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Deadline |
Reading |
Writing |
Listening/Talking |
Skills |
Homework |
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October |
Autobiographical texts |
Personal writing project |
Solo talk about themselves. Formal talk assessment.
Listening material to be sourced/ developed |
Knowledge of conventions of the genre and ability to
apply conventions to their own projects |
KAL - booklet to be organised.
Research for personal writing and talk. |
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December |
Themed poems to be sourced, e.g. Guy Fawkes etc. |
Selection of the pupils’ own poems |
Reading aloud and listening to poetry |
Study of poetic techniques and forms |
KAL |
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December |
'A Christmas Carol' - drama/abridged version (to be sourced) |
Functional e.g. invitations, newspaper reports, interviews.
Critical evaluation |
Group presentations on a traditional Victorian Christmas.
Formal talk assessment. Viewing "A Muppets' Christmas Carol" |
Cross curricular activities e.g. Art, Music, History & Home
Economics. Forms and techniques of formal writing |
Continuing KAL |
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Easter |
National Tests |
National Tests |
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Easter |
Prose - novel or short stories |
Critical Evaluation. Short story |
Group discussion on text. Formal group discussion assessment |
Study of writer's craft; forms of the short story |
KAL |
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May |
National Tests |
National Tests |
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June |
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Functional - Letter to Primary 7 pen pal |
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Letter writing techniques |
KAL |
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June |
Media - advertising unit |
Critical evaluation of film/advert/poster |
Film - media unit |
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