GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TEACHING PLAN - Grade 8 ENGLISH Home Language Term 2 - 2014 Date Weight Listening and Speaking Reading and Viewing Writing and Presenting Language structures and Conventions Comments ing Task 1 Read information text with Directions/instructions Words: adjectives: comparative and superlative, 30% Listening comprehension visuals (maps, landmark, Task 2 nous: common and proper, pronouns: personal, Giving directions scales) Write an instruction text relative, reflexive, possessive conjunctions Sentences: Supporting sentences, topic sentences, statements, Week 1 5 % tenses, main and supporting statements, simple and and 2 compound sentences Word meaning: Synonyms, antonyms, contextual Punctuation: Spelling patterns, full stop, comma Task 1 Recorded TV/radio/simulation Dialogue Words: finite verbs 35% Forum/ panel discussion forum Word meaning: Debate Poetry Literal, synonyms, antonyms, homophones and Key features homonyms Week 3 5 % Poetic devices Punctuation: and 4 Reading/viewing for Spelling rules and conventions comprehension Sentence level: Simple present and past tense, (cartoon/strip) emotive and manipulate use, sentence structure, negation, question form, direct and indirect speech Listening comprehension: Literary text: Drama/play Written interview Words: adverbs of place and sequence 40% Interview Key features Sentences: Poetry Word order, question form, euphemism, Week 5 5 % Key features Sentence structure, mood, voice and 6 Poetic devices Word meaning: figurative, literal, contextual, pun Reading comprehension: Punctuation: abbreviations, questions and Interview exclamation mark, full stop, comma Listening comprehension- Youth novel/short story Write a review of the Words: prefixes and suffixes non fictional e.g newspaper Key features story/novel Sentence level: subject and predicate, subject-verb 45% article Poetry Structure, features and agreement, sentence structure, sentence types, Week 7 5 % Group discussion Key features conventions tenses, statements, euphemism, proverbs and 8 Poetic devices Word meaning: synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, Reading for comprehension paronyms Punctuation: acronyms Task 1: Oral Task 3: Mid-year examinations 50% Listening comprehension/giving directions/forum/panel Paper 1: Oral Week 9 5 % discussion/debate Paper 2: Comprehension, language use and literature and 10 Task 2: Paper 3: Writing: One essay and one transactional text. Interview/instructions text/ story review
GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TEACHING PLAN - Grade 8 ENGLISH Home Language Date Weight ing Listening and Speaking Reading and Viewing Writing and Presenting Language structures and Conventions Comments Week 1 and 2 5 % 30% Task 1 Listening comprehension Giving directions Read information text with visuals (maps, landmark, scales) Directions/instructions Task 2 Write an instruction text Words: adjectives: comparative and superlative, nous: common and proper, pronouns: personal, relative, reflexive, possessive conjunctions Sentences: Supporting sentences, topic sentences, statements, tenses, main and supporting statements, simple and compound sentences Word meaning: Synonyms, antonyms, contextual Punctuation: Spelling patterns, full stop, comma Week 3 and 4 5 % 35% Task 1 Forum/ panel discussion Debate Recorded TV/radio/simulation forum Poetry Key features Poetic devices Reading/viewing for comprehension (cartoon/strip) Dialogue Words: finite verbs Word meaning: Literal, synonyms, antonyms, homophones and homonyms Punctuation: Spelling rules and conventions Sentence level: Simple present and past tense, emotive and manipulate use, sentence structure, negation, question form, direct and indirect speech Week 5 and 6 5 % 40% Listening comprehension: Interview Literary text: Drama/play Key features Poetry Key features Poetic devices Reading comprehension: Interview Written interview Words: adverbs of place and sequence Sentences: Word order, question form, euphemism, Sentence structure, mood, voice Word meaning: figurative, literal, contextual, pun Punctuation: abbreviations, questions and exclamation mark, full stop, comma Week 7 and 8 5 % 45% Listening comprehension- non fictional e.g newspaper article Group discussion Youth novel/short story Key features Poetry Key features Poetic devices Reading for comprehension Write a review of the story/novel Structure, features and conventions Words: prefixes and suffixes Sentence level: subject and predicate, subject-verb agreement, sentence structure, sentence types, tenses, statements, euphemism, proverbs Word meaning: synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, paronyms Punctuation: acronyms Week 9 and 10 5 % 50% Task 1: Oral Listening comprehension/giving directions/forum/panel discussion/debate Task 2: Interview/instructions text/ story review Task 3: Mid-year examinations Paper 1: Oral Paper 2: Comprehension, language use and literature Paper 3: Writing: One essay and one transactional text. Term 2 - 2014
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