Grade 7 English Christmas Term Plan 2023 2024.docx-4

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
GRADE 7
TERM 1 (SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2023)
TERM 1 PLAN
TERM PLAN
LANGUAGE FOCUS: DESCRIPTIVE WRITING AND GRAMMAR
LITERATURE FOCUS: PROSE ANALYSIS - MY FATHER SUN-SUN JOHNSON & OVER OUR WAY
The analysis of prose must include: Discussion of the significance of titles and subtitles along with a discussion of the SIX elements of
a story as named here (POV, Setting, Characters, Conflict, Theme and Plot).
ASSESSMENTS: MINIMUM FOUR, MAXIMUM SIX FOR EACH SUBJECT.
POETRY ANALYSIS- “SUNSONG 1”
DATE WEEK TOPIC DETAILS

Sept. 6 1 ● Welcome Instructions for next class: Bring EFA
● Class Rules Book 1
● Overview of Syllabus
(Language and Literature)
Sept. 7 ● Poetry Appreciation ● “Homework” by Jane Yolen

(pg.101)
● The difference between poet
and persona; Focus on
discussing the comprehension
questions which follow
Sept. 8 ● DIAGNOSTIC TEST Teachers will administer diagnostic test.
Sept 11 - 15 2 LANGUAGE ● Parts of Speech review

● -Topic sentence, supporting
● Review Parts of Speech: sentences and concluding sentences.
Adjectives, adverbs, nouns, ● -Indentation
pronouns etc. ● -Coherency
● -Connectives
● Focus on how to structure of
a paragraph
● Focus on identifying parts of
a paragraph and creating a
well structured paragraph.
Sept. 18 - 22 3 LITERATURE: ● Session 1 - Elements of a Short

● Introduction to My Father Story (The SIX elements to be
Sun Sun Johnson examined throughout the
analysis of the text include
● Poetry Analysis-Literary POV,Setting, Characters,
device-The Metaphor Conflict, Themes and Plot),
Background
● Sessions 2- 4 -
Reading and Discussion of “Chapters
2-3”
● Session 5-“A Bridge” and

“Metaphor” (EFA Bk 1 page
102)
Suggested Graded activity on the literary

device “Metaphor”
Sept. 25 - 29 4 LANGUAGE
● Descriptive Writing -Describing People (Focus on
● Focus on describing people physical characteristics and
● -Reading Comprehension personality traits developed in
Skills (Narrative piece) two separate paragraphs with
● -Definition of Key words in appropriate transition)
comprehension: -Focus on the use of adjectives,
Compare adverbs and literary devices to
Contrast enhance creative and descriptive
Identify elements.
Discuss
State
Describe
● How to identify antonyms
and synonyms
Oct. 2 - 6 5 LITERATURE: ● Sessions 1 - 3- Discussion of

● My Father Sun Sun Johnson Chapters 4-6
● “Millicent”
● Session 4 & 5 - Short Story
Analysis (Examine the
elements i.e Themes such as
Pride, Friendship, Change;
Characters and their
characterization, Setting and its
importance, Conflict (man vs.
man, man vs. self etc) etc.
Suggested Graded Activity on My
Father Sun Sun Johnson
Oct. 9 – 11 6 LANGUAGE:
MID-TERM-OCT -Describing Places- Spatial order
12-16 Descriptive Writing-Focus organization
on describing places, use -Use of prepositions to identify
of prepositions and spatial positions of items and places
order words eg. (connect to description)
-Nouns-Common and proper
To the nouns, (link to description as
right, Just below the cliff, well as Rules of Capitalisation)
Along the pathway etc....
-Types of Adverbs eg. Manner,
place, time frequency
● Parts of Speech Nouns-Common and proper nouns, (link
to description as well as Rules of
Capitalisation)
-Types of Adverbs eg. Manner, place,
time frequency
Oct 17 – 20 7 LITERATURE: Short Week

● Poetry Analysis (The ● EFA PAGE 87
Simile) ● Short Story Analysis (The six
● Ascot elements such as POV,
● My Father Sun-Sun Johnson characters, setting, conflict,
Review of chapters 1-6 theme, plot)
Suggested Graded Activity on Ascot
Oct. 23 - 27 8 ● SIX WEEK TEST TOPIC Structure of the test: MCQ and short
FOR LITERATURE: MY answer on text; MCQ on unseen poem.
SIX WEEK TEST FATHER SUN SUN
1 JOHNSON CHAPTERS 1-4
AND POETRY
Structure of the test: Narrative
SIX WEEK TEST TOPIC FOR Comprehension MCQ and a one
LANGUAGE: DESCRIPTIVE paragraph essay describing a person or
WRITING ( One paragraph). place.
NARRATIVE
COMPREHENSION(MCQ)
Oct 30 - Nov. 3 9 LITERATURE ● Chapters 7-9

● My Father Sun-Sun Johnson ● Topic sentence, supporting
● The Literary Paragraph details and concluding sentence
(either thematic or based on
characterization)
Nov. 6 -10 10 LANGUAGE: Concrete and Abstract Nouns

Indefinite pronouns and verbs that agree
Nouns Adjective/Adverbs confusion, double
Subject-Verb Agreement negative, modifier errors eg. Much vs
Error Recognition many, few vs. less, spelling (commonly
misspelt words)
Reading Comprehension Skills -Identifying the Main Idea &

(Expository piece) Supporting Details
-Drawing Inferences
Subject Verb Agreement Continued

-Subject following verb eg. There are
books in the ….; Has the package been
Practice of Paper 1 items delivered….
Comprehension, Error Recognition,

Synonyms and Antonyms, Sentence
Completion
Nov. 13 - 17 11 LITERATURE Chapters 10-11

▪ My Father Sun Sun Johnson
▪ Literary paragraph Students may be given a literary
Continued paragraph to write for a graded piece.
Nov 20 – 24 ● Comprehension Skills MCQ Test on grammar, mechanics and

(Identifying Main Ideas and comprehension skills on main
supporting details) idea/supporting details/drawing
● Error recognition, synonyms inferences
and antonyms, Sentence Review commonly confused words eg.
Completion (Paper 1 Affect/effect
practice) Examine errors in spelling and
expression
Examine the use of context clues which
aid sentence completion
Nov. 27 – Dec 1 13 LITERATURE ● Revision and summary activity

● My Father Sun Sun Johnson using quizzes, writing practice,
● Essay writing presentations from students etc.
Dec. 4 – 8 14 LITERATURE SIX WEEK TEST: Utilize words from text My Father
SIX WEEK TEST THE LITERARY PARAGRAPH Sun-Sun Johnson
2 (SUN-SUN JOHNSON) AND MCQ -Defining and using new words in
(MILLICENT AND ASCOT) sentences
LANGUAGE:
Vocabulary
Unfamiliar Words & Spelling Rules
Wrap up
Dec. 11 – 15 15 LITERATURE
● Testing and Review of
END OF TERM- Papers
DECEMBER 19

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

LANGUAGE FOCUS: DESCRIPTIVE WRITING AND GRAMMAR

ASSESSMENTS: MINIMUM FOUR, MAXIMUM SIX FOR EACH SUBJECT.

POETRY ANALYSIS- “SUNSONG 1”

DATE WEEK TOPIC DETAILS

Sept. 7 ● Poetry Appreciation ● “Homework” by Jane Yolen

Sept. 8 ● DIAGNOSTIC TEST Teachers will administer diagnostic test.

Sept 11 - 15 2 LANGUAGE ● Parts of Speech review

Sept. 18 - 22 3 LITERATURE: ● Session 1 - Elements of a Short

● Session 5-“A Bridge” and

Suggested Graded activity on the literary

Oct. 2 - 6 5 LITERATURE: ● Sessions 1 - 3- Discussion of

Oct 17 – 20 7 LITERATURE: Short Week

Oct 30 - Nov. 3 9 LITERATURE ● Chapters 7-9

Nov. 6 -10 10 LANGUAGE: Concrete and Abstract Nouns

Reading Comprehension Skills -Identifying the Main Idea &

Subject Verb Agreement Continued

Comprehension, Error Recognition,

Nov. 13 - 17 11 LITERATURE Chapters 10-11

Nov 20 – 24 ● Comprehension Skills MCQ Test on grammar, mechanics and

Nov. 27 – Dec 1 13 LITERATURE ● Revision and summary activity

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