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Painting pictures with words

English · Grade 9 · about 40 minutes

Find the sensory words in a sea-travel passage and describe the mental pictures they create.

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English

Grade 9

1 Citizenship
- 1.1 Listening and Speaking
  - 1.1.1 Polite Language
    
    Euphemism is a kind truth
    
    Polite debate on road safety
- 1.2 Reading
  - 1.2.1 Independent Reading - Grade Appropriate Text
    
    Choosing digital and non-digital texts
    
    A reading log and a recommendation
- 1.3 Grammar in Use
  - 1.3.1 Gender Neutral Language
    
    Spotting gender-biased words
    
    They, and rewriting a civic text
- 1.4 Intensive Reading: Play
  - 1.4.1 Play: Structure and Setting (Class Reader)
    
    Acts, scenes and the shape of a play
    
    Setting: where and when the action happens
- 1.5 Writing
  - 1.5.1 Legibility and Neatness
    
    Lined paper, margins and indent
    
    Word-breaking, notes and a neat civic text
2 Science: Fiction
- 2.1 Listening and Speaking
  - 2.1.1 Oral Literature: Short Forms
    
    Riddles, tongue twisters and proverbs
    
    Perform and collect short forms
- 2.3 Grammar in Use
  - 2.3.1 Nouns and Quantifiers
    
    Count and non-count nouns
    
    Quantifiers with the two noun families
- 2.4 Reading
  - 2.4.1 Intensive Reading: Plot (Class Reader)
    
    The sequence of events in a play
    
    Summarise the plot and link it to life
- 2.5 Writing
  - 2.5.1 Mechanics of Writing: Punctuation
    
    Double quotation marks
    
    The bracket
3 Environmental Conservation
- 3.1 Listening and Speaking
  - 3.1.1 Listening Comprehension (Grade Appropriate Texts)
    
    The main idea of what you hear
    
    Details in a bulletin and a poem
- 3.2 Reading
  - 3.2.1 Reading for Information and Meaning
    
    Working out a word from context
    
    From the page to your life
- 3.3 Grammar in Use
  - 3.3.1 Modal Auxiliaries
    
    Finding modal auxiliaries
    
    Modals in a spoken dialogue
- 3.4 Reading
  - 3.4.1 Poems: Structure
    
    The shape of a poem
    
    Personification: when things act like people
- 3.5 Writing
  - 3.5.1 Structure of a paragraph
    
    Four marks of a good paragraph
    
    Writing a unified and coherent paragraph
4 Consumer Protection: Consumer Laws And Policies
- 4.1 Listening and Speaking
  - 4.1.1 Selective Listening
    
    Facts, not noise: the news bulletin
    
    Judge the message and advise others
- 4.2 Reading
  - 4.2.1 Intensive Reading
    
    Predict, then read closely
    
    From notes to a summary
- 4.3 Mathematics
  - 4.3.1 Present and Past Perfect Aspect
    
    Present perfect: an action that matters now
    
    Past perfect: which action came first
- 4.4 Intensive Reading
  - 4.4.1 Play: Identification of Characters (Class Reader)
    
    Who is in the play?
    
    How characters act
- 4.5 Social Studies
  - 4.5.1 Narrative and Descriptive Paragraphs
    
    Narrative paragraphs that hold together
    
    Descriptive paragraphs for the senses
5 Relationships: Community
- 5.1 Listening and Speaking
  - 5.1.1 Pronunciation
    
    Semi-vowels and diphthongs
    
    Stress and meaning
- 5.2 Kiswahili / Kenya Sign Language
  - 5.2.1 Reference Materials: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopaedia
    
    Know your reference materials
    
    Use the entry to research
- 5.3 Grammar in Use
  - 5.3.1 Order of Adjectives
    
    Put adjectives in order
    
    Describe people and places
- 5.4 Religious Education
  - 5.4.1 Play: Style (Class Reader)
    
    Features of style in a play
    
    Simile, metaphor and the message
- 5.5 Writing
  - 5.5.1 Letter of Application
    
    Components of a formal letter
    
    Write the application
6 Leisure Time
- 6.1 Listening and Speaking
  - 6.1.1 Conversational skills: Negotiation skills
    
    Words and phrases for negotiation
    
    Verbal and non-verbal cues
- 6.2 Reading
  - 6.2.1 Reading Fluency
    
    Read at the right speed
    
    Set and reach a reading rate goal
- 6.3 Grammar in Use
  - 6.3.1 Comparison of Adverbs
    
    Positive, comparative and superlative adverbs
    
    Using degrees of adverbs in a dialogue
- 6.4 Reading
  - 6.4.1 Intensive Reading: Play (Class Reader)
    
    Themes in a play
    
    Analyse themes and link them to life
- 6.5 Writing
  - 6.5.1 Mechanics of Writing: Spelling
    
    Homonyms, homophones and tricky words
    
    Double consonants and double vowels
7 Natural Resources: Marine Life
- 7.1 Listening and Speaking
  - 7.1.1 Listening Comprehension: Listening for Detail
    
    Listening for the main idea and details
    
    Relevant and irrelevant details
- 7.2 Reading
  - 7.2.1 Intensive Reading: Interpretation and Evaluation
    
    Reading to interpret a text
    
    Reading to evaluate information
- 7.4 Reading
  - 7.4.1 Intensive Reading: Play (Class Reader)
    
    Meeting the characters in a play
    
    Relationships and conflict between characters
- 7.5 Writing
  - 7.5.1 The Writing Process
    
    The five stages of the writing process
    
    Revise, edit and publish
8 Tourism: International
- 8.1 Listening and Speaking
  - 8.1.1 Oral Poetry
    
    Oral poetry: listen and interpret
    
    Performing an oral poem
- 8.2 Reading
  - 8.2.1 Reading for Interpretation
    
    Whose voice? Point of view
    
    Analysing point of view
- 8.3 Grammar in Use
  - 8.3.1 Complex Prepositions
    
    Complex prepositions: two or three words
    
    Using complex prepositions
- 8.4 Reading
  - 8.4.1 Poetry: Characters
    
    Who speaks, and who else is there?
    
    Describing character traits
- 8.5 Writing
  - 8.5.1 Assessing Writing
    
    What makes a good composition
    
    Assessing and improving a composition
9 Heroes And Heroines: World
- 9.1 Listening and Speaking
  - 9.1.1 Diphthongs and sentence stress
    
    The diphthongs /aʊ/ and /ʊə/
    
    Stress and meaning
- 9.2 Reading
  - 9.2.1 Extensive Reading (Grade Appropriate Fiction)
    
    Choosing a book that fits
    
    Read widely, review fairly
- 9.3 Grammar In Use
  - 9.3.1 Conjunctions: Correlative Conjunctions
    
    Pairs that join ideas
    
    Balance and agreement
- 9.4 Reading
  - 9.4.1 Play: Style (Class Reader)
    
    Style on the stage
    
    Time, voice and hot seating
- 9.5 Writing
  - 9.5.1 Narrative compositions
    
    Plan a story
    
    Write, edit and publish
10 Social And Mass Media
- 10.1 Listening and Speaking
  - 10.1.1 Impromptu Speeches
    
    Impromptu speech: meaning and procedure
    
    Deliver, record and review
- 10.2 Reading
  - 10.2.1 Note Making
    
    Main points and the SQ4R procedure
    
    Making notes and a chart
- 10.3 Grammar in Use
  - 10.3.1 Determiners: Numerals and Ordinals
    
    Numerals and ordinals as determiners
    
    Construct and rewrite sentences
- 10.4 Reading
  - 10.4.1 Play: Project
    
    Props, costumes and mood
    
    Rehearse, perform and review
- 10.5 Writing
  - 10.5.1 Filling Forms: Application Forms
    
    Recognising application forms
    
    Filling and checking a form
11 Income Generating Activities
- 11.1 Listening and Speaking
  - 11.1.1 Conversation Skills: Job Interviews
    
    Preparing for a job interview
    
    The mock job interview
- 11.2 Reading
  - 11.2.1 Extensive Reading: Fiction
    
    Fiction or non-fiction?
    
    Building a reading portfolio
- 11.3 Grammar in Use
  - 11.3.1 Word Classes: Nouns
    
    Nouns made from verbs
    
    Nouns from other nouns
- 11.4 Reading
  - 11.4.1 Grade - appropriate Play: Lessons learnt (Class Reader)
    
    Lessons from a play
    
    From the stage to life
- 11.5 Writing
  - 11.5.1 Mechanics of Writing: Abbreviations and Acronyms
    
    Abbreviations and acronyms
    
    Rules and a savings paragraph
12 Personal Grooming
- 12.1 Listening and Speaking
  - 12.1.1 Listening to Respond: Expressing Feelings
    
    Words that name feelings
    
    Recite with feeling
- 12.2 Reading
  - 12.2.1 Intensive Reading: Comprehension Strategies
    
    Clues, inferences and conclusions
    
    Summarising a passage
- 12.3 Grammar in Use
  - 12.3.1 Phrasal Verbs
    
    Phrasal verbs with break and hang
    
    Phrasal verbs with run and turn
- 12.4 Reading
  - 12.4.1 Play: Characterisation (Class Reader)
    
    Clues that reveal character
    
    Character maps and virtues
- 12.5 Writing
  - 12.5.1 The Writing Process: Dialog
    
    The five stages of writing
    
    Writing a dialogue
13 Sea Travel
- 13.1 Listening and Speaking
  - 13.1.1 Extensive Listening: Speeches
    
    Listening for the issue
    
    Take notes, then speak
- 13.2 Reading
  - 13.2.1 Intensive Reading: Visualising and Summarising
    
    Painting pictures with words
    
    Trimming to the main idea
- 13.3 Grammar in Use
  - 13.3.1 Sentences: Complex Sentences
    
    The boss clause and the helper
    
    Join, punctuate and repair
- 13.4 Reading
  - 13.4.1 Grade- appropriate Play: Style (Class Reader)
    
    Why the audience laughs
    
    One voice alone
- 13.5 Writing
  - 13.5.1 Creative Writing: Idioms
    
    Idioms are more than words
    
    Weaving idioms into a story
14 Sports
- 14.1 Listening and Speaking
  - 14.1.1 Intonation in sentences: Question tags
    
    The form of a question tag
    
    Intonation: rising or falling
- 14.2 Reading
  - 14.2.1 Summarising: Argumentative texts (Grade appropriate text)
    
    Finding the main points
    
    Writing the summary in your own words
- 14.3 Grammar in use
  - 14.3.1 Sentences: Direct and Indirect Speech
    
    Direct speech: exact words and punctuation
    
    From direct to indirect speech
- 14.4 Reading
  - 14.4.1 Intensive Reading: Play- Relating to real life (Class Reader)
    
    Characters and themes in a play
    
    Staging the play and real life
- 14.5 Writing
  - 14.5.1 Descriptive writing (280 – 320 words)
    
    Descriptive writing and the five senses
    
    Drafting 280 to 320 words
15 Tourist Attraction Sites- World
- 15.1 Listening and speaking
  - 15.1.1 Oral Reports: News (role play)
    
    What is an oral news report?
    
    News role play on world tourist sites
- 15.2 Reading
  - 15.2.1 Reading Fluency
    
    Preview and predict
    
    Scan and read fluently
- 15.3 Grammar in use
  - 15.3.1 Imperatives (Commands, requests) and exclamatory sentences
    
    15.3.1.2 Exclamatory
    
    Exclamatory sentences
    
    Punctuating with ! or .
- 15.4 Reading
  - 15.4.1 Intensive reading: Poems
    
    Reading a poem closely
    
    Linking a poem to real life
- 15.5 Writing
  - 15.5.1 Emails
    
    The parts of an email
    
    Writing to a road agency