SCHEME OF WORK FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE JSS 2
SCHEME OF WORK FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE
JSS 2 1ST TERM
First Term Scheme o work
Junior Secondary School
Basic 8
JSS 2
English Grammar JSS 2
First Term
Week 1 Revision of vowels Vowels / / /I /, /I / / and /a:/ The parts of speech/Negative statements Vocabulary associated with health Reading comprehension (to understand the writer’s purpose) Prose: The meaning and type’s chapters 1 and II of text book
Week 2: Falling and rising intonation in statements. Yes/No questions and tag questions Words associated with health Guided composition-writing title, using capital letters and punctuation Chapters 3, 4 and
Week 3: Vowels / / / / u: / and /u / Nouns and plural nouns Vocabulary associated with administrative setting Countable and uncountable nouns Chapters 6 , 7, and 8
Week 4: Consonants /m/ / / / / and /r/ Commands Words associated with administrative setting Continuous writing – linkers The themes characters and plot of the novel
Week 5: Intonation patterns in commands and questions Wh – questions Reading to indentify the meanings of words in various Contexts, facts, opinion What is drama, different forms , elements and dramatic devices 38/113 Vowels / / / / / /
Week 6: Request Words associated with banking/religion Poetry – some poetic devices, types of poem and the poem, the land of unease
Week 7: Consonants /h/ / w / and / j/ Informal letters Reading for speed, facts and meanings of words in various contexts Reporting statements Drama.
JSS 2 SECOND TERM
Second Term Scheme o work
Junior Secondary School
Basic 8
JSS 2
English Grammar JSS 2
Second Term
Week 1: Consonant clusters Reporting questions Government and politics Exposition – the Atmosphere Prose
Week: 2 The Diphthongs; / ei/ I / / / / / Reporting commands and request Government and politics Exposition Prose
Week : 3 Diphthongs / / / / and / / Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs Government and politics Reading comprehension – persuasion Prose
Week: 4 Weak forms Intensifiers Law and orders Formal letter Prose
Week: 5 Word boundary Adverbs and other forms Law and order Argument Poetry
Week: 6 Compound words Prepositions of places and location Reading to identify the meanings of words in various context Poetry Formal letters
Week: 7 Drama
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JSS 2 THIRD TERM
Third Term Scheme o work
Junior Secondary School
Basic 8
JSS 2
English Grammar JSS 2
Third Term
Week: 1 Phrases commonly used in speech Adverbials – The future Mass media Towards summary Prose
Week: 2 Questions and their tags Adverbial – Adverbs of frequency Mass media Towards summary Prose
Week: 3 Vowels, diphthongs in mixed pairs Cause and reason Petroleum and mining Report writing Prose
Week: 4 Consonant clusters Forms for expressing purpose Petroleum and mining Summary
Week: 5 Strong and weak forms of words Adverbials – forms for expressing condition Petroleum – Vocabulary Continuous writing: my school/a market Prose
Week: 6 Contrasting statements Cake making Formal/informal letters Drama
Week; 7 Poem Reading Comprehension Drama
Week: 8 Active/passive verbs Rhyme and rhythms in poems Drama.