FIRST TERM ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHEME OF WORK FOR SS 2
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SS2 FIRST TERM SCHEME OF WORK FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WEEK 1 Revision of last term examination questions
WEEK 2-3 (a) Vocabulary /Oral skills development
Words Associated with Human internal Body system and function e.g heart, liver etc
- Grammar (structural pattern)
Noun phrase. Functions ©Literacy skills (Reading and writing) Reading for main gist/points
WEEK 4-5 (a) Vocabulary and Oral skills development
Words Association with health eg drugs, pills etc
- Grammar (structural pattern)
Relative pronouns – Whom, whose, which, that, who © Literacy skills (Reading and writing)
Reading and summarize an argument
WEEK 6-7 (a) Vocabulary and Oral skills development
Words Associated with sport
- Names of major national games eg handball
- Words for sporting activities. Contest etc
- Venue for sport eg stadium
- Sports officials eg referee
- Games results eg winning (b) Grammar (structural pattern)
Nominalization
Parts of speech that is nominalized Adjectives, verbs
© Literacy skills (Reading and writing)
Reading for summary Meaning of summary
Summarizing selected passages, reports and stories
WEEK 8-9 (a) Vocabulary and Oral skills development
Words Associated with building and construction Meaning of building
Some words associated with buildings. Eg plumbing, plot, land etc
(b) Grammar (Structural Pattern)
Verb forms
Active verbs, passive verbs © Literacy skills (Reading and writing)
Reading for note taking
Differences between note making and reading
Steps in effective note making
WEEK 10-11 (a) Vocabulary and Oral skills development
Words Associated with the environment Meaning of environment/types of environmental problems
(b) Grammar (Structural Pattern)
Introduction to sequence of tenses © Literacy skills (Reading and writing)
Reading for implied meaning
Meaning of the implied word
Identifying the implied meanings of words and
sentences
SS2 FIRST TERM SCHEME OF WORK FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE – MODIFIED I
WEEK 1
REVISION
WEEK 2
Word associated with human body system and function
- Consonant clauses
Expository essay:- controlling HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
WEEK 3
Word associated with health
Consonant clauses Noun phrase and functions
WEEK 4
Relative pronouns
Summary writing Word associated with building and building construction
WEEK 5
Unstressed vowels sound Argumentative Essay:- should female circumcision should abolished or military rule is better than civilian rule
WEEK 6
Plural forms of nouns
Stress
WEEK 7
Test
WEEK 8
Adjectives and adverbs Expository Essay:- scientific writing on a report of an experiment carried out by a student or a laboratory report
WEEK 9
Complex sentences
Analysis of complex sentence Syllables
WEEK 10
Phrasal Verbs: Letter writing: features and format of a Formal letter
Week 11
REVISION
Week 12
EXAMINIATION
SS2 FIRST TERM SCHEME OF WORK FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE – MODIFIED II
WEEK 1
Comprehension:Reading for Main Points
Structure: Revision on Nominalization of Adjectives and Verbs.
Speech Work: Review of Consonants Followed by /j/ and /u/ Sounds. Summary: Revision of the Features of Summary.
WEEK 2
(i) Comprehension – Learning about Main Ideas and Supporting Details Unit 1:
Basketball, pg 19
(ii) Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with the Human Body System and Functions
(iii) Speech Work: Cluster of Two, Three and Four Consonants
(iv) Writing (Expository): Meaning, Features and Examples
WEEK 3
- (i) Comprehension: Reading to Follow Writer’s Ideas; Unit 2: Insurance, pg 33
(ii) Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Health e.g. diagnosis, contagious etc.
(iii) Structure: Noun Phrases: Meaning, Identification and Functions
WEEK 4
- Summary (Reading to Summarise): NnamdiAzikwe,pg 26
Vocabulary Development – Words Associated with Building and Building
Construction.
Writing – (Narrative) Meaning, Features and Examples.
Structure – Relative Pronouns
WEEK 5
- Comprehension Reading For Main Points – 2; Unit 4; Building,pg 66
Speech Work: Unstressed Vowel Sound /ə /
Writing (Argumentative) “Corruption Should be fought from the top to the bottom”
WEEK 6
- Comprehension:Reading to Extract the Main Points from a Passage: Unit 6; On the Road pg 90
Structure: Sentence Types
Speech Work: Stress OfFour Syllable Words
Writing: Descriptive: “Valedictory Ceremony in My School”
WEEK 7
- (i) Comprehension: Reading to Take Notes; Unit 7; Technology, pg 104
Structure: Adverb – Types (Manner, Place, Time, Frequency, Degree etc.)
Summary: Reading to Summarise an Argument
WEEK 8
- Structure: Word Modifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs
Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Colours, Smell and Taste
Comprehension (Listening); Unit 8; Uganda’s National Resistance Army, pg 119
Writing: A Report
WEEK 9
- Structure: Plural Forms of Nouns
Speech Work: Stress of Five Syllable Words
Writing – Creative Writing: Features of a Short Story.
Summary Writing – Identifying Topic Sentences: Agriculture; Technical Aid Corps Proposed for Africa.
WEEK 10
- Comprehension: Reading to Paraphrase a Prose Passage; Unit 5; Nazruddin, pg 80
Structure: Phrasal Verbs.
Writing: Features and Format of an Informal Letter.
WEEK 11
Revision
WEEK 12
Examination
