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CLOSING:

  • Finally, complete the graph that you filled in at the beginning of the module to show what you have learnt, to show your progress.

Well done! You have just completed MODULE 2.

We hope you have learnt something of value to use at a future date.

Good luck with your mid-year examinations!

Activity 7:

Write a diary page

  • For fun, you might like to add a diary page explaining whether you have grown as a person having dealt with prejudice; whether you have realized some things which you had not thought about before and whether your relationships or friendships have been affected as a result.

Assessment

Learning outcomes(LOs)

LO 2 Speaking

The learner will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in spoken language in a wide range of situations.

Assessment standards(ASs)

We know this when the learner:

2.1 communicates ideas and feelings creatively and expressively with a great degree of confidence and with limited assistance, using a range of selected oral text types;

2.2 communicates ideas, facts and opinions on challenging topics clearly and accurately and with a greater degree of coherence, using a range of factual oral text types;

2.4 demonstrates a range of interaction skills by participating actively in group discussions, conversations, debates and group surveys and while so doing:

2.4.7 shows range of interaction skills in discussion, persuading other.

LO 3 Reading and Viewing

The learner will be able to read and view for information and enjoyment, and respond critically to the aesthetic, cultural and emotional values in texts.

We know this when the learner:

3.1 read spontaneously and often for pleasure and information across the range of texts studied, discusses personal response and the kinds of texts enjoyed, and recommends text to others;

3.2 reads aloud and silently for a variety of purposes consolidating the appropriate reading strategies developed in earlier grades.

LO 4 Writing

The learner will be able to write different kinds of factual and imaginative texts for a wide range of purposes

We know this when the learner:

4.1 writes a range of imaginative texts:

4.1.1 to express imagination, ideas and feelings about self and others;

4.1.2 to explore the creative, critical and playful use of language by means of narrative and descriptive compositions, dialogues, poems, songs and letters;

4.2 produces a range of factual written and multi-model texts for various purposes, using a range of visual, and design elements where appropriate by means of recounts of events, research project reports, pamphlets, posters, book reviews;

4.4 uses the writing process collaboratively and independently to generate texts:

4.4.5 reflects on multiple drafts considering purpose, audience, language usage, bias, complex organisation and a few simple elements of style, and revise appropriately.

LO 5 Thinking and Reasoning
The learner will be able to use language to think and reason, as well as to access, process and use information for learning.
We know this when the learner:
5.1 uses language to think and reason:5.1.1 applies thinking and reasoning skills in a variety of contexts across the curriculum;5.1.6 draws on own experience in order to substantiate point of view;5.1.7 questions and infers to solve problems and develop thinking about complex issues, ideas and emotions;
5.2 use language to investigate and explore:5.2.4 locates and accesses information from a wide variety of sources;
5.3 processes information:5.3.3 extracts and synthesises information, using listening, reading, writing and viewing skills;5.3.5 summarises information or ideas by selecting generalising, categorising and editing, and reflects critically on the product.5.3.6 formulates thoughts orally and in writing in increasingly complex ways, using knowledge of language.

Memorandum

ACTIVITY 1: Study fact / opinion

  • Allow them to work separately, do self-marking and take in the results. Perhaps go over the technique first and give them other examples to consolidate this technique too.

ACTIVITY 2: Finding 10 advertisements / extracting fact and opinion

  • This should be a project to be handed in. They should realize just how much opinion there is in advertising. Go over the checklists with them and take in the project for you to mark – for the portfolio.
  • You should mark the class presentation as well or get members of the class to assess certain aspects and to report at the end, justifying their assessment.

ACTIVITY 3: Invent a board game or toy

  • This is also a project and should elicit some original ideas and some creative thought. They should by now have learnt about presentation and you and they should notice the difference. In general, their confidence in writing and in speaking should have improved vastly.

ACTIVITY 7: Write diary page

  • Finally, the diary page might just give you some insights into their growth!

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Source:  OpenStax, English home language grade 8. OpenStax CNX. Sep 11, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11041/1.1
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