ENGLISH LANGUAGE: First Term's scheme of work for SSS 1 - 3


English Lesson Notes for Junior Secondary

ENGLISH LANGUAGE: First Term's scheme of work for SSS 1 - 3

Below is first term's scheme of work for English language for Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) 1 - 3. English teachers can teach with this while students can read ahead with it.
 ENGLISH LANGUAGE: First Term's scheme of work for SSS 1 - 3
SCHEME OF WORK FOR SSS 1
Week 1
  • The consonant sounds: /j/ and /z/.
  • Revision of common nouns.
  • Uses of capital letters.
  • Narrative composition/essay.
  • Reading comprehension.
Week 2
  • The consonants :/ᵭ/ and /θ/
  • Vocabulary development: Words related to agriculture.
  • Sentences.
  • Expository essay.
  • Reading comprehension.
Week 3
  • The consonant /w/
  • Noun Phrase.
  • Reading comprehension.
Week 4
  • Summary writing.
  • Countable/uncountable nouns.
  • Writing: Popular article for various reading audience.
Week 5
  • Syllabic consonants.
  • Reading comprehension.
  • More on summary writing.
Week 6
  • Pronouns (Introduction)
  • Vocabulary development.
Week 7
  • Words of two syllables, with stress on the second syllable.
  • Possessive pronoun.
  • More on summary writing.
Week 8
  • Words associated with religion.
  • Regular and irregular verbs.
  • Reading comprehension.
Week 9
  • Consonant clusters.
  • Pronouns (other types).
  • Formal letter.
Week 10
  • Speech writing.
  • Semi formal letter.
  • Differences between phrases and clauses.
  • More on summary writing.
Week 11 - 12
  • Revision/Examination.

SCHEME OF WORK FOR SSS 2

Week 1
  • Speech work.
  • Vocabulary development: Medicine.
  • Noun phrase: position and functions.
Week 2
  • Listening skills; recording work.
  • Vocabulary development: Words associated with health.
  • Pronouns.
  • Expository essay.
Week 3
  • Nominalisation of adjectives.
  • Speech writing.
Week 4
  • Argumentative essay.
  • The unstressed vowel: /ә/.
Week 5
  • Consonant cluster.
  • Adjectives and adverbs.
  • Summary writing.
Week 6
  • Consonant cluster in word initial position.
  • Adjectival phrases and their grammatical functions.
  • Sentences.
  • Creative writing.
Week 7
  • Narrative essay.
Week 8
  • Adverbial phrases and functions.
  • Formal letters.
  • Vowel sounds: /u/, /u:/, /i/, /i:/, /e/ and /ʒ:/
  • Reading comprehension.
Week 9
  • Diphthongs: /ei/, /ai/, /au/ and /uә/
Week 10
  • Reading comprehension.
Week 11 - 12
  • Revision/Examination.
SCHEME OF WORK FOR SSS 3

Week 1
  • Revision on:
  • Noun and Noun phrase.
  • Expository essay.
  • Consonants.
  • Reading comprehension.
Week 2
  • Intonation
Week 3
  • Vocabulary development: Words associated with administration and government.
  • Listening to oral presentation.
  • Sentence analysis - simple, compound and complex sentences.
Week 4
  • Summary writing.
  • Idioms/idiomatic expressions.
Week 5
  • Word stress/stress pattern.
Week 6
  • Words with three consonant cluster.
Week 7
  • Reading comprehension
  • Grammatical names and functions.
  • Concord.
Week 8
  • Emphatic stress.
Week 9
  • Collocation.
Week 10
  • Revision.
Week 11 - 12
  • Examination.
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