CONSOLIDATED CURRICULUM

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

GRADE 7
INTERJECTION PREPOSITION

NOUN CONJUNCTION

PARTS OF
SPEECH English is life!
PRONOUN ADVERB

VERB ADJECTIVE

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 SUBJECT: ENGLISH A - GRADE 7
20 WEEK SCHEME
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1 Diagnostic Assessment

2 Verbs and verb forms  Review knowledge Present Tense – expresses actions that • Identifying the singular or plural English Composition Written exercise
of the various verb happen regularly. subject and verb in given and Grammar Portfolio
Subject and Verb forms Past Tense – expresses action that already sentences. Pgs.474-487
Agreement  took place. • Demonstrating understanding of
Review various Future Tense – expresses action still to the use of subject verb agreement
rules governing the take place. with sentences written in the past,
agreement of present or future tense.
subject and verb in Present Continuous Tense – expresses an
sentences. action or condition that is continuing in the
present.

Past Continuous Tense – expresses action

or condition that was continuing in the
past.

A verb agrees with its subject in number.

o A singular subject takes a

singular verb.
o A plural subject takes a plural
verb.
o The number of the subject is
not changed by a phrase
following the subject.
Subjects joined by ‘and’ take a plural verb.

3 Comprehension For students to: Types of Reading • Reading given poems, drama and Reading text Oral and written
 Develop skills in  Critical prose extracts. exercises
answering different  Informative • Participating in discussions based Comprehension
levels of questions.  Recreational on same. passages
• Finding the meaning of strange
Answering levels of questions: vocabs. Poems
 Knowledge
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 Comprehension • Drawing conclusions after reading
 Application given information.

4 Figurative Devices  Demonstrate Review: Simile – a comparison between • Identifying examples of the various Poems written in Oral and written
understanding and two things using the words “like” or “as”. figurative devices in given pieces of Standrad English and exercises
ability to use writing and stating their Home Language
figurative devices Review: Metaphor – a comparison effectiveness.
effectively. between two different things without the • Creating examples of the different
 Demonstrate use of ‘like’ or ‘as’. It says one thing is figurative devices.
understanding and another. • Writing poems containing the
ability to use different devices.
figurative devices Review: Personification – human attributes • Comparing the use and meaning of
in Home Language are given to inanimate and abstract figurative language in Home
and Standard objects. Language and Standard English
English
Alliteration – a succession of similar
consonant sound at short intervals.

Onomatopoeia

Pun

Exaggeration

5 Narrative Essay  Understand and Most stories have the following elements: • Stating the purpose in writing Elements of Writing Written exercises
effectively use the • Characters narrative essays. pg. 103 Oral
different elements • Plot • Listing and briefly explaining the presentations
of a story. • Setting elements of a story. Samples of stories
• Problem • Identifying same in given stories.
• climax
• Conclusion

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6 Expository Writing For students to: The aim of expository writing is to present • Discussing techniques used in A Comprehensive Written exercises
 Understand that information in the form of facts. writing expository essays. English Course Oral
expository essays • Explaining various techniques for Bk 1 presentations
are based on facts. Information structures used in expository describing how processes unfold
writing: (creating something, an event, a
• Sequence game, etc.)
• Compare and Contrast • Sequencing steps in completing
activities.
• Discussing techniques to compare
and contrast (T-chart, Venn
diagram, etc.)
• Gathering details and categorising
•
7 Descriptive Essay  Appreciate the use Description as a mode of writing is used to • Reading and examining samples of Samples of stories Written exercises
- Character of sensory details create the impression of a person, place, descriptive paragraphs. Oral
- Setting in descriptive thing or event by careful use of sensory • Creating a sense chart with Pictures presentations
writing. details. descriptive words.
• Describing an object, place or
Sensory details come from our five senses: person.
 Sight • Drawing scenes.
 Smell • Describing scenes drawn.
 Sound
 Taste
 Touch
Descriptive writing is vivid, lively and
interesting and the images are concrete
and clear.

8 Summary Writing For students to: A summary is a shortened version of a • Reading paragraphs and chapters Printed extracts Written exercises
 Develop summary longer piece of writing, speech, etc. Identifying main and related ideas.
writing skills. • Summarizing paragraphs and
 Develop Steps in summary writing chapters
understanding of  Choosing the main idea.
how to use  Combining main ideas.
 Deleting examples.

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substitutions to Substitution includes synthesising, or
summarise. combining, several sentences into one
sentence. Short sentences replace lengthy
sentences. Use of one-word substitutions
to replace complex phrases or clauses is an
added advantage in the summary writing
process.

9 Speech For students to: Introduction of a Guest Speaker • Listening to YouTube videos Video Oral presentation
 Develop the ability • Preparing speeches
to speak fluently Direct and Indirect Speech • Presenting speeches Dialogues Oral and written
 Recognise the • Identifying sentences as being assignments
changes in direct Direct Speech is the exact words spoken by direct or indirect speech.
and indirect speech a person. Quotation marks are used to • Changing direct speech into
and demonstrate enclose direct quotations. indirect speech and vice versa.
competency in • Selecting a topic of interest and
using same Indirect Speech is the rewording of a direct preparing a dialogue.
correctly. quotation. Do not use quotation marks for
an indirect quotation.
10 Phrases For students to: A phrase is a group of related words that is • Differentiating between the Elements of Writing Written exercises
 Understand that a used as a single part of speech. A phrase adjective and adverb phrase by pg. 428
phrase can be a does not contain both a subject and a verb. stating their functions.
part of the subject • Identifying phrases in given
or predicate and be Prepositional Phrase sentences within paragraphs.
able to use same in A phrase that begins with a preposition • Writing sentences containing the
sentences. and ends with a noun or a pronoun. different types of phrases.

Adjective Phrase
A prepositional phrase used as an
adjective.

Adverb Phrase
A prepositional phrase used as an adverb.

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11 Kinds of Sentences For students to: Three kinds of sentences are: • Reading a passage and classifying Elements of Writing Written exercises
 Understand the  Simple the kinds of sentences used. pg. 357
various structures  Compound • Creating sentences.
of sentences.  Complex

A simple sentence has one subject and one

verb.
Example: My mother belongs to the
Friends of the Library.

A compound sentence consists of two or

more simple sentences, usually joined by a
coordinating conjunction.
Example: I forgot my lunch but dad ran to
the bus with it.
11 Clauses  Demonstrate an A clause is a group of words that has a • Differentiating between the main Grammar Composition Written exercises
understanding of subject and a predicate and is part of a and the subordinate clause. and Handbook
the main and sentence. • Identifying the various clauses in pg. 193
subordinate clause Types of Clauses given sentences within a
and be able to use Main or Independent Clause paragraph.
same A clause that has a subject and a predicate • Writing sentences containing the
appropriately. and can stand alone as a sentence. different clauses.
Subordinate or Dependent Clause
A clause that cannot stand by itself as a
sentence.

Complex Sentences  Understand the A Complex sentence has one independent • Defining a Complex Sentences
various structure of clause and at least one dependent clause. • Identifying independent and
sentences dependent clause in Complex
sentences

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11 Equivalent Sentences  Understand the Equivalent Sentences • Reading and interpreting sentences Developing Language Written exercises
importance of within paragraphs Skills Bk 1
interpreting • Identifying sentences with similar
sentences and meanings
their meaning • Rewriting sentences and
maintaining their meanings
12 Punctuation For students to:  Comma • Revisiting the use of punctuation Students’ assignment Written exercises
 Apply increased  Quotation marks marks.
competency in the  Apostrophe • Identifying usage of punctuation
use of punctuation  Inverted Comma marks in reading materials.
marks  Hyphen • Writing sentences to show the use
 Dash of comma and quotation marks.
• Writing sentences to show that use
of apostrophe, inverted commas,
hyphen and dash.

12 Mechanics Appreciate sentence  Mechanics – Usage • Studying sentences Sample sentences Written exercises
structures and their • Identifying errors
functions • Correcting errors identified
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15 Word Study For students to: Review: Homographs – words having the • Giving examples of same. A Comprehensive Oral and written
 Demonstrate same spelling but different meaning. • Using given homographs and English Course Bk 1 exercises
understanding of homophones in sentences. pg. 93-94

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the different terms Review: Homophones – words pronounced • Completing sentences using given Houghton Mifflin
of word study. the same but having different meanings synonyms and antonyms. English
and spelling. • Giving examples of idioms and pgs. 68, 188-189
proverbs.
Review: Synonym – a word similar in • Identifying and commenting on the Pictures
meaning to another word. meanings of idioms and proverbs.

Review: Antonym – a word that means the

opposite of another word.

Idiom – a popular expression in which

words are used figuratively.

Proverb – a short traditional saying.

16 Report Writing  Develop report The Simple Report • Differentiating between fact and Samples of reports Written exercises
writing skills. opinion. Oral
Format of a simple report – formal • Studying samples and noting presentations
format and content presented.
Purpose of writing reports • Observing incidents and presenting
The writer of simple reports aim at reports on same (orally and in
recording information objectively. He writing)
should exclude all opinions, preferences
and judgements. The report must be based
on factual information.

Some basic criteria

 Careful and logical arrangement
 Clarity in expressing information
 Conciseness which requires the
exclusion of all unnecessary words,
expressions and irrelevant details.

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17 Comprehension For students to: Types of Reading • Reading given poems, drama, Reading text Oral and written
Develop skills in  Critical graph, charts and prose extracts. exercised
answering different  Informative • Participating in discussions Comprehension
levels of questions.  Recreational based on same. passages
• Finding the meaning of strange
Answering levels of questions: vocabs. Poems
 Knowledge • Drawing conclusions after
 Comprehension reading given information.
 Application

18 Persuasive Writing For students to: Persuasive writing • Reading and discussing samples. Samples of essays Written exercises
 Develop skills in  Establish topic • Examining guidelines. Oral
persuading and  Be logical and use facts • Identifying supporting details and presentations
presenting  Be convincing how they are developed.
arguments.  Use clear language • Writing essay using techniques.
 Develop
competency in Persuasive Techniques
using persuasive  Use of evidence
techniques  Repetition of key words and
phrases
 Rhetorical questions
 Provide a social story

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