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ENGLISH COURSE DESCRIPTION (Elementary) 2013 – 2014

"Education is not the answer to the question. Education is the means to

the answer to all questions." -- William Allin The English Department at Greenwood International School aims at developing the required skills needed by the students. Students are given opportunities to get involved in activities which are designed to cater to their educational and personal development. The curriculum manual this year has been reconstructed and aims at achieving high standard for our students. The Department provides support program to help students and create an atmosphere whereby students can do their best in order to achieve our standard.

Aims: 1. To produce gains in accuracy, reading rate and comprehension. 2. To improve listening skills, recitation skills and skills in retelling stories with an emphasis on story, Grammar (setting, character and important events). 3. To understand the concept of word and construct meaning from shared text, illustrations, graphics and charts. 4. To develop skills in using knowledge of related words to extend vocabulary. 5. To improve reading skills by reading aloud accurately and with appropriate pacing, Intonation and Expression. 6. To connect information and events in texts to life and life to text experiences. 7. To improve writing skills by applying the rules of the writing process: Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Proofreading and Publishing. 8. To develop skills in spelling independently by using pre-phonetic knowledge, sounds of the Alphabet and knowledge of letter names. 9. To encourage students to express and exchange ideas and feelings freely and to share assignments orally. 10. Develop interaction skills by working with other classmates.(group work, class activities, pair & share ) The following is the break-up of English marks for the Elementary department.

Allocation of Marks 1. Oral Reading Fluency 5%

2. Homework 5%

3. Creative Writing /Research 5%

4. Comprehension 5%

5. Grammar 5%

6. Spelling 5%

7. Class Participation and Work Presentation 5%

8. Poetry 5%

9. Research 5%

10. Listening 5%

11. Ongoing Assessments 50%

Final Term Assessment is conducted at the end of the school year.

Syllabus: An outline of the syllabus will be uploaded onto the website. It would include the break- up of the syllabus over the three terms and would also give you the guidelines to follow in the upcoming months for the subject.

Reading: The Elementary reading program includes activities that promote language growth in reading listening, speaking), thinking and writing. The students read age appropriate fiction and nonfiction material with understanding and fluency. Teachers and parents are involved during school (reading program) and after school (support program) to help students achieve the required standards. Poetry: Students will be given poems to be memorized and will be graded by the end of the week. Library : Students will visit the library with their reading files once a week to exchange the library books. Activities: Teaching and learning in the elementary section will be done through group activities to develop interactive skills. Rewards in the form of house points will be given to the deserving team. Research : Topics will be given in the homework plan along with the date of submission. Ample time would be given to complete the work. Every child has to take deadlines seriously. Failing to do so will result in the deduction of marks.

Notebooks: Two notebooks (Four lines) have been given for English. One for Vocabulary and Grammar, the other for Writing and Spelling. Students will be graded on these books for the presentation and submission of work. It is of utmost importance that the notebooks are kept neat and tidy.

ASSESSMENT : After completing the story students will be evaluated on the following: 1. Spelling 2. Reading 3. Grammar 4. Vocabulary 5. Phonics/Decoding 6. Comprehension 7. Creative-writing 8. Research 9. Poetry 10. Listening Ongoing Assessment may consist of multiple choice, direct questions, critical thinking questions and/or open ended questions. Report and Progress : Parents will receive a report to get the feedback about the performance of the child in the subject. Decline in the performance will be followed by a walk in meeting arranged by the school for the parents to talk to the concerned teacher. Thank you, Head of English Department Faezeh D-Cardew Aziza Darvish Head of Elementary School

Teacher’s Name

Sections

Ms. Rahenuma

A- Ducks

Ms. Rahenuma

B- Swans

Ms. Naureen

C- Flamingoes

Ms. Naureen

D- Storks

Head of English Department

Aziza Darvish

PERIODS: 9/ WEEK

1. JOURNEYS (Text book)

2. JOURNEYS (Practice book)

3. GIS Workbook

4. WORKSHEETS

5. SMART BOARD

6. CD

7. Flash cards/ Charts

8. Teacher handouts

9. Audio-Visual Aids

10. Internet

English Department 2013 - 2014

Subject Teachers

Resources and Teaching Aids

Grade 1

11. Dictionary

Term 1

COURSE CONTENTS

STORY

1. What Is a Pal? 2. The Storm 3. Curious George at School Research 1.Lucia’s Neighborhood READING: From the stories mentioned above.

GRAMMAR

1. Nouns 2. Action Verbs 3. Adjectives for size and shape

SPELLINGS / Decoding: From the stories mentioned above.

1. Words with short ‘a’ and consonants p,f,s,n,d.

2. Words with short ‘i’ and consonants b,g,r,h,/z/s.

3. Words with short ‘o’ and consonants l,x. 4. Inflection –s.

COMPREHENSION: From the stories mentioned above : (Seen) Comprehension passages from Practice books from the stories mentioned above : ( Unseen)

1. Main Idea and Details. 2. Understanding Characters. 3. Sequence of Events.

CREATIVE – WRITING: 1. Labels 2. Captions 3. Sentences.

Listening : 1. Listen to stories, speeches, presentations, poetry. 2. Interact with peers for group activities. 3. Audio Aids & worksheets. Recitation : Recite poems based on the theme of the stories read.

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Term 2 COURSE CONTENTS

STORY

1. Jack and the Wolf. 2. A Musical Day. 3. A Cupcake Party.

Research

4. How Animals Communicate. READING: From the stories mentioned above.

GRAMMAR 1. Complete Sentences. 2. Statements. 3. Action Verbs. 4. Prepositions and Prepositional phrases. 5. Adjectives


1. Short ‘a’ words. 2. Double final consonants. 3. Phonogram –ck, -ack 4. Short ‘o’ words. 5. Clusters with ‘l’. 6. Phonogram –ock. 7. Short ‘u’ words. 8. Final clusters. 9. Phonogram –ump.


4. Understanding Characters. 5. Sequence of Events. 6. Story Structure.

CREATIVE – WRITING: 1. Sentences that describe. 2. Thank-you note. 3. Description






STORY

1. Sea Animals 2. Gus Takes the Train 3. Seasons 4. The Big Race

RESEARCH

5. How Leopard Got His Spots. READING: From the stories mentioned above.

GRAMMAR 1. Proper Nouns

2. Complete Sentences

3. Adjectives for Color

4. Adjectives for Number

5. Pronouns

6. Subjects and Verbs

7. Verbs with s and –ed.

8. Verbs and Time

SPELLINGS / DECODING From the stories mentioned above.

1. Digraph –th. 2. Base words with –s, -es, -ed, -ing. 3. Words with short ‘u’ and consonants

qu,z. 4. Digraphs sh, wh, ph 5. Contactions. 6. Long ‘a’ CVCe words 7. Phongram –ake, -ace. 8. Words with soft c,g,dge.


1. Author’s Purpose

2. Cause and Effect

3. Conclusions

4. Story Structure

CREATIVE – WRITING: 1. Write to Describe. 2. Write to Inform. 3. Report.






Grade 2 Subject Teachers

Teacher’s Name

Sections

Ms. Parisa

A- Peacocks

Ms. Nahid

B- Ponies

Ms. Nahid

C- Panthers

Ms. Sakina

D- Pelicans


Aziza Darvish

PERIODS: 9/ WEEK

1. Journeys Textbook

2. Practice book

3. GIS Workbook

4. Notebook

5. Worksheet

6. Smart board

7. Internet

8. Vocabulary Cards

9. Picture Cards

10. Projectable



STORY 1. Henry and Mudge 2. Diary of a Spider 3. Teachers Pet 4. Super storms (Research 1)

GRAMMAR

1. Subject and Predicate 2. Kinds of Nouns 3. Singular and Plural 4. What is a verb

READING: From the stories mentioned above.


1) Short vowels a, i 2) Long o, u words 3) Consonant blends with r, l, s


7. Sequence of events 8. Cause and Effect 9. Story Structure

CREATIVE – WRITING:

1) Write to narrate

Phonics: 1) Short vowels a, i 2) CVC words 3) Words with long vowels o, u, e 4) Consonants blends with r, l, s

Listening : 1. Listen to stories, speeches, presentations, poetry. 2. Interact with peers for group activities. 3. Worksheets. Recitation : Recite poems based on the theme of the stories read.




Term 2

COURSE CONTENTS

STORY

1. Animals Building Homes 2. The Ugly Vegetables 3. How Chipmunks got his Stripes 4. Jellies (Research 2)

GRAMMAR

1. More Plural Nouns 2. Proper Nouns 3. Verbs in the present with –s, -es 4. Verbs in present, past and future

SPELLINGS From the stories mentioned above.

1) Common final blends nd, ng, nk, nt, ft, mp 2) Double Consonants and ck 3) Words ending with –ed and -ing


1) Text and Graphic features 2) Conclusions 3) Understanding Characters

CREATIVE – WRITING: 1) Write to Inform Phonics: 1) Common final blends nd, ng, nk, nt, ft, mp

2) Words with double Consonants and ck 3) Base words and ending –ed, -ing

Listening : 1.Listen to stories, speeches, presentations, poetry. 2.Interact with peers for group activities. 3.Worksheets. Recitation :

1) Unit theme related poems

Research and ongoing evaluation: Recite poems based on the theme of the stories read.





STORY 1.Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that type 2. My Family 3. Violet’s Music 4. Officer Buckle and Gloria 5. Helen Keller (Research 3)

GRAMMAR

1. Kinds of Sentences – Command 2. Abbreviations 3. Kinds of Sentences – Exclamation 4. Proper Nouns

READING: From the stories mentioned above.

SPELLINGS / Decoding: From the stories mentioned above. 1) Base words with ending –s, -es 2) Short Vowels a, u, e 3) Words with ai, ay 4) Compound words

COMPREHENSION: From the stories mentioned above : (Seen) Comprehension passages from Practice books from the stories mentioned above : ( Unseen) 1) Conclusion 2) Compare and Contrast 3) Story Structure 4) Cause and Effect

CREATIVE – WRITING: 1) Write to Persuade

Phonics:

1) Base words and ending –s, -es 2) Words with short vowels o, u, e 3) Words with vowel Digraphs ai, ay 4) Compound words

Listening : 1. Listen to stories, speeches, presentations, poetry. 2. Interact with peers for group activities. 3. Worksheets.

Recitation : Recite poems based on the theme of the stories read.




Teacher’s Name

Sections

Ms. Kalpana (Kelly)

A- Pandas

Ms. Kalpana (Kelly)

B- Grizzlies

Ms. Nadia

C- Koalas

Ms. Noureen

D- Polar bears


Aziza Darvish

PERIODS : 9/ WEEK

1. Journeys Reader

2. Journeys Practice book

3. Journeys Projectables

4. Flash cards/ Charts

5. Worksheets

6 Teacher handouts

7. Vocabulary words

8. Audio-Visual Aids

9. Picture cards

10. Internet

11. Smartboard


Subject Teachers


Grade 3

Term 1

COURSE CONTENTS

STORY

1. A fine, fine School

2. The Trial of Cardigan Jones

3. Destiny’s Gift

4. Pop’s Bridge (Research)

READING:

From the stories mentioned above.

GRAMMAR

1. Subjects & Predicates

2. Kinds of sentences ( Statement, Command, Question, Exclamation )

3. Sentence fragments & Run-Ons

4. Common & Proper Nouns

SPELLINGS/PHONICS :

1. Short/Long Vowels

2.VCCV/VCV/VCe patterns

3. Vowel pairs (ai, ay, ee, ea )

COMPREHENSION:

1. Story structure

2. Conclusion

3. Understanding characters

CREATIVE – WRITING

1. Narrative (word choice)

2. Narrative(Ideas)

3. Narrative (voice)

LISTENING

1.Listen to stories, speeches, presentations,

poetry.

2.Interact with peers for group activities.

3.Worksheets.

RECITATION

Unit theme related poems

.





STORY

1. Max’s Words

2. The Harvest Birds

3. Kamishibai Man

4. Young Thomas Edison (Research)

READING:

From the stories mentioned above.

GRAMMAR

1. Verbs

2. Commas in a series

3. Simple Subjects & Predicates

4. Pronouns

SPELLINGS/PHONICS

1. Silent letters ( kn, wr )

2. Vowel Dipthongs ( oi, oy, ow, ou )

3. Words with au, aw, al, o VCV words

COMPREHENSION

1. Questions

2. Conclusions

2. Cause & Effect


1. Write to respond (Ideas)

2. Response to literature (Word choice)

3. Narrative (Word choice)

LISTENING

1. Listen to stories, speeches,

presentations, poetry.

2. Interact with peers for group activities.

3. Audio Aids & worksheets.

RECITATION:

Unit-theme related poems





STORY

1. What Do Illustrators Do?

2. Jump!

3. The Science fair

4. Aero and Officer Mike (Research)

5. The Extra Good Sunday

READING:

From the story mentioned above.

GRAMMAR

1. Verb Tenses

2. Plural nouns

3. Proper nouns

4. Past Tense

5. Pronouns and Verbs

SPELLINGS/PHONICS

1. 3 Letter Clusters (spr, str, thr)

2.Vowel Dipthongs oi, oy

3. Homophones ending with –er, -le 4. Vowel +/r/ sounds

COMPREHENSION

1. Text and Graphic Structure

2. Fact and Opinion

3. Story structure

4. Understanding characters


1. Write to Respond (Organization)

2. Narrative (Word Choice)

LISTENING

1. Listen to stories, speeches,

presentations, poetry.

2. Interact with peers for group activities.

3. Worksheets.

RECITATION

Unit-theme related poems




Teacher’s Name

Sections

Ms. Aziza

A- Seagulls

Ms. Shafaq

B- Penguins

Ms. Afshan

C- Kiwis

Ms. Nadia

D- Puffins


Aziza Darvish

PERIODS : 8/ WEEK

1. JOURNEYS (Text book)

2. JOURNEYS (Practice book)

3. GIS Workbook

4. WORKSHEETS

5. SMART BOARD

6. CD

7.Flash cards/ Charts

8.Teacher handouts

9.Audio-Visual Aids

10.Internet

11. Dictionary


Subject Teachers


Grade 4

Term 1

COURSE CONTENTS

STORY

1.Because of Winn Dixie 2. How Tia Lola Came To Stay 3.Me And Uncle Romie Research 1.The Earth Dragon Awakes READING: From the stories mentioned above.

GRAMMAR 1.Complete sentences 2. Kinds of Sentences 3. Conjunctions 4. Possessive Nouns

SPELLINGS / Decoding: From the stories mentioned above. 1.Short & long ‘a’/ VCV Syllable Pattern 2.short”i” & long“i” sound/ VCCV Syllable Pattern 3. ou/&/o/ vowel sounds/ Stressed & Unstressed Syllables .


10. Story structure 11. Causes & Effects 12. Understanding Characters

CREATIVE – WRITING: 1.Descriptive paragraph 2.Dialogue Writing 3.Write to respond






STORY

1.Dear Mr.Winston 2. The Screech Owl 3.The Right Dog for the Job Research 4.Ecology for Kids READING: From the stories mentioned above.

GRAMMAR 1. Commas 2.Proper Nouns 3.Adverbs 4.Irregular Verbs

SPELLINGS / Decoding: From the stories mentioned above. 1. Vowel & ‘r’ sound/common beginning syllables. 2. SpellWords with Compound words/ Compound words. 3. Final ‘j’ & ‘s’/More Sound Spelling Changes


1. Conclusion & Generalization 2. Fact & Opinion 3. Sequence of Events

CREATIVE – WRITING: 1. Write to Respond 2. Write to Persuade 3.Write to Narrate






STORY

1.Moon Runner 2.The Power of W.O.W !

3The World According to Humphrey 4.Owen & Mzee RESEARCH

5. The Ever- Living Tree READING: From the stories mentioned above.

GRAMMAR 1.Preposition & Preposition al Phrases 2.Simple & Compound Sentences 3.Comparative & Superlative Adjectives & Adverbs 4.Contractions 5.More Commas (Review) 6. Quotation Marks(Review)

SPELLINGS / DECODING From the stories mentioned above. 1. Prefixes re-, un-, dis-,/Recognize prefixes 2. Short ‘o’ & long ‘o’/ VCV & VCCV syllable pattern. 3.VCV Pattern and word parts/ Same as spelling. 4. VCCCV Patterns/ VCCCV Patterns


13. Understanding Characters 14. Analyze - Evaluate 15. Theme 16. Compare & Contrast

CREATIVE – WRITING: 1. Write to Narrate 2. Write to Express 3. Write to Inform 4. Write to inform


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