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Lesson Plan
Grade: Form 4 Date: 25/02/2026
Subject: Kiswahili
Lesson Topic: select and organise relevant information from a range of texts likely to be within the experience of young people and reflecting interests of varied cultural backgrounds, such as blogs, brochures, emails, forms, imaginative writing, letters, magazine
Learning Objective/s:
  • Identify and extract key information from diverse text types relevant to youth interests.
  • Compare and contrast cultural perspectives presented across texts.
  • Organise extracted data into a clear comparative table using appropriate headings.
  • Apply reading strategies (preview, question, annotate) to improve information selection.
  • Use correct terminology for text features in written responses.
Materials Needed:
  • Printed samples of a blog, brochure, email, and newspaper article on youth climate action.
  • Projector or interactive whiteboard.
  • Worksheets with comparative table template.
  • Sticky notes and markers.
  • Laptops or tablets with word‑processing software.
 Introduction:
Begin with a quick “What digital sources do you use daily?” poll to hook interest. Review prior knowledge of different text formats and explain that today they will learn how to pull out useful information for real‑world tasks. State the success criteria: accurate extraction, clear comparison, and correct use of terminology.
Lesson Structure:
  1. Do‑now (5'): Students list three online sources they use and discuss the purpose of each.
  2. Mini‑lesson (10'): Teacher models previewing a blog and demonstrates the reading strategies (preview, question, annotate, summarise).
  3. Guided practice (10'): Whole class analyses a sample blog together, highlighting headings, hyperlinks, and key ideas.
  4. Group activity (15'): Four‑person groups each receive a different text type (blog, brochure, email, newspaper). They extract main ideas, supporting details, and cultural perspectives, recording them on the worksheet.
  5. Table consolidation (10'): Groups reconvene and combine their findings into a master comparative table projected for the class.
  6. Reflection (5'): Class discussion on how each format influences the presentation of information and what strategies were most helpful.
Conclusion:
Recap the key steps of selecting and organising information and ask a few students to share one insight about cultural differences they noticed. For the exit ticket, learners write one tip they will use next time they read a new text type. Assign homework: find a real‑world text (e.g., a flyer or social‑media post) and create a brief comparative note using the table format.