English Lower Secondary Syllabus - Department of Education

Lower Secondary SyllabusGrade 9 units9.1 Home and LeisureTerm 1, 10 weeksIn this unit students use a range of texts to examine, analyse and interpretpast, present and future representations of individuals at home and at leisurewithin their community. They examine at least six (6) texts and identify localand global issues in relation to the home and the local environments.Students have the opportunity to read, view, listen to, discuss and write textsused in, or about the home in various community settings and about forms ofleisure. Students’ achievements of the learning outcomes in this unit areassessed using a written and an oral response.In preparing students to write or produce their own texts, teachers mustfocus on language structure, vocabulary, and grammar appropriate for eachtext type selected for study.Unit learning outcomesStudents can:9.1.1 create simple written and oral texts demonstrating control oflanguage when communicating with familiar audiences9.1.2 read, view, listen to and discuss texts about, or used in, everydayhome and leisure activities in the wider Papua New Guineancommunity.Text types• Personal letters• Holiday brochures• Posters and signs• Computer games and programs• Newspapers and magazines• Advertisements and classifieds• Radio and television programs• Song lyrics• Timetables• Instructions and labels• Recipes17