Class: Junior Secondary School 3 (JSS 3 / JS3)
Term: 3rd Term
Week: 2
Age: 14 years
Duration: 45 minutes
Subject: Asụsụ Igbo L1
Curriculum Theme: Agụmagụ
Previous Lesson: Ejije Ederede: Nchịkọta, Agwa and Ihe Mmụta.
Topic: AGỤMAGỤ: EJIJE EDERDE
Subject Matter: Ọgụgụ akwụkwọ ejije a họpụtara, ntule odee ejije, ihe ejije na-akọ maka ya, asụsụ nka odee, nkọwa okwu ọhụrụ batara n’ejije
Specific Objectives
By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
Cognitive Domain:
- Agụọ akwụkwọ ejije a họpụtara ahọpụta.
- Kwuo onye dere ejije ahụ.
- Kọwaa ihe ejije ahụ na-akọ maka ya (isiokwu).
- Chọpụta asụsụ nka odee ji dee ejije ahụ.
- Kọwaa okwu ọhụrụ batara n’ejije ahụ.
Affective Domain:
- Nwee mmasị n’ịgụ na ịmụta maka ejije Igbo.
- Jiri ejije dị ka ụdị agụmagụ dị mkpa kpọrọ ihe.
Psychomotor Domain:
- Soro n’ịgụ akwụkwọ ejije ahụ.
- Soro na mkparịta ụka gbasara ejije ahụ.
Social Domain:
- Soro ụmụ klas ha rụọ ọrụ ọnụ n’oge mkparịta ụka.
Reference Materials
The following resources were used in planning this lesson:
- 9 Years Basic Education Curriculum
- State Unified Scheme of Work
- M. J. C. Echeruo, Igbo Language and Culture for Junior Secondary Schools Book 3.
- https://www.igboclass.com/igbo-literature/drama
- https://www.bbc.com/igbo/topics/drama
Instructional Materials
The teacher will teach this lesson with the aid of:
- akwụkwọ ọgụgụ
- foto
- eserese
- teepu rekọda
- redio
- tiivii
Rationale for the Lesson
Ịmụ ejije dị mkpa n’ihi na ọ na-enyere ụmụ akwụkwọ aka ịghọta omenala, akụkọ ihe mere eme, na ụzọ ndụ ndị Igbo site n’akụkọ e depụtara. Ọ na-emekwa ka ha nwee ike ikwu okwu nke ọma ma nwee ekele maka agụmagụ.
Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge
Pupils are expected to have basic knowledge of Igbo language literacy and an understanding of different literary genres.
Lesson Content/Board Summary
AGỤMAGỤ: EJIJE EDERDE
Ihe Ejije Bụ
Ejije bụ ụdị agụmagụ e dere maka ka e si mee ya n’elu ihe nkiri ma ọ bụ ka e si gụọ ya n’ihu ọha. Ọ na-egosipụta akụkọ site na mkparịta ụka na omume ndị agwa.
Udi Ejije
Ụdị ejije dị iche iche gụnyere:
- Egwuregwu ọchị (Comedy) – Ejije na-akpata ọchị ma na-ejedebe n’ụzọ dị mma.
- Egwuregwu mwute (Tragedy) – Ejije na-akpata mwute ma na-ejedebe n’ụzọ dị njọ, na-emekarị ka onye isi agwa nwụọ ma ọ bụ taa ahụhụ.
- Egwuregwu akụkọ ihe mere eme (Historical Drama) – Ejije dabere n’ezi akụkọ ihe mere eme.
- Egwuregwu omume (Melodrama) – Ejije na-egosipụta mmetụta uche dị elu na ihe omume siri ike.
- Egwuregwu egwu (Musical Drama) – Ejije na-agụnye egwu na ịgba egwu.
Usoro Akụkọ Ejije
Akụkọ ejije na-agbaso usoro dị ka:
- Mmalite (Exposition) – Ebe e si amalite akụkọ, na-akọwa ọnọdụ na ndị agwa.
- Ịrị elu nke esemokwu (Rising Action) – Esemokwu na-amalite ịba ụba.
- Isi ihe akụkọ (Climax) – Nke a bụ ebe esemokwu kacha elu ma ọ bụ mgbanwe dị mkpa na-eme.
- Ịda ada nke esemokwu (Falling Action) – Esemokwu na-amalite ịda ada mgbe isi ihe akụkọ gasịrị.
- Nkwụsị (Resolution/Denouement) – Ebe akụkọ na-ejedebe, a na-edozi esemokwu.
Asụsụ Nka Ejije
Odeejije na-eji asụsụ nka eme ka ejije ha nwekwuo mma ma zie ozi. Ha gụnyere:
- Ihu okwu (Metaphor)
- Ihe atụ (Simile)
- Ntụnyere mmadụ (Personification)
- Ime ihe n’ụzọ dị iche (Irony)
- Oké ikwu okwu (Hyperbole)
- Okwu mkpari (Satire)
Okwu Ọhụrụ na Nkọwa
Ụfọdụ okwu ọhụrụ na nkọwa ha:
- Odee – Onye dere akwụkwọ ma ọ bụ ejije.
- Agwa – Onye na-eme ihe n’ejije ma ọ bụ akụkọ.
- Ihe nkiri – Ebe a na-eme ejije.
- Mkparịta ụka – Okwu ndị agwa na-ekwu n’etiti onwe ha.
- Isiokwu – Ihe bụ́ isi akụkọ ma ọ bụ ejije na-akọ.
Teaching Methods/Instructional Techniques
Discussion, Lecture, Demonstration, Question and Answer, Visual Aids
Instructional Procedures
Step 1: Introduction
Time: 5 minutes
Teaching Skill: Set Induction
Teacher’s Activity: Onye nkuzi na-ekele ụmụ akwụkwọ ma jụọ ha ajụjụ gbasara ụdị agụmagụ ha maara.
Pupils’ Activity: Ụmụ akwụkwọ na-aza ajụjụ ma na-ekwu ụdị agụmagụ dị iche iche ha maara.
Learning Point: Ụmụ akwụkwọ na-echeta ihe ha mụtara n’oge gara aga ma na-akwadebe maka ihe ọhụrụ.
Step 2: Presentation
Time: 10 minutes
Teaching Skill: Explanation/Reading
Teacher’s Activity: Onye nkuzi na-ewebata isiokwu bụ “Ejije Ederede” ma gwa ụmụ akwụkwọ ka ha gụọ akwụkwọ ejije a họpụtara ahọpụta.
Pupils’ Activity: Ụmụ akwụkwọ na-agụ akwụkwọ ejije ahụ n’otu n’otu ma ọ bụ n’ìgwè.
Learning Point: Ụmụ akwụkwọ na-amalite ịghọta akụkọ ejije ahụ.
Step 3: Discussion on Author and Theme
Time: 8 minutes
Teaching Skill: Questioning/Facilitation
Teacher’s Activity: Onye nkuzi na-eduzi mkparịta ụka gbasara onye dere ejije ahụ na ihe ejije ahụ na-akọ maka ya (isiokwu).
Pupils’ Activity: Ụmụ akwụkwọ na-ekwu onye dere ejije ahụ ma na-akọwa isiokwu ya.
Learning Point: Ụmụ akwụkwọ na-aghọta isiokwu na onye dere ejije ahụ.
Step 4: Analysis of Artistic Language
Time: 7 minutes
Teaching Skill: Explanation/Analysis
Teacher’s Activity: Onye nkuzi na-akọwa asụsụ nka dị iche iche odee jiri mee ihe n’ejije ahụ.
Pupils’ Activity: Ụmụ akwụkwọ na-achọpụta ma na-enye ihe atụ nke asụsụ nka na ejije ahụ.
Learning Point: Ụmụ akwụkwọ na-amata ma na-aghọta asụsụ nka n’ejije.
Step 5: Vocabulary Development
Time: 5 minutes
Teaching Skill: Explanation/Definition
Teacher’s Activity: Onye nkuzi na-akọwa okwu ọhụrụ ndị batara n’ejije ahụ ma na-enye ihe atụ.
Pupils’ Activity: Ụmụ akwụkwọ na-ajụ ajụjụ ma na-enye nkọwa nke okwu ọhụrụ ahụ.
Learning Point: Ụmụ akwụkwọ na-amụta okwu ọhụrụ ma na-agbasawanye okwu ha.
Step 6: Class Activity/Summary
Time: 5 minutes
Teaching Skill: Summarization
Teacher’s Activity: Onye nkuzi na-achịkọta ihe ndị a kụziri ma na-enye ụmụ akwụkwọ ohere ịjụ ajụjụ.
Pupils’ Activity: Ụmụ akwụkwọ na-ajụ ajụjụ ma na-eme ka ha ghọta ihe a kụziri.
Learning Point: Ụmụ akwụkwọ na-enweta nkwado ma na-eme ka ha ghọta ihe a kụziri.
Step 7: Evaluation/Review
Time: 5 minutes
Teaching Skill: Questioning/Assessment
Teacher’s Activity: Onye nkuzi na-enyocha mmụta site n’ịjụ ajụjụ ndị a:
- Kọwaa ihe ejije bụ n’okwu gị.
- Kwuo ụdị ejije abụọ ị maara.
- Depụta usoro akụkọ ejije atọ.
- Kọwaa ihe asụsụ nka pụtara ma nye ihe atụ abụọ.
Pupils’ Activity: Ụmụ akwụkwọ na-aza n’ọnụ na n’ide.
Learning Point: Ụmụ akwụkwọ na-egosipụta nghọta nke ihe mmụta ahụ.
Step 8: Conclusion
Time: 2 minutes
Teaching Skill: Closing/Assignment
Teacher’s Activity: Onye nkuzi na-agbakwụnye ihe mmụta ahụ ma nye ụmụ akwụkwọ ọrụ ụlọ. Dịka ọmụmaatụ, ha ga-achọpụta ma depụta aha odeejije Igbo abụọ ha maara.
Pupils’ Activity: Ụmụ akwụkwọ na-edepụta ọrụ ụlọ ma na-akwadebe maka mmụta ọzọ.
Learning Point: Ụmụ akwụkwọ na-agbakwụnye ihe ha mụtara ma na-eme ihe omume ụlọ ha.
Lesson Keywords
- Ejije – Ụdị agụmagụ e dere maka ime ihe nkiri.
- Odee – Onye dere akwụkwọ ma ọ bụ ejije.
- Isiokwu – Ihe akụkọ ma ọ bụ ejije na-akọ maka ya.
- Asụsụ nka – Ụzọ pụrụ iche odee si eji asụsụ eme ka ihe ọ na-ede nwekwuo mma.
- Agwa – Onye na-eme ihe n’ejije.
Differentiation
The teacher will provide additional support for struggling pupils by explaining concepts in simpler terms and offering more examples. Advanced pupils will be encouraged to analyze the drama more deeply and identify complex literary devices.
Note for teachers using this lesson plan
Teachers should ensure they have a suitable Igbo drama text selected and available for pupils to read. Encourage active participation and group discussions to foster a deeper understanding of the subject matter. Pay attention to correct Igbo orthography and pronunciation.

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