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SHS 3 Ghanaian Language 1st Semester Week 8 Lesson Plan
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| Weekly Learning Plan | |||
| Subject | Ghanaian Language | Week | 8 |
| Duration | 60 minutes | Form | SHS 3 |
| Strand | Oral Conversation | Sub-Strand | Reading |
| Learning Outcome(s) | 3.1.3.LO.1 - Demonstrate understanding and practical application of Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application within the curriculum sub-strand Reading. | ||
| Learning Indicator(s) | 3.1.3.LI.1 - Critical reading of informational and literary texts | ||
| Lesson Focus | Critical reading of informational and literary texts | ||
| Previous Knowledge | Learners recall the immediately preceding knowledge/skill needed to engage with Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application; the starter diagnoses this rather than assuming mastery. | ||
| Lesson Objective(s) | Identify or explain the key subject idea/procedure in Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application. Complete the concrete guided/practical task for Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application accurately. Apply Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application independently to a new case, data set, text, material or performance situation. | ||
| Essential Question(s) | What evidence or procedure is needed to work accurately with Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application? What would a strong practical/application response to Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application look like? How would changing the context, data or constraints affect a decision about Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application? | ||
| Pedagogical Strategies | Diagnostic questioning Experiential/problem-based learning Collaborative analysis Guided modelling Independent application Peer/self assessment | ||
| Teaching & Learning Resources | Short passage in selected Ghanaian language Highlighters Reading-comprehension sheet Dictionary/glossary | ||
| Key Notes on Differentiation | |||
| Content | Provide a partially completed example, labelled materials or vocabulary support for learners who need scaffolding in Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application. Extend the task by adding a new constraint, less familiar case or requirement to compare alternatives in Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application. | ||
| Process | Use mixed-ability pairs for the first application, then require an individual transfer task. Allow oral/visual demonstration where appropriate while retaining the same subject accuracy criteria. | ||
| Product | Use a checklist/rubric tied to the concrete output for this week rather than participation alone. For advanced work, require justification with evidence, calculations, source reference or quality criteria. | ||
| Success Criteria | The learner uses correct subject terminology and evidence. The learner completes the week’s concrete product/calculation/performance with acceptable accuracy. The learner explains why the procedure/choice fits the stated context rather than giving a memorised general answer. | ||
| Homework | Collect or create a short example of Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application in the selected Ghanaian language and annotate the feature being studied. | ||
| Lesson Activities | |||
| Stage | Teacher Activity | Learner Activity | Assessment / DoK |
| Starter10 minutes | Present an unseen case/material set for Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application using Short passage in selected Ghanaian language; do not model the solution. Ask learners to identify the first decision, calculation, language feature or practical step. | Inspect the prompt/materials, record an initial response about Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application, and justify it briefly. | Not provided. |
| Activity 115 minutes | Give fresh data/materials for Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application and require learners to complete the subject-specific task without a worked example. | Read aloud/in pairs for tone and phrasing, then annotate main idea, supporting details, inference and writer purpose. Use the fresh case/materials and show all evidence, workings or process decisions. | Check independent transfer: correct method/technique, use of evidence and completeness of the concrete output. |
| Activity 220 minutes | Have pairs exchange outputs for Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application; provide a quality-control checklist tied to the actual product/calculation/performance and require evidence-based corrections. | Answer one literal and one inferential question, citing a word/phrase from the passage as evidence. Then peer-audit another output, identify one precise defect/error and propose a correction. | Score both the original output and the accuracy of the peer correction against the subject checklist. |
| Activity 310 minutes | Present one deliberately flawed example related to Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application; require each learner to locate the defect and produce the corrected version. | Identify the exact error/weakness in the flawed Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application example, correct it and write one sentence explaining why the correction is valid. | Check that the learner corrects the actual defect rather than merely rewriting the example. |
| Lesson Closure | Compare the model criteria with the errors found in the unseen Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application task; highlight the one quality check learners should carry into future work. Complete a one-minute exit response using a concrete example from the lesson on Critical reading of informational and literary texts — performance/production application. | ||
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