Grade 8 Smart Minds English Rationalized Lesson Plans Term 2

It covers Weeks 1–11 under the following strands and sub-strands:

• • Strand: Writing
    • Sub Strand: Writing: Mechanics
    • Sub Strand: Composition Writing
    • Sub Strand: Assessment of writing
    • Sub Strand: Creative Writing: Narrative Compositions (240-280 words)
    • Sub Strand: Functional Writing: Thank you notes and Congratulatory notes
    • Sub Strand: Mechanics of Writing: Prefixes and Suffixes

• • Strand: Listening and Speaking
    • Sub Strand: Listening and Speaking: Listening for details
    • Sub Strand: Listening and Responding: Oral Narratives – Myths
    • Sub Strand: Pronunciation
    • Sub Strand: Conversational Skills – Interviews
    • Sub Strand: Oral Presentations

• • Strand: Reading
    • Sub Strand: Intensive Reading: Visuals
    • Sub Strand: Intensive Reading: Short story
    • Sub Strand: Intensive Reading: Poem
    • Sub Strand: Intensive Reading: Poetry
    • Sub Strand: Extensive Reading: Grade appropriate fiction – Characters
    • Sub Strand: Extensive Reading: Non-fiction
    • Sub Strand: Study Skills: Note Making
    • Sub Strand: Intensive Reading: Lessons Learnt

• Strand: Grammar in Use
  • Sub Strand: Word Classes: Pronouns
  • Sub Strand: Word Classes: Simple Prepositions
  • Sub Strand: Word Classes: Conjunctions – because, that, when, if, unless, and since
  • Sub Strand: Word Classes: Determiners and Quantifiers
  • Sub Strand: Word Classes: Adverbs