Basic 5Basic 5 Ghanaian Language NotesOpen a topic to read the notes, copy the key parts into your notebook and do the exercises.Songs, Reading Texts and Short StoriesCradle Songs and Reading a NarrativeIn this topic you will sing cradle songs (lullabies) with the correct rhythm, discuss why they are important, and read a short narrative and answer questions on it.PoemExploring a Poem of Six to Seven LinesIn this topic you will read, recite and discuss a poem of six to seven lines, focusing on its meaning, rhyme and lessons.Story TellingRetelling a Folktale of Five ScenesIn this topic you will retell a folktale of about five scenes and discuss its moral lessons and values.Phonics: Letter and Sound KnowledgeReading and Recognising DigraphsIn this topic you will read and recognise digraphs in words found in paragraphs of your Ghanaian language.Vocabulary: Sight and Content VocabularyReading Aloud with Correct Pronunciation and ToneIn this topic you will read paragraphs aloud with correct pronunciation, tone and expression.PenmanshipFull Stop, Comma and ColonIn this topic you will recognise and use the full stop, the comma and the colon correctly in writing.Narrative WritingPunctuation in Narrative WritingIn this topic you will recognise and use punctuation marks appropriately when writing a narrative.Creative and Free WritingCreating a Story About Our EnvironmentIn this topic you will create and write an original story that relates to your environment.CapitalizationCapital Letters with the Colon and Question MarkIn this topic you will understand when to use capital letters, including after a colon and in questions.PunctuationUsing Punctuation Marks in WritingIn this topic you will recognise and use commas, full stops, quotation marks, exclamation marks and question marks appropriately in writing.Use of Action WordsPresent and Past Tense Action WordsIn this topic you will recognise and use simple present and simple past tense action words (verbs) in sentences.ReadingReading Aloud from Novels and NewspapersIn this topic you will read aloud passages from novels and newspapers with correct pronunciation, tone and expression.