SUGGESTED PLANNING of TEACHING and ASSESSMENT Grade 8 - ENGLISH FAL - 2020

TERM 1 48 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
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CAPS section Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking:
10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing:
17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5%
Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting:
17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5%
Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures &
Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5%
LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING
Listening and Speaking Listening comprehension Listening and Speaking Prepared speech Listening and Speaking Listening Comprehension Listening and Speaking Forum discussion/group Listening and Speaking Listening comprehension
strategies: Rec d ai a d strategies: Ch e a ia e ic strategies (sound strategies discussion on newspaper or strategies Rec di g ai a d
Group discussion - supporting ideas by making Listen to prepared speech O ga i e i f ai Group discussion about only) Unprepared speech on a magazine article Oral: Interview/filling in a supporting ideas by making
brainstorming; select notes, by president/influential coherently visual, audio-visual/ Rec d ai a d newspaper or magazine Fea e f he e questionnaire report/group notes,
relevant ideas; sequence Sha e idea a d member of the society Ide if c ec cab a multimedia text supporting ideas by article C e i a d c e discussion Sha i g idea a d
main ideas experiences and show Di c fea e f and language structures Ac i a e backg d making notes, checklists, O ga i e i f ai of the text Re ea ch ic experiences and show
understanding of concepts prepared speech P e a e effec i e knowledge summaries, paraphrasing coherently Dic i O ga i e a e ia understanding of concepts
Ide if e a i e Ide if a d e ai introduction and ending E i ae e f he and retelling Ide if c ec cab a Regi e a d e coherently support with Ide if e a i e
manipulative techniques language use P ac ice text Reconstruct scenes: and language structures examples. manipulative techniques
A e e i Ide if a d di c Pee Seek f ea i g Ag ee he e i Re d e Ide if a d ch e he A e e i
features in the speech U de a d text meaning seen Effec i e i d ci a d correct vocabulary, language
Take e R e-play what happened ending and conventions
U de a d e age in the two scenes etc. P e a e effec i e
introduction and conclusion

READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING

Literary text like youth Reading process: Read a speech Reading/viewing of written/ Literary text like novel/ Poetry Read newspaper or Poetry Read an investigative report Poetry
short stories P e-reading (Introduce Ide if a d di c ke visual text for short stories/drama Ke fea e f e magazine article Ke fea e f e Ke fea e f e Ke fea e f poem
Ge e a di c i he text) features comprehension Ke fea e f i e a e Internal structure of a Ke fea e f i e a e i e a c e fa F a i e a c e fa
key features like character, D i g eadi g fea e f A a e a g age e Ski i g a d Sca i g text: such as character, poem, figures of speech/ text: such as character, poem, figures of speech/ La g age e poem, figures of speech/
characterisation, plot, text) Ide if a d di c I e i e eadi g characterisation, plot, imagery, rhyme, rhythm characterisation, plot, imagery, rhyme, rhythm Reading process: imagery, rhyme, rhythm
conflict, background, setting, P -reading (answer emotive or manipulative use P e a d a ge g conflict, background, setting, e e a c e fa conflict, background, setting, e e a c e fa P e-reading (Introduce e e a c e fa
narrator, theme questions, compare, of language I fe i g ea i g a d narrator, theme poem, lines, stanzas, narrator, poem, lines, words, stanzas, text) poem, lines, words, stanzas,
Reading process contrast, evaluate) A a ei d ci a d conclusions Reading process: typography theme ga h D i g eadi g fea e f ga h
Pre-reading strategies conclusion Ide if a i a i e P e-reading (Introduce fig a i e ea i g Reading process: fig a i e ea i g text) fig a i e ea i g
Introduce learners to: Reading process: language text) d P e-reading (Introduce d P -reading (answer d
Te fea e - titles, P e-reading (Introduce I f e ce f e ec i a d D i g eadi g fea e f he e a d e age text) he e a d e sage questions, compare, he e a d e age
headings, captions, text) omission on the meaning of text) OR D i g eadi g fea e f contrast, evaluate)
Topic, concepts, illustrations, D i g eadi g fea e f text P -reading (answer Reading/viewing for text)
skills and values Pa f a b k - title page, text) H a g age a d i age questions, compare, comprehension (strategies) P -reading (answer
table of contents, chapters, P -reading (answer reflect and shape values and contrast, evaluate) Ski i g a d Sca i g questions, compare,
glossary, index, appendix, questions, compare, attitudes Intensive reading contrast, evaluate)
footnote, etc. contrast, evaluate) I ac f e f f e I fe i g ea i g a d
Reading strategies: and sizes, headings and conclusions
Guided reading, Group caption on meaning Ide if a i a i e
reading, Independent language
reading I f e ce f e ec i a d
omission on the meaning of
text
I fe ea i g f
unfamiliar words by using
word attack skills
Fac a d i i
WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING
Write an essay: Focus on process writing Write a speech Write a speech: Transactional texts Write a letter based on Transactional texts Write a report/magazine Transactional text e.g. Focus on process writing
Narrative/reflective Pa i g Focus on process writing E ai he e i e e Letters (Friendly/informal) visual stimulus Report/magazine article article based on visual investigative report Pa i g
essay D af i g Pa i g of text to write a narrative Fea e f he e Focus on process writing Fea e f he e stimulus P e a ge g a d D af i g
W d ch ice Re i i D af i g essay La g age e Pa i g La g age e Focus on process writing format Re i i
Pe a ice a d e Edi i g Re i i Ide if he a ge Regi e a d e D af i g Regi e a d e Pa i g Pa ag a h c e ions Edi i g
Vi id description P f-reading and Edi i g audience I d ci a d Re i i I d ci a d D af i g C j ci f c he i P f-reading and
T e presenting P f-reading and Decide style, purpose conclusion Edi i g conclusion Re i i U e a a ie f e e ce presenting
Mai a d i g idea Write an essay following presenting and format P f-reading and Edi i g types, lengths and structures Write an investigative
Mi d-maps to organise the process approach to U ea ia e d presenting P f-reading and F a e report
coherent ideas writing I d ci presenting
Pee e a f development, climax
assessment C c i

LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES
& CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS
 Reinforcement of language Word meaning: synonyms, Reinforcement of language Word meaning: synonyms, Reinforcement of language Word meaning: synonyms, Reinforcement of language Word meaning: proverbs; Reinforcement of language Word meaning: synonyms,
structures and conventions antonyms, literal, figurative structures and conventions antonyms, literal, figurative structures and conventions antonyms, literal, figurative structures and conventions contextual; literal; structures and conventions antonyms, contextual;
covered in previous weeks Punctuation: full stop; covered in previous weeks Punctuation: exclamation covered in previous weeks Punctuation: full stop, covered in previous weeks denotative; connotative covered in previous weeks denotative; connotative
Word level: comma; question mark; Word level: Nouns - mark; question mark; Word level: adverbs of comma Word level: Punctuation: comma; full Word level: Vocabulary in context
Adverbs of place and degree quotation marks; compound, gerund, comma; full stop manner, time; definite and Vocabulary in context ideophones/interjective stop; quotation marks; Regular - irregular Verbs; Remedial grammar from
Pronouns: personal, relative, exclamation mark diminutives, augmentatives Abbreviations - initialism, indefinite articles. Remedial grammar from Sentence level: simple exclamation marks; main verbs; auxiliary verbs learners' writing
reflexive and possessive Vocabulary in context Verbs: finite; non-finite acronym, clipped, Infinite verbs; gerunds learners' writing sentences; simple present apostrophe; ellipsis Sentence level: statement;
Sentence level: subject and Remedial grammar from verbs; truncation, aphesis, Adjectives: comparative, tense; simple past tense; Vocabulary in context sentence structure; present
predicate, subject verb learners' writing Prepositions portmanteau superlative adjectives and adverbs; bias; Remedial grammar from and past tenses; bias;
agreement, main clause, Adjectives: comparative, Vocabulary in context Sentence level: sentence prejudice; stereotypes learners' writing prejudice and stereotypes;
dependent clause superlative Remedial grammar from structure; adjectival and
Sentence level: verb phrase; learners' writing adverbial clauses, and
verb clause; supporting phrases; negation;
sentences, topic sentence; statement.
noun phrase; noun,
adjectival and adverbial
clause; conjunctions;
emotive and manipulative
language

Learners in the Senior Phase should be taught most basic techniques of giving a good speech. A degree of tolerance might be shown to learners in view of the demands which oral interaction makes on them.
Requisite pre-
The teaching of speaking should include knowledge of the process and communication strategies (retracing, rephrasing, substitution, demonstration, gesture, mime, sounds and appeal for assistance).
knowledge
Learners must be able to demonstrate planning, researching and organising skills for oral presentation
Novel Newspapers
Resources
Short stories Magazines
(other than
Folklore Radio talks/dramas
textbook) to
Drama Television shows/dramas/documentaries
enhance
Poetry Audio/visual aids
learning
Dictionary
Vocabulary in context make use of a dictionary Stimulate/activate background knowledge before listening
Informal Remediate grammar from learners' writing P edic ha e a be ab f i e
assessment; Read everyday Dea i h a ke cab a ha ea e a be fa i ia i h
remediation Set a pre- i e i g e i f c ea e a e i
P e a e ea e h ica ih f e a e e ci a d ad f e aki g
Task Activity Mark Weighting
1 Oral 20 4.%
2 Transactional Writing 10 2.2%
SBA (Formal
Assessment) 3 Essay Writing 30 2.2%
4 Reading Comprehension 30 3.4%
5 Language in Context 20 3.5%

TERM 2 50 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 - 11
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CAPS section Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: 10% Listening & Speaking: 10% Internal Examinations
10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: 17.5%
Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: 17.5% Writing & Presenting: 17.5%
17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% Writing & Presenting: Language Structures &
Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: 17.5% Conventions: 5%
17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% Language Structures &
Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures Language Structures & Conventions: 5%
Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% & Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5%
LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING Notes on or guidelines for mid-year examinations:
SPEAKING
Listening and Speaking Giving directions: Listening and Speaking Debate Listening and Speaking Interview Listening and Speaking Group discussion: Task Activity Mark Weighting
strategies Fea e f he e strategies I dica e e strategies Teach fea e a d strategies I dica e e
Listening comprehension: La g age a d Forum/panel discussion: Lea e c e i Listening comprehension conventions Listening comprehension S eake ake 6 Oral Paper 1 20 4%
Li e i ci conventions I dica e e S eake ake Li e i g ce D a i g a d e ea ch (nonfictional text e.g. E ai ie i a d reach
directions B d a g age Speakers take turns E ai ie i a d Wii g e e Ch e e egi e Newspaper articles) consensus 7 Writing Paper 3 40 4.4%
Topic,
Take e E ai ie i a d reach consensus and vocabulary Li e f c ehe i U ea ia e a g age e
concepts, skills A e questions reach consensus U ea ia e Take Take e and register
and values Different kinds of oral U ea ia e language, language, style and register Ue e ai A e e i 8 Comprehension& 70 6.8%
communication e.g. An style and register techniques Language Paper 2
unprepared news
presentation/speech

READING AND VIEWING READING AND VIEWING READING AND VIEWING READING AND VIEWING READING AND READING AND READING AND VIEWING READING AND VIEWING
VIEWING VIEWING
 Read information text with Poetry Literary text like recorded Poetry Literary text like drama/ Poetry Literary text such as youth Poetry
visuals, e.g. maps, Ke fea e f e television/radio/simulation Ke fea e f e play Ke fea e f e novel/short story Ke fea e f e
landmark, scales internal structure of a forum i e a c e fa Ke fea e f i e a c e fa Ke fea e f i e a e i e a c e fa e
F a poem, figures of speech/ Ke fea e f he e poem, figures of speech/ literature text: such as poem, figures of speech/ text: such as character, figures of speech/ imagery, rhyme,
La g age e imagery, rhyme, rhythm La g age e imagery, rhyme, rhythm character, action, imagery, rhyme, rhythm action, dialogue, plot, rhythm
Fea e e e a c e fa F a e e a c e fa dialogue, plot, e e a c e fa conflict, background, setting, e e a c e fa e
Reading process: poem, lines, words, stanzas, R e a e poem, lines, words, stanzas, conflict, background, poem, lines, words, narrator, lines, words, stanzas,
P e-reading (Introduce ga h Reading process: ga h setting, narrator, theme stanzas, typography theme ga h
text) fig a i e ea i g P e-reading (Introduce fig a i e ea i g Reading process: fig a i e ea i g Reading process: fig a i e ea i g
D i g eadi g fea e d text) mood P e-reading (Introduce d P e-reading (Introduce text) d
of text) he e a d e age D i g eadi g fea e he e a d e age text) he e a d e age D i g eadi g fea e f he e a d e age
P -reading (answer Reading/Viewing visual of text) Reading/viewing for D i g reading Reading comprehension: text) Reading strategies for
questions, compare, text Post-reading (answer comprehension (use (features of text) Interview P -reading (answer comprehension
contrast, evaluate) Sca i g questions, compare, written and/or visual text P -reading (answer ki i g a d ca i g questions, compare, contrast, P e a d a ge g
I e i e eadi g contrast, evaluate) such as cartoons/strips) questions, compare, i e i e eadi g evaluate) Maki g i fe e ce
Make i ferences Ski i g contrast, evaluate) Maki g edic i Gi e i i
Make a a e Sca i g I fe i g he ea i g f Di i g i h be ee fac a d
mind maps) I e i e eadi g unfamiliar words and opinions
Make i fe e ce images by word attack Di ec a d i ied ea i g
(characters, setting, milieu, practices
message) fac a d i i
I fe ea i g f iew point of role players
unfamiliar words by word i ied ea i g
attack skills
E i e a g age
WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & WRITING & WRITING & WRITING & WRITING & WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING
PRESENTING PRESENTING PRESENTING PRESENTING PRESENTING
Transactional text e.g. Focus on process writing Write a dialogue Focus on process writing Transactional text e.g. Focus on process writing Write a review of the story/ Focus on process writing
Directions/Instructions Pa i g Paragraph conventions Pa i g Written interview Pa i g novel Pa i g
C ec f a D af i g F a Drafting C ec f a a d D af i g S c e f he text D af i g
O ga i e c e i d Re i i I d c e e ce Re i i features Re i i Fea e a d c e i Re i i
map) Edi i g Mai a d i g Edi i g O ga i e c e i d Edi i g Dic i Edi i g
Mai a d i g P f-reading and ideas P f-reading and map) P f-reading and Regi e P f-reading and presenting
ideas presenting O de a d c he i presenting Mai a d i g presenting A die ce
Pa ag a h c e i Write an instruction text W d ch ice a d Write a dialogue ideas Write an interview T e
L gica ge i f punctuation Pa ag a h c e i
paragraphs to ensure Language conventions L gica ge i f
coherence paragraphs to ensure
C j ci f c he i coherence
La g age c e i C j ci f
cohesion
La g age c e i
LANGUAGE LANGUAGE LANGUAGE LANGUAGE LANGUAGE LANGUAGE LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES &
STRUCTURES & STRUCTURES & STRUCTURES & STRUCTURES & STRUCTURES & STRUCTURES & & CONVENTIONS CONVENTIONS
CONVENTIONS CONVENTIONS CONVENTIONS CONVENTIONS CONVENTIONS CONVENTIONS
Reinforcement of language Word meaning: synonyms; Reinforcement of language Word meaning: literal; Reinforcement of Word meaning: figurative; Reinforcement of language Word meaning: synonyms,
structures and conventions antonyms; contextual; structures and conventions synonyms; antonyms; language structures literal; contextual; pun structures and conventions antonyms; homonyms; paronyms
covered in previous weeks Punctuation and spelling: covered in previous weeks homophones; homonyms; and conventions covered Punctuation and spelling: covered in previous weeks Punctuation and spelling:
Word level work: spelling patterns: full stop, Word level work: Punctuation and spelling: in previous weeks abbreviations; question Word level work: acronyms
Adjectives: comparative, comma Finite Verbs spelling rules and Word level work: marks; exclamation marks; Prefixes and suffixes Vocabulary in context
superlative; common and Vocabulary in context Sentence level: simple conventions Adverbs of place and full stop; comma Sentence level: subject and Remedial grammar from learners'
proper nouns; pronouns: Remedial grammar from present tense; simple past Vocabulary in context frequency Vocabulary in context predicate, subject verb writing
personal, relative, reflexive learners' writing tense; emotive and Remedial grammar from Sentence level: correct Remedial grammar from agreement, main clause,
and possessive conjunctions manipulative use; sentence learners' writing word order; question learners' writing dependent clause
Sentence level: verb structure; negation; forms; euphemisms;
phrase; verb clause; question form; direct and sentence structures;
supporting sentences, topic indirect speech mood; voice
sentence; noun phrase;
noun, adjectival and
adverbial clause;

Requisite pre-
Refer to Term 1
knowledge
Resources
(other than Refer to Term 1
textbook) to
enhance
learning
Informal Refer to Term 1
assessment;
remediation
Task Activity Mark Weighting
6 Oral Paper 1 20 4%
SBA (Formal
Assessment) 7 Writing Paper 3 40 4.4%

8 Comprehension& 70 6.8%
Language Paper 2
 TERM 3 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10-11
53 days
CAPS section Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking:
10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing:
17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5%
Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting:
17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5%
Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures &
Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5%
LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING
Listening and Speaking Group discussion/dialogue: Listening and Speaking Group discussion Listening and Speaking Prepared speech Listening and Speaking Listening for information Listening and Speaking Prepared reading aloud
strategies I dica e e strategies Re a e ife strategies P ac i e he ab e ki strategies S e i g strategies Se ec a e ead a d
Listening comprehension S eake ake Listening comprehension: experiences Unprepared speech C e each he Listening for information Ch e a Listen to a text read aloud U ea ia e eadi g
(use recorded dialogue) E ai ie i a d Li e e e he e Ue i f ai f he P b ic eaki g ki speech Li e a i f ai e D a i g a d e ea ch from a short story skills such as tone, volume,
Li e dia g e reach consensus Take e text to answer questions P a i g research and Li en to a speech made by text Ch e e egi e a d Recorded text is played tempo, voice projection,
Take e U ea ia e a g age -- Language use Di c e he cia a organization a prominent community Li e ee ai vocabulary A ia e eadi g ki pronunciation, fluency
-- Language and power style and register -- Register and cultural values in the Pee ai e ice member language use, tempo and Pee a are pointed out to learners P ac i e
-- Tone Pee -- Conventions text projection, pronunciation, C e he eech voice projection Ue f c ai i a Read e
-- Mood Sha e e Pa ici a e i g eye contact, gestures, Li e line read text
-- Introduction and discussion rhetorical devices Di c ih a e O e i ga dc i g
conclusion -- Take turns La g age age
A e e i -- Stays on the topic vocabulary
-- Asks questions S e a d egi e

READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING READING & VIEWING

Literary text like drama/ Poetry Read a newspaper/ Poetry Literary text such as youth Poetry Literary text such as short Poetry Read a literary text such as Poetry
play Ke fea e f e magazine article about Ke fea e f e novel/short story/drama Ke fea e f e story/novel Ke fea e f e short story/novel Ke features of poem
Ke fea e f i e a e i e a c e fa current/social issues i e a c e fa Ke fea e f literature i e a c e fa Ke fea e f i e a e i e a c e fa Ke fea e f i e a e i e a c e fa
text: such as character, poem, figures of speech/ F a poem, figures of speech/ text: such as character, poem, figures of speech/ text: such as character, poem, figures of speech/ text: such as, background, poem, figures of speech/
action, dialogue, plot, imagery, rhyme, rhythm Te fea e imagery, rhyme, rhythm action, dialogue, plot, imagery, rhyme, rhythm action, dialogue, plot, imagery, rhyme, rhythm time, milieu, narrator, imagery, rhyme, rhythm
conflict, background, setting, e e a c e fa La g age e e e a c e fa conflict, background, setting, e e a c e fa conflict, background, setting, e e a c e fa Reading process: e e a c e fa
narrator, theme poem, lines, words, stanzas, T e poem, lines, words, stanzas, narrator, theme poem, lines, words, stanzas, narrator, theme poem, lines, words, stanzas, P e-reading (Introduce poem, lines, words, stanzas
Reading process: ga h Se e ci g ga h Reading process: ga h Reading process: ga h text) ga h
Pre-reading strategies fig a i e ea i g Reading process: fig a i e ea i g P e-reading (Introduce fig a i e ea i g P e-reading (Introduce fig a i e ea i g D i g eadi g fea e f fig a i e ea i g
Te fea e - titles, d P e-reading (Introduce d text) d text) d text) d
headings, captions, he e a d e age text) he e a d e age D i g eadi g fea e f he e a d e age D i g eadi g fea e f he e a d essage P -reading (answer he e a d e age
Topic, illustrations, Reading strategies for D i g eadi g fea e f OR text) Reading/viewing for text) Reading comprehension: questions, compare, Reading/viewing for
concepts, skills Pa f a b k - title page, comprehension text) One act play P -reading (answer comprehension (use written P -reading (answer (text from text prescribed contrast, evaluate) comprehension (use written
and values table of contents, chapters, P e a d a ge g P -reading (answer Use at least questions, compare, and/or visual text such questions, compare, literature) and/or visual text such as
glossary, index, appendix, Maki g i fe e ce questions, compare, ec ehe i f contrast, evaluate) as cartoons/strips) contrast, evaluate)) Ski i g ca i g cartoons/strips)
footnotes, etc. Gi e i i contrast, evaluate) the textbook Ski i g visualization Ski i g
Di i g i h be ee fac e iea e e Sca i g I e i e eadi g Sca i g
and opinions -- Explain plot, sub-plot, I e i e eadi g Maki g i fe e ce I e i e eadi g
Di ec a d i ied character portrayal, conflict Make i fe e ce Mea i g f d Make i fe e ce
meaning and dramatic response (characters, setting, milieu, Vie i f ie (characters, setting, milieu,
-- Identification of themes, message) Fac a d i i message)
mood and tone I fe ea i g f I ied ea i g I fe ea i g f
unfamiliar words by word unfamiliar words by word
attack skills attack skills
E i e a g age E i e a g age
WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING
Longer transactional text Focus on process writing Transactional text: letter to Focus on process writing Transactional text: Focus on process writing Write a literary text: short Focus on process writing Write an essay: Focus on process writing
e.g. dialogue/review Pa i g the press Pa i g formal/Informal letter Pa i g story Pa i g Argumentative/descriptive Pa i g
Paragraph conventions D af i g Paragraph conventions D af i g C ec f a D af i g C ec f a D af i g essay D af i g
Correct format Re i i C ec f a Re i i P e Re i i P e Re i i W d ch ice Re i i
P e a d a ge g Edi i g P e Edi i g Mai a d i g idea Edi i g Mai a d i g idea Edi i g Pe a ice a d e Edi i g
L gica de f e e ce P f-reading and Mai a d i ga d P f-reading and L gica de f sentences P f-reading and L gica de f e e ce Proof-reading and Vi id de c i i P f-reading and
U ec j c i e e presenting target group presenting U ec j c i e e presenting U ec j c i e e presenting T e presenting
cohesion L gica de f e e ce Write a letter to the press cohesion Write a letter cohesion Create own story following Mai a d i g ideas Write an essay following
U e a a ie f e e ce U ec j c i e e U e a a ie f e e ce U e a a ie f e e ce the process outlined Mi d-maps to organise the process approach to
types, lengths and structures cohesion types, lengths and structures types, lengths and structures Be b i hed ead coherent ideas writing
U e a a ie f e e ce in class. Pee e a f
types, lengths and structures assessment

LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES
& CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS
 Reinforcement of language Word meaning: antonyms; Reinforcement of language Word meaning: synonyms; Reinforcement of language Punctuation and spelling: Reinforcement of language Word meaning: synonyms; Reinforcement of language Word meaning: synonyms,
structures and conventions synonyms; paronyms; structures and conventions homonyms; paronyms structures and conventions spelling rules and structures and conventions antonyms; homonyms; structures and conventions antonyms; homonyms
covered in previous weeks contextual; literal covered in previous weeks Punctuation and spelling: covered in previous weeks conventions covered in previous weeks Punctuation and spelling: covered in previous weeks Punctuation and spelling:
Word level work: Punctuation and spelling: Word level work:: spelling patterns; comma; Word level work: Vocabulary in context Word level work: spelling patterns; ellipsis; Word level work: spelling patterns; various
Adjectives: comparative, spelling patterns: full stop, Adverbs of manner, place, full stop; ellipsis Adjectives; adverbs; Remedial grammar from Common and proper nouns. punctuation of abbreviations Common and complex punctuation marks
superlative; common and comma; quotation marks degree; prepositions Vocabulary in context abbreviations; roots, learners' writing Prepositions with a variety and contractions nouns. Vocabulary in context
proper nouns Vocabulary in context Sentence level: simple Remedial grammar from prefixes and suffixes of phrasal verbs Vocabulary in context Prepositions with a variety Remedial grammar from
Sentence level: simple Remedial grammar from sentences; complex learners' writing Sentence level: simple Sentence level: tenses; Remedial grammar from of phrasal verbs learners' writing
present tense; question learners' writing sentences; sentence sentences; complex sentences; proverbs and learners' writing Sentence level: introductory
forms; statement; discourse structure; emotive and sentences; past continuous idiomatic expressions; paragraphs; definition
markers; direct and reported manipulative language use; tense; future continuous adjectival and adverbial paragraph, concluding
speech; simple past tense fact and opinion; bias, tense; sentence structure; clauses; paragraph; sentence
prejudice and stereotypes. emotive and manipulative structures; sentence types
language use; fact and
opinion; bias, prejudice and
stereotypes.

Requisite pre-
Refer to Term 1
knowledge
Resources
(other than Refer to Term 1
textbook) to
enhance
learning
Informal Vocabulary in context make use of a dictionary
assessment; Remediate grammar from learners' writing
remediation Read everyday
Task Activity Mark Weighting
9 Oral 20 4.%
SBA (Formal
Assessment) 10 Literature 30 3.3%

11 Project 50 2.2%

TERM 4 47 days Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 -10
CAPS section Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: 10% Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: Listening & Speaking: 10% Listening & Speaking: Internal Examinations
10% 10% 10% Reading & Viewing: 17.5% 10% 10% Reading & Viewing: 17.5% 10%
Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Writing & Presenting: Reading & Viewing: Reading & Viewing: Writing & Presenting: Reading & Viewing:
17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5%
Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Language Structures & Writing & Presenting: Writing & Presenting: Language Structures & Writing & Presenting:
17.5% 17.5% 17.5% Conventions: 5% 17.5% 17.5% Conventions: 5% 17.5%
Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures & Language Structures &
Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5% Conventions: 5%
LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING LISTENING & SPEAKING Notes on or guidelines for mid-year examinations:
Listening and Speaking Conversation: Discussion Listening and Speaking Group discussion: Listening and Speaking Dialogue based on text read Prepare for examination Prepare for examination
strategies based on a newspaper/ strategies I dica e e strategies aloud Speaking: Listening Task Activity Mark Weighting
Listening comprehension magazine article Debate S eake ake Listen to a text read aloud Decide ic P e a ed eech deba e Li e i g c ehe i 12 Oral Paper 1 20 18%
(such as listening to a I dica e e I dica e e E ai ie i a d Rec ded e i a ed Re i e c e i interview/conversation
written/audio-visual text) S eake ake Lea e c e i reach consensus A ia e eadi g ki Discourse markers to P e a ed eadi g
identify main and E ai ie i a d S eake ake U ea ia e a g age are pointed out to learners sustain dialogue U e a ed eadi g 13 Writing Paper 3 40 16%
supporting ideas reach consensus E ai ie points and style and register Ue f c ai i a R e f a ici a
Topic, concepts, ie e U ea ia e a g age reach consensus read text O e i ga dc i g
skills and values ha e idea a d style and register U ea ia e O e i ga dc i g P ac i e 14 Comprehension & 60 26%
experiences and show language, style and register Pee ai Language Paper 2
understanding of concepts ac i e
ide if persuasive/
manipulating techniques
where applicable
a e e i
READING AND VIEWING READING AND VIEWING READING AND VIEWING READING AND VIEWING READING AND VIEWING READING AND VIEWING READING AND VIEWING READING AND VIEWING
 Read a newspaper/ Poetry Literary text such as novel/ Poetry Literary text such as Reading comprehension: Prepare for examination Prepare for examination
magazine article Ke fea e f e short story/drama/ Ke fea e f e drama/play e.g. Reading Reading
Format i e a c e fa Ke fea e f i e a e i e a c e fa Reading process: dialogue) Readi g c ehe i Readi g c ehe i
La g age e poem, figures of speech/ text: such as character, poem, figures of speech/ P e-reading (Introduce P e a ge g a d S a S a
Te fea e imagery, rhyme, rhythm action, dialogue, plot, imagery, rhyme, rhythm text) context Li e a e Li e a e
Se e ci g e e a c e fa conflict, background, e e a c e fa D i g eadi g fea e E ai he e e age -- Novel/short stories/folklore -- Novel/short
Reading process: poem, lines, words, stanzas, setting, narrator, theme poem, lines, words, stanzas, of text) Make i fe e ce -- Drama/film study stories/folklore
P e-reading (Introduce ga h Reading process: ga h P -reading (answer Gi e i i -- Poems -- Drama/film study
text) fig a i e ea i g P e-reading (Introduce fig a i e ea i g questions, compare, Di ec a d i ied -- Poems
D i g eadi g fea e d text) d contrast, evaluate) meaning
of text) he e a d e age D i g eadi g fea e he e a d e age Poetry S ci -political and cultural
P -reading (answer Reading/Viewing for of text) Reading comprehension: Ke fea e f e background of text and
questions, compare, information using P -reading (answer (text from text book) i e a c e fa author
contrast, evaluate) (written/ visual text/multi- questions, compare, Ski i g ca i g poem, figures of speech/
media texts) contrast, evaluate) visualization imagery, rhyme, rhythm
I e i e reading I e i e eadi g e e a c e fa
Maki g i fe e ce Maki g inference poem, lines, words,
P edic Mea i g f d stanzas,
Vi a i a i Vie i f ie ga h
Mea i g f d Fac a d i i fig a i e ea i g
Fac a d i i I ied ea i g d
Write a summary Write a paragraph or point heme and message
form summary

WRITING & WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING WRITING & PRESENTING
PRESENTING PRESENTING PRESENTING
Long transactional text e.g. Focus on process writing Write a transactional text: Focus on process writing Transactional text e.g. Focus on process writing Prepare for examination Prepare for examination
Newspaper article/ Pa i g a diary entry Pa i g journalistic report Pa i g Writing: Writing:
magazine article D af i g C ec f a D af i g C ec f a D af i g E a E a
Correct format Re i i P e Re i i P e Re i i L g a ac i a e L g a ac i a texts
P e Edi i g Mai a d i g Edi i g Bia a d ej dice Edi i g Sh a ac i a e Sh a ac i a e
Mai a d i g Proof-reading and ideas P f-reading and Manipulation P f-reading and
ideas presenting L gica de f presenting See e presenting
L gica de f Write a newspaper/ sentences Write a diary entry Mai a d i g Write journalistic report a
sentences magazine article U ec j c i ideas following the process
U ec j c i ensure cohesion L gica de f approach to writing
ensure cohesion U e a a ie f sentence sentences
U e a a ie f types, lengths and U ec j c i
sentences types, lengths structures ensure cohesion
and structures U e a a ie f e e ce
types, lengths and
structures
LANGUAGE LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES LANGUAGE STRUCTURES
STRUCTURES & & CONVENTIONS STRUCTURES & & CONVENTIONS STRUCTURES & & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS & CONVENTIONS
CONVENTIONS CONVENTIONS CONVENTIONS
Reinforcement of language Word meaning: synonyms; Reinforcement of language Word meaning: literal and Reinforcement of language Word meaning: synonyms, Reinforcement of language Word meaning: revision
structures and conventions antonyms; euphemism; structures and conventions figurative meaning structures and conventions antonyms structures and conventions Punctuation and spelling:
covered in previous weeks homonyms; literal and covered in previous weeks Punctuation and spelling: covered in previous weeks Punctuation and spelling: covered in previous weeks revision
Word level work: figurative meaning Word level work: spelling patterns; punctuation Word level work: quotation marks; spelling Word level work: Vocabulary in context
Singular and plural; gender; Punctuation and spelling: Pronouns - personal and marks Relative pronouns; singular patterns; punctuation marks revision Remedial grammar from
diminutives quotation marks; spelling relative Vocabulary in context and plural forms Vocabulary in context Sentence level work: learners' writing
Sentence level work: patterns Moods - Remedial grammar from Sentence level work: Remedial grammar from revision
Direct and reported Vocabulary in context Subjunctive learners' writing Procedure; compare/ learners' writing
speech; question forms; Remedial grammar from Imperative contrast
fact and opinion; sentence learners' writing Potential Description paragraph;
structure; sentences; Indicative introductory and closing
ambiguity; voice; Conditional paragraphs; sentences;
gerund Sentence level work: supporting sentences, topic
Tenses; sentence types; sentence; speech; voice;
speech; voice; sentence bias and prejudice
structure; direct and
reported speech; question
forms; fact and opinion;
ambiguity; voice; gerund

Requisite pre-
Refer to Term 1
knowledge

Resources (other
than textbook) to Refer to Term 1
enhance learning
Informal
assessment; Refer to Term 1
remediation
Task Activity Mark Weighting
12 Oral Paper 1 20 18%

SBA (Formal 13 Writing Paper 3 40 16%

Assessment)
14 Comprehension & 60 26%
Language Paper 2