Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 9 Rationalized English Lesson Plans Term 1 2026. The PDF version is also available upon your request.

  The lesson plan is professionally structured to cover 12 weeks of the term, offering a comprehensive breakdown of lessons per week. It is fully aligned with the KICD-approved CBE (formerly CBC) curriculum, adhering to the latest rationalized standards.

  The document covers the following strands, sub-strands, and topics:

  • Listening and Speaking
    • Polite Language
      • Definition and use of euphemisms.
      • Conducting debates while adhering to polite language conventions.
    • Oral Literature: Short Forms
      • Characteristics and functions of riddles, tongue twisters, and proverbs.
      • Collection and effective performance of short forms.
    • Listening Comprehension
      • Identifying main ideas and specific details in argumentative texts.
      • Inferring meanings of unfamiliar words and answering comprehension questions.
      • Selective listening skills for gathering required information.
    • Pronunciation
      • Identification and pronunciation of semi-vowels (/j/, /w/) and diphthongs (/ai/, /ei/).
      • Differentiating between content and function words and applying appropriate stress.
    • Conversational Skills
      • Negotiation skills: Words, phrases, verbal, and non-verbal cues used in negotiations.
  • Reading
    • Independent Reading
      • Selecting grade-appropriate digital and non-digital materials.
      • Creating reading logs and recommending texts to peers.
    • Intensive Reading: Play
      • Structure and setting: Acts, scenes, and their significance.
      • Plot analysis: Identifying key events and sequence.
      • Characterisation: Identification, describing traits using adjectives, and describing actions using adverbs.
      • Style and Themes: Identifying stylistic features and relating themes to real life.
    • Intensive Reading: Poetry
      • Aspects of style: Repetition and rhyme.
      • Structure: Lines, stanzas, and the use of personification.
      • Creating and composing original poems.
    • Reading for Information and Meaning
      • Predicting events, summarizing texts, and making real-life connections.
      • Inferring meaning of new words from context.
      • Note-taking as a reading skill.
    • Reference Materials
      • Uses of dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopedias in research.
    • Reading Fluency
      • Techniques for reading with speed, accuracy, and expression.
  • Grammar in Use
    • Gender Neutral Language
      • identifying gender-biased terms and using gender-neutral alternatives.
    • Nouns and Quantifiers
      • Differentiating between count and non-count nouns.
      • Using appropriate quantifiers for different noun categories.
    • Modal Auxiliaries
      • Identification and functions (requests, permission, ability, obligation) of modal auxiliaries.
    • Tenses
      • Present Perfect Aspect: Meaning and usage.
      • Past Perfect Aspect: Meaning and usage in sentences.
    • Adjectives
      • Types of adjectives and their correct order in sentences.
    • Adverbs
      • Comparison of adverbs: Positive, comparative, and superlative degrees.
  • Writing
    • Legibility and Neatness
      • Techniques for tidy writing, word breaking, and paragraph indentation.
    • Mechanics of Writing: Punctuation
      • Usage of double quotation marks and brackets.
    • Structure of a Paragraph
      • Characteristics of a well-formed paragraph (unity, coherence).
      • Steps for writing paragraphs: Topic sentence, supporting details, clincher.
    • Paragraph Types
      • Writing narrative paragraphs using first and second person.
      • Writing descriptive paragraphs appealing to senses.
    • Functional Writing
      • Letter of Application: Components and format.
    • Mechanics of Writing: Spelling
      • Differentiating and spelling homonyms and homophones.
      • Spelling words with double consonants and double vowels.
• File Size:

  73.72 KB
• Length:

  159 pages
• Category:

  Lesson Plans
• Level:

  Grade 9
• Subject:

  ENGLISH
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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