The City School
Academic Year: 2022-2023
English Language 1123
Class 9
Syllabus Break Up
Term I
Topic
Sub Topics
UNIT 1: Writing
All parts of speech
Skills/Techniques Use of punctuation
Varied sentence structure i.e
Simple, Compound, Complex.
Using Idioms
Figurative language and imagery
usage
Connectives and Conjunctions
UNIT 2: Directed
Writing
• discursive/argumentative/
persuasive speech, email,
report, letter or article
• Informal Letters
• Formal Letters
• Opinion/Response Writing
• Report Writing ( The Principal,
The Police, Newspaper)
• Word count 250-350 words
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Assessment Objectives
Demonstrate an effective use of
sentence structures.
Demonstrate accuracy in spelling,
punctuation and grammar.
Recognize and respond to linguistic
devices, figurative language and
imagery.
Demonstrate vocabulary
appropriate to the context.
W1 articulate experience and
express what is thought, felt and
imagined
Select a wide range of relevant
facts, ideas and opinions from the
texts. ( R5)
Read a stimulus text(s) to analyse,
evaluate and develop facts, ideas
and opinions, using appropriate
support from the text ( R3)
Week
2 weeks
4
weeks
W2 organise and structure ideas
and opinions for deliberate effect
Well -organized structure that
assimilates ideas from the texts (
W2)
Use a wide range of well
constructed sentences accurately,
including complex sentences ( W3)
Consistently appropriate tone and
register for audience and purpose. (
W4)
Highly accurate use of complex
spelling, punctuation and grammar
( W5)
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UNIT 3:
Comprehension
and use of
Language
UNIT 4
Summary and
Short Response
• Comprehension Task
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• Use of Language
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• Context of reception
• Cliché language
• Characterisation
• Colloquial language
• Form, structure, style and
writer’s attitude
• Language devices to create
effect and influence reader
• Reding followed by discussion
and tasks regarding influence
may include facts, ideas,
perspectives, opinions and
bias.
R1 demonstrate understanding of
explicit meanings.
R2
Demonstrate understanding of
implicit meanings and attitudes.
R4 demonstrate understanding of
how writers achieve effects and
influence readers
• Summary Task:
• a summary as continuous
writing of 150–180 words
A wide range of relevant ideas are
skillfully selected and employed (
R1 and R5)
The response is well organized (
W2)
The response is own words and/or 3 weeks
structures where appropriate with
a range of vocabulary which
clarifies meaning ( W3)
Consistent and relevant perspective
offered.
Ideas are developed and
supported.
• Short response task:
a short response to show
understanding of implicit
meanings and attitude in
response to Text
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UNIT 5:
Composition
writing
• Narrative writing
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• Descriptive
• Word count 350-450 words
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Descriptive: describe a
person, place or situation
(including atmosphere) in
detail so that the reader can
mirror it.
W1 articulate experience and
express what is thought, felt and
imagined
Structure is clear , well balanced
and carefully organized for
deliberate effect (W2)
4 weeks
Narrative: Explicitly tells a
story containing a sequence
of connected events which
may be real or imaginary
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TERM II
Topic
UNIT 1: Writing
Skills/Techniques
UNIT 2: Directed
Writing
Sub Topics
Assessment Objectives
1. General vocabulary
2. Subject vocabulary
3. Choosing the right
vocabulary
4. Identifying the writer’s
perspective
5. Audience and purpose
6. All parts of speech
7. Use of punctuation
8. Varied sentence structure
i.e Simple, Compound,
Complex.
9. Idioms, figurative
language and imagery
usage
10. Connectives and
Conjunctions
11. registers appropriate to
context
• Demonstrate an
effective use of
sentence structures.
• Demonstrate accuracy
in spelling, punctuation
and grammar.
• Recognize and respond
to linguistic devices,
figurative language and
imagery.
• Demonstrate
vocabulary appropriate
to the context.
• discursive/argumentative/
persuasive speech, email,
report, letter or article
• Informal Letters
• Formal Letters
• Opinion/Response Writing
• Report Writing ( The
Principal, The Police,
Newspaper)
• Word count 250-350 words
• W1 articulate
experience and express
what is thought, felt
and imagined
• Select a wide range of
relevant facts, ideas
and opinions from the
texts. ( R5)
• Read a stimulus text(s)
to analyse, evaluate
and develop facts,
ideas and opinions,
using appropriate
support from the text (
R3)
•
• W2 organise and
structure ideas and
opinions for deliberate
effect
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Week
2 weeks
4 weeks
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UNIT 3:
Comprehension and
use of Language
• understanding of implicit
meanings and attitudes
• Comprehension Task
• Use of Language
• Form, structure, style and
writer’s attitude
• Language devices to create
effect and influence reader
• Reding followed by
discussion and tasks
regarding influence may
include facts, ideas,
perspectives, opinions and
bias.
• Well -organized
structure that
assimilates ideas from
the texts ( W2)
• Use a wide range of
well constructed
sentences accurately,
including complex
sentences ( W3)
• Consistently
appropriate tone and
register for audience
and purpose. ( W4)
• Highly accurate use of
complex spelling,
punctuation and
grammar ( W5)
• R1 demonstrate
understanding of
explicit meanings.
• R2
Demonstrate
understanding of
implicit meanings and
attitudes.
R4 demonstrate
understanding of how
writers achieve effects
and influence readers
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3 weeks
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UNIT 4
Summary and Short
Response
• Summary Task:
• a summary as continuous
writing of 150–180 words
• Short response task:
a short response to show
understanding of implicit
meanings and attitude in
response to Text
UNIT 5:
Composition writing
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•
•
•
Narrative writing
Descriptive
Narrative voice
Creating characters,
atmosphere and emotion
• Monologues and dialogues
• Word count 350-450 words
Descriptive: describe a
person, place or situation
(including atmosphere) in
detail so that the reader
can mirror it.
• A wide range of
relevant ideas are
skillfully selected and
employed ( R1 and R5)
• The response is well
3 weeks
organized ( W2)
• The response is own
words and/or
structures where
appropriate with a
range of vocabulary
which clarifies meaning
( W3)
• Consistent and relevant
perspective offered.
• Ideas are developed
and supported.
• W1 articulate
experience and express
what is thought, felt
and imagined
• Structure is clear , well
balanced and carefully 4 weeks
organized for
deliberate effect (W2)
Narrative: Explicitly tells a
story containing a
sequence of connected
events which may be real
or imaginary
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