Grade 8 · English · Lesson Notes

Grade 8 English Notes - Terms 1, 2 and 3

Grade 8 English notes for the whole year (Terms 1, 2 and 3), following the KICD curriculum design: Polite Language: Telephone Etiquette, Extensive Reading: Independent Reading, Word classes: Compound Nouns, Intensive Reading: Short Stories (Class Reader), Writing legibly and neatly, Oral Presentations: Songs, Intensive Reading: Simple poems, Word classes: Collective Nouns, Scientific innovations: Intensive Reading: Short story (Class Reader), Mechanics of Writing: Punctuation, Listening Comprehension, Pollution: Intensive Reading, Word Classes: Primary Auxiliaries, Pollution: Intensive reading: Poetry, Paragraphing: Sequencing of Ideas, Listening Comprehension: Selective Listening, Consumer roles and responsibilities: Intensive Reading, Verbs and Tense, Consumer roles and responsibilities: Intensive Reading: Short story (Class Reader), Paragraphing: Connectors of sequence, Pronunciation, Study Skills-Reference Materials, Word Classes: adjectives, Relationships: peers: Intensive Reading: Short story (Class Reader), Functional Writing: Apology Letters, Conversational Skills: Disagreeing politely, Reading Fluency: Poem, Rehabilitation: Word Classes: Adverbs, Rehabilitation: Intensive Reading: short story (Class Reader), Mechanics of Writing, Listening for Detail, Intensive Reading: Visuals, Word Classes: Pronouns, Natural resources: wildlife: Intensive Reading: Short story (Class Reader), Composition Writing, Listening and Responding: Oral Narratives - Myths, Intensive Reading: Poem, Word Classes: Simple prepositions, Tourism: domestic: Intensive Reading: Poetry, Assessment of writing, Pronunciation: Sounds and Stress, Extensive Reading: Grade appropriate fiction Materials - Characters, Word Classes: Conjunctions – because, that, when, if, unless, and since, Intensive Reading: Similes and metaphors, Creative Writing: Narrative Compositions (240-280 words), Oral Presentations, Study Skills: Note Making, Word Classes: Demonstratives and Quantifiers, Art: Intensive Reading: Short story (Class Reader), Functional Writing: Thank you and Congratulatory notes, Conversational Skills: interviews, Extensive Reading: Non-fiction, Choosing a career: Word Classes: Adverbs, Intensive Reading: Lessons Learnt (Class Reader), Mechanics of Writing: Prefixes and Suffixes, Listening to Respond: Attitude, Modern fashion: Intensive Reading: Comprehension Strategies, Phrasal Verbs, Short Story: Characters (Class Reader), The writing process, Extensive Listening: Poems, Consumer protection: Intensive Reading: Comprehension strategies, Word Classes: Compound Sentences, Short Story: Style (Class Reader), Creative Narrative Composition: Idioms, Pronunciation and Intonation, Study Skills, Sentences: Active and Passive Voice, Extensive reading: Short story (Class Reader), Creative Writing: Descriptive Writing, Oral Reports: Events, Reading Fluency, Types of Sentences: Interrogative sentences, Poems and Functional Writing: Personal Journals. Each topic has what the learner will learn, the key words, short clear notes with worked examples, questions to try and a topic test, with the answers at the back. Comes as a print-ready PDF.