ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Second term's scheme of work for JSS 1 - 3

All junior secondary school teachers and students of English should have this for proper prior preparation.

SECOND TERM'S SCHEME OF WORK FOR JSS 1

WEEK 1

Resumption Test (It can also be used for revision of last term's work).

WEEK 2

i. Reading comprehension.

ii. Letter writing (formal and informal).

iii. Conjunction.

iv. Consonant cluster; e.g., respect, sprinkle, attacked, string etc.

WEEK 3

i. Reading comprehension on contemporary issues highlighting knowledge levels.

ii. Elements of composition.

iii. Reading of selected passages for highlighting prepositions.

iv. Consonant cluster; e.g., splash, spread, struggle, streams, strong, scream etc.

WEEK 4

i. Reading comprehension.

ii. Importance of composition writing: communication, information, record keeping, entertainment.

iii. Reading of selected passages for highlighting adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions.

iv. Diphthong: /ei/-- Mary, day, grey, they, pain etc.

WEEK 5

i. Reading to understand the Author's mood: Anger, happiness, doubt.

ii. Writing: Arrangement of ideas in logical sequence.

iii. Selected passages for highlighting prepositions, verbs and conjunctions.

iv. Diphthongs: /ou/ --- /әu/, e.g., so, go, comb etc.

WEEK 6

i. Reading comprehension to understand Author's mood.

ii. Writing in full the points (of an essay) in sequential order.

iii. Adjectives.

iv. Diphthongs: /ᴐi/, /әu/

WEEK 7

i. Reading comprehension.

ii. Identifying features of Adverbials from a passage in peace and dialogue.

iii. Weak forms --- often, after, listen, sister, above, away, later, alone, abound, about etc.

WEEK 8

i. Reading comprehension.

ii. Informal letter.

iii. Features of Adverbials from a passage on human rights.

iv. Listening and speaking: Main ideas from the family.

WEEK 9

i. Reading: A passage on market.

ii. Adverbial features from a passage on "Value orientation".

iii. Listening/speaking: Drug Abuse.

WEEK 10

i. Reading comprehension.

ii. Identifying features of tenses from passage on "Peace and Dialogue".

iii. Listening/speaking: Child labour and trafficking.

WEEK 11

i. Reading comprehension.

ii. Writing: Transport and travelling (road transport).

iii. Tenses (present).

iv. Listening/speaking: Global warming.

WEEK 12/13

Revision/Examination.

SECOND TERM'S SCHEME OF WORK FOR JSS 2

WEEK 1

Resumption Test.

WEEK 2

i. Reading to identify meanings of words in context.

ii. Writing: An Application for Employment.

iii. Diphthong: /ei/.

iv. Correlative conjunction.

WEEK 3

i. Reading for speed.

ii. Elements of composition.

iii. Diphthong: /ai/.

iv. Preposition with time and date; e.g., on Christmas day, In August 1981 etc.

WEEK 4

i. Reading for speed.

ii. Elements of composition --- The body.

iii. Stress pattern

iv. Two syllabic words with stress on the first syllable; e.g., lawyer, tailor, speaker, etc.

v. Active and passive verbs.

WEEK 5

i. Reading to identify the intention of the Author.

ii. Elements of composition --- The conclusion.

iii. Three syllabic words with stress on the first syllable.

iv. Adverbial phrases.

WEEK 6

i. Reading comprehension.

ii. Writing an outline.

iii. Stress pattern: Number stress.

iv. Adjectives --- Comparative forms.

WEEK 7

i. Reading for critical evaluation: Identifying facts presented by the Author.

ii. Formal letter.

iii. Diphthong: /ᴐi/ --- boy, boil, coin, etc.

iv. Active and passive voice.

WEEK 8

i. Reading comprehension.

ii. Writing: Composition on "Poverty and hunger", "Day I will never forget".

iii. Rhymes: Two words that end with the same sound.

iv. Future tense (will, shall).

WEEK 9

i. Reading to increase vocabulary.

ii. Informal letter.

iii. More on stress pattern.

iv. Adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions in selected passages.

WEEK 10

i. Reading for speed.

ii. Narrative essay.

iii. Introduction to intonation.

iv. Nouns forming regular plurals; e.g., kiss --- kisses, boy --- boys etc.

WEEK 11/12

Revision/Examination.

SECOND TERM'S SCHEME OF WORK FOR JSS 3

WEEK 1

Resumption Test.

WEEK 2

i. Intonation.

ii. Stress and Rhythm.

iii. Listening to speeches on the following: Human Right, Gender issues etc.

iv. Composition (types).

v. Adverbial: Adverbial of manner, purpose, frequency, etc.

vi. Tenses.

vii. Reading for speed and accuracy.

WEEK 3

i. Long and short vowels /i/, /i:/.

ii. Summary writing --- Identification of topic sentences.

iii. Identification of weak forms: above, alone, abound, etc.

iv. Reading for critical evaluation.

WEEK 4

i. Phrases and Question tags.

ii. Summary writing.

iii. Modifiers (Adjectives and adverbs).

iv. Reading comprehension to grasp meaning.

WEEK 5

i. Reading a descriptive composition,

ii. Narrative composition: Write a composition on "The fight I witnessed recently".

iii. Introduction to synonyms.

iv. Reading: Chanting a poem.

WEEK 6

i. Speaking skills (conversation among students).

ii. Summary writing.

iii. Modal verbs and adverbials: Using modal verbs and adverbials to express willingness and unwillingness.

WEEK 7

i. Listening/speaking: Asking and answering questions.

ii. Letter writing: Informal letter.

iii. Reading to analyse, judge and give opinion.

WEEK 8

i. Consonant sound /h/ in h-occurring and non-occurring words; e.g., home (hour), house (honour), etc.

ii. Informal letter (its features).

iii. The use of conjunctions, prepositions and interjections.

iv. Summarising in number of sentences.

WEEK 9

i. Intonation.

ii. Letter writing: Letter of Application, complaint.

iii. Reading comprehension.

WEEK 10

i. Listening/speaking: Contrasting the voiceless /θ/ and the voiced /ᵭ/

ii. Formal letter (types): Letter to business organisation, letter of application for employment etc.

iii. Modal verbs.

iv. Reading comprehension.

WEEK 11/12

Revision/Examination.