MINISTRY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

Danborough college

FACILITATOR’S CALA GUIDE

LEARNING AREA: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

LEVEL. : O LEVEL

CALA COMPONENT: E

SYLLABUS TOPIC. : GENDER

SUB TOPIC. : WRITING AN ARTICLE

CALA TITLE. TEENAGE PREGNANCY

COMPETENCE/SKILLS. : Problem solving, research, investigating, designing

BACKGROUND
It has been noted that most girls in Glenview District fall pregnant before completing their O
level; this adversely affects their career paths and subsequently their future,

CALA Description

The CALA has two parts A and B which you are supposed to complete both of them

PART A

In your community find out how many girls fell pregnant before the completion of their O
level in previous years

 Research on the causes, effects of teenage pregnancy

 Design a questionnaire and give the community to find causes
 on the effects of teenage pregnancy
 Record their responses and add your own input on the effects of teenage pregnancy

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PART B

Using the information in part A

 research on the solutions to teenage pregnancy

 write an article for your school magazine educating fellow students on teenage
pregnancy
 Design a poster as an awareness campaign against teenage pregnancy

HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED

 To assess your presentation the teacher will consider your research materials: your
questionnaire ,your article layout and poster presentation
 An Achievement Standard specific to this CALA will be provided so that you are
aware of the assessment criteria.

CALA TIPS
 Write notes
 Use ICT tool
 Make recordings
 Use different materials like paints, vinyl, cloth, brushes, paper, pencils, manila

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LEARNER’S CALA GUIDE

COMPONENT E

LEARNING AREA: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

CALA TITLE: TEENAGE PREGNANCY

SCHOOL:

NAME:

DATE:

BACKGROUND

It has been noted that most girls fall pregnant before completing their O level; this adversely
affects their career paths and subsequently their future

CALA DESCRIPTION

You are expected to:

 Identify causes and effects of teenage pregnancy and (10)

 Record and make notes on your findings Using a questionnaire (create 2
questionnaires)and suggest measures to prevent teenage pregnancy (5)
 write an article for your school magazine educating fellow students on teenage
pregnancy (15)
 Design a poster as an awareness campaign for teenage pregnancy
[15
 Write notes explaining your poster and submit the poster for assessment
[5]

HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED

The CALA will be assessed out of 50

The teacher will assess:

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  Your findings
 Poster/illustration
 Your write up or oral explanation
 Marks will be given for your answers

CALA TIPS

In your research consider

 Notes on teenage pregnancy

 Use ICT tools
 Make recordings
 Use different materials like paints, vinyl, cloth, brushes, paper, pencils, manilla

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FACILITATOR’S CALA GUIDE

LEARNING AREA: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

LEVEL: F4

CALA TYPE: PEN AND PAPER ACTIVITIES DESIGNING A POSTER

CALA TITLE: TEENAGE PREGNANCY

COMPETENCIES/SKILLS

 Research
 Communication
 Critical thinking
 Problem solving
 Sampling
 Designing

BACKGROUND

Most girls fall pregnant before the completion of their O level; this has adversely affected
their career paths and subsequently their future. Learners need to be educated on the
challenges or impact of teenage pregnancy on their lives.

CALA DESCRIPTION

 Identify the causes and the effects of teenage pregnancy and

record and make notes on your findings and suggest measures to prevent teenage
pregnancy [15]
 write an article for your school magazine educating the students on teenage

pregnancy(15)

 Make a poster on the preventive measures of teenage pregnancy

[15)
 Write notes or explain your poster. [5]

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The CALA is assessed out of 50

Assessment procedure

 Assessing questions asked

 Awarding marks
 Assessing samples, poster or illustrations

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 LEARNING AREA: ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEVEL: FORM 4

ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS
CALA TITLE: TEENAGE PREGNANCY

TOTAL = 50 MARKS
DIMENSIONS/ EXCELLENT MAR GOOD MAR SATISFACTORY MAR UNSATISFA MARK INADEQUATE MAR
CRITERIA K K K CTORY K
10_8 7_5 4_3 2_1 0

Researching At least 5 effects At least 4 effects At least 3 effects 2 effects 1 or failure to state an
and causesclearly effect
stated
15-12 11-9 8-6 5-3 2-0
writing an Logical presentation Important points are Information is jumbled Material is Cannot record relevant
article and effective use of highlighted but slightly but relevant material is relevant but material
English terms wrong format presented inadequate
correct format of
article

20-18 17-14 13-10 9-6 4-0

Produce a Production of a look Production of a good Satisfactory poster unsatisfactory Did not submit any
poster/illustrat poster on teenage poster, colourful and fairly informative and poster, not poster/illustration
ion on teenage pregnancy ,well informative fairly colourful colourful and
pregnancy informative and not
colourful informative
20
5 4 3 2 1-0
Develop strong Excellent notes Good notes written Satisfactory notes Unsatisfactor No notes written about
skills to write written about the about the poster or written about the y notes the poster or
poster or illustration illustration poster or illustration written about illustration
notes or

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explanations the poster
about the
poster or
illustration
5 4 3 2-1 0
TOTALS 50