SECOND TERM ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHEME OF WORK FOR SS 2
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SECOND TERM SCHEME OF WORK FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE SS 2
WEEK 1 Revision of last term’s examination question papers
WEEK 2-3 (a) Vocabulary and Oral skills development
(Word modifiers)
Meaning of a word or phrase that describes a thing, an action, or an experience, eg Greenish, appetizing, bitter, rapidly, slowly monthly etc. eg “He slowly moved to the gate”
(b) Grammar (structural pattern)
Phrasal verbs = verbs with more than one particle Examples
Go + on, go + through, look + out for, look + down on, look + up to, look + forward to, put + for, put + up with, do + away with, keep + away from. Etc © Literacy Skills (Reading and writing)
Reading different materials to discover misleading
statements, faulty reasoning, inconsistency and illogicality in them.
WEEK 4-5 (a) Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development
Prefixes as word extension, making for new meaning. Eg un in unhealthy, Miss in misspell etc.
(b) Grammar (Structural Pattern)
Adjuncts = meaning
Adjuncts are adverbials modifying verbs Types of adjuncts eg place, manner, time etc © Literacy skills. (Reading and writing)
Reading to paraphrase poems and dramatic works
- Drama Theme/features
- Poetry Types of poetry
WEEK 6-7 (a) Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development
Preservative prefixes Meaning of the word preserve (b) Grammar (Structural Pattern)
Complex sentences or structure Features of complex structure/sentence © Literacy skills (Reading and writing)
Reading to pick out topic sentences in paragraphs and longer passages.
WEEK 8-9 (a) Vocabulary and Oral Sills Development Suffixes
Meaning of a suffix and examples
(b) Vocabulary and Oracy Skills Development
Oral composition
Skills
- Narrative
- Descriptive
© Literacy Skills (reading and writing)
Reading for specific structural pattern on current issues like youth development, gender, deregulation, human rights, religious and ethnic conflicts etc.
WEEK 10-11 (a) Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development
Spelling of words using the dictionary to check for correct spelling and meaning of words (b) Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development Oral Composition Expository Argumentative
© Literacy skills (reading and writing)
Expository essay Definition
Style/format, introduction, sequential, presentation of ideas and a conclusion
SECOND TERM SCHEME OF WORK FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE SS 2 – MODIFIED I
WEEK ONE: REVISION
WEEK TWO: COMPREHENSION, REGISTER- WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH PRESS,
STRUCTURE- PUNCTUATION MARKS.
WEEK THREE: ESSAY; FORMAL LETTER, STRUCTURE, SENTENCES: TYPES
(DECLARATIVE) , SPEECH WORK: INTONATION
WEEK FOUR: ESSAY- INFORMAL LETTER, SPEECH WORK: FALLING TONE, WORDS
ASSOCIATED WITH ENVIRONMENT
WEEK FIVE: SUMMAMY WRITING, ANSWERING SUMMY QUESTIONS,
STRUCTURE- KIND OF PRONOUN, SPEECH WORK: RHYME SCHEME.
WEEK SIX: COMPREHENSION/VOCABULARY: WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH NATION
BUILDING, STRUCTURE: TENSE SPEECH WORK : RISING TONE
WEEK SEVEN: MID TERM EXAMINATION
WEEK EIGHT: COMPREHENSION, VOCABULARY: TECHNOLOGY, STRUCTURE:
PHRASAL VERBS WITH MORE THAN ONE PARTICLE, SPEECH WORK
COMPARISM OF /ts /AND /s/
WEEK NINE: ARTCLES, STRUCTURE: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SENTENCES, REGISTER:
WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH CULTURAL ENTERTANIMENT
WEEK TEN: REVISION
WEEK ELEVEN: EXAMINATION
SECOND TERM SCHEME OF WORK FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE SS 2 – MODIFIED II
- (i) Revision of Last Term’s Work and Examination Questions
(ii) Structure – Use of Possessive Apostrophe
(iii) Comprehension (Reading to Grasp Main Points): Unit 9; Stock Exchange, Effective English, pg. 134 – 136
Writing (Narrative) “My SS 1 Experience.”
- Comprehension: (Reading to Grasp Sentence Paragraph Transition): Unit 10 – Nothing Gets Done. Effective English, page 150
Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with the Press
Structure: Punctuation Marks (Comma, Semi-colon, Question Mark, Colon)
- Essay Writing (Formal Letters) Letter of Complaints
Structure – Sentence Types According to Functions
Speech Work – Diphthongs
Summary – How to Answer Summary Questions
- Essay Writing: (Informal Letters) Letters to a Friend in Another Town.
Speech Work: Diphthongs /ei, ai, au, ᴐi/
Comprehension (Reading for Implied Meaning): unit II – Moral Behaviour, Effective English, page 168
Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Environment.
- Summary Writing: Wole Soyinka, Effective English, pg 158 – 159
Structure: Kinds of Pronouns
Speech Work: Rhyme Scheme
- Comprehension: (Reading for Critical Evaluation) Communication; Effective English page 181
Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Nation Building
Structure: Introduction to Sequence of Tenses
Speech Work: Diphthongs /Iә, eә, әƱ, Ʊә/
- Structure: More About Phrasal Verbs
Comprehension: unit 12 Advancement in Technology, Effective English, pg 109 – 111
Vocabulary Development: Technology
Speech Work: Comparison of /tᶘ/ and /ᶘ/, /ʤ/ and /ʒ/
- Essay Writing: Articles
Structure: Active and Passive Structures
Register: Words Associated with Cultural Entertainment
- Structure: Making Uncountable Nouns Countable
Summary: Writing Answers to Model Summary Passage
Vocabulary Development: Noting Words Commonly Misspelt.
Writing: Writing Semi-Formal Letter.
- Revision
- & 12 Examination