ST. GREGORY’S COLLEGE, LAGOS.

2 TERM 2017/2018 SESSION

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3 TERM SCHEME OF WORK & HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENTS

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SUBMISSION DATE: FIRST CONTACT WITH SUBJECT TEACHERS SS 2

S/N SUBJECTS SCHEME OF WORK & ASSIGNMENTS
1 Chemistry Week Topics
1. Revision/Water
i) Sources of water
ii) Types of water
iii) Water pollutions
iv) Uses of water
2. Water (continued)
i) Structure of water
ii) Cases/removal of hardness of water
iii) Laboratory preparation of water and test for water
iv) Municipal water – purification
v) Production of distilled water
vi) Excursion to water works
3. Solubility; basic concept
i. soluble, solvent and solution, saturated, unsaturated
and super saturated solutions
ii. Solubility of different solutions
iii. Calculations based on solubility
iv. Uses of solubility
4. Mass/Volume relationships
i. Mole, molar quantities
ii. Relative density and relative molecular mass
iii. Standard temperature and pressure (STP)
iv. Calculation involving mass and volume
5. Acid/Base Reaction
i. Simple acid/base titration
ii. Common indicators and their pH range
iii. Heat of neutralisation (introduction)
iv. Calculation on acid-base titration
6. Hydrocarbon
i. Structure and valency of carbon
ii. Hydrocarbon – sources of hydrocarbon
iii. Classification of aliphatic hydrocarbon
iv. Terminologies in organic chemistry: catenation,
homologous series, isomerism
7. Saturated Hydrocarbon (Alkanes)
i. Nomenclature
ii. Preparation, properties and uses
8. Unsaturated Hydrocarbon (Alkenes)
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 9. Unsaturated Hydrocarbon (Alkynes)
i. Nomenclature
ii. Preparation, properties and uses
iii. Aromatic hydrocarbons
iv. Benzene structure and properties only
10. Alkanols
i. Types and properties
ii. Preparation and properties of alkanols
iii. industrial production of alkanols by fermentation
11. Revision
12. Examination
13. Examination
Holiday Assignment
1. Define the following terms
Heat of fusion, heat of vaporisation, heat of
atomisation, heat of solution, heat of precipitation.
2. Describe the laboratory determination of heat of
combustion of ethanol using bomb calorimeter.
3. Calculate the heat of formation of methane given that
the heat of combustion of methane, carbon and hydrogen
are -891, -393 and -286kjmol-1 respectively.
4. Describe nitrogen cycle
b. Give 2 allotropes of sulphur
c. Describe the laboratory preparation of H2SO4 and
industrial preparation by contact process
d. mention 2 uses of sulphur
Physics WEEK TOPICS
1. Revision/Triangular Prism, Rectangular Glass
Prism, Angle of Deviation and calculations,
Real and apparent depth.
2. Lenses – Concave and Convex, ray diagrams, lens
formulae and calculations.
3. Optical instruments – Camera, Projector,
Telescope, Microscope and Periscope.
4. Optical Instruments – Binoculars, Human eye and
its defects.
5. Dispersion of white light: Pure and impure
spectrum, recombination of components of
spectrum using colour filter, Newton’s disc.
6. Dispersion of white light: Colours and paints,
mixing.
7. Sound waves: Production, transmission, speed of
sound in air, liquid, solid, noise and music.
8. Sound waves: Effects of temperature and
pressure on velocity of sound, functions of hearing
aids.
9. Resonance: Vibration in pipes and strings, musical
instruments, harmonics and overtones.
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 10. Project/Excursion.
11. Practical
12. Revision/ Examination
13. Examination
Holiday Assignment
1. From WAEC compilations of past questions, solve fifty
(50) objective questions, five (5) questions from Part I and
three (3) questions from Part II of the theory questions
related the second term scheme of work.
2. From the same compilations, copy out the result of
SSCE JUNE 1988 PPHYSICS PRACTICAL QUESTION No. 2
under the following captions observations, graph, slope,
precautions and answer to theory questions.

3 Commerce Week Topics

1Revision of last term’s work/ The Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange-Meaning, Functions, Organisational
set up
2Stock Exchange continues
Procedure of transaction in the Stock Exchange,
Speculators in the Stock Exchange
Securities- Meaning, Types
Importance of Stock Exchange
3Second-tier securities Market- Meaning
Listing Requirements, types of Companies for the
Market, Advantages of SSM to Companies and to the
investing public, Operating regulations.
Capital market- Meaning, functions, history
4Capital- Meaning
Accountants, Economists Point of view and
Layman’s Understanding.
Types of Capital
5Capital continues
Importance of Working Capital
Calculation of types of Capital
Profit- Meaning
Accountants, Economists Point of view and
Layman’s understanding
6 Profit
Types of Profit, Calculation of Gross and Net profits.
Items in the trading, Profit and loss account, Uses
of Trading, Profit or loss account, Factors affecting
Profit
7 Profit continues
Turnover- Meaning, Factors that affect turnover
Rate of Turnover
Percentage of Gross or Net Profit to turnover
8 Communication –Meaning, Importance of

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 Communication
Nigerian Traditional means of Communication e.g.
Drum, Palm fronds, etc.
Barriers to effective communication.
9 Communication continues
Post Office as a means of Communication
Postal services e.g. Ordinary post, Registered post,
etc.
Telecommunication services e.g. Telephone, local
call, Trunk call, etc.
10 Courier Services/Agencies- Meaning, Types,
Functions and Comparisons
11 Revision
12 Examination
13 Examination
Holiday Assignment
1. Trace the history of Nigerian Capital Market from 1946
to date.
2. State five institutions involved in Capital market.
3. State five institutions involved in Money market.

Week Topics
1. 1960 and 1963 constitutions
2. 1979 and 1989 constitutions.
3.4 Nigerian federalism
5-6 Political parties in the first republic; NNDP and NYM.
7. Political parties in the first republic: NCNC, AG and
NPC
8. Political parties in the second republic:
NPN and UPN
4 Government 9. Political parties in the second republic:
NPP, PRP and GNPP
10. Political parties in the third republic:
SDP and NRC
11. Political parties in the fourth republic:
Holiday Assignment
1. Discuss the methods used by nationalist leaders in
their opposition to British rule.
2. Discuss the features of the 1960 constitution

5 English We Topic Performance Objectives

Language ek
1 Revision of last Identifying the key points
examination in a comprehension and a
Comprehension: summary passage
Skimming and
scanning
Summary
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 2 Structure: Idioms
and phrasal verbs
Vocabulary
development: Health
Essay: Speech for
special occasion
3 Structure: Adverbs
and adverbial phrase
Vocabulary
development: Sports
Speech work: Review
of short vowels
Summary
4 Structure:
Prepositions and
prepositional phrases
Vocabulary
development: The
use of the dictionary
Speech work: Review
of long vowel sounds
Essay: Narrative
essay
5 Comprehension
Structure: Adjectives
and adjectival
phrases
Speech work: Review
of diphthongs and
triphthongs
Summary
6 Vocabulary
development:
Computer
Speech work: review
of voiced consonant
sounds
Essay:
Argumentative essay
7 Comprehension:
Figures of speech
Structure:
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Interpreting idioms and
phrasal verbs and
differentiating between
them; identifying and
using words associated to
human health; writing a
sendoff or welcome
speech
Correctly using the
problem areas in adverbs
and giving the functions of
adverbial phrases;
identifying and using
words associated with
sports; identifying short
vowel sounds in given
words; summarizing a
given passages
Using prepositions
correctly and giving the
functions of given
prepositional phrases;
using the dictionary
correctly to look for
transcriptions, meanings,
word classes and usages;
identifying long vowels in
words; writing a story that
explains a given idiom
Using correctly the
problem areas in
adjectives(ordering and
comparatives) and giving
the functions of adjectival
phrases; identifying
diphthongs and
triphthongs in words
Identifying words
associated with computer;
identifying voiced
consonants in given
words; writing a debate
Identifying figures of
speech in passages;
forming nouns from verbs
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 Nominalization of and adjectives; identifying
verbs and adjectives voiceless consonants in
Speech work: Review given words
of voiceless
consonants
Summary
8 Structure: Count and Identifying the invariable
non-count nouns singular and plural nouns
Vocabulary and using them correctly;
development: filling in gaps with
Computer continued appropriate words from
Speech work: review computer; identifying
of rhyme and words that rhyme and
emphatic stress using emphasis correctly;
Essay: Descriptive describing events and
scenes
9 Comprehension: Forming tag questions
Structure: question from statements and
tags giving their responses;
Speech work: Review identifying the appropriate
of word stress syllable carrying the
Summary primary stress in
polysyllabic words;
summarizing a given
passage in a given number
of sentences
10 Comprehension Replacing words correctly,
Structure: more on identifying the
clauses grammatical names and
Speech work: Review functions in
of stress patterns comprehension passages;
Essay: informal letter picking out the word with
a different stress in given
options; writing a formal
letter
11 Comprehension Identifying grammatical
Vocabulary names an functions in
development: Health passages; filling in gaps
Summary with correct words from
health; summarizing
passages in precise terms
12 Revision.

Holiday Assignment:
Construct two sentences of your own for each of the
following sentence structure patterns:
1. SV 2.SVO 3.SVOO 4.SVA
5.SVC
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 6. SVOA7. SVOC 8. SVOOA 9.SVOOC 10. VSVOA.
NOTE: S-subject, V – verb, O- indirect object, O- direct
object, A- adjunct, C- complement

Week Topics
1a. Mmeghari ihe ndi e lere n’ule
b. Edemede – Otu m sinooEzumiike
2a. Omenala – Iwa Akwa na iru mgbede
b. Agumagu – Akwukwo a hoputara
3a. Aspekiti – Nkowatu ya (Nkwe ma nju)
b. Aghotaazaa
4a. Oru ‘’na’’ na-aru n’Asusu Igbo
b. Oru ‘Ga’ n’Asusu Igbo
5a. Omenala – Ihu nwata ezenaEjima
b. Agumagu – Ogugu akwukwo a hoputara
6a. Utoasusu – (a) Nkebiokwu
b. Nkebiahiri
Igbo 7a. Onuogugu: Puku abuo – Nde ise
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Language b. Elekere: Igu na ise Elekere igosi oge
8a. Itinye Akara udaolu
b. Akpaalaokwu
9. Enwemenwe – nkowa, ike, ekpe, iri ekpe, igba mkpe
na Nnochi okwa
10. Olilo na Ndapu udaume na mgbochiume
(a) Omenala – inu iyi, igba Ndu/igba Oriko
11. Mmughari ihe ndi a muru n afo
12. Ule
13. Ule na mmechi
Holiday Assignment
Dee edemede n’isiokwu a: ihe mere m agaghi echefu
echefu

7 French Semaines Sujets

Language 1 ere
Introduction au cours
2 et3 Exprimer l’appreciation
e e

Maniere de la dire
Pratiques de classe
Activite orale
4 et5 Exprimer la deception
e e

Objectif
Maniere de le dire
Pratuques de classe
6 et7 Nuancer les expressions d’une opinion
e e

Maniere de le dire
Pratiques de classe
Jeu de roles
8 et9 L’orale sur des cours passe
e e

10eet11e La revision
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 12eet13e L’examen
Devoir
Read and translate into English Language
From Act 3 Scene 1 to Act 4 Scene 4
Litterature: Chaque chose by Lynn Mbuko
Week Topics
1. Revision of last term work
2. Setting and Background of Richard Wright’s ‘Native son’
3. Themes of Native Son
4. Themes of Native Son
5. Narrative techniques of Native Son
6. Narrative techniques of Native Son
Literature -in 7. Major characters and their significance in the prose
8
- English 8. Minor characters and their significances
9. Characterisation and roles
10. Significance of major events
11. Revision
12. Examination
Holiday Assignment
Study and write the background and setting of Richard
Wright she stoops to conquer
9 Financial 1. Revision of last term examination
Accounting 2. Introduction to partnership account:-
Meaning, types of partners, deed of partnership,
features, duties and rights of partners.
3. Capital contribution:- Floating fixed capital,
calculation of interest on capital and drawings
4&5. Preparation of partnership account
a. Trading, profit and loss account
b. Profit and loss appropriation account
c. Balance sheet
6. Goodwill account:- Meaning, calculation and
treatment of change in profit sharing ratio,
admission of new partners.
7. Revaluation of assets:- Revaluation account,
treatment of surplus or deficit on revaluation of
assets in capital account
8&9. Dissolution of partnership account:- meaning,
reasons and entries required in closing the books.
10. Joint venture account:- Meaning, preparation of
venture’s account, preparation of memorandum
account
11. Revision
12. Examination
Holiday Assignment
1. Define partnership business and list ten contents of
deed of partnership
2. Differentiate between fixed capital and
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 fluctuating/floating capital
3. What is Goodwill? State four reasons for charging
goodwill
4. What is dissolution of partnership? State four ways in
which the proceeds of dissolution of partnership are
applied.
Week Topics
1. Market Structure/Revision of 2nd Term Work.
Meaning and types of market (Perfect and imperfect
market)
2. Perfect market (meaning, features and market
equilibrium position)
3. Imperfect Market (Meaning and types with graphical
illustrations). Price determination, Equilibrium position
(short and long run).
4. Industries in Nigeria
Meaning of plants, firm, industry and factory.
Types of industries (mining, construction, etc)
5 & 6. Location of Industry
Meaning of location of industry, factors affecting
location of industry.
Localisation of industry (meaning)
Factors affecting localization of industry
Advantages and disadvantages of localization of
industries.
10 Economics 7. Financial Institutions – Meaning, Types (Traditional,
Commercial Banks – functions, creation of money and
its limitations.
8. Development Banks, Contribution to economic
development, Mortgage Banks
9. Money Market, (Meaning, functions and instruments
used), Capital Market (Meaning, Functions and
instruments used).
10.The Stock Exchange – How Stock Exchange operates,
Secondary and Primary Market.
11. Revision
12& 13. Examination.
Holiday Assignment
1a. State any 4 ways by which monopolistic competition
and perfect competition are similar and any 6 ways in
which they are different.
b. State any 5 barriers that can prevent the emergence of
competitive firms.
NOTE: Write this assignment on a separate paper.

11 Computer WEEK 1&2

ALGORITHMS AND FLOWCHART
1.0 Learning objectives
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 1.1 Definition of Algorithm and Flowcharts
1.2 Characteristics of Algorithm
1.3 Example of an algorithm
1.4 Flowchart
1.5 Flowchart symbols

WEEK 3 & 4
BASIC PROGRAMMING 11
2.0 Learning objectives
2.1 Built-in functions
2.2 Simple BASIC programs
2.3 QBASIC Programs

WEEK 5&6
INTERNET
3.0 Learning objectives
3.1 Definition of internet and basic terms
3.2 Internet main browser
3.3 Features of a browser
3.4 Internet Services

WEEK 7 & 8
ELECTRONIC MAIL (E-MAIL) SERVICES
4.0 Learning objectives
4.1 Definition of electronic mail
4.2 E-mail services
4.3 Creating an E-mail account with Yahoo
4.4 Opening an e-mail box
4.5 Features in an e-mail address
4.6 Differences between Email and Website address
features
4.7 Chatting

WEEK 9 & 10
 QBASIC PROGRAM
 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT REVISION

WEEK 11: REVISION

WEEK 12: EXAMINATION

Holiday Assignment
MAKE A RESEARCH ON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND
PRINTOUT THE KEYPOINTS:
 Bandwidth

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  Bookmark
 Cookies
 Homepage
 Server
 Workstation
 Firmware
 HTML
 IP
 Docker

Week Topics
1. Revision of last term’s work/Introduction to Regional
geography of West Africa
2. West Africa Relief and Drainage system
3. West Africa climate and vegetation
4. West Africa:- Agriculture/Farming
5&6 West Africa:- Economic Activities, Local crafts and
manufacturing industries
7. West Africa population
8. Introduction to Africa
9. Africa Drainage system
10. Plantation Agriculture in West Africa and East Africa
12 Geography
11. Revision
12. Examination
Holiday Assignment
a) On a sketch map of West Africa, locate and name the
following;
i) Latitude 4°N and 20°N and Longitude 15°E & 18°W
ii) Futa Djalon Plateau & Guinea highland
iii) Jos Plateau & Mandara Mountains
iv) River Senegal & River Volta
v) River Niger & River Gambia
b) List and describe the characteristics and importance of
West African rivers.
13 Christian Week Topics
Religious 1. Josiah religious reforms
Knowledge 2. Concern for one’s nation and response to the state
of the nation
3. Faith and courage
4. The Message and the Messenger
5. Faith and Power
6. True religion and social justice
7. Divine Love
8. Divine call
9. The Holiness of God
10. Punishment and Hope of restoration

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 Holiday Assignment
Describe Josiah’s immediate response to the
discovery of the book of the Law in the temple. In
what two ways is the religious situation today similar
to that of Josiah’s time? (SSCE June, 1993)

Week Topics
1. Respiratory system - Types and structures of
respiratory systems
2. Mechanism of respiration system - in lower animals,
higher animals, plants.
3. Aquatic Habitat:- Marine habitat Characteristics of
marine habitat
4. Estuarine Habitat – Types of Estuary
5. Fresh water Habitat – Types and characteristics of
fresh water habitat.
6. Terrestrial Habitat:- Marshes
7. Forest Habitat – Characteristics and distributions of
organisms
8. Grassland (types, animals, plants- found in
grassland/adoptive features of organisms in
14 Biology grassland) (b) Arid land
9. Ecology of population
a) Ecological succession
b) over-crowding – causes and effects
10. Food shortage.
11&13 Revision & Examination

Holiday Assignment.
1. Describe the Estuarine habitat under the following
headings:-
a) Characteristics
b) Types
c) Distribution of plants and animals
d) Adaptive features of plants and animals in Estuarine
habitat
e) Food chains

15 Civic Week Topics

Education 1. Major pillars of democracy
2. Federalism and problems
3. State and local government
4. Political party and manifestos

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 5. Rule of law
6. Peace and conflict resolution
7. Human trafficking
8. Kidnapping and effects
9. National Security Agencies
10. Role of government to her citizens
11. Revision
12. Revision and Examination
Holiday Assignment
Must be typed not more than 4 pages (please use the
internet if you like)
1. Identify and explain reasons why kidnapping is
becoming a lucrative business in Nigeria today.
2. Identify and explain what the society and government
should do in order to curb the social menace of
kidnapping.
Week Topics
1. Revision/Convenience foods:-
a. Definition
b. Types, selection, uses and Nutritive value
2. Advantages and disadvantages of convenience foods
3. Practical work on convenience foods
4. Test interpretation
5. Test interpretation continue
Foods &
16 6. Assignment in food interpretation
Nutrition 7. Practical on food interpretation
8. Table setting:- Formal, Informal, Table manner
9. Rechauffe (Left over foods)
10. Practical on Rechauffe
11. Revision
12. Examination
Holiday Assignment
a. Using purple cotton material sew a table cloth.
17 Dyeing & Week Topics
Bleaching 1. Revision of last term work
2. Fabric design by bleaching:-
Definition, types of bleaching, materials and tools for
bleaching e.g. coloured fabric, jik, foam, cardboard
paper.
3. Bleaching agents and uses e.g. jik, parazone etc
4. Method of bleaching and procedure Get coloured
fabric, pour bleach solution on some area etc
5. Drawing of designs, motif on papers:- student are to
draw design of their choice
6. Transferring of basic design drawn on paper onto
coloured fabric and trace out the outline.
7&8. Applying bleaching solution on areas of design on
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 fabric (coloured) and finishing process. Apply bleach
solution on the design drawn on coloured fabric,
rinse and iron fabric.
9. Advantages and disadvantages of bleaching design
on coloured fabric: -e.g some part of colour will be
removed from fabric to create a design.
10. Difference between tie dye design and bleaching
design on fabric. Bleaching is used to create design
on coloured fabric which dye is used on plain fabric
coloured fabric is used while in plain fabric is used in
tie and dye
11. Revision
12. Examination
Holiday Assignment
Attempt all questions
1a. Define pleating and folding
b. List six types of pleating and folding
2. Explain the following procedures of pleating and folding
a. Vertical or horizontal
b. Horizontal triangle
c. Foot pleating
d. Zig-zag pleating
e. Accordion
3a. List three types of twisting
b. Illustrate the three types
4a. Define bolting and cris-crossing with iron or flat wood
b. List three most important tools or materials used in
bolting.
5. Describe the processes of making design with bleach.
Practical
Dye one yard fabric (cotton) using any tie and dye
technique you know and sew into table spread.
18 Visual Arts Week Topics
1. Basic Shapes design
Meaning and types of basic/geometrical shapes,
Basic design (practical) pencil colour. Materials and
tools used in basic design.
Behavioural Objectives
- To know define shapes
- To know differentiate types of shapes
- To know the materials to use for the exercise.
2. Calabash Decoration
Meaning and types of calabash and decoration, types of
indigenous decoration patterns used in calabash in
indigenous setting
Behavioural Objectives
- To know the types of calabash
- To know function of calabash
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 3. Calabash decoration (practical)
Painting, carving, engraving, scotching mounted
beads, cowries, coins etc.
Behavioural Objectives
- To know the types of motif and medium
- To know the types of tools use for engraving
- To know how to mount beads on calabash
4. Indigenous decoration Motifs
- Meaning of motifs and indigenous decorative
motifs
- Identification of various types of decorative motifs
- Floral, animals, objects
- Formation of different pattern with different
motifs
- Half drop, diamond, mirror simple etc
Behavioural Objectives
- To know the meaning of types of motif
- To know and identify Africa motifs etc.
5. Indigenous decorative motifs (body decoration
tattoo)
- Meaning of body decoration (tattoo)
- Tools and motifs used in body decoration
- Decorative motifs in body decorative, motif
animal form, zoo morphic, spiral lines
Behavioural Objectives
- To know the meaning of tattoo and back years
how marks or identification of facial, tribal marks
etc.
- To know symbols or motif, with the use of
different medium on body.
6. Indigenous crafts (cloth weaving) etc.
Meaning, materials and tools, centres, products
and function of cloth weaving. Basic principle of
weaving, warp, shuttle. Meaning and types of
loom.
Behavioural Objective
- To know the meaning of craft
- To know the material and tools
- To know the types of products and function of
cloth weaving or fabric.
7. Indigenous Crafts (Basket and Mat)
Meaning, location, area of production, materials and
tools, products, uses and functions of basket and mats.
Behavioural Objectives
- To know the method of basket and mat
- To know the history of cane material and tools
- To know types of products and function of basket
and mats.
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 8-9. Modern Nigerian Art and Artists
- Meaning of contemporary Nigerian arts and artists
- Origin and development of modern artistic
expressions in Nigeria.
- Modern Nigerian arts – painting, sculpture,
ceramics, textile, graphic.
- Nigerian Studio Artist – Aina Onabolu, Akinola
Lasekan, Ben Enwonwu, Yusuf Grillo, Ladi Kwali,
kolade Oshinowo, Erhabor etc.
10-11. African Art History
Upper volta – Mossi Bobo Liberia – Dangere,
Garbon – Fang, Bakwere, Congo-Baluba.
Identification of the types of works, geographical
location, material used, characteristics and sacred
and secular functions of these African traditional
arts.
Behavioural Objectives
- To know Nigerian Arts and artists
- To know Nigerian arts painting. Sculpture,
ceramics, textile, graphic.
- To know other African art history location and
material used.
Instructional material: the use of video documentary,
pictures etc. through the aid of projector.
12. Examination
Holiday Assignment
1) Mat – weaving (medium)
Use colourful paper card not 3 colours or 2 colours

2) Make textile floral motif on white card board repeat

pattern, it must look the same.
Not more than 3 colour
10 inches

16 inches

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 Week Topic
1a. Correction of second term examination questions
b. Measures of dispersion (Mean deviation, standard
deviation, variance)
2-3. Cumulative frequency curve (ogive), quartiles and
percentiles
4. Algebraic fractions
- simplication of fractions
- substitution in fractions
5-6. Algebraic fractions
- Equations with fractions
- Undefined fractions
7. Arithmetic progression and sum of an arithmetic series.
8-9. Geometric progression (n term and sum of a
geometric series).
10. Gradient of a straight line
19 Mathematics
Holiday Assignment
1. In an arithmetic progression, the 3 rd term is 1 and the
5th term is -3. Find:
a) its common difference b) its first term
2. The first and last term of an Ap are 5 and 89
respectively.
Find:
i) the number of terms in the Ap
ii) The common difference between them if the sum of its
terms is
a) 611 b) 1034
3) A G.P has 7 terms. Its first terms are 0.02 and 312.5,
respectively,
Calculate:
a) the common ratio
b) the sum of the terms of the G.P.
20 Agricultural Week Topics
Science 1-2. Diseases of crops
Define crop diseases
State causal organisms of crop diseases
State the causal organisms, transmission, symptoms and
control of marine shreak, rice blight and cocoa black pod
disease.
3-4. Pests of crops
Define pest
State five economic importance of pests to crops
Explain general control of pests of crops
5. Common weeds
Define weeds, name types of weeds,
State economic importance of weeds
6-7. Crop improvement
What is the meaning of crop improvement
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 Explain methods of crop improvement and explain
mendel’s law of inheritance
8. Basic economics principles
What is the meaning of supply and demand
State the factors affecting supply and demand of
agricultural produce
9. Farm accounts
Define farm accounts
State the importance of farm account
State and explain types of farm account
10. Revision
11. Revision
12. Examination
Holiday Assignment
Write full note on floriculture and make ornamental album
containing flowers shrubs and parts e.g leaf or fruits from
ornamental trees.

Week Topics
1. Pond Preparation :- New pond
2. Old pond preparation
3. Material and methods for harvesting fish
4. Materials for fish harvesting
5. Methods of fish harvesting
6. Post harvesting processes
7. Rotten Fishes (Uses and preparation)
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8. Methods of fish preservation
9. Fish packaging materials
10-13. Examination
Holiday Assignment
1. List five post harvesting processes in fish farming
2. Write out ten materials involved in fish processing
3. Explain five post harvesting processes in fish farming
listed in one (1)
22. Technical Week Topics
Drawing 1. Preparation of working drawing
- To read a plan of a house
- To read scale measurement
2. Site preparation and setting out
- Selection of site
- Clearing vegetation
- Removal of top soil
3&4. Foundation
- Definition of foundation
- Types of foundation and their construction
- Importance of foundation
5&6. Floor and walls
- Types of floors
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 - Construction of floors
- Uses of floors
- Walls types and construction
7&8. Walls Opening
Windows, doors and arch opening
9. Stair case
To understand different types of stair cases, parts of stair,
importance of stair in building
10&11. Roofing
Types of roofs, roofing materials, selection of roofs.
12. Rafter frame
Holiday Assignment
Draw a plan of your house, then discuss foundation, types
with their sketches.
1. Revision/Ethiopia – Christian missionary activities in
West Africa: i. Liberia & Sierra Leone
b. Effects and reasons
2. Old Ghana empire
b. The rise and fall of old Ghana empire
3. Nigerian Civil War 1966 - 1970
4. 1st Military rule in Nigeria Major General Aguiyi Ironsi
Regime
5. Establishment of railway, ports services in Nigeria
6. Industrial revolution, new imperialism, Berlin
conference 1884-1885
7. Colonical rule in Africa
8. Egypt and Mohammed Ali
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b. Suez canal
9. Military in African politics
10. Land and peoples of North Africa
11. Land and peoples of southern Africa
12. OAU, UNO, ECOWAS, OPC and Common Wealth.
Holiday Assignment
Please type and not more than 4 pages
1. Identify any 5 Christian missions or missionaries that
came to Nigeria.
2. State any 8 roles of Christian missionary activities in
Nigeria.
3. Identify any 4 challenges of the Christian missionary
then.
24 Yoruba Week Topics
Language 1. Ede: Atunyewo ihun Gbolohun ati Orisirisi gbolohun
nipa fifi ihun wo o.
Asa : Igbagbo awon Yoruba nipa Aseyinwaye
Litireso : Ere Onise ibile gege bi asafihan asa, ise ati
itan isedale Yoruba.
2. Ede: Akaye- Ayoka Onisorogbesi
Asa : Igbagbo awon Yoruba nipa oniruuru awon
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1. Dynamics State equations
of motion and
use them to
solve problems.
abami Draw velocity
Litireso : Atunyewo
time, iwe ti Ajo WAEC/NECO yan.
3. Ede: Itesiwaju eko lori Silebu
displacement – Ede Yoruba.
Asa: Ilu Lilu time and
Litireso: itupale Asayan
distance time iwe ti ajo WAEC/NECO yan.
4. Ede: Itesiwaju ninu Aroko Alariyanjiyan.
graphs
2. Dynamics Asa: Awon
State and applyowe toNewton’s
suyo ninu asa ati itan Yoruba.
Litireso:
laws motion Itupale
to Asayan
motion iwe Apileko ti Ajo
WAEC/NECO
along inclined yan.plane, work,
5. Ede:
power ArokoandAlalaye.
energy.
3. Dynamics Asa: Itesiwaju
Impulse lori awon ise owo abinibi Yoruba.
and momentum
Litireso:
equations and eko lori igbadun to wa ninu Litireso
Itesiwaju
Alohun ere-onise.
applications and
6. Ede: Isori Gbolohun-
conservation of linear Gbolohun Alakanpo.
Asa: Awon Orisa ile Yoruba.
momentum.
4. Projectiles – motion Litireso: Itupaleheight
Find greatest Asayan iwe Apileko ti Ajo
under gravity in two WAEC/NECO
reached by yan. a particle,
dimensions 7. Ede:
time of flight,eko
Itesiwaju range loriand
Eka Ede Yoruba.
Asa: Itesiwaju eko lori iwa Omoluabi ati anfaani re.
trajectory.
5. Projectiles continue Litireso: Ede Ipolowo oja
6. Probability – Sample 8. Ede:
DefineItesiwaju eko lori
probability andpIsori oro- oro oruko.
space, event space, Asa:
solve Itesiwaju
problems lorionipolowo oja.
combination of events, Litireso ; Itupale
conditional asayan iwe ti Ajo WAEC/NECO yan.
events,
independent and 9. Ede: Itesiwaju and
independent eko lori Eya ara ifo.
dependent events, Asa: Itesiwaju
dependent eko lori ere idaraya ile Yoruba.
events.
conditional probability Litireso: Ewi Alohun gege bi orison ironu, agbara ati
7. Correlation and imo ijinle. of correlation
Definition
regression: concept, 10. and regression
Ede: Itesiwajuand eko leri eya awon iro ede
scatter diagram, Yoruba.
coefficient of regression.
regression line of best Asa:
Draw Itesiwaju
the lineekoof lori owo yiya.
fit, equation of Litireso:
regression, useasayan
Itupale line of iwe apileko ti Ajo
regression using WAEC/NECO
best fit to solveyan. problems.
graphical and least 11. Atunyewo eko lori ise saa yii, ede, asa ati
square methods. litireso.
8. Rank correlation and 12. Akanse
Calculate idanwo
rank lori ise saa yii.
correlation
product moment 13. coefficient
Akanse oridanwo
productlori ise saa yii.
Holiday
correlation coefficient Assignment
moment correlation
DAHUNcoefficient.
Ibeere Yii .
9. Matrices and Ko aroko tI ko matrices
Define din ni eyoand orogiveOta-le loodunrun-o–din mewa
(350
determinant: Addition, Words) lori akori oro
different examples. Carry yii ‘ Akoba ti Ija ajaku akata
subtraction and awon darandaran
out Addition, atisubtraction
awon agbe n se fun oro aje orile ede
multiplication of Naijiria,and
ki omultiplication
si salaye ona of abayo kuro ninu isoro yii.
matrices. Identify matrices.
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Furtherand order of Calculate the determinant Week Topics
Mathematics
matrices of matrices. Objectives
10 Revision Holiday
. Assignment:
A class in a certain
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 school consists of 10 girls and 20 boys of which half the
boys and half the girls study French. If a boy is chosen at
random, find the probability that he studies French.
A body of mass 5kg lies on a smooth plane inclined at an
angle of 35° to the horizontal. Find the normal reaction.
Week Topic
1. Revision/Meaning and scope of menu
2. Factors affecting menu planning
3. Types of menu e.g. table d’hote a la carte special
occasions etc.
4. Breakfast (continental and Nigerian dish)
5. Lunchoon (Continental and Nigerian dish)
Catering 6. Dinner/Supper (Continental and Nigerian dish)
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Craft 7. Carte do jour plate du jour etc
8. Special menu for different groups
9. Coffee/tea making and services
10. Practical
11. Revision
12. Examination
Holiday Assignment
Using purple cotton material sew a table cloth.
Week Topics
1 – 2 Throws in field events: Javelin; Shot put; Discus.
3 – 4 Jumps: Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump and Pole
Vault
5 – 6 Major Muscles: Types of muscles; Function of
muscle in relation to movement; Isotonic and isometric
contractions; Body somatotype [Endomorph, Mesomorph,
and Ectomorph]
7 Postural defects: definition, characteristics of
good posture, types of postural defects, causes and
exercises for the correction.
8 – 9 Nervous system: The nerve cells; Neuron,;
Physical
Sensory nerves; The brain; Comparison of Reflex and
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Voluntary actions
Education 10-11 Endocrine system: The endocrine glands; The
hormones, their functions and effects.
13. Revision
14. Examination

Holiday Assignment
Check the Internet for information on this topic.
Endocrine system:
The endocrine glands;
The hormones, their functions and effects.
[Type or copy it in your note book]

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