Lesson Plan

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Lesson Plan
Grade: Date: 18/01/2026
Subject: Kiswahili
Lesson Topic: identify some ideas, opinions and attitudes in a range of texts
Learning Objective/s:
  • Identify the main ideas in a variety of Kiswahili texts.
  • Distinguish the author’s or characters’ opinions from factual statements.
  • Analyse attitudes expressed through language, tone and word choice.
  • Summarise ideas, opinions and attitudes in a concise written response.
  • Apply an analytical checklist independently to new texts.
Materials Needed:
  • Printed excerpts (essays, letters, news articles, short stories, poems).
  • Projector and screen.
  • Whiteboard and markers.
  • Student worksheets with an analysis table (Idea, Opinion, Attitude).
  • Colour‑coded highlighters.
 Introduction:
Begin with a short video clip showing contrasting news headlines to spark discussion about the writer’s beliefs and feelings. Ask learners to recall how they previously identified main ideas in texts. Explain that today they will learn a systematic way to spot ideas, opinions and attitudes, and that success will be shown by completing the analysis table accurately.
Lesson Structure:
  1. Do‑now (5'): Read a brief paragraph, underline words indicating feeling, share examples.
  2. Mini‑lecture (10'): Introduce the three lenses (Idea, Opinion, Attitude) with colour‑coded projector examples.
  3. Guided practice (12'): Whole‑class analysis of a newspaper excerpt on air pollution, fill a shared table.
  4. Group activity (15'): In groups of 3‑4, analyse a different text type using the worksheet and prepare a short presentation.
  5. Peer feedback (8'): Exchange worksheets, check each other's identification using the checklist.
  6. Check‑for‑understanding (5'): Exit ticket – write one idea, one opinion and one attitude from any text read today.
Conclusion:
Recap the three cues—key message, personal stance, and emotional language—that help unpack any Kiswahili text. Students submit an exit ticket summarising one of each element as evidence of learning. For homework, assign a short newspaper article to analyse using the same table.