CLASS 3 SCHEMES
| Time Frame | Description of Unit(s) | Objectives |
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TERM 1 (September/ October/ November | |
| Term 1: (7 periods a week)
(A) 3 periods – Comprehension (B) 3 periods – Writing Skills (C) 1 period – Grammar Usage |
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| (A) Comprehension
(4-6 weeks) |
Comprehension Reading Skills
⁎ Review of elements of reading skills ⁎ Literary Terms ⁎ Oxford English 3
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• To revise aspects of reading skills to enable a successful response to comprehension passages
• Review and application of reading skills
• To review and familiarise students with literary terms so as to incorporate both in a comprehension and writing essay |
| (B) Essay Writing
(3 weeks) |
Revision of Narrative Writing | • to revise the key features of a narrative that include:
• to revise a writer’s techniques
• to successfully complete a narrative marked assignment incorporating narrative techniques |
| (B) Essay Writing
(3 – 4 weeks) |
Elements of Descriptive Writing | Students will learn to revise the aspect of delivering the following:
• Enable a sophisticated use of structure • the importance of organising details with the appropriate paragraphs •effective use of figurative language in a descriptive piece of writing • to ensure an understanding of the difference between objective details versus subjective details • to arrange the organisation of descriptive writing in either spatial or Order of Importance • to analyse advanced descriptive writing samples to decipher effective techniques • to complete a descriptive writing assignment
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| (C) Grammar Usage
(12 weeks) |
⁎ Review of Tenses
⁎ Fragments and run- ons ⁎ Punctuation ⁎ Organising Text ⁎ Common grammar mistakes |
• For students to detect and utilise these tenses accurately. Common grammatical errors will also be reviewed as well as how these tenses can aid in their misuse |
| Book Reports
(Due Week 8 or 9) |
⁎ Independent study of a novel (250 + pages) and a written/oral presentation to be executed (Oral/written assignment will rotate with half the class and then alternate the following term) | • Students are encouraged to select a genre that interests them and to be able to critically express their reading experience by reviewing the literary features based on a provided reading grid. |
| (a) Articles
(4weeks) |
⁎ Analysing and writing newspaper, magazine and online articles | • to comprehend key features of magazine and newspaper articles
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| TERM 2 (December/ January/ February) | ||
| Time Frame | Description of Unit(s) | Objectives |
| Term 2:
(A) 3 periods – Poetry (B) 3 periods – Writing (C) 1 period – Grammar Usage |
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| Second Book Report Due
(First 10 days of January 2021) |
⁎ Second Book Report to be presented either orally or in a written response (half class rotation carried forward from previous term) | • Students are encouraged to be selective as they have to present a more developed critical awareness than the first book report
• Reading at this point in the academic year is even more enhanced as key literary features that have been taught in the other units (article/ comprehension) can be identified and utilised to elicit understanding and connections |
| (A) Poetry
(6-7 weeks) |
⁎ Analysis of poetic features found in a range of poems spanning from various contexts and styles
⁎ Students to cover a total of 5 poems:
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• to illuminate and help students appreciate the ways in which writers use language to shape meanings
• to enable a comprehensive and literary understanding of the poems • to identify contextual features and briefly delve into the societal and historical concerns of the time •to identify key themes by finding poetic devices to support ideas |
| (B) Writing
(2-3 weeks) |
⁎ Discursive Writing | Students will learn how to:
• structure a discursive essay • the importance of assembling the information effectively • effectively link ideas in the essay • write in the appropriate tone • to present well supported ideas with details and explanations |
| •Assign a discursive essay | ||
| (B) Writing
(3-4 weeks) |
Argumentative Writing | Students will learn how to:
• thoroughly develop the claim(s) made with relevant body paragraphs • Effectively utilise linking and transition words • present a logical progression of ideas from beginning to end |
| TERM 3 (March/ April/ May) | ||
| Time Frame | Description of Unit(s) | Objectives |
| 10-12 weeks | ⁎ Literary Novel
Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah |
Students will:
• understand the setting and context of the novel • review the current continuous plight that the refugees face today in Europe • identify the themes of prejudice, racial discrimination and human right violations • understand form, audience and purpose • develop skills for comparing and contrasting texts • review the literary skills used by the author • study character development
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| Students will be assigned:
• a thematic essay • a group PowerPoint presentation • Critical debate on issues from the novel where the students will incorporate argumentative and discursive techniques covered in Term 2 |
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