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English Language for JSS 1: Comprehensive Course Description This English Language course for Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS 1) is …

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4 Months

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100

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21 hours, 45 minutes

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January 14, 2025

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English Language for JSS 1: Comprehensive Course Description

This English Language course for Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS 1) is designed to build foundational skills in communication, grammar, literature, and composition. Students will explore key topics to enhance their speaking, reading, and writing abilities while fostering creativity and critical thinking. Below is a detailed breakdown of the course content:

Speech Work

  • Introduction to Speech Sounds: Understanding the basics of speech sounds, including vowels and consonants.
  • Consonant Sounds: Learning about different consonant sounds and their articulation.
  • Consonant Clusters: Identifying and practicing consonant clusters for clear pronunciation.
  • Syllables: Exploring syllables, their formation, and how they influence word stress.

Grammar

  • Verbs: Exploring the meaning, types, and examples of verbs, including their usage in sentences.
  • Adverbs: Understanding adverbs, their types, and how they modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
  • Prepositions: Learning the meaning, types, and examples of prepositions and their role in sentence structure.
  • Active and Passive Voice: Differentiating between active and passive voice with practical exercises to reinforce understanding.
  • Statements and Tag Questions: Crafting statements and forming appropriate tag questions for various scenarios.

Composition

  • Elements of Composition: Learning the building blocks of effective writing, such as organization, coherence, and clarity.
  • Narrative Essay: Writing engaging stories with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
  • Descriptive Essay: Developing descriptive essays by painting vivid pictures with words.
  • Expository Essay: Writing informative essays that explain or clarify a topic.
  • Argumentative Essay: Understanding the structure and purpose of argumentative essays and how they differ from expository essays.

Introduction to Literature

  • Gaining an understanding of literature as an art form and its role in developing imagination and cultural awareness.

Creative Language Use

  • Simile and Metaphor: Learning to use similes and metaphors effectively to enhance writing and expression.

Exercises and Assignments

  • Regular exercises on active and passive voices, tag questions, and essay writing.
  • Practice activities to reinforce understanding of consonant sounds, clusters, and syllables.
This course ensures that students develop strong foundational skills in English language and communication, preparing them for advanced topics in subsequent classes.

Course Currilcum

    • English Language Jss 1 1st Term Scheme of Work Details 00:45:00
    • ACAD WEEK 1: SPEECH WORK – INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH SOUNDS Details 00:45:00
    • ACAD WEEK 2: INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE Details 00:45:00
    • ACAD WEEK 3: GRAMMAR –VERBS (MEANING, EXAMPLES AND TYPES) Details 00:45:00
    • ACAD WEEK 4: COMPOSITION: ELEMENTS OF COMPOSITION Details 00:45:00
    • ACAD WEEK 5: COMPOSITION-NARRATIVE ESSAY Details 00:45:00
    • ACAD WEEK 6: COMPOSITION: DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY Details 00:45:00
    • ACAD WEEK 7: GRAMMAR – ADVERBS (MEANING EXAMPLES, TYPES) Details 00:45:00
    • ACAD WEEK 8: GRAMMAR- PREPOSITION (MEANING, EXAMPLES AND TYPES) Details 00:45:00
    • Scheme of Work JSS 1 Esther Term Details 00:45:00
    • Academic Week 1: Speech Work: Vowel /u/, /u:/ /3:/ & Grammar: Simple Present Tense Details 00:45:00
    • Academic Week 2: Grammar: Simple Past Tense & Speech Work: The Schwa sound /ə/ Details 00:45:00
    • Academic Week 3: Grammar: The Past Participle Forms, Present Perfect Tense & Composition: Narrative Essay Details 00:45:00
    • Academic Week 4: Grammar: Past and Present Continuous Tense & Composition: Argumentative Essay Details 00:45:00
    • Academic Week 5: Literature: Myths and Legends & Speech Work: Introduction To Vowel Details 00:45:00
    • Academic Week 6: GRAMMAR: Future Tense & Speech Work: Introduction to Diphthong Sounds Details 00:45:00
    • Academic Week 7: GRAMMAR: Introduction to Active and Passive Voice & Speech Work: Vocabulary Development: Synonyms, Anonyms and Homophones Details 00:45:00
    • Academic Week 8: GRAMMAR: Introduction to Consonant Sounds Details 00:45:00
    • English Language JSS 1 3rd Term Scheme of Work Details 00:45:00
    • Academic Week 1: Active Voice and Passive Voice; Expository Essay. Details 00:45:00
    • Academic Week 2: Consonant Sounds; Elements of Writing Details 00:45:00
    • Academic Week 3: Syllables; Active and Passive Voices (Exercises) Details 00:45:00
    • Academic Week 4: Statement and Tag Questions; Argumentative Essay Details 00:45:00
    • ACAD WEEK 5: What is a Syllable? Details 00:45:00
    • ACAD WEEK 6: Statements and Tag Questions Details 00:45:00
    • ACAD WEEK 7: Consonant sound (continued) Details 00:45:00
    • ACAD WEEK 8: Consonant clusters Details 00:45:00
    • ACAD WEEK 9: Identifying the difference between argumentative essay and expository essay Details 00:45:00
    • ACAD WEEK 10: Use simile and metaphor in a sentence Details 00:45:00
    • Academic Week 1: Active and Passive Voice Assignment Details 1 month, 3 weeks
    • Academic Week 1: Expository Essay Assignment Details 1 month, 3 weeks
    • Academic Week 2: Consonant Sounds Assignment Details 1 month, 3 weeks
    • Academic Week 2: Elements of Writing Assignment Details 1 month, 3 weeks
    • Academic Week 3: Syllables Assignment Details 1 month, 3 weeks
    • Academic Week 3: Active and Passive Voice II Assignment Details 1 month, 3 weeks
    • Academic Week 4: Statement and Tag Questions Assignment Details 1 month, 3 weeks
    • Academic Week 4: Argumentative Essay Assignment Details 1 month, 3 weeks

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