Comprehension: An Extract from ‘Things Fall Apart’

The passage is an extract from Achebe’s Things Fall Aprt. Okonkwo has just taken part in the killing of Ikemefuna, his adopted son. The oracle of the village has said that the boy must die but one of the elders tells okonkwo that he ought not to take part in his son’s death.

Evaluation: Practice 2 (1 – 10) Effective English JS 2 page 92.

1. Vocabulary Development

Content: Words to do with Newspaper page 235

The press means the newspapers, magazines and the people who produce them

Proprietor: The owner of a newspaper. He/She employs an editor to run it for him.

An Editor is in charge of the day- to-day work of the paper.

Journalists are people who work in various ways to produce the text of the newspaper. They include: reporters who go out to collect stories and items of news and correspondents who specialize in one kind of topic or in one area.

Column is the text of a newspaper printed in columnsrunning down the page. Sometimes, a journalist writes a daily or weekly article that appears in roughly the same position in each issue of the paper, this journalist is called a columnist.

Evaluation: Practice 4 (1-7) Effective English JS 2 page 236

Reading Assignment: Effective English JS 2 page 235-236

• Topic: Writing

Content: Informal Letter

In week 5, you are taught an informal letter and its features. Your task inthis lesson is to write an informal letter to your daddy.

Evaluation: Write a letter to your daddy on why you like your newschool

Reading Assignment: Exam Focus English JSCE page 6 -14