EL DORADO WEST SECONDARY SCHOOL
LANGUAGE UNIT
NCSE SYLLABUS SUMMARY PLANS
FORM ONE
TERM ONE
Skills: A. Listening/Speaking
1. Aesthetic and Appreciative Listening
At the end of Term 1 students will be able to:
• identify messages communicated in oral texts
• make connections between oral texts and their personal experiences
• appreciate language use in oral texts
• appreciate stories/music of various cultures
Sample Evaluation: Students sketch responses to specific sections of a chosen oral text
2. Efferent Listening
At the end of Term 1 students will be able to
• listen for details in a given message
• respond accurately to message given
• value attentive listening as an essential life skill
Sample Evaluation:
Role play: Students listen to a news report of an incident. In groups,
students take notes of all the details
3. Oracy/Pronunciation
At the end of Term 1 students will be able to:
• distinguish between sounds
• pronounce Standard English words accurately
• differentiate accents of speakers
• appreciate the value of discriminative listening in daily life
Sample Evaluation:
Choral speaking competition • Peer evaluation • Dictation
Skills: B. Reading
1. Explicit details
At the end of Term 1 students will be able to:
• list explicit details in given texts
• answer literal questions based on given texts
• create literal questions based on given texts
• appreciate the importance of identifying key details/information in given texts
Sample Evaluation: Literal comprehension exercises
2. Sequencing
At the end of this term, students will be able to:
• identify the sequence in written text
• follow a sequence of events in a written text
• arrange information in sequence
• appreciate the importance of sequencing as an aid to comprehension
Sample Evaluation: Creation of a schema story
3. Main idea
At the end of this term, students will be able to:
• identify the main idea in written text
• select supporting details
• develop main ideas in their own texts
• appreciate the relationship between main ideas and supporting details
Sample Evaluation: Labeling sentences in a paragraph as main idea or supporting details
• Creation of headlines • Creation of details using main ideas
Skills: C. Literary Appreciation
1. Literary genres
At the end of the term, students will be able to:
• identify the literary genres of prose, poetry, and drama
• describe the characteristics of each genre
• determine similarities and differences among literary genres
• appreciate the unique characteristics of each genre
Sample Evaluation: Creation of charts & Labeling of texts
2. Literary elements
At the end of the term, students will be able to:
•identify and define the elements of literary works
• explain the relationship among the elements
• appreciate the contribution of each element to the effectiveness of literary works
Sample Evaluation: Design of graphics to show the literary elements
• Identification of the literary elements in one of their literature texts
• Booklet of literary terms
3. Literary devices: Simile, Metaphor
At the end of the term, students will be able to:
• define the terms simile, metaphor
• identify examples of the devices in literary work
• explain the use of each device in context
• appreciate the power of language to deepen the reader’s experience of written texts
Sample Evaluation: • Identification of similes and metaphors from selected text or workshee
Skills: D. Writing
1. Description of Character
At the end of the term, students will be able to:
• identify physical attributes
• determine personality traits of characters
• distinguish between physical attributes and personality traits
• appreciate the need for effective language in creative writing
Sample Evaluation: Description of a superhero
2. Creation of setting/atmosphere
At the end of the term, students will be able to:
• identify aspects of setting
• create an appropriate setting
• appreciate the importance of setting and atmosphere in a story
• appreciate the use of effective language in the creation of setting and atmosphere
• use the process approach in writing
Sample Evaluation: Written description of setting
3. Narration & Plot Structure
At the end of the term, students will be able to:
• identify elements of plot
• identify types of plot structure
• develop a plot
Sample Evaluation: • Students extract the plot from an “event poem”
• Students are given the end of a story and they create the middle and beginning
• Short story writing
Skills: E. Media/Visual Literacy
1. Visual and Audio genres
At the end of the term, students will be able to:
• define the terms media and genre
• classify the various types of media
• create a media graphic
• determine the functions of different types of media
• appreciate the importance of media in the world today
Sample Evaluation: Creation of graphics & Media word puzzle
2. Visual interpretation: signs and symbols
At the end of the term, students will be able to:
identify signs and symbols in the environment and community
• discuss the purpose of signs and symbols
• examine the techniques used to create signs and symbols
• deduce message conveyed by signs and symbols
• value the importance of signs and symbols as a means of communication
Sample Evaluation:
•Creation of a scrapbook of signs in the environment and community, and their meanings
• Creation of a poster on the importance of signs and symbols
3. Visual representation: time lines & storyboards
At the end of the term, students will be able to:
• create visual representations of a story
• organize pictures in chronological order
• create a storyboard
• appreciate the importance of visual aids in interpreting the sequence of events
Sample Evaluation: • Creation of storyboards • Creation of timelines
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FORM ONE
TERM TWO
Skills: Listening & Speaking
1. Discriminative Listening
At the end of this term, students will be able to:
• differentiate between sounds
• distinguish between Creole and Standard English pronunciation
• use Standard English pronunciation of words in appropriate contexts
• appreciate the importance of accurate pronunciation and enunciation in communication
• develop an appreciation of regional dialects
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Identification of sounds
2. Oracy: making introductions
At the end of this term, students will be able to:
• determine the content of an introductory speech
• use register appropriate to context
• formally introduce a speaker
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Oral introduction of a speaker
3. Oracy: Register and Language
At the end of this term, students will be able to:
• select register appropriate to audience and situation
• use language appropriate to register
• become sensitive to the importance of register
SAMPLE EVALUATION:
• Demonstration of awareness of the importance of register
• Role play
Skills: Reading
1. Predicting Outcomes
At the end of this term, students will be able to:
• detect cues in written text
• determine relationship between/among significant details in the text
• make accurate predictions
• appreciate the importance of making accurate predictions
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Schema story
2. Distinguishing Between Fact & Opinion
Students will be able to:
• define the terms fact and opinion
• differentiate between fact and opinion
• select fact and opinion statements from texts
• write both factual and opinion pieces
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Differentiate between fact and opinion in given passages
3. Reading/Study Skills DIA/SQ3R
Students will be able to:
• extract key details from a given text
• read with greater focus
• comprehend information in texts
• value the importance of reading/study skills as an aid to comprehension
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Reading assignment
Skills: Literary Appreciation
1. Literary element: Plot
At the end of this term, students will be able to:
• identify the major events in a plot
• deduce the sequence of these events
• value plot as an integral element of a story
• determine the story of a given plot
SAMPLE EVALUATION:
• Outline of the events of the plot of a short story, a dramatic skit, a movie, or literature text studied in class
• Summary of a plot
2.Literary Element: Character
Students will be able to:
• determine major and minor characters in a literary work
• deduce character traits
• appreciate the importance of making accurate assessments of a person’s character
• develop an appreciation of individual differences
SAMPLE EVALUATION:
• Character sketch of a character from a short story or text studied in class • Character map of a character from a chosen short story/ play/poem • Written paragraph: “Why I like or dislike a character”
3. Literary Device: Personification
Students will be able to:
• define the term personification
• identify examples of the device in literary works
• explain its use in context
• appreciate the power of language to deepen the experience of the reader
SAMPLE EVALUATION: • Identification of examples of personification from literary works
• Explanation of the effects of selected examples in context
Skills: Writing
1. Descriptions of events
At the end of the term, students will be able to:
• identify the elements that contribute to the description of an event
• organize content into a cohesive whole
• use descriptive language effectively
• appreciate language as a means of recording significant events
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Description of an event captured in a photograph or drawing
2. Exposition: Giving Directions
Students will be able to:
• identify significant details
• use concise language
• use language appropriate to the writing task and context
• write simple directions
• value the need for precision and clarity when giving directions
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Written directions • Booklet of directions
3. Narrative Perspective: First Person Point of View
Students will be able to:
• identify aspects of narration
• write a narrative using the first person point of view
• appreciate the impact of perspective on a narrative
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Short story writing from the first person point of view
Skills: Media/Visual Literacy
1. Visual Interpretation/ Representation: Map Reading
Students will be able to:
• identify and define the common features of a map
• locate places on a map
• create a map of their own, which includes essential features
• value map reading as an important life skill
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Creation of a map of the community in which the school is located
2. Visual Representation: Relationship Graphic
Students will be able to:
• identify and explain family relationship represented in graphics
• create graphics to show relationship
• appreciate how graphically representing information can amplify one’s understanding of relationships
SAMPLE EVALUATION: • A family tree of the characters in a literary text
3. Visual Interpretation: Visual Texts
Students will be able to:
• determine the elements of effective visual texts
• use appropriate vocabulary in analysing visual texts
• describe patterns in visual texts
• appreciate how nonprint text can be used to make connections to prior knowledge
SAMPLE EVALUATION:
Students select pictures of their own to “read” and share their interpretations with their classmates
• Students record a journal entry about the day’s activity and identify at least three valuable lessons that they gathered from the experience
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FORM ONE
TERM THREE
Skills: Listening & Speaking
1. Critical Listening: Fact and Opinion
Students will be able to: • discriminate between fact and opinion in oral presentations
• determine bias
• respect the opinions of others
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Self- and peer evaluation of oral presentations
• Identification of facts and opinions in oral presentations
2. Oracy: Pronunciation
Students will be able to:
• distinguish between Creole and Standard English pronunciation
• use Standard English pronunciation of words
• appreciate the importance of pronunciation and enunciation in effective communication
• value both English based Creole and Standard English as effective means of communication
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Demonstration of correct pronunciation of Standard English • Role play
3. Interviewing Skills
Students will be able to:
• generate and ask appropriate questions
• respond accurately to questions asked
• speak with confidence
• use language to suit audience and purpose
SAMPLE EVALUATION: • Peer interviews • Critique of taped interviews
Skills: Reading
1. Following Directions
Students will be able to: • list characteristic features of directions • identify the language structures generally used in giving directions • use the varying structures when giving directions • value the importance of performing tasks efficiently and effectively • demonstrate the ability to follow directions to achieve a particular purpose/outcome/goal
SAMPLE EVALUATION: • Quiz • Reading activity, e.g., follow written directions to create an item or sketch
2.Cause & Effect
Students will be able to:
• determine cause and effect relationships in a given text
• deduce the effects of causes
SAMPLE EVALUATION: • Identification of cause and effect relationships in passage
• Comprehension exercise
3. Implied Main Idea
Students will be able to:
• detect connections among details in a text
• infer the main idea
• appreciate the relationship between main ideas and supporting details
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Students are given short extract from which they infer the main idea
Skills: Literary Appreciation
1. Literary Element: Point of View
Students will be able to:
• identify different points of view in literary works
• examine the impact and influence of point of view on the literary works
• respect the point of view of others
SAMPLE EVALUATION:
Students are given copies of extracts of first and third person narration to identify
the points of view and describe their impact in the story
• Students adopt the personal perspective of a character and make a diary entry
2. Literary Element: Setting
Students will be able to:
• define the term setting
• identify elements that generally constitute setting
• describe different types of setting
• appreciate the importance of setting in literary work
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Oral description of setting of a chosen passage
• Written description of setting
• Creation of a sense poem
3. Literary Devices: Onomatopeia
Students will be able to:
• define the term onomatopeia
• identify examples of the device in literary works
• explain its use in context
• appreciate the power of language to deepen the experience of the reader
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Identification of examples of onomatopoeia
• Explanation of the effect of selected examples in context
Skills: Writing
1. Description of a Scene
Students will be able to:
• identify techniques, such as imagery, that can be used when describing a scene
• describe a scene using these techniques
• appreciate how the effectiveness of the text is enhanced by the use of these techniques
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Written description
2. Narrative Perspective: Third Person Point of View
Students will be able to:
• distinguish the differences among first, second, and third person point of view
• write a story using the third person point of view/ perspective
• become aware of the different perspectives from which a story can be written
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Short story using the third person point of view/perspective
3. Persuasion: Personal Opinion
Students will be able to:
• state their opinion on a given topic
• support their opinion with sound written arguments
• use language suited to the writing task
• respect the opinions of others
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Oral persuasive presentations for or against a given topic
• Written persuasive pieces
Skills: Media/Visual Literacy
1. Visual Interpretation: Procedural Pictorial Sequence
Students will be able to:
• explain the purpose of procedural texts
• identify the formats of various types of procedural texts
• identify and decode the sequence of steps that assist in task performance
• organize the information in a meaningful manner to perform the task
• appreciate that clarity and accuracy are key factors in accessing & applying the information from procedural texts
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Creation of a “Users’ Guide to a Procedural Text” of their choice
2. Media Literacy: The Television
Students will be able to:
• define the term electronic media
• identify the features of different kinds of television programmes
• appreciate the importance of features of television programming identified
SAMPLE EVALUATION:
Project Work • Project: Creation of one day of programming for a television station of their own
3. Media Literacy: The Radio
Students will be able to:
• identify different types of radio programmes
• explain the purpose of different types of radio programmes
• value the effectiveness of the radio as a means of communication
• plan and produce a radio programme
SAMPLE EVALUATION:
Project • Creation of CD of the radio programme: - process - product
FORM ONE
TERM THREE
Skills: Listening & Speaking
1. Critical Listening: Fact and Opinion
Students will be able to: • discriminate between fact and opinion in oral presentations
• determine bias
• respect the opinions of others
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Self- and peer evaluation of oral presentations
• Identification of facts and opinions in oral presentations
2. Oracy: Pronunciation
Students will be able to:
• distinguish between Creole and Standard English pronunciation
• use Standard English pronunciation of words
• appreciate the importance of pronunciation and enunciation in effective communication
• value both English based Creole and Standard English as effective means of communication
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Demonstration of correct pronunciation of Standard English • Role play
3. Interviewing Skills
Students will be able to:
• generate and ask appropriate questions
• respond accurately to questions asked
• speak with confidence
• use language to suit audience and purpose
SAMPLE EVALUATION: • Peer interviews • Critique of taped interviews
Skills: Reading
1. Following Directions
Students will be able to: • list characteristic features of directions • identify the language structures generally used in giving directions • use the varying structures when giving directions • value the importance of performing tasks efficiently and effectively • demonstrate the ability to follow directions to achieve a particular purpose/outcome/goal
SAMPLE EVALUATION: • Quiz • Reading activity, e.g., follow written directions to create an item or sketch
2.Cause & Effect
Students will be able to:
• determine cause and effect relationships in a given text
• deduce the effects of causes
SAMPLE EVALUATION: • Identification of cause and effect relationships in passage
• Comprehension exercise
3. Implied Main Idea
Students will be able to:
• detect connections among details in a text
• infer the main idea
• appreciate the relationship between main ideas and supporting details
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Students are given short extract from which they infer the main idea
Skills: Literary Appreciation
1. Literary Element: Point of View
Students will be able to:
• identify different points of view in literary works
• examine the impact and influence of point of view on the literary works
• respect the point of view of others
SAMPLE EVALUATION:
Students are given copies of extracts of first and third person narration to identify
the points of view and describe their impact in the story
• Students adopt the personal perspective of a character and make a diary entry
2. Literary Element: Setting
Students will be able to:
• define the term setting
• identify elements that generally constitute setting
• describe different types of setting
• appreciate the importance of setting in literary work
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Oral description of setting of a chosen passage
• Written description of setting
• Creation of a sense poem
3. Literary Devices: Onomatopeia
Students will be able to:
• define the term onomatopeia
• identify examples of the device in literary works
• explain its use in context
• appreciate the power of language to deepen the experience of the reader
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Identification of examples of onomatopoeia
• Explanation of the effect of selected examples in context
Skills: Writing
1. Description of a Scene
Students will be able to:
• identify techniques, such as imagery, that can be used when describing a scene
• describe a scene using these techniques
• appreciate how the effectiveness of the text is enhanced by the use of these techniques
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Written description
2. Narrative Perspective: Third Person Point of View
Students will be able to:
• distinguish the differences among first, second, and third person point of view
• write a story using the third person point of view/ perspective
• become aware of the different perspectives from which a story can be written
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Short story using the third person point of view/perspective
3. Persuasion: Personal Opinion
Students will be able to:
• state their opinion on a given topic
• support their opinion with sound written arguments
• use language suited to the writing task
• respect the opinions of others
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Oral persuasive presentations for or against a given topic
• Written persuasive pieces
Skills: Media/Visual Literacy
1. Visual Interpretation: Procedural Pictorial Sequence
Students will be able to:
• explain the purpose of procedural texts
• identify the formats of various types of procedural texts
• identify and decode the sequence of steps that assist in task performance
• organize the information in a meaningful manner to perform the task
• appreciate that clarity and accuracy are key factors in accessing & applying the information from procedural texts
SAMPLE EVALUATION: Creation of a “Users’ Guide to a Procedural Text” of their choice
2. Media Literacy: The Television
Students will be able to:
• define the term electronic media
• identify the features of different kinds of television programmes
• appreciate the importance of features of television programming identified
SAMPLE EVALUATION:
Project Work • Project: Creation of one day of programming for a television station of their own
3. Media Literacy: The Radio
Students will be able to:
• identify different types of radio programmes
• explain the purpose of different types of radio programmes
• value the effectiveness of the radio as a means of communication
• plan and produce a radio programme
SAMPLE EVALUATION:
Project • Creation of CD of the radio programme: - process - product