The City School

Academic Year: 2022-2023

English Language 1123
Class 9
Syllabus Break Up
Term I

Topic Sub Topics Assessment Objectives Week

UNIT 1: Writing All parts of speech • Demonstrate an effective use of
Skills/Techniques Use of punctuation sentence structures.
Varied sentence structure i.e • Demonstrate accuracy in spelling,
Simple, Compound, Complex. punctuation and grammar.
Using Idioms • Recognize and respond to linguistic
Figurative language and imagery devices, figurative language and
usage imagery. 2 weeks
Connectives and Conjunctions • Demonstrate vocabulary
appropriate to the context.
UNIT 2: Directed • discursive/argumentative/ • W1 articulate experience and
Writing persuasive speech, email, express what is thought, felt and
report, letter or article imagined
• Informal Letters • Select a wide range of relevant
• Formal Letters facts, ideas and opinions from the
• Opinion/Response Writing texts. ( R5)
• Report Writing ( The Principal, • Read a stimulus text(s) to analyse,
The Police, Newspaper) evaluate and develop facts, ideas 4
• Word count 250-350 words and opinions, using appropriate weeks
support from the text ( R3)
•
• W2 organise and structure ideas
and opinions for deliberate effect
• Well -organized structure that
assimilates ideas from the texts (
W2)
• Use a wide range of well
constructed sentences accurately,
including complex sentences ( W3)
• Consistently appropriate tone and
register for audience and purpose. (
W4)
• Highly accurate use of complex
spelling, punctuation and grammar
( W5)

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 • Comprehension Task • R1 demonstrate understanding of
UNIT 3: • Use of Language explicit meanings.
Comprehension • Context of reception • R2
and use of • Cliché language Demonstrate understanding of
Language • Characterisation implicit meanings and attitudes. 3 weeks
• Colloquial language R4 demonstrate understanding of
• Form, structure, style and how writers achieve effects and
writer’s attitude influence readers
• Language devices to create
effect and influence reader
• Reding followed by discussion
and tasks regarding influence
may include facts, ideas,
perspectives, opinions and
bias.
• Summary Task: • A wide range of relevant ideas are
UNIT 4 • a summary as continuous skillfully selected and employed (
Summary and writing of 150–180 words R1 and R5)
Short Response • The response is well organized (
• Short response task: W2)
a short response to show • The response is own words and/or 3 weeks
understanding of implicit structures where appropriate with
meanings and attitude in a range of vocabulary which
response to Text clarifies meaning ( W3)
• Consistent and relevant perspective
offered.
• Ideas are developed and
supported.

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 • Narrative writing • W1 articulate experience and
UNIT 5: • Descriptive express what is thought, felt and
Composition • Word count 350-450 words imagined
writing Descriptive: describe a • Structure is clear , well balanced
person, place or situation and carefully organized for
(including atmosphere) in deliberate effect (W2) 4 weeks
detail so that the reader can
mirror it.

Narrative: Explicitly tells a

story containing a sequence
of connected events which
may be real or imaginary

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 TERM II

Topic Sub Topics Assessment Objectives Week

UNIT 1: Writing 1. General vocabulary • Demonstrate an
Skills/Techniques 2. Subject vocabulary effective use of
3. Choosing the right sentence structures.
vocabulary • Demonstrate accuracy
4. Identifying the writer’s in spelling, punctuation
perspective and grammar.
5. Audience and purpose • Recognize and respond 2 weeks
6. All parts of speech to linguistic devices,
7. Use of punctuation figurative language and
8. Varied sentence structure imagery.
i.e Simple, Compound, • Demonstrate
Complex. vocabulary appropriate
9. Idioms, figurative to the context.
language and imagery
usage
10. Connectives and
Conjunctions
11. registers appropriate to
context

UNIT 2: Directed • discursive/argumentative/ • W1 articulate

Writing persuasive speech, email, experience and express
report, letter or article what is thought, felt
• Informal Letters and imagined
• Formal Letters • Select a wide range of
• Opinion/Response Writing relevant facts, ideas
• Report Writing ( The and opinions from the
Principal, The Police, texts. ( R5) 4 weeks
Newspaper) • Read a stimulus text(s)
• Word count 250-350 words to analyse, evaluate
and develop facts,
ideas and opinions,
using appropriate
support from the text (
R3)
•
• W2 organise and
structure ideas and
opinions for deliberate
effect

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 • Well -organized
structure that
assimilates ideas from
the texts ( W2)
• Use a wide range of
well constructed
sentences accurately,
including complex
sentences ( W3)
• Consistently
appropriate tone and
register for audience
and purpose. ( W4)
• Highly accurate use of
complex spelling,
punctuation and
grammar ( W5)
• understanding of implicit • R1 demonstrate
UNIT 3: meanings and attitudes understanding of
Comprehension and • Comprehension Task explicit meanings.
use of Language • Use of Language • R2
• Form, structure, style and Demonstrate 3 weeks
writer’s attitude understanding of
• Language devices to create implicit meanings and
effect and influence reader attitudes.
• Reding followed by R4 demonstrate
discussion and tasks understanding of how
regarding influence may writers achieve effects
include facts, ideas, and influence readers
perspectives, opinions and
bias.

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 • Summary Task: • A wide range of
UNIT 4 • a summary as continuous relevant ideas are
Summary and Short writing of 150–180 words skillfully selected and
Response employed ( R1 and R5)
• Short response task: • The response is well
a short response to show organized ( W2) 3 weeks
understanding of implicit • The response is own
meanings and attitude in words and/or
response to Text structures where
appropriate with a
range of vocabulary
which clarifies meaning
( W3)
• Consistent and relevant
perspective offered.
• Ideas are developed
and supported.
• Narrative writing • W1 articulate
UNIT 5: • Descriptive experience and express
Composition writing • Narrative voice what is thought, felt
• Creating characters, and imagined
atmosphere and emotion • Structure is clear , well
• Monologues and dialogues balanced and carefully 4 weeks
• Word count 350-450 words organized for
Descriptive: describe a deliberate effect (W2)
person, place or situation
(including atmosphere) in
detail so that the reader
can mirror it.

Narrative: Explicitly tells a

story containing a
sequence of connected
events which may be real
or imaginary

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