YEARLY SCHEME OF WORK FOR FORM 1- 2014

ENGLISH LANGUAGE YEARLY SCHEME OF WORK FOR FORM 1 SEMESTER 1 Week 1 24 Chapter 1 Getting To Know You Theme: People Theme / Chapter Level Interpersonal Informational Aesthetic Grammar Sound System Educational Emphasis

DIAGNOSTIC TEST / ORIENTATION PROGRAMME 1 2.3 (a,b,c) *Taking part in conversations and discussions * Introducing oneself * Talking about self, friends and interests, and understanding others when they talk about themselves 2.1 (b) * Reading materials such as articles in print and in electronic media Poem : The River *Reciting poems with feelings and expression *Suggested sentence patterns: Introducing oneself 9(iii) *Sentences: Positive statements *Punctuation: Capital letters, Exclamation mark, Full stop, Question mark 3(i) *Adjectives: Adjectives in terms of colour, size and /p/ , /b/ Bag, bib, pen, cap Thinking Skills *Identifying, gathering, arranging and presenting information Learning How to Learn Skills *Dictionary skills ICT Skills *Using the Internet to look for information and to send e-mail Values and Citizenship Education *Co-operation Multiple Intelligences

2.2(a)(b) *Skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas *Using dictionaries 2.3 *Composing, revising and editing drafts, and checking accuracy of spelling, punctuation and grammar

3.2(2)vi *Telling how characters in the text are similar to those in ones life

shape *Adjectives: Adjectives that show qualities

*Interpersonal intelligence Preparation for the Real World *Discussion and presentation of ideas

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Chapter 2 Family Ties Theme People 1

2.3( c) *Talking about self, family, friends, interest, past events and feelings, and understanding others when they talk about themselves

2.1(b) *Reading materials such as articles in print and in electronic media *Listening to spoken texts such as talks, speeches, and texts from other multimedia sources

Poem: The River *Reciting poems with feeling and expression

*Prepositions: Prepositions of place Verbs: Regular and Irregular verbs

/t/ , /d/

Thinking Skills *Identifying, gathering, arranging and presenting information Values and Citizenship Education *Consideration Multiple Intelligence *Verbal Linguistic intelligence Preparation for the Real World *Teamwork

2.2(a) *Skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas 2.3(a) *Writing recounts

*Telling how events in the text are similar to those in ones life 3.3 *Talking about the message the writer is putting across and writing a simple paragraph on it

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Chapter 3 Stand By Me Theme: People

1.1(a) *Taking part in conversation and discussions

2.1(b) *Reading materials such as articles in print and in electronic media 2.2(a) *Skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas

Poem: The River Re-telling the story or poem in ones own words 3.2(2) ix *Telling how characters in text are similar to those in ones life

9(iv) *Sentences: Negative statements 5(ii) *Verbs: Negative verbs Contractions nt snt cant didnt doesnt hasnt

Contractions nt snt cant didnt doesnt hasnt

Thinking Skills *Giving causal explanation Values and Citizenship Education *Justice Multiple Intelligence *Intrapersonal intelligence *Interpersonal intelligence

2.3(a) Writing recounts

Chapter 4 10 12 It All Starts At Home 1 1.1(c ) *Exchanging ideas and giving opinions on topics of interests 2.1(b) *Participating in conversations and discussions 2.1(a) *Listening to spoken texts such as talks, speeches, and texts from other multimedia source 2.1(b) *Reading materials such as articles in print and in electronic media *Skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas

*Talking about the theme and writing a simple paragraph about the theme Short story: Flipping Fantastic *Recognizing elements in the story *Giving the sequence of events

Preparation for the Real World *Process writing 5(iii)(a) *Verbs: For instructions and directions *Connectors: Sequence connectors *Punctuation: Comma /m/ , /n/ Mail. Name, bin Thinking Skills *Identifying, gathering, arranging and presenting information Values and Citizenship Education *Responsibility Multiple Intelligence *Verbal linguistic intelligence Knowledge Acquisition *Awareness of social issues Preparation for the Real World *Time management

Theme Environment

1.1(c ) *Exchanging ideas and giving opinions on topics of interest

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Chapter 5 Do you care enough Theme Environment

1.1(c ) *Exchanging ideas and giving opinions on topics of interest

2.1(b) *Reading materials such as articles in print electronic media 2.1(a) *Listening to spoken texts such as talks, speeches, and texts from other multimedia sources 2.2(a) *Skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas

Short story: Flipping Fantastic *Recognizing elements in a story

1.2(b) *Participating in conversations and discussion

*Suggested sentence patterns: Inviting, accepting and declining invitations; Apologizing 7(ii) *Preparations: Preparations of time *Identifying base words

/s/ / / Select, class, should, cash

2.3(a) *Writing announcements using appropriate format and conventions 2.1(b) *Reading materials such as articles in print and in electronic media 2.3(a) *Writing directions, Short story: Flipping Fantastic *Talking about characters in the story and writing *Connectors: Conjunctions *Verbs: Question Words /s/ , /z/

Thinking Skills *Giving casual explanation Learning How to Learn Skills *Research skills ICT Skills *Computer terms and their meanings Value and Citizenship Education *Co-operation Multiple Intelligences *Verbal linguistic intelligence Knowledge Acquisition *Awareness of social issues Preparation for the Real World *Teamwork

1 16-17 Chapter 6 What a wonderful world!

Thinking Skills *Identifying the cause and giving casual explanation Learning How to Learn Skills *Research skills

Theme Environment 2 1.1( c) *Exchanging ideas and giving opinions on topics of interest

instructions, recounts and announcements using appropriate format and conventions 2.2(a) *skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas 2.1(g) *Getting meaning of unfamiliar words by using word attack skills

simple paragraph on the characters

ICT Skills *Using the Internet to look for information Values and Citizenship Education *Responsibility Multiple Intelligences *Visual spatial intelligence Knowledge Acquisition *Awareness of social issues Preparation for the Real World *Discussion and presentation of ideas

2.2(b) *Extracting main ideas and supporting ideas 2.2( c) *Following sequence of ideas

3.11(c ) *Explaining the message the writer is trying to convey

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Chapter 7 Safe Homes Theme Social Issues

1.1(a) *Taking part in conversations and discussions

2.3(a) *Writing directions, instructions, recounts and announcements using appropriate format and conventions 2.1(b) *Reading materials such as articles in print and in electronic media 2.1(a) *Listening to spoken texts such as talks, speeches, and texts from other multimedia sources

Short story: Flipping Fantastic 2(vii) *Making simple predictions as to what might happen next

5(iii) *Verbs: Special finites or modals *Pronouns: Possessive pronouns and Demonstrative pronouns *Adjectives: Possessive adjectives

/ l/ , /h/ Bowl, stole, hoof, hare

1.1(c ) *Exchanging ideas and giving opinions on topics of interest

Thinking Skills *Synthesising Learning How to Learn Skills *Learning to be effective speakers ICT Skills *Searching for information using keywords Values and Citizenship Education *Self reliance Multiple Intelligences *Visual spatial intelligence Preparation for the Real World *Discussion and presentation of ideas

2.3(b) *Giving instructions, describing and narrating orally 2.2(b) *Extracting main ideas and supporting details

2.3( c) *Composing, revising and editing drafts; checking accuracy of spelling, punctuation and grammar 20 - 21 Chapter 8 Safety First Theme Social issues 2 1 1.1(a) *Taking part in conversations and discussions *Taking dictation of seen texts 2.2( c) *Following sequence of ideas 2.1(b) *Reading materials such as articles in print and electronic media 3 2.1(a) *Listening to spoken texts such as talks, speeches, and texts from other multimedia sources 2.2(a) *Skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas Poem Mr.Nobody *Reciting a poem with feelings and expression and with correct pronunciation, intonation, stress and rhythm 5(iii) *Verbs: Words that signal past time *Verbs: Special finites or modals 4(i) *Pronouns: Personal pronouns /d / Thinking Skills *Making predictions Learning How to Learn Skills *Research skills ICT Skills *Searching for information using keywords Values and Citizenship Education *Co-operation Multiple Intelligence *Verbal linguistic intelligence Preparation for the Real World *Discussion and presentation of ideas

2.3(a) *Writing recounts using appropriate format and conventions 22 -23 Chapter 9 Safe Living Theme Values 1 1.1(c ) *Exchanging ideas and giving opinions on topics of interest 2.1(a) *Listening to spoken texts such as talks, speeches, and texts from other multimedia sources 2.3(a) *Writing instructions using appropriate format and conventions 2.2(a) *Skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas Poem: Mr.Nobody *Reciting poems with feeling and expression *Talking about the place and time the poem describes *Talking about the message the writer is putting across 3(iii) *Adjectives: Formation of the negatives by adding prefixes dis, im, in and un *Conditional clauses: if clauses /k/ Thinking Skills *Classifying ICT Skills *Using the Internet to look for information Values and Citizenship Education *Courage Multiple Intelligences *Interpersonal intelligences Preparation for the Real World *Discussion and presentation of ideas

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Chapter 10 Ill Be There For You Theme Values

1.1(a) *Taking part in conversations and discussion

*Drawing directions and explaining them 2.2(a) *Skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas *Reading and understanding nonlinear texts using simple diagrams 2.3(a) *Giving instructions, describing and narrating orally 2.3(c ) *Composing, revising and editing drafts, and checking accuracy of spelling and grammar

Poem: Mr.Nobody Retelling how events in the text is similar to ones life

1(i) *Nouns: Concrete nouns Common and Proper nouns *Nouns: Gender 1(v) *Suffixes: er and ess 7(iii) *Prepositions: Prepositions of direction

/z/ , /g/

*Explaining the message the writer is trying to convey and discussing how this relates to ones life Poem: The River 3.1(c) *Telling how characters in the text are similar to those in ones life 9 (i & ii) *Sentences: Simple and Compound sentences 1(ii) *Nouns: Abstarct nouns 5 *Verbs /v/ , /f/

Thinking Skills *Making decisions Learning How To Learn *Research Skills ICT Skills *Word Processing Skills Values and Citizenship Education *Compassion *Public Spiritedness Multiple Intelligences *Interpersonal intelligence *Visual spatial intelligence Preparation for the Real World *Time management

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Chapter 11 Never Too Young, Never Too Old Theme Values

1.2(b) *Participating in conversations and Discussions 1.2(a) Carrying out a variety of language functions

Thinking Skills *Justifying and giving reasons ICT Skills *Using the Internet to look for information Values and Citizenship Education *Charity Multiple Intelligences *Verbal linguistic

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2.1(b) *Reading materials such as articles in print and electronic media 2.2(a) *Skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas

intelligence Preparation for the Real World *Discussion and presentation of ideas

2.3(a) * Writing recount using appropriate format and conventions 1.2(b) *Participating in conversations and discussions 2.1(b) *Reading materials such as articles 2.1(a) *Listening to spoken texts such as talks 2.2(a) *Skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas 2.3(a) *Writing recounts Short story: Flipping Fantastic *Talking about values found in the text 6(i) *Adverbs: Adverb of manner Nouns: *Collective nouns 4(iv) *Pronouns: each as an adjective /w/ Thinking Skills *Making summaries *Making inferences and conclusions Learning How to Learn Skills *Research skills ICT Skills *Using the Internet to look for information Values and Citizenship Education *Patriotism Multiple Intelligence *Verbal linguistic intelligence

1 28 29 Chapter 12 Independence Day Theme Values 2

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Chapter 13 Food For Thought Theme Health

1.2(b) *Participating in conversations and discussions

2.3(b)(c) *Giving simple recounts orally and In writing 2.2(a) *Identifying main ideas in simple paragraphs 2.3(a) *Identifying supporting data or ideas in simple paragraphs

Poem: Mr.Nobody *Reciting poems with feeling and expression 3.1(c) Explaining the message the writer is trying to convey and discussing how this relates to ones life

1(ii) & (iii) *Nouns: Countable and Uncountable nouns *Phrasal quantifiers 4(v) *Pronoun:Some as an adjective 1(v) a & b *Nouns: Number Nouns: Regular and Irregular plurals *Verbs: Simple present tense

Plural forms /iz/ , /aiz/

Thinking skills *Classifying Learning How to Learn Skills *Research skills ICT Skills *Using the Internet to look for information Values and Citizenship Education *Self reliance Multiple Intelligence *Visual spatial intelligence Verbal linguistic inteligence

2.3(a) Writing recounts

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Chapter 14 Your Health, Your Wealth Theme Health

1.2(a) *Carrying out a variety of language functions 1.39 ( c) *Making enquiries

2.2 (a) *Skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas 2.1(a) *Listening to spoke texts such as talks, speeches, and texts from other multimedia sources

Graphic Novel Journey To The Centre Of the earth Retelling the poem in ones own genre

*Verbs:Time expressions 2(ii) *Articles:With plural countable nouns and zero article 2(iii) *Articles:Using the with the superlative 2(iv) *Article: For unique nouns or one that is one and only *Articles: Using the with sameas

/tf/ , /n/

1.3(b) *Ordering goods and services 2.3(c ) *Composing, revising and editing drafts, and checking accuracy of spelling, punctuation and grammar 1.2(b) *Participating in conversations and discusssions 1.2(a) Carrying out a variety of language functions 2.2(a) *Getting the explicit meaning of the text

*Giving the sequence of events

Thinking Skills *Identifying, gathering arranging and presenting information Values and Citizenship Education *Co-operation Multiple Intelligences *Visual spatial intelligence *Verbal linguistic intelligence Preparation for the Real World *Teamwork

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Chapter 15 A lifelong Journey Theme Health

Graphic Novel: Journey To The Centre Of The Earth *Talking about characters in a story

*Suggested sentence patterns: Placing orders 3(v) *Adjectives: Comparison of adjectives

/e/ . /d/ Thread, month, this, smooth

Thinking Skills *Identifying gathering, arranging and presenting information ICT Skills *Using the Internet to look for information Values and Citizenship Education

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2.3(a) *Writing directions, instructions, recounts and announcements using appropriate format and conventions 2.3(c ) *Composing, revising and editing drafts and checking accuracy of spelling punctuations and grammar

*Diligence *Perserverance Multiple Intelligences *Bodily/Kinesthetic intelligence

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Chapter 16 Deep Impact Theme: Sciene and Techonology

1.1( c) * Exchanging ideas and giving opinions on topics of interest

2.1(b) *Reading materials such as articles in print and in electronic media 2.1(a) *Listening to spoken texts such as talks, speeches, and text from other multimedia sources 2.2(b) *Extracting main ideas and supporting details

Graphic Novel: Journey To The Centre Of The Earth Talking about the place and time the story took place and writing simple paragraph

*Figurative language: Proverbs Homonyms: Homophone 5(iii) Verbs: Special finites or modals will to affirm Verb: special finites or modals will to show request 1(vi) Nouns:concord

Vowels ling and short sounds / ^ /, /a:/ Cup, carp

Thinking Skills *Identifying the cause and giving casual explaination Learning How to Learn Skills *Research skills ICT Skills *Computer terms and their meanings Values and Citizenship Education *Moderation Multiple Intelligences *Verbal linguistic intelligence

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2.3(a) * Writing directions, instructions, recounts and announcements using appropriate format and conventions 1.1( c) *Exchanging ideas and giving opinions on topics of interest 2.2(a) *Skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas 2.1(a) *Listening to spoken text such as talks, speeches, and texts from other multimedia sources 2.3(c ) *Composing, revising and editing drafts and checking the accuracy of spelling, punctuation and grammar

3.1( c) *Talking about the message the writer is putting across

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Chapter 17 As Good As It Gets Theme: cience & technologies

Graphic Novel: Journey To The Centre Of The Earth *Telling how events, characters and values in the text is similar to ones life

Figurative language: Smiles 5(iii) Verbs: Simple Past Tense Homonyms: Homograph

VowelsLong and short sounds / i: /, /l/ see, week, team

Thinking Skills *Comparing and contrasting classifying and giving reasons ICT Skills Using the Internet to look for information Values and Citizenship Education *Co-operation Multiple Intelligence *Verbal linguistic Intelligence Preparation for the Real World *Teamwork

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Chapter 18 A Test Of Time Theme Science & technologies

1.1(a) *Taking part in conversations and discussions 2.2(a) *Skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas 2.1(a) *Listening to spoken texts such as talks, speeches, and texts from other multimedia sources

REVISION The River, Mr.Nobody, Flipping Fantastic, Journey to the centre Of The Earth *Understanding and telling in ones own words the story heard or read, and giving ones opinion of the text

7(vi) *Prepositions: Phrasal verbs 4 *Pronouns: Referring back 5(iii)c *Verbs: Present continuous tense 5(iii)d *Verbs: Future tense 9(v) *Sentences: Question words

Vowels Long and short sounds / / , /e/ Bad, dad, read

2.2(b) *Extracting main ideas and supporting details 2.3(c )*Composing, revising and editing drafts and checking accuracy of spelling, punctuation and grammar

Thinking Skills *Comparing and contrasting Learning How to Learn Skills *Research Skills ICT Skills *Computer terms and their meanings Values and Citizenship Eduction *Self reliance * Co-operation Multiple Intelligence *Logical / Mathematical intelligence Preparation for the Real World *Discussion and presentation of ideas

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