences
- Compare job performance and work efficiency using appropriate adverb forms

The learner is guided to:
- Form comparatives and superlatives of gradable adverbs
- Use comparative and superlative adverbs in sentences
- Complete tables with correct adverb forms

How do we compare actions using adverbs?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 107
- Charts
- Tables
- Sample sentences
- Exercise books

- Written exercises - Gap-filling tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Listening and Speaking

Conversational Skills - Digital communication etiquette

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Observe netiquette when participating in online meetings
- Take turns, interrupt, and disagree politely in online and face-to-face meetings
- Participate professionally in virtual job interviews and online meetings

The learner is guided to:
- Research ways of observing netiquette during online meetings
- Take part in a video conferencing call
- Discuss how to take turns and disagree politely in meetings

Why is it important to observe etiquette in online communication?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 100
- Digital devices
- Video conferencing platforms
- Netiquette guidelines
- Role play cards

- Online meeting assessment - Observation - Peer assessment - Checklists

Listening and Speaking

Conversational Skills - Digital communication etiquette

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Observe netiquette when participating in online meetings
- Take turns, interrupt, and disagree politely in online and face-to-face meetings
- Participate professionally in virtual job interviews and online meetings

The learner is guided to:
- Research ways of observing netiquette during online meetings
- Take part in a video conferencing call
- Discuss how to take turns and disagree politely in meetings

Why is it important to observe etiquette in online communication?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 100
- Digital devices
- Video conferencing platforms
- Netiquette guidelines
- Role play cards

- Online meeting assessment - Observation - Peer assessment - Checklists

Reading

Intensive Reading - Building understanding

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Infer the meaning of idioms, compound words, and proverbs in written texts
- Make connections between events in texts and real life
- Understand professional terminology in career-related documents

The learner is guided to:
- Work with others to practise using transparent idioms and compound words
- Collaboratively rewrite events and sections of a text in their own words
- Visualise how people, events, or places in a text look like

How do idioms and proverbs enrich our understanding of texts?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 105
- Comprehension passages
- Dictionary
- Digital devices
- Charts

- Comprehension tests - Vocabulary assessment - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Reading

Intensive Reading - Building understanding

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Infer the meaning of idioms, compound words, and proverbs in written texts
- Make connections between events in texts and real life
- Understand professional terminology in career-related documents

The learner is guided to:
- Work with others to practise using transparent idioms and compound words
- Collaboratively rewrite events and sections of a text in their own words
- Visualise how people, events, or places in a text look like

How do idioms and proverbs enrich our understanding of texts?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 105
- Comprehension passages
- Dictionary
- Digital devices
- Charts

- Comprehension tests - Vocabulary assessment - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Writing

Functional Writing - Polite and formal writing

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use euphemisms appropriately in formal writing
- Distinguish between formal and informal language
- Write professional emails and letters using appropriate formal language

The learner is guided to:
- Read paragraphs and identify euphemisms used to replace unpleasant words
- Distinguish between formal and informal expressions
- Use euphemisms and formal language in sentences

Why do we use polite expressions in professional communication?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 110
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Digital devices
- Exercise books

- Written exercises - Identification tests - Peer review - Checklists

Grammar in Use

Phrases - Types of phrases

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify adjective phrases, adverb phrases, and prepositional phrases in sentences
- Use different types of phrases to enhance writing
- Write clear job applications and resumes using varied phrase structures

The learner is guided to:
- Search for adverb phrases, adjective phrases, and prepositional phrases from texts
- Read a passage and identify different types of phrases
- Fill in blanks with appropriate phrases

How do different types of phrases improve our writing?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 108
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Exercise books
- Teacher's Guide

- Written exercises - Phrase identification tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Grammar in Use

Phrases - Types of phrases

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify adjective phrases, adverb phrases, and prepositional phrases in sentences
- Use different types of phrases to enhance writing
- Write clear job applications and resumes using varied phrase structures

The learner is guided to:
- Search for adverb phrases, adjective phrases, and prepositional phrases from texts
- Read a passage and identify different types of phrases
- Fill in blanks with appropriate phrases

How do different types of phrases improve our writing?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 108
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Exercise books
- Teacher's Guide

- Written exercises - Phrase identification tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Grammar in Use

Phrases - Types of phrases

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify adjective phrases, adverb phrases, and prepositional phrases in sentences
- Use different types of phrases to enhance writing
- Write clear job applications and resumes using varied phrase structures

The learner is guided to:
- Search for adverb phrases, adjective phrases, and prepositional phrases from texts
- Read a passage and identify different types of phrases
- Fill in blanks with appropriate phrases

How do different types of phrases improve our writing?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 108
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Exercise books
- Teacher's Guide

- Written exercises - Phrase identification tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

CULTURE: VALUES AND BELIEFS

Listening and Speaking

Responsive Listening - Connecting with a Speaker

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Outline techniques of listening actively for information
- Focus on a speaker to avoid distractions
- Apply responsive listening skills in daily conversations

The learner is guided to:
- Paraphrase by summarising the speaker's points in own words
- Ask clarifying questions on unclear aspects of a conversation
- Give and receive feedback in a constructive and respectful manner
- Focus on a speaker to avoid interruptions

Why is it important to actively respond to what is being said?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 116
- Audio recordings
- Digital devices
- Charts

- Observation - Oral questions - Peer assessment - Checklists

Reading

Reading Fluency - Speed, Accuracy and Prosody

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Describe the features of expressive reading from a selected text
- Read a text at the right speed and accurately for fluency
- Use expressive reading skills when presenting speeches or stories

The learner is guided to:
- Work in collaboration with others to read sentences and express different emotions as written on flashcards
- Listen to audiobooks and identify features of expressive reading such as pitch, pace, and volume
- Take turns to read, rehearse, and present choral verses

Why should we read text fluently?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 123
- Audio books
- Flashcards
- Digital devices

- Oral reading assessment - Peer assessment - Observation - Checklists

Writing

Creative Writing - Narrative Essays

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Outline the structure of narrative compositions for information
- Identify features of narrative essays in sample texts
- Use narrative writing techniques in personal storytelling

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to or read a narrative together with peers
- Pick out the features of narrative essays
- Discuss the beginning, body and ending of the narrative
- Brainstorm topics for narrative essays

How can you make a narrative composition interesting?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 135
- Sample narrative essays
- Charts
- Digital devices

- Written questions - Peer assessment - Checklists - Portfolio assessment

Writing

Creative Writing - Narrative Essays

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Outline the structure of narrative compositions for information
- Identify features of narrative essays in sample texts
- Use narrative writing techniques in personal storytelling

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to or read a narrative together with peers
- Pick out the features of narrative essays
- Discuss the beginning, body and ending of the narrative
- Brainstorm topics for narrative essays

How can you make a narrative composition interesting?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 135
- Sample narrative essays
- Charts
- Digital devices

- Written questions - Peer assessment - Checklists - Portfolio assessment

Grammar in Use

Word Classes - Relative Pronouns

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Pick out relative pronouns from a text
- Demonstrate appropriate usage of relative pronouns in sentences
- Use relative pronouns correctly when describing people, places, or things

The learner is guided to:
- Search from books or the Internet for information on relative pronouns: who, which, whom, whose, that
- Match relative pronouns to their usage
- Create a chart showing relative pronouns and examples of their usage

How do relative pronouns help us communicate effectively?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 126
- Charts
- Digital devices
- Crossword puzzles

- Written questions - Oral questions - Peer assessment - Checklists

Listening and Speaking

Responsive Listening - Showing Empathy and Avoiding Distractions

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Relate oral texts to individual experiences for critical thinking
- Build empathy during a conversation
- Apply empathetic listening when supporting friends or family members

The learner is guided to:
- Connect with a speaker's feelings to show respect for their emotions
- Use phrases like "I understand how you feel" or "that must have been hard for you" to show empathy
- Team up with others to listen to audio recordings and show empathy

How can we show that we value and understand others when listening?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 117
- Audio recordings
- Role play materials
- Digital devices

- Observation - Role play assessment - Peer assessment - Checklists

Reading

Reading Fluency - Pitch, Pace, Volume and Intonation

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Demonstrate the right pitch, pace, and volume when reading a text
- Use intonation patterns correctly when reading different types of sentences
- Apply appropriate intonation when giving presentations or reading announcements

The learner is guided to:
- Search from books or the Internet for information on intonation patterns
- Identify rising, falling, rising-falling, and falling-rising intonation
- Practise reading sentences using the right intonation pattern

How does intonation affect the meaning of what we read?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 124
- Audio recordings
- Digital devices
- Choral verses

- Oral reading assessment - Peer assessment - Observation - Recording analysis

Writing

Creative Writing - Drafting Narrative Essays

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Write a narrative paragraph to tell a story or recount an event
- Use vivid language and sensory details for clarity of writing
- Create engaging stories for school magazines or personal journals

The learner is guided to:
- Pick one event and write down the characters, setting and sequence of events
- Write down an outline of the essay
- Write a narrative essay on a family event
- Read each other's essays for feedback

Why are sensory details and vivid descriptions important in composition writing?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 136
- Sample essays
- Writing materials
- Digital devices

- Written assessment - Peer assessment - Portfolio evaluation - Assessment rubrics

Grammar in Use

Clauses - Relative Clauses

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Form relative clauses introduced by relative pronouns: who, whom, that, which, whose
- Distinguish between defining and non-defining relative clauses
- Use relative clauses correctly when writing descriptions or explanations

The learner is guided to:
- Search from books or the Internet for information on defining and non-defining relative clauses
- Underline relative clauses in sentences and indicate whether defining or non-defining
- Use relative clauses to construct sentences about pictures

How do relative clauses help us add more information to sentences?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 127
- Charts
- Pictures
- Digital devices

- Written exercises - Peer assessment - Oral questions - Checklists

Listening and Speaking

Speaking Fluency - Word Stress

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Distinguish word classes based on the placement of stress
- Stress disyllabic words correctly in oral communication
- Apply correct stress patterns when giving speeches or making announcements

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to a recording and note the part of the word that is stressed
- Say whether each highlighted word is used as a noun or a verb based on stress
- Come up with a list of words that are stressed on the second syllable for both noun and verb

Why is it important to stress words correctly?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 120
- Audio recordings
- Digital devices
- Word lists

- Oral presentation - Peer assessment - Observation - Checklists

Reading

Reading Fluency - Expressive Reading

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Participate in echo reading and reader's theatre activities
- Record reading sessions and share them on digital platforms
- Use expressive reading techniques when reading stories to younger learners

The learner is guided to:
- Participate in echo reading of a given poem while bringing out feelings and emotions appropriately
- Record the reading sessions and share them on digital platforms
- Take part in a reader's theatre by selecting a poem or narrative and assigning portions to read

How does practising reading aloud improve our communication skills?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 125
- Poems and narratives
- Recording devices
- Digital platforms

- Performance assessment - Peer review - Recording evaluation - Checklists

Reading

Reading Fluency - Expressive Reading

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Participate in echo reading and reader's theatre activities
- Record reading sessions and share them on digital platforms
- Use expressive reading techniques when reading stories to younger learners

The learner is guided to:
- Participate in echo reading of a given poem while bringing out feelings and emotions appropriately
- Record the reading sessions and share them on digital platforms
- Take part in a reader's theatre by selecting a poem or narrative and assigning portions to read

How does practising reading aloud improve our communication skills?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 125
- Poems and narratives
- Recording devices
- Digital platforms

- Performance assessment - Peer review - Recording evaluation - Checklists

Writing

Creative Writing - Descriptive Essays

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Create a descriptive paragraph to talk about a person, place, object, or event in detail
- Use similes, metaphors and sensory language in descriptive writing
- Write vivid descriptions for creative projects or travel journals

The learner is guided to:
- Read descriptive essays and identify similes, metaphors, and descriptions of sound, smell, taste, sight, and touch
- Generate a list of words that relate to the five senses
- Write a descriptive essay about a cultural event

How do sensory details help readers visualize what we describe?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 131
- Sample descriptive essays
- Mind maps
- Charts

- Written assessment - Peer assessment - Portfolio evaluation - Rubrics

Writing

Creative Writing - Descriptive Essays

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Create a descriptive paragraph to talk about a person, place, object, or event in detail
- Use similes, metaphors and sensory language in descriptive writing
- Write vivid descriptions for creative projects or travel journals

The learner is guided to:
- Read descriptive essays and identify similes, metaphors, and descriptions of sound, smell, taste, sight, and touch
- Generate a list of words that relate to the five senses
- Write a descriptive essay about a cultural event

How do sensory details help readers visualize what we describe?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 131
- Sample descriptive essays
- Mind maps
- Charts

- Written assessment - Peer assessment - Portfolio evaluation - Rubrics

Writing

Creative Writing - Descriptive Essays

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Create a descriptive paragraph to talk about a person, place, object, or event in detail
- Use similes, metaphors and sensory language in descriptive writing
- Write vivid descriptions for creative projects or travel journals

The learner is guided to:
- Read descriptive essays and identify similes, metaphors, and descriptions of sound, smell, taste, sight, and touch
- Generate a list of words that relate to the five senses
- Write a descriptive essay about a cultural event

How do sensory details help readers visualize what we describe?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 131
- Sample descriptive essays
- Mind maps
- Charts

- Written assessment - Peer assessment - Portfolio evaluation - Rubrics

Grammar in Use

Clauses - Adverbial Clauses of Time and Reason

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use adverbial clauses of place, time, and reason to express different meanings
- Construct sentences featuring adverbial clauses
- Apply adverbial clauses when explaining events or giving reasons in daily communication

The learner is guided to:
- Search from books or the Internet for information on adverbial clauses of time and reason
- Identify clauses which show when something happened and ones that show why
- Complete sentences using adverbial clauses from a substitution table

When do we use adverbial clauses to explain our actions?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 130
- Substitution tables
- Charts
- Digital devices

- Written exercises - Peer assessment - Oral questions - Checklists

Grammar in Use

Clauses - Adverbial Clauses of Time and Reason

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use adverbial clauses of place, time, and reason to express different meanings
- Construct sentences featuring adverbial clauses
- Apply adverbial clauses when explaining events or giving reasons in daily communication

The learner is guided to:
- Search from books or the Internet for information on adverbial clauses of time and reason
- Identify clauses which show when something happened and ones that show why
- Complete sentences using adverbial clauses from a substitution table

When do we use adverbial clauses to explain our actions?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 130
- Substitution tables
- Charts
- Digital devices

- Written exercises - Peer assessment - Oral questions - Checklists