ALBAYAN SCHOOL
Annual Teaching Plan
Look Up
Seventh Grades
2011\2012
Presented by: Hanan Abuleil
Kheir Darawshi
First Semester September (1) – December (23)
Unit 1 – Getting to Know You
Objective
You will be able to introduce yourself.
Domains and benchmarks
Social interaction
 Ask and answer simple questions about familiar topics
 Express feelings, likes and dislikes
 Interact for purposes such as introducing yourself
 Give and receive short messages in writing, such as invitations
Access to information
 Identify different text types and use this knowledge as needed
 Find out and follow short and simple instructions
Presentation
 Produce a short piece of coherent writing and speech that conveys
personal experiences
 Use a checklist to prepare and improve presentations
 Review and edit presentations based on feedback from the teacher
Appreciation of language
 Know how sound and writing systems in English are organized and how
these elements compare with their mother tongue
Appreciation of literature and culture
 Are familiar with age-appropriate literary texts
 Communicate a personal response to a literary text
 Are familiar with different cultural products and practices
Unit 2 – You're Invited
Objective
You will be able to plan a party
Domains and benchmarks
Social interaction
 Ask and answer simple questions about familiar topics and everyday
situations, such as family, school, personal interests
 Give and receive short messages in writing , such as notes, invitations
Access to information
 Find out and follow short and simple directions and instructions in
familiar contexts
 Identify different text types and use this knowledge as needed
 Locate relevant information for a specific purpose
 Use simple information tools such as a glossary
Presentation
 Present information with limited content, supported by visual aids
 Describe people, places, things and events
 Use given criteria, such as a checklist, to prepare and improve
presentations
 Review and edit presentations based on feedback from peers and/or the
teacher
Appreciation of literature, culture and language
 Familiarity with different cultural products and practices
Appreciation of language
 Know how word order, sound and writing systems in English are
organized and how these elements compare with their mother tongue
Appreciation of literature and culture
 Are familiar with age-appropriate literary texts
 Describe main characters, settings, and events in literary texts
 Are familiar with different cultural products and practices
Second Semester January (8) – April (7)
Unit 3 – Going Places
Objective
You will be able to plan trips
Social interaction
 Give and receive short messages in writing, such as notes and invitations
Access to information
 Understand the general meaning, main ideas and sequence of events in a
text and use this knowledge as needed
 Identify different text types and use this knowledge as needed
 Find out and follow short and simple directions and instructions in
familiar contexts
 Extract information from visual data, such as peers
 Use simple information tools such as a glossary, a simplified learner's
dictionary, and a table of contents
Presentation
 Present information with limited content, supported by visual aids
 Use given criteria, such as a checklist, to prepare and improve
presentations
 Review and edit presentations based on feedback from peers and/or the
teacher
Appreciation of language
 Know how sound and writing systems in English are organized and how
these elements compare with their mother tongue
Appreciation of literature and culture
 Are familiar with age-appropriate literary texts
 Describe main characters, setting and events in literary texts
 Are familiar with different cultural products and practices
Unit 4 – Life Stories
Objective
You will be able to find out about a new friend
Social interaction
 Ask and answer simple questions about familiar topics and everyday
situations, such as family, school and personal interests
 Engage in short conversation
Access to information
 Understand the general meaning, main ideas and sequence of events in a
text and use this knowledge as needed
 Find out and follow short and simple directions and instructions in
familiar contexts
Presentation
 Design a mean for collecting information such as a questionare, and list
the results
 Use given criteria, such as a checklist, to prepare and improve
presentations
 Review and edit presentations based on feedback from peers and/or the
teacher.
Appreciation of language
 Know how sound and writing systems in English are organized and how
these elements compare with their mother tongue
Appreciation of literature and culture
 Are familiar with age-appropriate literary texts
 Are familiar with different cultural products and practices
 Are aware that not all words can be translated on a one-to-one
correspondence
Third Semester April (27) – June (29)
Unit 5 – The Weather
Objective
 You will be able to make plans according to the weather
Social interaction
 Give and receive short messages in writing, such as weather forecast
Access to information
 Identify different text types and use this knowledge as needed
 Find out and follow short and simple instructions
 Locate relevant information for a specific purpose
Presentation
 Present information with limited content, supported by visual aids
 Describe people, places, things and events
 Use a checklist to prepare and improve presentations
 Review and edit presentation based on feedback from the teacher
Appreciation of language
 Know how sound and writing systems in English are organized and how
these elements compare with their mother tongue
Appreciation of literature and culture
 Are familiar with age-appropriate literary texts
 Communicate a personal response, verbally and/or visually, to a literary
text
 Are familiar with different cultural products and practices.
Unit 6 – An Ideal Room
Objective
You will think about what it means to share a room
Social interaction
 Ask and answer simple questions about familiar topics and everyday
situations, such as family, school and personal interests
 Give and receive short messages in writing, such as notes and invitations
Access to information
 Find out and follow short and simple directions and instruction in
familiar contexts
 Extract information from visual data, such as posters
 Use simple information tools such as a glossary, a simplified learner's
dictionary and a table of contents
Presentation
 Describe people, places, things and events
 Present information with limited content, supported by visual aids
 Use given criteria, such as a checklist, to prepare and improve
presentations
 Review and edit presentations based on feedback from peers and/or the
teacher
Appreciation of language
 Know how sound and writing systems in English are organized and how
these elements compare with their mother tongue
Access to information
 Understand the general meaning, main ideas and sequence of events in a
text and use this knowledge as needed
Appreciation of literature and culture
 Are familiar with age-appropriate literary texts
 Describe main characters, setting and events in literary texts