The second term of JSS3 English Studies revolves around the theme: “Building Critical Literacy and Communication Skills through Integrated Language Activities.” The curriculum integrates reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar, and literature to strengthen students’ ability to think critically, communicate effectively, and prepare for their transition to senior secondary education.
Key Topics Covered and Their Importance
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Reading for Critical Evaluation and Summary
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Focus on identifying facts, opinions, topic sentences, and main ideas.
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Teaches skimming, scanning, and speed reading strategies.
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Importance: Prepares students for comprehension sections in external exams and enhances their analytical skills.
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Composition Writing
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Covers narrative, descriptive, argumentative, expository writing, and letter writing (formal and informal).
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Importance: Builds structured writing skills and coherence in idea organization.
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Listening and Speaking (Phonemes, Intonation, Stress, Rhythm)
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Teaches pronunciation of vowels, consonants, diphthongs, and consonant clusters.
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Includes practice in understanding and using intonation patterns for commands, questions, and statements.
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Importance: Improves oral fluency and listening accuracy.
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Grammatical Accuracy
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Covers adverbials, tenses, conjunctions, prepositions, active and passive verbs, and modal forms.
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Importance: Strengthens students’ sentence construction and grammar for both spoken and written communication.
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Literature: Folktales, Prose, Poetry, Myths, and Legends
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Focus on non-African folktales, narrative and descriptive prose, features of prose, and types and language of poetry.
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Importance: Develops appreciation for literary forms, cultural knowledge, and moral understanding.
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Important Learning Objectives
By the end of the term, students should be able to:
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Evaluate texts critically, distinguishing between fact and opinion.
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Compose various types of essays and letters with correct structure and coherence.
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Accurately pronounce difficult phonemes and identify appropriate intonation in spoken English.
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Apply grammatical rules correctly in speech and writing.
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Identify features and types of prose and poetry, and extract moral lessons from literary texts.
Skills Students Are Expected to Develop
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Critical Thinking and Analysis through text evaluation and discussion.
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Effective Communication, both written and oral.
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Listening Accuracy through guided practice and interactive activities.
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Creative and Reflective Writing via storytelling, essays, and poetry.
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Grammar Proficiency for clarity in expression.
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Literary Appreciation for global and African narratives.
Link to Previous and Future Learning
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Builds on foundational grammar and comprehension skills taught in JSS1 and JSS2.
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Prepares students for BECE and future WAEC English expectations by reinforcing exam-relevant skills like summary, composition, and listening.
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Encourages independent reading and critical reflection, essential for senior secondary school and lifelong learning.
