Grade 9 English Scheme of Work (CBC) for Kenyan Teachers

This Grade 9 English scheme of work covers 75 sub-strands across 4 strands (Listening and Speaking, Reading, Grammar in Use and Writing) and about 144 lessons, following the KICD curriculum design. Each sub-strand has specific learning outcomes, a key inquiry question, suggested learning experiences, learning resources and assessment methods.

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Strands, sub-strands and lessons

Sub-strandLessons
Listening and Speaking
Polite Language2
Oral Literature: Short Forms2
Listening Comprehension (Grade Appropriate Texts)2
Selective Listening2
Pronunciation2
Conversational skills: Negotiation skills2
Listening Comprehension: Listening for Detail2
Oral Poetry2
Diphthongs and sentence stress2
Impromptu Speeches2
Conversation Skills: Job Interviews2
Listening to Respond: Expressing Feelings2
Extensive Listening: Speeches2
Intonation in sentences- Question tags2
Oral Reports- News (role play)2
Reading
Independent Reading - Grade Appropriate Text2
Play: Structure and Setting2
Intensive Reading: Simple Poems–
Intensive Reading: Plot2
Reading for Information and Meaning2
Poems: Structure2
Intensive Reading2
Play: Identification of Characters2
Reference Materials: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopaedia2
Play: Style (Theme 5)2
Reading Fluency (Theme 6)2
Intensive Reading – Play2
Intensive Reading: Interpretation and Evaluation2
Intensive Reading: Play2
Reading for Interpretation2
Poetry: Characters2
Extensive Reading (Grade Appropriate Fiction)2
Play: Style (Theme 9)–
Note Making2
Play: Project2
Extensive Reading: Fiction2
Grade - appropriate Play: Lessons learnt2
Intensive Reading: Comprehension Strategies2
Play: Characterisation2
Intensive Reading: Visualising and Summarising2
Grade- appropriate Play: Style2
Summarising: argumentative texts (grade appropriate text)2
Intensive Reading: Play- Relating to real life2
Reading Fluency (Theme 15)2
Intensive reading: Poems2
Grammar in Use
Gender Neutral Language2
Nouns and Quantifiers2
Modal Auxiliaries2
Present and Past Perfect Aspect2
Order of Adjectives2
Comparison of Adverbs2
Relative Pronouns Interrogative Pronouns–
Complex Prepositions2
Conjunctions: Correlative Conjunctions2
Determiners: Numerals and Ordinals2
Word Classes: Nouns2
Phrasal Verbs2
Sentences: Complex Sentences2
Sentences- Direct and Indirect Speech2
Sentences: Imperative – commands, requests; Exclamatory2
Writing
Legibility and Neatness2
Mechanics of Writing: Punctuation2
Structure of a paragraph2
Narrative and Descriptive Paragraphs2
Letter of Application2
Mechanics of Writing: Spelling2
The Writing Process (Theme 7)2
Assessing Writing2
Narrative compositions2
Filling Forms: Application Forms2
Mechanics of Writing – Spelling2
The Writing Process (Theme 12)2
Creative Writing: Idioms2
Descriptive writing (280 – 320 words)2
Emails2

Sample: Polite Language (Listening and Speaking strand)

Specific learning outcomes

Key inquiry question: Why should we use polite language? / Why is it embarrassing to say some words in public?

Resources: Dictionaries, posters, storybooks, poetry books, newspapers, magazines, charts, digital devices, video clips, audio-visual resources. Assessment: Role play, debates, oral interviews, dialogues, oral presentations, peer assessment, self-assessment. Lessons: 2.

Sample: Emails (Writing strand)

Specific learning outcomes

Key inquiry question: Why do we write emails? / What is the difference between emails and letters?

Resources: Dictionaries, posters, storybooks, poetry books, newspapers, magazines, charts, digital devices, video clips, audio-visual resources. Assessment: Learner journals, peer assessment, self-assessment, portfolio, dictation, standardized writing assessment. Lessons: 2.

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