scheme of work for year 7

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
J.S.S 1 First Term Scheme of Work
Weeks Topics
1. Speech Work: Introduction to Speech Organs (Organs of Speech)
Structure: Parts of Speech – Nouns (Position/Functions of Nouns in a given passage); Adjectives.
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development
Reading Skill/Writing Skill
(Developing Reading and Writing Skills)
Composition: Writing Outline
Literature: Introduction to Literature (Functions/Purpose)

2. Speech Work: Vowels – Introduction to Monophthongs (Example)
Structure: Verbs – Position/Functions of Verbs (in a given passage)
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development:
Reading for main ideas
Composition: Types of Composition (Narrative, Descriptive, Argumentative and expository)
Literature: Genres of Literature (Definition of the Genres with related texts)
3. Speech Work: Vowels/I/ and /i/
Structure: Adverbials (Frequency, Manner, Intensifiers)
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development:
Reading for Supporting Ideas.
Composition: Elements of Composition – Introduction, Body, Conclusion; Stages of Writing.
Literature: Prose (Types of Prose e.g. Narrative, Descriptive, etc)

4. Speech Work: Vowels /e/ and /ae/
Structure: Tenses 9 Present, Past and Future) Making Sentences with Tenses.
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development:
Writing Skill – Reading to Answer Specific Question I
Composition/Letter Writing – Introduction/Types of Letters (Formal and Informal)

5. Speech Work: Vowels /a:/
Structure: Adverbs, Conjunctions and Prepositions
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development:
Writing Skill-Reading to Answer Specific Questions //
Composition: Letter Writing – Format/Features of Letters – Informal Letters
Literature: Folktales – African and Non-African tales

6. Speech Work: /ב/ and / ב/:
Structure: Tenses – Present (making sentences with the present tenses)
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development:
Writing Skill (more on developing writing skills)
Composition: Letter Writing: Guided Writing – Informal Letters.
Literature: Folktales – Features and Themes of Folktales (didactic, entertainment, magical, etc.)

7. Speech Work: Consonants – Introduction (examples)
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development.:
Reading Skill: Giving Specific Answers.
Structure: Tenses: Past Tenses (making sentences with the Past tenses)
Composition: Narrative Composition (Features/Outline Guided Composition)

8. Speech Work: Consonants /p/ and /b/
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development:
Writing Skill Giving Specific Answers
Structure: Tenses: Future Tenses (making sentences with the Futre Tenses)
Composition: Descriptive Composition (Features/Outline Guided Composition)
Literature: Introduction to Figures of Speech ( Simile, Metaphor); Recommended Texts.

9. Speech Work: Consonant /t/ and /d/
Structure: Tenses and Adverbials:
Making sentences with Tenses and Adverbials
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development.:
Reading and Writing Skills Contd.
Composition: More on Narrative and Descriptive Compositions (Arrengement of Ideas in logical sequence; Development of ideas/outline to full)
Literature: Prose: Features of Prose – Plot, Characterization, Style, Setting, Theme;
Reading recommended texts.

J.S.S. 1 (Second Term)
Weeks Topics
1. Revision of Last Term’s Examination and Work.
2. Speech Work : Consonant /k/ and /g/
Structure: Adverbs: Features, Position and Functions of Adverbs.
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development:
Reading Skill (Reading for Maximum Retention and Recall).
Composition: Letter Writing: Formal/Features of Formal Letters
Literature: Review on he Genres of Literature (Prose, Poetry and
Drama); (Use recommended texts)
3. Speech Work: Consonants /f/ and /v/
Structure: Conjunctions: Features, Position and Functions of
Conjunctions.
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development.;
Writing Skill – answering questions on given passage.
Composition: Letter writing – Formal letters (Guided writing)
Literature: Prose-Literary terms (use recommended text).
4. Speech Work: Vowels /u/ and /u:/
Structure: Prepositions: Features, Position and Functions of
Prepositions.
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development.:
Reading and Writing Skills (Intensive)
(Reading/Answering questions on given passage).
Composition: Letter Writing – Guided writing (emphasis on
Arrangement on ideas in logical sequence)
Literature: Myths and Legends (African and Non-African tales
Comprising Myths and Legends)
5. Speech Work: Vowel /ae/ and /З:/
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development.:
Writing Skill Giving Specific answers of a given passage.
Structure: Adverbials (making sentences with Adverbial).
Composition: Argumentative (Introduction)
6. Speech Work: Consonants /s/ and /z/
Structure: More on Adverbials
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development.:
Reading and Writing Skill contd.
Composition: Argumentative – Elements of composition
Literature: Drama – Drama text, theme,
Features; related literary terms.
7. Speech Work: Vowels – Introduction to Diphthongs (examples)
Structure: More on Adverbials and Tenses (using each item in
Sentences)
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development:
Reading Skill – Reading to understand the Author’s mood.
Composition: Argumentative – Arrangement of ideas in logical
Sequence.
8. Speech Work: vowels: /ei/
Structure: Making Sentences with Adverbs, Conjunctions and
Preposition,
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development.:
Writing Skill.
Composition: Argumentative (Guided Composition/Writing)
Literature: Drama Types, Literary Terms
Written text (Costumes, Play Director, etc)

9. Speech Work: vowels : /ai/
Structure: More on Adverbs, Conjunctions and Prepositions.
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development.:
Reading Skill
Composition: Argumentative (Guided writing)
Literature: More on Figures of Speech.

10. Speech Work: Consonant /ө/ and /з/
Structure: Verbs – Poems of Verbs
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development.;
Reading and Writing Skills.
Composition: Speech writing – Introduction.
Literature: Prose (use recommended Text)

JSS 1 (Third Term)
Weeks Topics
1. Revision of Last Term’s Examination and Work.
2. Speech Work: Consonants /s/ and /z/
Structure: Verbs-Active verbs
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development.:
Reading Skill – Reading for Special Description
Composition: Expository (Introduction)
Literature: Poetry – Introduction; recommended text
3. Speech Work: /נi/
Structure: Verbs: highlighting Active Voice
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development.:
Writing Skill – giving specific answers
Composition: Expository: Elements of writing
(Introduction, Body and Conclusion, Stages of Writing
Literature: Poetry: Types of Poems (use recommended text)
4. Speech Work: /a/ and /au/
Structure: Verbs – Making sentences with active voices
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development.:
Listening Skill – Listening for Maximum Retention and Recall.
Composition: Expository – Arrangement of Ideas in Logical Sequence.
Literature: Poetry – read selections of poems(oral and writing poetry)
5. Speech Work: Stress Introduction to Stress
Structure: Verbs – Highlighting Passive Voice
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development.:
Writing Skill
Composition: Expository (Guided Writing)
Literature: Poetry – Figure of Speech, Literary terms
6. Speech Work: Stress: Introduction to Stress
Structure: Verbs – Highlighting Passive Voice
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development.:
Reading to follow direction in written Communication
Composition Expository (Guided writing)
Literature: Poetry: More on literary terms, use recommended poems
7. Speech Work: Stress: Stress Patterns
Structure: Verbs: making sentences with Passive voice
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development.:
Listening Skill – listening to follow direction in written
Communication
Composition: Narrative, Descriptive, Argumentative and Expository –
Identifying the differences.
8. Speech Work: Stress: Compound words
Structure: Verbs making sentences with Active and Passive voices.
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development. Writing Skill (given passage)
Composition: informal letters: writing to suit different situations
Literature: Poetry: Themes, Features, Structure, Language
9. Speech Work: Consonant Clusters
Structure: Pronouns: Forms, Positions and Functions of Pronouns.
Comprehension/Vocabulary Development.:
Listening Skill (given passage)
Composition: Formal Letters: Writing to suit different situations.
Literature: Poetry – more on figures of speech. Encourage students
to write a poem.

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