ENGLISH SCHEMES OF WORK FORM ONE

TERM ONE 2018

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1 LISTENING Trickster By the end of the lesson, the learner  Storytelling chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
AND narratives should be able to:  Reading 1 students book Page 1-3
2 SPEAKING  Appreciate the nature of trickster  Teachers guide page 1-3
narratives  Oral Literature for
 Explain the symbolic role of Secondary Schools
trickster characters in relation to
society.
2 STUDY Silent reading By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading  Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
SKILLS skills 1 should be able to: 1 students book Page 3-4
 Determine whether or not  Teachers guide page 4-5
they lip-read or sub-vocalize
 Read without moving the lips
or sub-vocalizing

3 READING Comprehension By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading  Pre-reading  Excelling in English Book
Karani and should be able to: comprehensi activities 1 students book Page 5
Kemunto  Appreciate the need for both on  Teachers guide page 5-6
boys and girls to be involved in all   A good English dictionary
household chores
 Answer questions on the passage
correctly.
 Infer meaning of the new words
used correctly
4/5 GRAMMAR Common and By the end of the lesson, the learner  Discussing  Dictionary  Excelling in English Book
proper Nouns should be able to: 1 students book Page6-7
 Distinguish between common and  Writing  Teachers guide page 7
proper nouns sentences
 Use common and proper nouns
correctly.

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 6 WRITING Handwriting By the end of the lesson, the learner  Writing Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
should be able to:  discussion 1 students book Page 7-9
 Appreciate the importance of Sample of good  Teachers guide page 8-9
writing neatly handwriting
 Write neatly and legibly
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3 1 LISTENING Pronunciation By the end of the lesson, the learner  Pictures on chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
AND of /l/ and /r/ should be able to: accident 1 students book Page 10-
SPEAKING sounds  Listen and talk about possible scenes 11
causes of accidents in the country  Newspaper  Teachers guide page 10-
and how they can be prevented reports on 11
 Pronounce the sounds /l/ and /r/ accidents
correctly
2 STUDY Silent reading By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading  chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
SKILLS skills 2 should be able to: silently 1 students book Page 11-
 Appreciate the need to 12
develop good silent reading  Teachers guide page12
skills
 Read silently without moving
the head or pointing at words

3 READING Comprehension By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
The Sick Man should be able to: comprehensi Anti- 1 students book Page 13
 Read the passage and answer on corruption  Teachers guide page 13-
questions on the passage  posters 14
correctly.  A good English dictionary
 Appreciate the need to shun
corruption.
 Infer meaning of the new words
used
4/5 GRAMMAR Concrete and By the end of the lesson, the learner  Discussing  Dictionary  Excelling in English Book
Abstract Nouns should be able to: 1 students book Page 14-
 Recognize abstract nouns  Writing 15
 Recognize concrete nouns sentences  Teachers guide page 15
 Form abstract nouns from other
word classes.
 Use concrete and abstract nouns

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6 WRITING Commonly By the end of the lesson, the learner  Writing Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
Misspelt Words should be able to:  discussion Sample 1 students book Page 16
 Identify the commonly misspelt  Teachers guide page 17
words.
 Learn to spell the commonly
misspelt words correctly.
 Write neatly and legibly

4 1 LISTENING Pronunciation By the end of the lesson, the learner  Speaking chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
AND of /i/ and /I:/ should be able to: 1 students book Page 17-
SPEAKING sounds  Identify and define ogre stories 19
 Appreciate the ;lessons we get  Teachers guide page 19
from ogre stories
 Pronounce the vowel sounds /i/
and /I:/ correctly.
2 STUDY Reading Aloud By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading  chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
SKILLS 1 should be able to: 1 students book Page 19-
 Appreciate the need of 20
developing good oral reading  Teachers guide page 20
skills.  A good English Dictionary
 Explain the importance of
understanding what they
read aloud.

3 READING Comprehension By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading  Pre-reading  Excelling in English Book
Mlafi and Ndele should be able to: comprehensi activities 1 students book Page 21-
 Read and answer questions on on 23
the passage correctly.   Teachers guide page 22-
 Appreciate the need to show 23
gratitude.  A good English dictionary
 Infer meaning of the new words
used
4/5 GRAMMAR Count and Non- By the end of the lesson, the learner  Discussing  Dictionary  Excelling in English Book
count Nouns should be able to: 1 students book Page 23-
 Distinguish between count and  Writing 25

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 non-count nouns. sentences  Teachers guide page 24-
 Master spelling rules for count 25
nouns.
 Use count and non-count nouns
correctly.
6 WRITING Writing By the end of the lesson, the learner  Writing Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
Narratives should be able to:  discussion Sample 1 students book Page 25-
 Discuss the features of narrative 26
writing.  Teachers guide page 26
 Write a narrative.
 Use vocabulary and sentence
structures correctly.
 Write neatly and legibly
5 1 LISTENING Pronunciation By the end of the lesson, the learner  reading chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
AND of vowel sounds should be able to: 1 students book Page 27
SPEAKING /u/ and /u:/ , //  Listen and talk about their future  Teachers guide page 27
and // careers using correct English
 Pronounce the sounds given
correctly.
2 STUDY Reading Aloud By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading  Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
SKILLS 2 should be able to: 1 students book Page 28-
 Use their voices to emphasize 29
important ideas during oral  Teachers guide page 27
reading.
 Reading audibly to an
audience.
 Vary the tone of voice.

3 READING Comprehension By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading  Pre-reading  Excelling in English Book
Relating with should be able to: comprehensi activities 1 students book Page 29-
Parents  Read and answer questions on on 31
the passage correctly.   Teachers guide page 29-
 Appreciate the need to relate well 30
with parents and guardians.  A good English dictionary
 Infer meaning of the new words
used

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 4/5 GRAMMAR Articles By the end of the lesson, the learner  Discussing  Dictionary  Excelling in English Book
should be able to: 1 students book Page 31-
 Use the definite and indefinite  Writing 33
articles correctly. sentences  Teachers guide page 30-
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6 WRITING Use of a comma By the end of the lesson, the learner  Writing Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
should be able to:  discussion Sample 1 students book Page 33-
 Use commas correctly in writing. 35
 Writing a composition that is free  Teachers guide page 31-
of grammatical and punctuation 32
errors.
 Write neatly and legibly
6 1 LISTENING Riddles By the end of the lesson, the learner  Speaking chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
AND should be able to: 1 students book Page 36-
SPEAKING  Define a riddle 38
 Describe what happens in a  Teachers guide page 33
riddling session.  Oral literature by
 Participate in riddling session OkumbaMiruka
 Explain the functions of riddles.
2 STUDY Speed Reading By the end of the lesson, the  Reading  Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
SKILLS learnershould be able to: 1 students book Page 38-
 Appreciate the need to vary 41
reading rate depending on  Teachers guide page 34-
purpose for reading. 35
 Read in word groups instead
of individual words.

3 READING Comprehension By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading  Pre-reading  Excelling in English Book
What about this should be able to: comprehensi activities 1 students book Page 41-
Child?  Read and answer questions on on 42
the passage correctly.   Teachers guide page 36-
 Appreciate and shun the evils of 37
child labour  A good English dictionary
 Recognize children’s rights.
 Infer meaning of the new words
used

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 4/5 GRAMMAR Pronouns By the end of the lesson, the learner  Discussing  Dictionary  Excelling in English Book
should be able to: 1 students book Page 43-
 Distinguish among personal,  Writing 44
possessive and reflexive pronouns sentences  Teachers guide page 37-
correctly. 39
 Use personal, possessive and
reflexive pronouns correctly.
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6 WRITING Final By the end of the lesson, the learner  Writing Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
Punctuation should be able to:  discussion Sample 1 students book Page 44-
marks  Use final punctuation marks 45
correctly.  Teachers guide page 39-
 Use vocabulary and sentence 40
structures appropriately in
writing.
 Write neatly and legibly
7 1 LISTENING Commonly By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
AND Confused should be able to: 1 students book Page 41-
SPEAKING Words  Pronounce correctly words with 47
similar pronunciations but  Teachers guide page 41
different spellings.
2 STUDY Using a Library By the end of the lesson, the  Discussion  Library  Excelling in English Book
SKILLS learnershould be able to:  Chalkboard 1 students book Page 47-
 Explain why people visit a  Catalogued 48
library books  Teachers guide page 42
 Explain how reading
materials are organized in a
library.
 Display appropriate behavior
in a library.

3 READING Comprehension By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading  Pre-reading  Excelling in English Book
Alfred Nobel-A should be able to: comprehensi activities 1 students book Page 49-
Man of  Read and answer questions on on 50
Contrasts the passage correctly.   Teachers guide page 44
 Appreciate the need to change  A good English dictionary
the world for the better.

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used
4/5 GRAMMAR Verbs By the end of the lesson, the learner  Discussing  Dictionary  Excelling in English Book
should be able to: 1 students book Page 50-
 Learn and use verbs correctly.  Writing 54
 Distinguish between action and sentences  Teachers guide page 45
stative verbs.
 Use the present simple tense
correctly.
6 WRITING Building By the end of the lesson, the learner  Writing Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
Sentence Skills should be able to:  discussion 1 students book Page54-
 Recognize various types of 55
sentence construction errors  Teachers guide page 47-
 Write properly constructed 48
sentences.

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9 1 LISTENING Problematic By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
AND Sounds should be able to: 1 students book Page 56-
SPEAKING  Pronounce the sounds /l/, /r/, /t/ 57
and /d/ correctly.  Teachers guide page 49
 Identify other sounds they find
problematic.
2 STUDY Using a By the end of the lesson, the learner  Discussion  English  Excelling in English Book
SKILLS Dictionary should be able to: dictionary 1 students book Page 57-
 Familiarize themselves with  Chalkboard 58
the alphabetic order of words  Teachers guide page 50
in a dictionary.
 Look up words easily in a
dictionary
 Use a dictionary effectively.

3 READING Comprehension By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading  Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
Gender Violence should be able to: comprehensi 1 students book Page 58-
and HIV/Aids  Read and answer questions on on 59
the passage correctly.   Teachers guide page 51

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  Explain the connection between  A good English dictionary
gender violence and the spread of
HIV.
 Appreciate the need to shun
detrimental socialization.
 Infer meaning of the new words
used
4/5 GRAMMA The Simple Past By the end of the lesson, the learner  Discussing  Dictionary  Excelling in English Book
R Tense should be able to: 1 students book Page 60-
 Distinguish between regular and  Writing 62
irregular verbs in the past tense. sentences  Teachers guide page52-
 Form the past tense of regular 54
and irregular verbs.
 Use the past tense of regular and
irregular verbs correctly.
6 WRITING Diaries and By the end of the lesson, the learner  Writing Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
Informal Letters should be able to:  discussion Sample 1 students book Page62-
 Appreciate the need of keeping a 64
diary.  Teachers guide page 55-
 Make entries in a diary. 56
 Use different formats of
addresses in informal letters.
 Write neatly and legibly

1 1 LISTENING Debate By the end of the lesson, the learner  Discussion Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
AND should be able to: 1 students book Page 65-
0 SPEAKING  Appreciate the importance of 66
having debating skills.  Teachers guide page 57-
 Acquire debating skills. 58
 Participate in debates.
2 STUDY Using the By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading  English  Excelling in English Book
SKILLS dictionary 2 should be able to: dictionary 1 students book Page 67-
 Describe the various types of  chalkboard 68
information found in a  Teachers guide page 58-
dictionary. 59
 Use the dictionary effectively.

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 3 READING Comprehension By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading  Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
The Worrying should be able to: comprehensi  Magazine 1 students book Page 68-
Drug Problem in  Read the passage silently on cuttings on 70
Kenya  Answer questions on the passage  drug abuse  Teachers guide page 59-
correctly. 61
 Appreciate the dangers of drug  A good English dictionary
abuse.
 Infer meaning of the new words
used
4/5 GRAMMA The Continuous By the end of the lesson, the learner  Discussing  Dictionary  Excelling in English Book
R Aspect should be able to: 1 students book Page70-
 Master spelling rules of present  Writing 73
and past participle verbs. sentences  Teachers guide page 61-
 Use the continuous and the 62
perfect aspects correctly.
6 WRITING Informal letters By the end of the lesson, the learner  Writing Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
should be able to:  discussion Sample informal 1 students book Page 73-
 Identify the different parts of an letters 75
informal letter.  Teachers guide page 63-
 Write informal letters correctly. 64
 Write neatly and legibly
 Use vocabulary and sentence
structures correctly.
1 1 LISTENING Intonation By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
AND should be able to: 1 students book Page 76-
1 SPEAKING  Listen and talk about trickster 78
narratives  Teachers guide page 64
 Use intonation appropriately
2 STUDY Studying poetry By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reciting  Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
SKILLS 1 should be able to: 1 students book Page 78-
 Recognize a poem when they 80
see one.  Teachers guide page 65-
 Appreciate the experience of 66
a poem.
 Describe the identity of the
persona in a poem.

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 3 READING Comprehension By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading  Pre-reading  Excelling in English Book
Disability is not should be able to: comprehensi activities 1 students book Page 80-
Inability  Read and answer questions on on 82
the passage correctly.   Teachers guide page 66-
 Appreciate that disability is not 67
inability.  A good English dictionary
 Infer meaning of the new words
used
4/5 GRAMMA Adjectives By the end of the lesson, the learner  Discussing  Dictionary  Excelling in English Book
R should be able to: 1 students book Page 82-
 Identify adjectives  Writing 84
 Use adjectives correctly. sentences  Teachers guide page 68-
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6 WRITING Poems By the end of the lesson, the learner  Writing Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
should be able to:  discussion Sample poems 1 students book Page 84-
 Learn the features of poetry. 86
 Write simple poems.  Teachers guide page 70-
 Write neatly and legibly 71

1 1 LISTENING Dialogue on drug By the end of the lesson, the learner  Discussion Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
AND abuse should be able to: Pictures related 1 students book Page 87
2 SPEAKING  Read the dialogue interpretively  Teachers guide page 72
to drugs
 Answer oral comprehension
questions correctly.
 Appreciate the harmful effects of
drug abuse.
2 STUDY Studying poetry By the end of the lesson, the  Recitation  Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
SKILLS 2 learnershould be able to:  Sample 1 students book Page 88-
 Appreciate further the nature poems 90
of a poem.  Teachers guide page 73-
 Describe the form of a poem. 74
 Identify and describe the  Demystifying poetry
theme of a poem.

3 READING Comprehension By the end of the lesson, the learner  Reading  Pre-reading  Excelling in English Book
Bad habits should be able to: comprehensi activities 1 students book Page 90-
 Read and answer questions on on 91

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 the passage correctly.   Teachers guide page 74-
 Appreciate that smoking and 76
drinking is injurious to heath.  A good English dictionary
 Infer meaning of the new words
used
4/5 GRAMMA Gradable and By the end of the lesson, the learner  Discussing  Dictionary  Excelling in English Book
R non-gradable should be able to: 1 students book Page 92-
Adjectives  Mark gradability in adjectives in  Writing 95
various ways sentences  Teachers guide page 76-
 Distinguish between gradable and 77
non-gradable adjectives.
6 WRITING Describing a By the end of the lesson, the learner  Writing Chalkboard  Excelling in English Book
person should be able to:  discussion Sample 1 students book Page 95-
 Discuss the features of a good 97
description  Teachers guide page 78-
 Write a description of someone. 80
 Write neatly and legibly

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