← 7.2.1 Reading for information
Main ideas in a talents text
Indigenous Languages · Grade 7 · about 40 minutes
Study pictures of gifts, read a short passage, and write the main idea of each paragraph in your indigenous language.
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Contents
1
Indigenous Homes
1.1
Listening and Speaking
1.1.1
Listening for information
1.2
Reading
1.2.1
Reading comprehension
1.3
Writing
1.3.1
Social writing - SMS
2
Ict
2.1
Listening and Speaking
2.1.1
Listening for comprehension
2.2
Reading
2.2.1
Extensive Reading: Library Skills
2.3
Writing
3
Safety At Home
3.1
Listening and Speaking
3.1.1
Attentive listening
3.2
Reading
3.2.1
Extensive reading: Vocabulary building
3.3
Writing
3.3.1
Writing for Information
4
Environmental Conservation
4.1
Listening and Speaking
4.1.1
Conversational Skills
4.2
Reading
4.2.1
Reading for information - Visuals
4.3
Mathematics
4.3.1
Creative Writing – Dialogue
5
Cultural Diversity
5.1
Listening and Speaking
5.1.1
Conversational Skills – Tongue Twisters and Riddles
5.2
Kiswahili / Kenya Sign Language
5.2.1
Reading for Information
5.3
Writing
5.3.1
Creative writing – Narrative composition
6
The Farm
6.1
Listening and Speaking
6.1.1
Listening for information
6.2
Reading
6.2.1
Reading Comprehension: Reading Strategies
6.3
Writing
6.3.1
Essay writing – expository composition
7
Talents And Gifts
7.1
Listening and Speaking
7.1.1
Intensive listening: Transcription
7.2
Reading
7.2.1
Reading for information
7.3
Writing
7.3.1
Writing for information
8
Indigenous Knowledge: Art
8.1
Listening and Speaking
8.1.1
Storytelling – Fables
8.2
Reading
8.2.1
Intensive Reading – Trickster stories
8.3
Writing
8.3.1
Writing to give information
9
Patriotism
9.1
Listening and Speaking
9.1.1
Presentation Skills
9.2
Reading
9.2.1
Reading for information
9.3
Writing
9.3.1
Functional writing – Letter of request