← 8.3.1 Creative writing – short story
Writing a story about a hero
Indigenous Languages · Grade 9 · about 40 minutes
Plan an outline and write a short story featuring a community or national hero or heroine, then peer review and refine it.
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Contents
1
Community Heroes And Heroines
1.1
Listening and Speaking
1.1.1
Listening for Information
1.2
Reading
1.2.1
Reading for Comprehension
1.3
Writing
2
Ict- Cyber Security
2.1
Listening and Speaking
2.1.1
Listening for Comprehension
2.2
Reading
2.2.1
Reading for Comprehension: Poetry
2.3
Writing
2.3.1
Social Writing - Email
3
Serving The Community
3.1
Listening and Speaking
3.2
Reading
3.2.1
Extensive Reading: Library skills
3.3
Writing
3.3.1
Creative Writing – Poetry
4
Safety In Public Places
4.1
Listening and Speaking
4.1.1
Conversation skills- Negotiation
4.2
Reading
4.2.1
Extensive reading – short stories
4.3
Mathematics
5
Our Cultural Heritage
5.1
Listening and Speaking
5.1.1
Presentation Skills – Public speaking
5.2
Kiswahili / Kenya Sign Language
5.2.1
Reading for Information – Plays
5.3
Writing
5.3.1
Creative Writing - Plays
6
Economic Activities
6.1
Listening and Speaking
6.1.1
Intensive Listening
6.2
Reading
6.2.1
Reading for Comprehension
6.3
Writing
6.3.1
Writing for information- Homonyms
7
First Aid
7.1
Listening and Speaking
7.1.1
Presentation Skills- Debate
7.2
Reading
7.2.1
Reading for Information
7.3
Writing
7.3.1
Assessment of Writing – Narrative Composition
8
Indigenous Literature
8.1
Listening and Speaking
8.1.1
Storytelling - Legends
8.2
Reading
8.2.1
Intensive Reading – Legends
8.3
Writing
8.3.1
Creative writing – short story
9
Kenyan Cultures
9.1
Listening and Speaking
9.1.1
Presentation Skills
9.2
Reading
9.2.1
Extensive reading – Grade- appropriate texts
9.3
Writing
9.3.1
Functional Writing – Letters of Application