2020 REVISED CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT PLANS GRADES 4

2020 REVISED CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT PLANS GRADES 4 & 5 *Implementation August 2020

Presentation Outline 1. Purpose 2. Revised Calendar (*Gazette 43431 11 June 2020) 3. Content Overview for the Phase 4. Amendments to the Annual Teaching Plan (ATP) 5. Amendments to the Programme of Assessment (Po. A) 6. SA Sign Language 7. Conclusion

1. Purpose

1. Purpose • To mediate the amendments of the trimmed 2020 Annual Teaching Plan including School Based Assessment for Grade 4 & 5 HL and FAL for implementation in August 2020 as per DBE Circular S 2 of 2020 (WCED Minute: 0014 of 2020) • To ensure meaningful teaching • To assist teachers with guided pacing and sequencing of the Curriculum • To assist teachers with effective planning of assessment

2. *Revised Calendar (Gazette no. 43431 of 11 June 2020)

2. Revised Calendar TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 TERM 4 15 Jan – 18 March 10 Weeks (46 Days) 01 June – 07 Aug 9 Weeks (44 Days) 12 Aug-23 Sept 7 Weeks (31 Days) 5 Oct – 15 Dec 11 Weeks (52 Days) Cohort One GRADES 7 & 12 Returned: 01 June Cohort Two GRADES R, 3, 6, 10, 11 Return: 6 July (5 weeks at school in T 2) Cohort Three GRADES 4, 5, 8, 9 Return 3 August (1 week at school in T 2)

3. Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase

3. 1 Summary: Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase – GRADE 4 Term 2 GRADE 4 Term 3 GRADE 4 Term 4 REMOVED: Dialogue, group discussion, forum discussion, role play, dramatization, interview – NOTE: Removed across the Terms, Grades and Phases REMOVED: Creative Writing Project NOTE: It has been replaced with Response to Texts (i. e. Comprehension & LS&C) REMOVED: informal class and group discussion for examination preparation REMOVED June Examination: REMOVED: PAPER 1: Oral Task REMOVED: PAPER 2: Response to Texts (i. e. Comprehension & LS&C) REMOVED: PAPER 3: Writing of Transactional Text and Essay REMOVED: Oral presentation based on a Project NOTE: It has been replaced with: PAPER 1 Oral(Un)prepared speech OR Listening Comprehension NOTE: PAPER 1 Oral Task will be done during the Term PAPER 2: Response to Texts (i. e. Comprehension & LS&C) will be written under examination condition NOTE: PAPER 3 Writing of Transactional Text and Essay will be written as a TEST during normal school teaching time

3. 2 Summary: Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase - GRADE 5 Term 2 GRADE 5 Term 3 GRADE 5 Term 4 REMOVED: Dialogue, group discussion, forum discussion, role play, dramatization, interview NOTE: REMOVED across the Terms, Grades and Phases REMOVED: Creative Writing Project NOTE: It has been replaced with Response to Texts (i. e. Comprehension & LS&C) REMOVED: informal class and group discussion for examination preparation REMOVED June Examination: REMOVED: PAPER 1: Oral Task REMOVED: PAPER 2: Response to Texts (i. e. Comprehension & LS&C) REMOVED: Oral presentation based on a Project NOTE: It has been replaced with: PAPER 1 Oral- (Un)prepared speech OR Listening Comprehension NOTE: PAPER 1 Oral Task will be done during the Term Paper 2: Response to Texts (i. e. Comprehension & LS&C) will be written under examination condition NOTE: TASK 6 PAPER 3: Writing of Essay and Transactional Text will not be written (due to changed return date leaving us with a week of school in Term 2). NOTE: PAPER 3 Writing of Transactional Text and Essay will be written as a TEST during normal school teaching time

4. Amendments to the Annual Teaching Plan (ATP)

4. 1 Amendments to the ATP For Grades 4 & 5: • Listening and Speaking - Oral activities that compromise social distancing have been removed (E. g. debate, interview, dialogue, roleplay, etc. ) • Reading and Viewing - Prepared and Unprepared Reading have been reconfigured to comply with the Covid-19 measures. (E. g. wearing of face masks) • Writing and Presenting – Creative Writing Project has been removed as it needs lots of preparation and teaching time. • Language Structures and Conventions are taught in context and based on the text used. Teachers are not expected to cover all the LSC concepts within a given bi-weekly cycle.

4. 2 Amendment to the weighting of Skills For Grades 4 & 5: • Listening and Speaking is highly compromised. – Weighting of Term 1 is not affected. – Weighting of Terms 2 -4 are heavily affected. – It will mainly focus on Listening Comprehension, (Un)prepared Reading, (Un)prepared Speech, Teacher-led discussions / conversations. • Reading and Viewing retain their weighting, with some slight shift in focus. • The weighting of Writing and Presenting is affected by the removal of the Creative Writing Project. • Language Structures and Conventions retain their weighting.

5. Amendments Programme of Assessment (Po. A)

5. 1 Summary: Revised Programme of Assessment – GRADE 4 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 GRADE 4 Task 1 – 5: GRADE 4 Tasks: TASK 6 - ORAL [Total 20 marks] (Un)prepared Speech OR Listening Comprehension (Complete during Term 3) TASK 8: WRITING (PAPER 3) COMPLETED All TASKS have been REMOVED. TASK 7 - RESPONSE TO TEXT (PAPER 2) TEST – (TOTAL 40 marks – Duration: 2 hours) Question 1: Literary / Non-literary text Comprehension (15 marks) Question 2: Visual text Comprehension (10 marks) (Questions 1 & 2 may be completed over two periods in one sitting) Question 3: Summary writing (5 marks) Question 4: Language Structures and Conventions in context (10 marks) (Questions 3 & 4 may be completed over two periods in one sitting) [TOTAL 30 marks – Duration: 1 hour 30 min)] Transactional text (10 marks) AND Essay: Narrative / Descriptive (20 marks) 3 Paragraphs. (Written as test during normal school teaching time. ) TASK 9: ORAL (PAPER 1) (TOTAL 20 marks) (Un)Prepared Speech OR Listening Comprehension Completed during the term (NOTE: Oral comprises of Term 4 Oral mark only; May be Completed during the course of Term 4) TASK 10: RESPONSE TO TEXTS (PAPER 2) (TOTAL 40 marks – Duration: 2 hours) Question 1: Literary / Non-literary text Comprehension (15 marks) Question 2: Visual text Comprehension (10 marks) (Questions 1 & 2 may be completed over two periods in one sitting) Question 3: Summary writing (5 marks) Question 4: Language Structures and Conventions in context (10 marks) (Questions 3 & 4 may be completed over two periods in one sitting. / Written under examination conditions. )

5. 2 Summary: Revised Programme of Assessment – GRADE 5 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 GRADE 5 Task 1 – 5: COMPLETED GRADE 5 All TASKS have been REMOVED for Term 2. - Return date – T 2 will have 5 days - Cannot assess what was not taught. TASK 7: ORAL PAPER 1 [20 marks] (Un)Prepared speech OR Listening Comprehension OR Conversation (Completed during week Term 3) TASK 9: WRITING PAPER 3 [Total 30 Marks – Duration: 1 hour 30 min] Transactional text (10 marks) AND Essay (20 marks) 4 Paragraphs Narrative/Descriptive (Written as test during normal school teaching time. ) TASK 8: RESPONSE TO TEXT PAPER 2 [40 marks – Duration 2 hours] Question 1: Reading Comprehension: Literary / Non-literary text (15 marks) Question 2: Visual text (10 marks) (Complete Questions 1 & 2 over two periods in one sitting) Question 3: Summary (5 marks) Question 4: Language Structures and Convent. in context (10 marks) (Complete Questions 3 & 4 over two periods in one sitting) TASK 10: ORAL PAPER 1 [20 marks] (Un)Prepared Speech OR Listening Comprehension (Task 10 (Paper 1) ORAL comprises Term 4 Oral mark ONLY) (NOTE: Oral comprises of Term 4 Oral mark only; Complete during the course of the Term 4) TASK 11: RESPONSE TO TEXT PAPER 2 [40 marks – Duration: 2 hours] Question 1: Reading Comprehension: Literary / Non-literary text (15 marks) Question 2: Visual text (10 marks) (Complete Questions 1 & 2 over two periods in one sitting) Question 3: Summary (5 marks) Question 4: Language Structures and Convent. in context (10 marks) (Complete Questions 3 & 4 over two periods in one sitting/Written under exam conditions)

6. Alignment to the SASL HL • All the amendments for Home Language are applicable to SASL HL. The skills are: • Observing and Signing • Visual Reading and Viewing • Recording • Language Structure and Use

7. Conclusion

7. Conclusion • Grade 4 & 5, according to the *proposed calendar (return 03 August), will have 5 days in Term 2, 31 days (7 weeks) in Term 3 and 52 days (11 weeks) in Term 4. • The removal of the identified Listening and Speaking activities in Terms 2 -4. • Term 3 is heavy on the teaching of Literature features – in preparation for the Creative Writing Project, which has since been removed (because it requires lot of teaching time and guidance). • The removal of concepts is mindful of the critical and foundational role that Languages play in other content subjects. • Fortunately Language Skills are repetitive in nature – they are repeated across the Terms, the Grades and the Phases.

Contact Details Names: Ms. PA Smit & Ms. N. Sonday Subjects: Languages – Grades 4 -9 Western Cape Education Department Tel: 021 467 2244 / 2588 Email: Portia. Smit@westerncape. gov. za Naomi. Sonday@westerncape. gov. za