TIP ENGLISH FIRST AND FAL 2 -

IFFA6312

Task 3 — Analysing and teaching

short novels in the Intermediate Phase
• When you arrive at your school for
your Teaching Experience, the
Grade 6 learners need to
commence reading a novel.
• Suggested Sbonelo Snoop written
by author Sarah Graves. Source:
Groves, S. 2016. Sbonelo Snoop.
Cape Town: Penguin Random
House South Africa. ISBN:
9781432306779
Write a memo to Motivate for the suitability of this novel for
Grade 6 learners (3).
your mentor
teacher with the • Describe the setting, narration and voice,
perspective, characterisation, plot and themes
following in this novel (5).
information
• Describe how you would introduce the novel
to the learners (4).
Consult the rubric to
guide your answer.
• Explain how you would integrate language
and vocabulary development when teaching
this novel (4).
 • Provide strategies you would use to keep the
Write a memo to learners interested and engaged to read the
novel (4).
your mentor
teacher with the • Provide a list of resources that you will need
to teach the novel to make the lessons fun and
following interesting (3).
information • Describe how you would use class discussions
to create awareness about gender stereotypes
in the novel (4).
Cont.….

• Format and language usage (3).

 Introductory paragraph
Provide a strong motivation for the novel.

Motivation
for the novel The motivation must include, but not be
limited to, a critical discussion about text-
length, language usage, relevance and
interest factor, images, and font size and
type.
 Provide a well-
detailed, accurate
Description description of all
of elements the elements of
of the novel the novel.
 The description must be detailed, and the
introduction would meaningfully orientate
the learners into the novel.

Introducing
the novel to
the learners The description should skilfully detail how
learners’ schema will be activated, prepare
them to read the text, and allow the teacher
to assess learners’ prior knowledge and get
them excited to read the novel.
 Provide meaningful, engaging
strategies to integrate
language and vocabulary
Language and development when teaching
vocabulary this novel.
development Specific EXAMPLES from the
integration novel must be included to
illustrate strategies.
Strategies to
keep learners
interested • Excellent, original
strategies must be
provided to keep learners
interested and engaged
to continue reading this
novel.
Resources
• Careful consideration must
be given to the selection of
resources to encourage
engagement and facilitate
comprehension.
 Details about how class
discussions can be used to create
awareness about gender and
stereotypes in the novel are
explicit and meaningful.

Class
discussions
Specific EXAMPLES from the
novel must be included to
illustrate the description.
 A logical layout must be
selected to increase
readability
Format and There should be NO
punctuation and
language use grammatical errors
The MEMO must be written
in a friendly but polite tone
and in a formal stye.