DESIGNED BY: ALIA HILAL THE CITY SCHOOL

LEVEL PREP- 11

ACTION PLANENGLISH

We'd never know how high we are till we are called to rise; and then, if we are true to plan, our statures touch the sky

Emily Dickinson

Long –term Goals

Prepare students who are well-versed with 21st century skills.

Those are creative, resourceful and able to identify and solve problems.

Have ability to communicate in a range of ways.

Short-term Goals

• Design my questioners ,work sheets and assignments linked to (WH) form questions which focus Remembering,Understanding and Applying to prepare my students gradually move towards Analysing,Evaluating & Creating.• Organize interactive sessions to enhance

communication skills which lead towards Analysing,Evaluating and Creating to gradually help transform my students move from Lower-Order Thinking to Higher-Order Thinking.

21st Century Approaches & Skills

Approaches1. Listening & Speaking

Skills

2. Giving Direction Skills

3. Questioning Skills

4. Observing &Monitoring Skills

5. Encouraging Skills

6. Intervening Skills

Skills1. Accountability

&Adaptability

2. Communication Skills

3. Creativity &Intellect Curiosity

4. Critical Thinking &Systems

5. Information & Media Literacy Skills

6. Interpersonal & Collaborative Skills

7. Problem Identification Formulation & Solution

8. Self Direction

9. Social Responsibility

The Need For Change…..Has Your Classroom Changed?

21st century teacher must know how to;act as a classroom facilitatorestablish a safe ,supportive and positive learning environmentplan for the long-term and short-term goalsfoster cooperation among students within the classroomencourage students' curiosity and intrinsic motivation to learnmake students feel valueduse language to foster self expression, identity and learning in her studentslisten thoughtfully and responsively

Your Path Towards Academic Excellence

How To Link Language & Bloom Taxonomy

Language Genre

Approach Applied

Improve Ability To;

Comprehension

Questioning SkillsGiving Direction SkillsEncouraging Skills

Recall,Describe,Summarize,Interpret,ExplainPredict,Organize,Plan, Produce

Composition Giving Direction SkillsObserving & MonitoringQuestioning SkillsEncouraging Skills

Recall,Classify,summerize,Compare,Explain,Execute, Implement,Organize,Check,CritiqueGenerate,Plan,Produce

Grammar Listening SkillsGiving Direction SkillsIntervening Skills

Recognize, Interpret, Classify, Compare,Implement,Differentiate,Check,Generate,Plan ,Produce

Literature Giving Direction SkillsQuestioning SkillsEncouraging Skills

Recognize, Recall, Interpret, Summarize,Compare, Explain,Differentiate,Organize,Attribute,Critique,Generate,Plan,Produce

Instructional Tasks & StrategiesTopic /Tasks

Suggested Techniques

Comprehension : reading & understanding, Q/ A, vocabulary

Composition:essaywriting,letters,reports ,advertisement etc:

Grammar:Conversation practice,

worksheets, role plays etc:

Literature: reading ,explanation,

Q/A , summeries, R.T.Cs, themes

Improve observation power to give reasoning, facts and respond to variety of questions.

Web site (www.engvid.com)

Acquire reading habit to expand ideas, imagination, vocabulary and knowledge to transform them into once own creativity.

(www.youtube.com )How to write good essays

Listen carefully to a fluent speaker, watch T.V news for clarity of pronunciation ,situational tenses. Reading is mandatory.

Resource (The Good Grammar Book) Feel the love for literature ,make key notes

related to the characters and situations,study the plot line, exchange ideas for comparisons and contrast.

www.tuition.com.hk/english-literature

Challenges Solutions

Hesitation in speaking English

Reluctance in making rough drafts

Group conflicts

Lack of reading

Poor vocabulary

Encouragement through incentives

Develop realization for planning and doing for better outcome

Counseling, Constant supervision ,

Highlight the importance of good

communication skills. Encouragement through

certificates

weekly reading sessions. Dictionary is must for

everyone.

Time LineAugust Septemb

erOctober Novembe

rDecember

Comprehension(unseen)Unit:1-4

ComprehensionUnit: 5-8

ComprehensionUnit:9-11

ComprehensionUnit:12-15

Descriptive Essay Comic Strip

Narrative EssayDiary Writing

Report WritingImaginative Essay

Letter WritingFormal & InformalAdvertisement

Parts of SpeechTenses

Noun PhrasesAdverb PhrasesTenses Review

Direct &IndirectSpeechTypes of Sentences

Active Passive voiceFigures of Speech

Revision Plan To Be Followed for

LiteratureChapter 1-6Q/A

LiteratureChapter 7-12Q/A,R.T.C

LiteratureChapter 13-18Q/ A, Characters

LiteratureChapter 19-24Themes

Mid-Year Exams

Class Assignment 1

Class Assignment 2

Class Assignment3 &4

Oral Presentation

Scheduled Test 1

Scheduled Test 2

Scheduled Test 3

Scheduled Test 4

How To Develop Collaborative Environment

Prepare to compromiseAvoid taking things personallyFocus on the well-being of the projectCommunicate effectivelyIdentify challengesParticipate in team building activitiesOrganize open forums to open to and

exchange ideas

Resources Acknowledgements

Material Resource Human Resource

InternetComputer LabText BooksIntel Teach GuideSchool Curriculum

Ms. Huma Arshad

(Headmistress)Ms.Iffat

Ansari,Ms.Uzma (Intel Instructors)Computer Lab

AssistantColleague Teachers

Learning Is Fun Not A Burden

Happy Learning!