Grade 8 Long Term Planner 2016
THE COURSE PROGRAMME FOR 2016
TERM 1
DATE
20/01/2016
25/01/2016
CYCLE 1
01/02/2016
CYCLE 2
08/02/2016
CYCLE 1
15/02/2016
CYCLE 2
LANGUAGE and WRITING
Poetry writing
Figurative language
Descriptive writing
SCHOOL CAMPS
‘The sea’ – (p. 32 Checkpoint)
‘Snake’ – D H Lawrence
‘Hunting Snake’ – Judith Wright (p. 147 Checkpoint).
Descriptive writing
SET WRITING TEST
The Speckled Band – Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle (Wordsmiths)
SET COMPREHENSION AND LANGUAGE TEST
Summary
A Taste of Watermelon – Borden Deal (Reader)
Comprehension
DESCRIPTIVE WRITING TEST (11 Feb)
Comprehension
Holes – Louis Sachar
COMPREHENSION AND LANGUAGE TEST (17 Feb)
Leaflet – informative writing
22/02/2016
CYCLE 1
Summary
Genre
Informal letter
29/02/2016
CYCLE 2
Clauses
Adverbs and adjectives
Figurative language
Narrative writing
Comprehension
Figurative language
Connotation and denotation
07/03/2016
CYCLE 1
LITERATURE
Holes – Louis Sachar
SET LITERATURE TEST
Holes – Louis Sachar
Holes – Louis Sachar
HOLES TEST (9 March)
END OF TERM REPORTS MARKS IN – 11 March
COMPLETED
14/03/2016
CYCLE 2
Comprehension
Parts of speech
Myths and legends (Checkpoint & Reader)
TERM 2
DATE
04/04/2016
Cycle 1
LANGUAGE and WRITING
Parts of speech
News Report
Punctuation
11/04/2016
Cycle 2
Figurative language
Descriptive writing
18/04/2016
Cycle 1
25/04/2016
Cycle 2
Descriptive writing
Figurative language
Parts of speech
COMPREHENSION AND LANGUAGE TEST
Narrative writing
Direct and indirect speech
02/05/2016
Cycle 1
Diary entry
Punctuation
*27 April Public
Holiday
LITERATURE
Myths and Legends (Checkpoint & Reader)
SET COMPREHENSION AND LANGUAGE TEST
‘Out out’ – Robert Frost (Reader)
‘Stopping by woods’ – Robert Frost (Reader)
SET LITERATURE TEST
‘Fireworks’ – James Reeves (Reader)
‘Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s Day’ – William
Shakespeare
Lamb to the Slaughter – Roald Dahl (Wordsmiths)
POETRY TEST
SET WRITING TEST
Holes – Louis Sachar
*2 May Public
Holiday
* 5 May School
Holiday
09/05/2016
Cycle 2
16/05/2016
Cycle 1
23/05/2016
Cycle 2
START PLANNING THE JUNE EXAM PAPERS: LANGUAGE PAPER, COMPOSITION PAPER & LITERATURE PAPER
Persuasive writing – advertisement
Holes – Louis Sachar
Parts of speech
Narrative writing
NARRATIVE WRITING TEST
Holes – Louis Sachar
Revision
COMPLETED
TERM MARKS IN FOR REPORTS – 1 June
EXAMS 01/06/2016 TO 21/06/2016
Paper 1: Language
Paper 2: Composition
Paper 3: Literature
EXAM MARKS IN FOR REPORTS – 20 JUNE
EXAMS FINISH 21/06/2016; PAPERS BACK 22/06/2016 & WINTER FEST 23-24 JUNE 2016
TERM 3
LANGUAGE and WRITING
LITERATURE
19/06/2016
DATE
18/07/2016
Cycle 1
25/07/2016
Cycle 2
Comic writing
Comic writing
Blank verse
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream- Shakespeare
SET WRITING TEST
01/08/2016
Cycle 1
Tense
08/08/2016
Cycle 2
Concord
A Midsummer Night’s Dream- Shakespeare
SET COMPREHENSION AND LANGUAGE TEST
*9 August Public
Holiday
Dialogue
A Midsummer Night’s Dream- Shakespeare
DIALOGUE TEST
SET LITERATURE TEST
15/08/2016
Cycle 1
Comprehension
COMPREHENSION AND LANGUAGE TEST
22/08/2016
Cycle 2
Adverbs and adjectives
29/08/2016
Cycle 1
Figurative language
05/09/2016
Cycle 2
Synonyms and Antonyms
A Midsummer Night’s Dream- Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream- Shakespeare
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM TEST
South African Protest Poetry:
‘The face of my mother takes shape’ – James Matthews
‘A poem for my mother’ – Jennifer Davids
‘My name’ - Magoleng wa Selepe (Reader)
‘Blues for District Six’ - Abdullah Ibrahim (Reader)
COMPLETED
TERM MARKS IN FOR REPORTS – 19 SEPTEMBER
12/09/2016
Cycle 1
19/09/2016
Cycle 2
Characterisation
The Assassins – Peter Ustinov (Wordsmiths)
Point of view
The Lotus Eater – W Somerset Maugham (Wordsmiths)
TERM 4
LANGUAGE and WRITING
LITERATURE
SET LITERATURE TEST
05/10/2016
Cycle 1
Setting in writing
Vendetta – Guy de Maupassant (Wordsmiths)
START PLANNING THE NOVEMBER EXAM PAPERS: LANGUAGE PAPER, COMPOSITION PAPER & LITERATURE PAPER
10/10/2016
Cycle 2
*12 October
School Holiday
17/10/2016
Cycle 1
24/10/2016
Cycle 2
31/10/2016
Cycle 1
07/11/2016
Cycle 2
Vendetta – Guy de Maupassant (Wordsmiths)
LITERATURE TEST
Cartoon analysis
Propaganda
Common errors
Common errors
DESCRIPTIVE WRITING TEST
SET WRITING TEST
World War I Poetry: (Reader)
‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ – Wilfred Owen
‘Dulce et decorum est’ – Wilfred Owen
SET COMPREHENSION AND LANGUAGE TEST
‘Suicide in the trenches’ –Siegfried Sassoon
‘To a soldier in hospital’ – Winifred M. Letts
Revision
COMPREHENSION AND LANGUAGE TEST
Revision
TERM MARKS IN FOR REPORTS – 14 NOVEMBER
EXAMS 14/11/2016 TO 01/12/2016
Paper 1: Language
Paper 2: Composition
Paper 3: Literature
EXAM MARKS IN FOR REPORTS – 30 NOVEMBER
EXAMS FINISH 01/12/2016; PAPERS BACK 02/12/2016 & SUMMERFEST 5-7 DECEMBER 2016
COMPLETED