MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE AND LANGUAGES
LESSON PLAN
NAME OF TEACHER:
Date:
SUBJECT: English Language
Minutes
Duration: 80
GRADE/CLASS:
TOPIC: Composition (Describing an object/thing)
TEACHING METHODS: Expository, Discussion, Question and Answer
TEACHING AIDS: Chalk, Duster, Blackboard, Wall Chart.
REFERENCES: Progress in English Grade 10 Pg. 11, Internet source.
OBJECTIVE: By the end of the lesson Pupils Should Be Able To [PSBAT]:
1. Describe an object/ thing correctly.
2. Use adjective and adverbs correctly.
INTRODUCTION: This lesson is on descriptive composition- describing a person. Describing
things, events and people is a huge part of everyday communication. Howbeit, a lot of people
and learners alike do not know how to accurately describe things, events or people hence they
face challenges in their communication. This lesson introduces the use of adverbs and
adjectives to ease descriptive communication. Furthermore, it teaches learners the correct
format of descriptive compositions.
CONTENT
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY
PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
Brainstorming
Ask learners some learners Two or three learners 10
to describe their friends describe their friends.
Minutes
orally.
TIME
Introduce the topic by Copy the topic in their
writing it on the board
exercise books.
Rule explanation
A descriptive composition Copy
the
teacher’s 30
gives a picture of what explanation and ask where Minutes
somebody or something necessary.
looks like or feels like. In
other words, to describe is
to paint a picture of
someone or something so
that one can easily visualize
them in one’s mind or
identify them when one
comes across them.
-This type of composition
is best written using
adjectives and adverbs.
-An adjective is a word that
indicates a quality of a
person or thing referred to
by a noun.
-An adverb is a word that
adds more information
about a place time
circumstance,
manner,
cause, degree… to a verb,
an adjective, a phrase or
another adverb
-The description should
appeal to the minds, eyes,
and all the five senses
Description of a person
-para. 1. Name, age, sex,
place of birth, nationality
Para 2. Physical appearance
Para 3. General conduct
Para 4.
Para 5.
Practice
Write their own descriptive 40
Tell the learners to write a composition by describing a Minutes
well detailed composition. person
CONCLUSION: The teacher concludes the lesson by repeating the main points of the lesson
and asking the learners to put the items learnt into practice.
LESSON
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