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1.2.1 Reading for comprehension

Indigenous Languages · Grade 8 · 2 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Vocabulary on gender roles from written texts
  • Direct and inferential questions from texts on shared chores
  • Present and past tense of action verbs in the learner’s indigenous language

What you will be able to do

  • answer questions from texts related to the theme for comprehension
  • use the vocabulary on the theme to construct sentences in appropriate tenses for communication
  • embrace the use of interpersonal skills to enhance positive gender roles in society

Key questions

“How can we differentiate between actions done in the past and in the present?”

“Why is it important to apply comprehension skills in reading?”

Lessons

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  1. Reading a fair-chore passage
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Read a gender-roles passage in your language and answer questions that sit on the page and questions that need clues.
  2. Present and past tense of chore verbs
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Build a present/past table of action verbs, then write sentences about chores that happen now and chores already done.