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Instructional Units for each term. Term 1 Concept Unit: Nature of English LanguageInformation TextsTerm 2Concept Unit: Fairy TalesNarratives (Recount)Instructional TextsTerm 3 and 4Concept Unit: Charlotte's WebNarratives (Short Story)Poetry (poetic forms and devices) will be explored throu
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1. GEP Primary 4 English Language
2. Instructional Units for each term Term 1
Concept Unit: Nature of English Language
Information Texts
Term 2
Concept Unit: Fairy Tales
Narratives (Recount)
Instructional Texts
Term 3 and 4
Concept Unit: Charlotte’s Web
Narratives (Short Story)
Poetry (poetic forms and devices) will be explored throughout the year.
3. Enriched English Language Curriculum Concept Unit
Each concept unit revolves around the teaching of the relationship between the form and function of a particular text type.
Pupils will be exposed to a variety of text forms.
Literature-based unit
Advance readers are encouraged to develop their skills in analysing and interpreting information
Themes, concepts, literary elements and real world connections will be highlighted through structured questions and activities.
4. Enriched English Language Curriculum Reading & Writing
Emphasis on the development of skills in constructing meaning out of a variety of text types.
Focus on reading and writing processes provide useful strategies and exercises for pupils to metacognise and gain control over their receptive and productive language abilities
Extensive Reading Programme (ERP)
3-year individual reading programme
Seeks to expose pupils to specially chosen literature and reading projects allowing them to respond not only cognitively but emotionally and imaginatively to the texts
1 ERP project per semester
5. Enriched English Language Curriculum Oral Communication
Develop pupils’ skills in critical listening, oral participation in group and class discussion, oral presentation and performing arts
6. Daily Work Centre around skills-building
Quality vs Quantity
i.e. stretching of pupils’ linguistic and cognitive abilities (critical thinking skills)
7. Assessments Continual Assessments (T2 & T3)
Common Test – 40%
Cloze (15 marks)
Open-ended Comprehension (25 marks)
Portfolio – 60%
Semestral Assessment (T4)
Writing
Language Use & Comprehension
Listening Comprehension
Oral Communication