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Grade 6 English curriculum design

The strands and sub-strands in the KICD design, in teaching order, with the suggested number of lessons for each. Checked by two teachers. The first sub-strand is shown in full.

Strands
4
Sub-strands
12
Lessons a week
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1.0 Listening and Speaking

  1. 1.1 Pronunciation and Listening3 lessons
    Free sample

    Learning outcomes

    • select words with the target sound /ɪə/ from an oral narrative
    • use vocabulary related to the theme in sentences correctly
    • use proverbs, fixed phrases, idioms, and metaphors with straightforward meanings in oral communication
    • listen for the main idea and specific details from an oral text
    • value the importance of listening attentively

    Key inquiry questions

    • Why should you listen keenly?
    • Why should you pronounce words accurately?

    Learning experiences

    • listen to an oral narrative from a digital device or a text read by the teacher
    • listen for specific information such as sounds: /ɪə/ as in tear, appear, rear, clear and severe from a text
    • listen for the main idea from a text and practise saying words with the sound /ɪə/
    • infer the meaning of vocabulary and phrases using contextual clues, answer oral questions based on listening comprehension
    • use digital and print resources to look up the meaning and spelling of words
    • retell a story and record the narration on a digital device
    • use expressions such as fixed phrases: play games, far away, believe it or not, do your best, burst into tears; similes: as hungry as a wolf, as greedy as a hyena; metaphors: The thief was a hyena, he was so greedy; idioms: work like a dog, dog tired, work for peanuts, donkey work; proverbs: all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, phrasal verbs: beat up, agree with, put up with, cope with.
  2. 1.2 Pronunciation and Vocabulary3 lessons
  3. 1.3 Pronunciation and Intensive Listening3 lessons

2.0 Reading

  1. 2.1 Extensive Reading3 lessons
  2. 2.2 Intensive Reading3 lessons

3.0 Grammar in Use

  1. 3.1 Word Classes3 lessons
  2. 3.2 Phrasal Quantifiers3 lessons
  3. 3.3 Question Tags3 lessons

4.0 Writing

  1. 4.1 Guided Writing3 lessons
  2. 4.2 Creative Writing3 lessons
  3. 4.3 Functional Writing3 lessons
  4. 4.4 Mechanics of Writing3 lessons

36 suggested lessons in all. Sign in to read the learning outcomes, key inquiry questions and learning experiences for the other 11 sub-strands.

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