SuggestedProgrammeofAssessment EnglishLanguage-FAL Grade08

Term 1 Activities per term Date Total Weighting Task 1 Activity 1 Activity 2

Group discussion – visual Prepared reading

20 20

Task 2 Activity 1 Activity 2

Reflective essay Magazine article

30 20

Task 3 Term test: Comprehension and Language 50

Term 2

Task 4 Activity 1 Activity 2

Give directions Unprepared reading

20 20

Task 5 Activity 1

Story review

20

Task 6

Mid-year exams: Paper 1: Oral (term 1+2) Paper 2: Comprehension, language, visual literacy and literature. Paper 3: Writing: 1 essay and 1 transactional text.

80

70

30 20

30% 40% 100% 30%

Term 3

Task 7 Activity 1 Activity 2

Prepared speech Prepared reading

20 20

Task 8 Activity 1 Activity 2

Informal letter Argumentative essay

20 30

Task 9 Term test: Comprehension and Language 50

Term 4

Task 10 Activity 1 Activity 2

Dialogue Reading aloud

20 20

Task 11

End of the year exams: Paper 1: Orals (term 3+4) Paper 2: Comprehension, Language, visual literacy and Literature. Paper 3: Writing: 1 essay and 1 transactional text.

80

70

50

30% 40% 60% 30%