grade 7 week 4
grade 7 week 4
Plan
Day/Date :Mon/,3rd Feb,2025 Subject: English Class:7
Learning Activities:
Starter Activity:
Combat Reading:
After a student is done reading, they will nominate another student to go next. Since the length of the text is set by the student (the
minimum of which can be decided by the teacher), all students will have to be prepared to read with attention.
Cross curricular link:
Real-world situations.
Real-life scenarios that involve dialogues
Writing Activities:
Pair Work
Post-Reading Activities:
--will divide characters between pairs and ask to mark the actions of the following characters with the colour key provided. At the
end of the reading, briefly comment on their character through the use of adjectives
Silver
The Captain
The Doctor
Jim Hawkins
Mr. Trelawney
Independent Work:
Choose one of the captains from “Captain” Silver and Captain Smollett and then write an extended character sketch of the
chosen character that features:
1. His physical appearance
2. His character traits
3. His role as a leader
For the scope of this character analysis, refer to the whole novel and pay close attention to the attack taking place in Chapter
20 and 21
Word Limit: 180 to 210 words
Lower Performing Learner:
Word limit: 150
Plenary::
★ Independent Reflection Activity
What did you find challenging about today’s lesson?
How did you overcome this challenge?
What other skills have you used today? Give examples
Assessment Opportunities: All starter activity,class activities, plenary will be assessed.
Homework: incomplete classwork cannot be assigned as homework: No
homework day.
Lesson Evaluation: reflection what went well and what needs to be improved in the next lesson vis-à- vis
students’ progress
Learning Activities:
Starter Activity:
-Elicitation of prior knowledge by asking the following terms:
✓ Main Clause ✓ Independent Clause ✓ Dependent Clause ✓ Conjunctions ✓ Connectives
Feedback will be recorded on board.
Exposition:
- Study the features of a compound-complex sentence using the worksheet appended(2.4.4)
Grammar Acquisition Activities:
Pair Work:
- Using the worksheet appended(2.4.4), attempt the given worksheet in pairs.
Peer Editing and Review:
Incorporate peer editing and review sessions where students exchange their worksheets and provide feedback.
Plenary:
Write one example each of all types of sentences.
Assessment Opportunities:
All starter activity, class activities, plenary will be assessed.
Homework: incomplete classwork cannot be assigned as homework:
Oxford International Lower Secondary English 2: Unit 4 (Feeding Us All) – When Two Characters Meet…
Attempt the exercise from the textbook. While forming dialogues for characters, ask learners to make use of all types of
sentences: simple, compound, complex, and compound complex
Word Limit: 90 to 105 words
Lesson Evaluation: reflection what went well and what needs to be improved in the next lesson vis-à- vis
students’ progress
Day/Date :Thurs/6th Feb,2025 Subject: English Class:7
Learning Activities:
Starter Activity:
Oxford International Lower Secondary English 2: Unit 7 (Setting the Scene) – What Makes a Good Beginning?
- Study the brief introduction of Charles Dickens and his work.
Pair Work:
Prepare a formal presentation on one of the following:
1. His biography: personal life, career, and major achievements
2. Any one of his famous works: Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, etc.
Presentation:
-Each pair will present their work in front of their class.
-2mins will be given to each pair to present their work.
Plenary:
2 Stars and a Wish
Assessment Opportunities:
All starter activity, class activities, plenary will be assessed.
Homework: incomplete classwork cannot be assigned as homework: No
homework day.
Lesson Evaluation: reflection what went well and what needs to be improved in the next lesson vis-à- vis
students’ progress
Learning Activities:
Starter Activity:
Elicit of prior knowledge by asking questions about the elements of Newspaper article.
-What are the elements of Newspaper Article.
Feedback will be recorded on board.
Exposition:
- Will discuss the purpose of a newspaper article
- Then explore this further by gathering at least 5 newspaper articles and identifying in them elements of it.
Writing Activities:
Pair Work
Write a newspaper article based on the following activity: No Poverty, Great Expectations, and Newspaper Article Writing: In
order to understand the issue of poverty addressed in Great Expectations and connect it to the Sustainable Development
Goal 1 - No Poverty, learners will write newspaper articles highlighting the themes of poverty and social inequality in the
excerpt from the novel.
-They discuss and jot down points.
Independent Task:
Compose a newspaper article based on the discussed points with their partners.
Word Limit: 150 to 180 words
Lower Performing Learner:
Word limit: 120
Plenary: :Write down three new words used in your article.
Assessment Opportunities: All starter activity,class activities, plenary will be assessed.
Homework: incomplete classwork cannot be assigned as homework: Read
chapter 22
Lesson Evaluation: reflection what went well and what needs to be improved in the next lesson vis-à- vis
students’ progress