2023 Academic

Season
JHS 3

MOTTO: EXCELLENCE
Scheme of work for
FIRST TERM
JANUARY–APRIL 2023
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JHS THREE -ENGLISH LANGUAGE – FIRST TERM

LISTENING & GRAMMAR READING & WRITING LITERATURE
WEEK
SPEAKING COMPREHENSION
UNIT 1: VOWELS & UNIT 1: Relative Clauses: UNIT 1: READING UNIT 1: CONSOLIDATION The Cockcrow –
CONSONANTS Defining and Non-Defining COMPREHENSION Using upper and lower case The Girl Who
1st
Problem consonant sounds Relative clauses and their Reading for meaning letters, full stops, commas and Can
Week
and correct functions apostrophe
pronunciations. Using the colon and exclamation
marks.
Words ending in voiceless Distinguish between Reading for meaning UNIT 2: WRITING BASED The Cockcrow –
2nd and voiced consonants Defining and Non-defining ON NON-VERBAL SOURCES The Girl Who
Week relative clauses Interpret information in Can
tables/graphs
Developing tables and graphs.
Words ending in: /sibilant UNIT 2: Tense Forms Read and answer factual UNIT 3: The Cockcrow –
3rd sounds / Ʒ / /z/ / / /t / dƷ / Present Perfect questions based on texts. PROGRAMME/AGENDA Sosu And The
Week /. Features of programme/agenda. Bukari Boys
Draw programme/agenda for
formal functions
Pronunciation of final – Past Perfect Read and answer questions UNIT 4: WRITING The Cockcrow –
4th “ed‟ as in: mark marked t on meaning of vocabulary in MINUTES Sosu And The
Week context Features of Minutes Bukari Boys
Write minutes of club/society
meetings
Pronunciation of final Past Perfect Continuous Read and answer questions UNIT 5: FUNCTIONAL The Cockcrow –
5th
„s‟as plural marker e.g. on meaning of vocabulary in WRITING A Minor Bird
Week
sticks /s/ context Formal Letters
Features of Formal Letters
Pronunciation of final s‟ UNIT 3: Noun Phrases Read and answer more Writing formal letters using apt The Cockcrow –
6th
in 3rd person singular Revision of Nouns and complex features and language. A Minor Bird
Week
marked in verb e.g. thinks phrases comprehension questions
Noun Phrases on texts/passages
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Pronunciation of final „s‟ UNIT 4: SUBJECT-VERB Read and answer more UNIT 6: FUNCTIONAL The Cockcrow –
7th in A possessive marker AGREEMENT complex WRITING The Dilemma of A
Week e.g.cat‟s The use of Either, Neither, comprehension questions Letters to the Press (Editor) Ghost – ACT V
None, Nobody, Each, Not on texts/passages Writing letters for publication
One Of them, Everybody
UNIT 2: WEAK UNIT 5: CONDITIONAL Literary effects of Writing letters for publication in The Cockcrow –
8th FORMS CLAUSES – TYPE THREE text/passage magazines/newspapers The Dilemma of A
Week Words normally Perfect Conditional If + Past Appreciative questions Ghost
unstressed Perfect + Conditional
Unstressed Conjunctions - Perfect
9th Unstressed Auxiliary Perfect Conditional Literary effects of Writing letters for publication in The Dilemma of A
Week Verbs –do, have, be, can, If + Past Perfect + text/passage magazines/newspapers Ghost
might, etc Conditional Perfect Appreciative questions
Unstressed Personal Unit 6: Idiomatic Unit 2: Summary Writing Unit 7: Narrative Writing The Cockcrow
10th Pronouns - 1, you, he, she, Expressions Of Texts Short Stories The Generous
Week it, we, etc Difference between idioms Sentence Summary and Short stories with clearly defined Hunter
and idiomatic expressions Continuous Summary plots/story line and good
Idioms and their meanings Summarize given text characterization.
11th Unit 3: Intonation Use idioms and idiomatic Sentence Summary and Features of short stories The Cockcrow
Week Other uses of Tune 2: expressions correctly in Continuous Summary Grammar focus of short stories The Generous
- Polite Requests speech and writing. Summarize given text Use of language in short stories Hunter
12th REVISION
Week
13th END OF FIRST TERM EXAMINATIONS
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JHS THREE - GHANAIAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE – FIRST TERM

WEEK ORAL SKILLS - CUSTOMS & INSTITUTIONS GRAMMAR READING & LITERATURE WRITING & COMPOSITION
UNIT 1 CUSTOMS: MARRIAGES UNIT 1: CLAUSES UNIT 1: EFFECTIVE READING UNIT 1: LETTER WRITING
1st Week
Meaning of marriage Identification of Clauses in Identify the effective ways of reading. Formal Letters
Types of Marriages- Customary, Ordinance, Context Why reading Features of formal/ business letters
Church marriage - Islamic marriage etc.
How marriages are contracted Identification of Clauses Types of reading – skimming, Write formal/ or business letters
2nd Week scanning
in Context using the appropriate registers
Importance of Marriage Main and Subordinate SILENT READING Write formal/ or business letters
3rd Week
Causes of Divorce Clauses Read given text quietly and fast. using the appropriate registers
Divorce Procedures Main and Subordinate Read given text quietly and fast. Write formal/ or business letters
4th Week
Effects of Divorce Clauses using the appropriate registers
Various Ways of Sustaining a Marriage. Main and Subordinate UNIT 2: READING Write formal/ or business letters
5th Week Clauses COMPREHENSION using the appropriate registers
Reading for meaning.
UNIT 2: SYMBOLS AND THEIR UNIT 2: SERIAL VERB Recall facts and ideas - Factual UNIT 2: DEBATES
6th Week MEANINGS IN THE GHANAIAN CONSTRUCTIONS questions based on texts Explain what a debate is.
COMMUNITIES Serial Verb Constructions Features of debates: Vocatives,
Symbols and Their Meanings Introduction, Stating positions,
Summary, Conclusion
7th Week Value of symbols Construct sentences with Meaning of vocabulary in context. Writing debates presenting both
Symbols and their historical backgrounds serial verbs. sides (for or against) of an
argument.
UNIT 3: CHIEFTAINCY: SELECTION, Construct sentences with Meaning of vocabulary in context. Write debate on given motions
ENSTOOLMENT/ ENSKINMENT serial verbs.
8th Week
Nomination and installation of chiefs and
queenmothers
The chief and queenmother and their Construct sentences with Answer more complex Write debate on given motions
9th Week
responsibilities serial verbs. comprehension questions.
Offences for destoolment or deskinment Construct sentences with Answer more complex Write debate on given motions
10th Week
serial verbs. comprehension questions.
11th Week Processes of destoolment or deskinment of chiefs Construct sentences with Literary effects of text or passage Development of points in
in traditional and contemporary societies serial verbs. paragraph
12th Week REVISION
13th Week END OF FIRST TERM EXAMINATIONS
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JHS THREE - MATHEMATICS - FIRST TERM

WEEK TOPICS
UNIT 1: APPLICATION OF SETS
1st Week
Sets of numbers
Two set problems
Use Venn diagrams to solve simple two set problems
Find and write the number of subsets in a set with up to 5 elements
2nd Week
Find the rule for the number of subsets in a subset
UNIT 2: RIGID MOTION
3rd Week
Translation by a given vector
Reflection
4th Week
Reflection in the axes
5th Week Rotation
6th Week UNIT 3: ENLARGEMENTS AND SIMILARITIES
Enlargement of geometrical shapes
Finding scale factor
Properties of enlargement, Similar figures
7th Week
Scale drawing as a reduction
8th Week UNIT 4: HANDLING DATA AND PROBABILITY
Reading and interpreting data in tabular form
Probability terms
Finding the relative frequency of a given event.
9th Week
Probability of a given event
10th Week UNIT 3.5 MONEY AND TAXES
Calculating wages and salaries
Transactions and services provided by banks
Income Tax, Calculating VAT/NHIS
11th Week Insurance (premiums and benefits)
12th Week REVISION
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JHS THREE - INTEGRATED SCIENCE- FIRST TERM

WEEK TOPICS
SECTION 1: DIVERSITY OF MATTER
1st Week UNIT 1: Acids And Bases
Differences, Classification of substances into acids/bases.
2nd Week Acid -Base reactions (Neutralization)
3rd Week UNIT 2: Soil & Water Conservation
Soil resources – Water, Nutrients, Air
Factors which lead to the depletion of water resources
4th Week Methods of restoring soil resources: - Water conservation, Destruction of water bodies. Conservation of water bodies
5th Week SECTION 2: CYCLES
UNIT 1: Life Cycle Of A Mosquito
Female Anopheles mosquito as the malaria vector
Methods of controlling mosquitoes
6th Week
Environmental, Chemical, Biological control:
7th Week SECTION 3: SYSTEMS
UNIT 1: The Solar System
Components of the solar system, Planets, Composition of the Sun, Moon and Earth
Meaning of satellite - natural and artificial satellites.
8th Week
Uses of Artificial Satellites
UNIT 2: Dentition In Humans
9th Week
Parts of the tooth/Types of teeth, Functions of the different types of teeth
Causes of tooth decay and gum diseases
Prevention of tooth decay
UNIT 3: DIGESTION IN HUMANS
10th Week
Parts of the digestive system in humans
11th Week Functions of the parts of the digestive system
Digestion, Absorption, uses of end products
Egestion
12th Week REVISION
13th Week END OF FIRST TERM EXAMINATIONS
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JHS THREE - RELIGIOUS & MORAL EDUCATION - FIRST TERM

WEEK TOPICS
SECTION 1 – MORAL TEACHINGS AND COMMITMENT
1st Week
UNIT 1 : Moral Teachings
Moral Teachings:
Bible - The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17)
- The book of proverbs (10-12)
2nd Week
- Sermon on the Mount (Mathew 5-7)
- Epistle of James ( 1-5), etc.
3rd Week
- Ephesians 5:15-2.
Holy Qur’an
th
4 Week - Patience ( 2:46)
- Courage (2:178)
- Cleanliness (5:7)
- Humility (31:19 -20)
5th Week - Steadfastness ( 41:31)
- Forbidding Evil
- Enjoying good life (3:11)
Traditional Religious Wise Sayings:
6th Week - A word to the wise is enough
- A rolling stone gathers no moss.
- Patience moves mountains,
- etc
7th Week Traditional Religious Wise Sayings.
Explanation of Moral Teachings in the Passages and Wise Sayings in ATR
8th Week Commitment to God - Honesty, - Truthfulness - Respect for elderly - Sincerity - Care for life - Love of neighbour - Fairness -
Steadfastness - Courage - Humility - Patience /obedience
9th Week Explanation of Moral Teachings in the Passages and Wise Sayings in ATR
Commitment to God - Honesty , - Truthfulness - Respect for elderly - Sincerity - Care for life - Love of neighbour - Fairness -
Steadfastness - Courage - Humility - Patience /obedience
10th Week Application of Moral Lessons in their Daily Lives:
11th Week Application of Moral Lessons in their Daily Lives:
12th Week REVISION
13th Week END OF FIRST TERM EXAMINATIONS
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JHS THREE - SOCIAL STUDIES- FIRST TERM

WEEK TOPICS
SECTION 1 – ENVIRONMENT
UNIT 1: Significance of Some Natural Features Of Earth
Describing the solar system
1st Week
Rotation and revolution of the earth
Major structures of the earth- Volcanic land forms, Mountains, Plateaux, Rift valleys
2nd Week Types of rainfall - Convectional rainfall, Relief rainfall (Orographic rainfall) and Cyclonic rainfall.
3rd Week The various geographical divisions into which the world is categorized
SECTION 2 – GOVERNANCE, POLITICS & STABILITY
UNIT 1: Government And Society
Describe the structure of government at the national, regional and district levels
4th Week
Traditional government structure:Chief and his elders, clan heads,family heads.
How the District Assembly is formed
Work of the District Assembly
5th Week
Work of the District Chief Executive
The Local Council and its work for the district
6th Week Traditional Council and its work for the district
Some of the problems facing the district Assemblies and how they can be solved
Importance of District Assemblies
7th Week
Sources of revenue to the District Assemblies
SECTION 3 – SOCIAL & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
UNIT 1: Problems Of Development In Ghana
8th Week Factors responsible for the development problems in Ghana- Economic, Social, Political
Suggest solutions for the problems of development in Ghana
9th Week Agencies that are making efforts to solve some of the country's development problems- Economic, Social, Political
Activities of the various agencies in solving the counties development problem
UNIT 2: Sustainable National Development
10th Week
Sustainable utilization of natural resources of the country
Improving the health of the people, Improving life and work in rural areas.
11th Week The effects of democratic governance on national development
Ways of decreasing the dependency on foreign financial support.
12th Week REVISION
13th Week END OF FIRST TERM EXAMINATIONS
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JHS THREE - INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY - FIRST TERM

WEEK TOPICS
SECTION ONE : E-MAILING & SHARING INFORMATION
1st Week UNIT 1: Locating and transferring information from website to a Word Processing document
Locating, Copying, pasting, Saving copied information in Word
2nd Week UNIT 2: Compose and send e-mail messages
Composing and sending E-mail messages
3rd Week UNIT 3: Access and Reply e-mail messages
Importance of E-mail; Accessing and replying E-mail messages
4th Week UNIT 4: Ways of Sharing Information
Sharing information
SECTION TWO: SPREADSHEET APPLICATION
5th Week UNIT 1: Introduction to Spreadsheet Application
Identifying features of the Spreadsheet Application
6th Week Identifying cell names, Adjusting columns and rows
7th Week Entering data in Spreadsheet Application
Adding figures using the AutoSum
8th Week Editing, formatting and saving a workbook using editing and formatting tools
WORD PROCESSING APPLICATION
UNIT 1: Toolbars
9th Week
Features of the formatting and standard toolbars, Uses of the scroll bars
Using the help facility
10th Week UNIT 2: Finding files and Folders using the Search Tool
Using the Search Tool to find files and folders
INTEGRATION OF ICT INTO EDUCATION
UNIT 1: Integrating ICT into learning
11th Week
Integrating of ICT into specific learning areas
Benefits of ICT in teaching and learning
12th Week REVISION
13th Week END OF FIRST TERM EXAMINATIONS
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JHS THREE - FRENCH- FIRST TERM

WEEK TOPICS
1st Week SECTION 8 – LE MONDE D’HIER ET CELUI D’AUJOURD’HUI
UNIT 1 : savoir parler de son enfance
2nd Week UNIT 2 : savoir dire ce que l’on faisait avant et que l’on ne fait pas
UNIT 3 : Savoir
3rd Week
Comparer le monde d’hier et celui d’aujourd’hui
Exprimer sa satisfaction ou son regret sur le changement
SECTION 9 – LES OPINIONS
4th Week
UNIT 1 : Savoir
Exprimer ses gouts/ Exprimer son opinion
5th Week UNIT 2 : Savoir
Ce qu’il faut faire, Ce qu’il ne faut pas faire
6th Week UNIT 3 : Savoir
Dire ce que l’on doit faire pour atteindre un objectif
7th Week UNIT 4 : Savoir
Réagir a une opinion/ Exprimer son accord ou son désaccord/ Justifier son opinion
UNIT 5 : Savoir
8th Week
Exprimer ses sentiments
En expliquer la cause
SECTION 10 – LES RECITS
9th Week UNIT 1 : Savoir
Situer un fait dans le temps
Préciser les dates, les durées et les fréquences
10th Week UNIT 2 : Savoir Exprimer
La simultanéité
11th Week L’antériorité
La postériorité
12th Week REVISION
13th Week END OF FIRST TERM EXAMINATIONS
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JHS THREE - BASIC DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (HOME ECONOMICS) – FIRST TERM
WEEK TOPICS
SECTION 1: FOOD PREPARATION
1 Unit 1 Methods of Cooking - Dry methods
- Baking
2 - Grilling
3 - Microwave cooking
4 - Roasting
SECTION 2: MEAL AND MENU PLANNING
5 Unit 1: Meal Planning
Types of meals- Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, Elevenses, Brunch, Supper/Dinner, High tea, Bed time snack, etc.
6 Factors to consider when planning meals
plan and prepare meals for the different times of the day
Unit 2: Menu Planning
7 Explain the term ‘Menu’ and describe its functions
Distinguish between a meal and a dish
Distinguish between different types of menu
8
- Table d’hote, A la carte, Special party menu, Ethnic-menu, Hospital menu, Menu for People at work
Factors to Consider in Menu Planning.
9
Planning suitable menus for the different meal times
SECTION 3: CLOTHING MAINTENANCE
Unit 1: Renovation and Remodelling Articles
Explain the terms Renovation and Remodelling
10
Reasons for renovating and remodelling articles.
Describe the different methods used in renovation and remodeling of articles
Practical Work on Patching by
- Hand
11
- Machine
Darning by hand
12 REVISION
13 END OF FIRST TERM EXAMINATIONS

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JHS THREE - BASIC DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (PRE-TECHNICAL SKILLS) – FIRST TERM
WEEK TOPICS

SECTION 1: MATERIALS
Unit 1: Metals (Cast iron)
1 Identification of cast iron
Properties of cast iron
2 Uses of cast iron

SECTION 2: TOOLS AND PROCESSES

Unit 1: Cutting Tools
3 Description of the bolster
Using the bolster for cutting bricks
Unit 2: Laying Tools
4 identify the laying tools
Using the laying tools correctly
Unit 3: Setting-Out a Straight Wall
5
Preparing an area for setting-out a straight wall.
6 Setting-out a wall
Unit 4: Walling
7
Preparation of clay mortar
8 Laying the bricks

SECTION 3: BASIC ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS

Unit 1: Basic Electrical Circuits
9
Components of electrical circuit
10 Electrical conductors and insulators
11 Constructing simple circuits from circuit diagrams
12 REVISION
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JHS THREE - BASIC DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (VISUAL ARTS) – FIRST TERM
WK TOPICS
SECTION 1 VISUAL COMMUNICATION
1 Unit I: Designing and Making items to Solve a National Problem

2 Designing and making items/pictures to satisfy a national need

5 Application of basic design and technology skills- drawing, illustration stenciling colour work,elements and principles of design, composition,
perspective, layout designing; collage, mosaic, figure drawing typography, lettering, animation (if possible)etc
Using simple hand tools and ICT/computer software\graphics, (if available) - for drawing animated images, figures, plants, animals, objects, sceneries,
6 from memory, observation, imagination
SECTION 2: SECTION 3: SECTION 4: SECTION 5:
WEAVING AND MODELLING, CASTING & CONSTRUCTION & FABRIC & LEATHER
STITCHING CARVING ASSEMBLAGE DECORATION
7 Unit 1: Combination of Unit 1: Design and Making of Items
Techniques and Unit 1: Making Items with a Unit 1: Decorative Techniques
8 Materials to Make Items - Designing and making an item to Variety of Materials
satisfy a national need using - Designing and decorating fabric
- Designing and variety of techniques and - Designing and making an and leather using the appliqué,
9 making items with materials item with or without and decorative stitches
a combination of attachment to satisfy a
10 techniques tools, national need Unit 2: Combining Decorative
materials to satisfy Techniques
a need Design and decorate leather/fabric by
11 combining dyeing, printing and
stitching techniques in one artefact .
12 REVISION
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