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Grade 8 – English A
13 Week Scheme
WEEK TOPIC GENERAL OBJECTIVES CONTENT ACTIVITIES RESOURCES EVALUATION
STRATEGIES
1 DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT
2 Subject and ✔ Demonstrate a deeper A verb agrees with its subject in • Discussing each term. English Written exercises
Verb understanding of the number. • Identifying the subject and verb Composition and
Agreement various rules governing in given sentences. Grammar
the agreement of subject 1. A singular subject takes a • Writing individual sentences Pgs.474-487
and verb in sentences. singular verb. that demonstrate
2. A plural subject takes a plural understanding of subject verb
verb. 3. The number of the subject agreement.
is not changed by a phrase • Writing longer pieces that
following the subject. maintain subject verb
4. Subjects joined by ‘and’ take agreement throughout.
a plural verb.
5. When compound subjects are
joined by ‘or’ or ‘nor’, the verb
agrees with the subject nearer
the verb.
WEEK TOPIC GENERAL OBJECTIVES CONTENT ACTIVITIES RESOURCES EVALUATION
STRATEGIES
3 Sentences ✔Review the use of simple Sentences: • Differentiating between types Elements of Written exercise
and compound sentences (Review) A simple sentence has of sentences Writing pg. 428
one subject and one verb.
Example: My mother belongs to
the Friends of the Library.
(Review) A compound sentence consists
of two or more simple sentences, usually
joined by a coordinating conjunction.
Example: I forgot my lunch but dad ran to
the bus with it.
4 Sentences & For students to: • Differentiating between types Elements of Written
clauses (Review) A complex sentence has of sentences Writing pg. 428 exercises
one independent clause and at
✔ Develop deeper least one dependent clause. • Writing sentences
understanding of the role Example: containing the different types
of how, clauses and clauses.
and sentences work
together to enhance
meaning.
✔ Continue to develop
understanding of the
types of clauses in
complex sentences
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5 Comprehension For students to: Types of Reading • Reading given poems, drama Reading text Oral and
✔ Develop skills in ▪ Critical and prose extracts. written
answering different levels ▪ Informative • Participating in discussions Comprehension exercises
of questions. ▪ Recreational based on same. passages
• Finding the meaning of strange
Answering levels of questions: vocabs. Poems
▪ Knowledge • Drawing conclusions after
▪ Comprehension reading given information.
▪ Application
WEEK TOPIC GENERAL OBJECTIVES CONTENT ACTIVITIES RESOURCES EVALUATION
STRATEGIES
6 Phrases ✔ Demonstrate an • Differentiating between the Elements of Written exercises
understanding of the Phrases: A phrase is a group of related adjective and adverb phrase Writing pg. 428
phrases words that is used as a single part of by
speech. A phrase does not contain stating their functions.
both a subject and a verb. • Identifying phrases in given
sentences.
Prepositional Phrase • Differentiating between a
A phrase that begins with a phrase and a clause
preposition and ends with a noun or • Writing sentences containing
a pronoun. the different types of
phrases
Adjective Phrase
A prepositional phrase used as an
adjective.
Adverb Phrase
A prepositional phrase used as an adverb
7 Punctuation For students to: ▪ Comma • Revising the use of punctuation Students’ assignment Written exercises
✔ Apply increased Apostrophe marks.
competency in the use of • Preparing booklet of rules.
punctuation marks • Identifying usage of
punctuation marks in reading
materials.
• Writing sentences to show the
use of comma and quotation
marks.
• Rewriting sentences using these
punctuation marks correctly.
8 Punctuation For students to: Semi-colon, colon • Revising the use of punctuation Students’ assignment Oral and
✔ Apply increased marks. written
competency in the use of • Preparing booklet of rules. exercises
punctuation marks • Identifying usage of
punctuation marks in reading
materials.
• Writing sentences to show the
use of comma and quotation
marks.
• Rewriting sentences using these
punctuation marks correctly.
WEEK TOPIC GENERAL OBJECTIVES CONTENT ACTIVITIES RESOURCES EVALUATION
STRATEGIES
9 Speech ✔ Recognise the changes Direct and Indirect Speech • Identifying sentences as being Dialogues Oral and
in each term and in the direct or indirect written
demonstrate competency Direct Speech is the exact words spoken speech. assignments.
in using same correctly. by a person. Quotation marks are used
to enclose direct quotations. • Selecting a topic of interest and
preparing a dialogue.
Indirect Speech is the rewording of a
direct quotation. Do not use quotation
marks for an indirect quotation.
10 Paragraph For students to: The Main Idea • Defining the term ‘paragraph’. Elements of Oral and
Writing ✔ Appreciate the need to This is the big idea of the paragraph. • Listing and stating the purpose Writing pg. 61 written
present ideas based Most paragraphs have a main idea. The of the different parts of a exercises
on a main idea may be in a topic sentence. paragraph. Samples of paragraphs
given topic and write • Identifying same from a given
paragraphs according to Topic Sentence example.
thought patterns. This is the second part of some paragraphs.
Supporting Sentences
These sentences add details about
the main idea.
11 Paragraph For students to: The Main Idea • Writing paragraphs based on Elements of Written
Writing ✔ Appreciate the need to This is the big idea of the paragraph. given topics. Writing pg. 61 exercises Oral
present ideas based Most paragraphs have a main idea. The presentations
on a main idea may be in a topic sentence. Samples of paragraphs
given topic and write
paragraphs according to Topic Sentence
thought patterns. This is the second part of some paragraphs.
Supporting Sentences
These sentences add details about
the main idea.
12 ASSESSMENT
13 REVIEW OF ASSESSMENT
Prepared by: K.Bacchus
Date: 19/01/2023
